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Taco Ockerse, also known mononymously as Taco, is an Indonesian-born Dutch musician, actor and entertainer who started his career in Germany. He scored a global hit song in 1982 wi…
Taco, Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer
Béla Tarr was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are distinguished by their stark black-and-white visuals, extended long takes, languid pacing, and an …
Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2026)
Richard Jay Corman was the founder and owner of R. J. Corman Railroad Group, a Nicholasville, Kentucky-based railroad services and short line operating company.
Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (died 2013)
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various acco…
Willem Dafoe, American actor
Randall Eugene Bewley was the guitarist for the Athens, Georgia-based band Pylon.
Randall Bewley, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)
Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.
Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
Joseph Gerard Christopher, also known as the Midtown Slasher and the .22 Caliber Killer, was an American serial killer who committed a series of stabbings and shootings against Afr…
Joseph Christopher, American serial killer (died 1993)
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and …
Iman, Somalian-English model and actress
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party, he served as the 11th executive pre…
Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
Catherine Bauer is the award-winning author of contemporary novels featuring the young protagonist, Harley Columba, and is known for her unique and honest voice. Publishers Weekly …
Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright
Allan Robert Border is an Australian former international cricketer and current cricket commentator. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team, and le…
Allan Border, Australian cricketer and coach
John Michael Howell is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 2008 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he won a by-election to re…
John Howell, English journalist and politician
Robert Rondinelli is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, The Ha…
Bobby Rondinelli, American drummer
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue (1986) and Nocturne Indien (1…
Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Dave Lee Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" …
Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died 2008)
Sir Stephen Creswell Timms is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham, formerly Newham North East, since 1994. A member of the Labour Party, he…
Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness
Christopher John Millar, known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician and the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned.
Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer
Christopher Warren-Green is a British violinist and conductor.
Christopher Warren-Green, English violinist and conductor
David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood, PC, was a Scottish politician, trade unionist and socialist activist from the East End of Glasgow, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for…
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (born 1872)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–e…
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (born 1879)
Edward James Corbett was an Anglo-Indian hunter and author. He gained fame through hunting and killing several man-eating tigers and leopards in Northern India, as detailed in his …
Jim Corbett, British-Indian colonel, hunter, and author (born 1875)
William Thomson Sloper was an American stockbroker and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Sloper, who was 28 when the Titanic sank, traveled as a first-class passenger and…
William Thomson Sloper, American stockbroker and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic (born 1883)
George Enescu, known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in …
George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1881)
Gilbert Laird Jessop was an English cricket player, often reckoned to have been one of the fastest run-scorers cricket has ever known. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1898 …
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (born 1874)