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Yann Martel, is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than …
Yann Martel, Spanish-born Canadian author
Douglas Robert Gilmour is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams. Gilmour was a sevent…
Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known …
George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodorko…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian-Swiss businessman and philanthropist
The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick…
Harriet Wheeler, English singer-songwriter
Wendy Cowan Alexander, Baroness Alexander of Cleveden is a Scottish politician Life Peer and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North from 1999 until 20…
Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Jonathan Frederick Benson Jr. is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three n…
Johnny Benson Jr
Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter, stand-up comedian and performer. His writing work includes collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris M…
Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter
Mark Barr McClellan is the director of the Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy at Duke University. Formerl…
Mark McClellan, American economist and politician
Charles Alexander Clouser is an American keyboardist, composer, record producer, and remixer. He worked with Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails from 1994 to 2000, and is a composer f…
Charlie Clouser, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a German violinist. Born in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg and raised in the nearby town Wehr, Mutter began playing the violin aged five and pursued further s…
Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
Judith Hoag is an American actress. She is known for playing April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Gwen Cromwell Piper in the Disney Channel television film serie…
Judith Hoag, American actress and educator
Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine.
Olha Bryzhina, Ukrainian sprinter
Rupert Graves is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View, Maurice, The Madness of King George, and The Forsyte Saga. From 20…
Rupert Graves, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a…
Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
Roswell Christopher Bottum is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco alternative metal band Faith No More. He is also guitarist and co-lead vocal…
Roddy Bottum, American singer and keyboard player
Nicholas "Nick" Giannopoulos is an Australian stand-up comedian, stage, TV and film actor and film director. He is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside G…
Nick Giannopoulos, Australian actor
David E. Wood was an attorney and environmental activist. Best known for his work in the field of electronics recycling, he was executive director of the GrassRoots Recycling Netwo…
David Wood, American lawyer and environmentalist (died 2006)
Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, fi…
Tracey Emin, British Artist
Henri Leconte is a French former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and hel…
Henri Leconte, French tennis player and sportscaster
Laureano Olegario Márquez Pérez is a Spanish-born Venezuelan humorist and political scientist.
Laureano Márquez, Spanish-Venezuelan political scientist and journalist
José Manuel Oquendo Contreras, nicknamed "the Secret Weapon", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and former utility player who is the fundamentals coordinator of the St.…
José Oquendo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
Solange Pierre, known as Sonia Pierre, was a human rights advocate in the Dominican Republic who worked to end antihaitianismo, which is discrimination against individuals of Haiti…
Sonia Pierre, Haitian-Dominican human rights activist (died 2011)
Edith Falco is an American actress. She is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, five Actor Awards, and …
Edie Falco, American actress