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Spencer Clark was an American stock car racing driver.
Spencer Clark, American race car driver (born 1987)
Katherine Mary Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. One of the most renowned modern dance artists of the 20th century, she has been c…
Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (born 1909)
Cherd Songsri was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his …
Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)
William Marvin Walker was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charting …
Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929)
Lee Jong-wook was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projec…
Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (born 1945)
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. was an American politician who served as the 69th United States secretary of the treasury under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. He served as a U…
Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1921)
Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski was a Polish professional football manager. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (born 1921)
Lloyd Henry "Bummy" Bumstead was an American cinematic art director and production designer. In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Bumstead began as a draftsman in RKO Pictures…
Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (born 1915)
Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu was a French theatre, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice.
Claude Piéplu, French actor (born 1923)
Édouard Michelin was managing partner and co-chief executive of the Michelin Group. He was the great-grandson of Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), a co-founder of the company.
Édouard Michelin, French businessman (born 1963)
Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan was an Irish sportsman, physician and sports administrator. An outstanding all-rounder, he represented his country at both soccer and rugby union. He was a…
Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer and physician (born 1919)
Rob Borsellino was a newspaper columnist who worked for the Des Moines Register. His columns, which appeared three times weekly, became popular due to Borsellino's colloquial writi…
Rob Borsellino, American journalist (born 1949)
Paul Xavier Gleason was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading…
Paul Gleason, American actor (born 1939)
Craig William Heyward, nicknamed "Ironhead", was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for t…
Craig Heyward, American football player (born 1966)
Thorleif Schjelderup was a Norwegian ski jumper, author and environmentalist.
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (born 1920)
Jacques Bouchard, was a Canadian advertising executive and author. He was one of the founders of Quebec's first French creative advertising agency, BCP, and a pioneer in French-lan…
Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (born 1930)
Katarína Kolníková was a Slovak stage actress.
Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (born 1921)
Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, …
Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
David Graham Lloyd was an evolutionary biologist and the seventh New Zealander to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He did pioneering work in the field of plan…
David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist and academic (born 1938)
Robert Sterling was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Topper (1953–1955).
Robert Sterling, American actor (born 1917)
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal was a Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor. He is best known for his puzzle sculptures, which can be disassembled into many abstract pieces. These works a…
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (born 1933)
Raymond Davis Jr. was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neu…
Raymond Davis Jr
Keith Smith was an English dual-code international rugby footballer who played in the 1970s. He played representative rugby union (RU) as a centre, for England, England (Under-23s)…
Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (born 1952)
Canon Clinton Robert Jones Jr. was an Episcopal priest and gay rights activist based in Hartford, Connecticut.
Clinton Jones, American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist (born 1916)