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Daniel J. Walker was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 36th governor of Illinois, from 1973 until 1977.
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (born 1922)
Benjamin Earl King was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, singing the l…
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Geoffrey Ernest Duke, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera…
Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (born 1923)
Vafa Guluzade was an Azerbaijani diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution. He worked as Foreign Policy State Advisor for the President of Azerbaijan betw…
Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (born 1940)
María Elena Velasco Fragoso was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She was known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on in…
María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1940)
Grace Lee Whitney was an American actress and singer. Her entertainment career spanned over a half century in a variety of capacities in radio, on stage, in music as a singer and s…
Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (born 1930)
Colonel Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer,, known as Stuart Archer, was a recipient of the George Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry not in the face of t…
Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (born 1915)
Michael Lennox Blake was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances With Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (born 1945)
Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. was an American folk musician and musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, T…
Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (born 1927)
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizen…
Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (born 1925)
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Ruth Rendell, English author (born 1930)
Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze was a Georgian film director, People's Artist of the USSR, best known for his Soviet-era drama films, including his 1964 World War II-themed Father of a Sold…
Revaz Chkheidze, Georgian director and screenwriter (born 1926)
Danny Jones was a Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for Halifax, and the Keighley Cougars, as a stand-off or sc…
Danny Jones, Welsh rugby player (born 1986)
Warren F. Smith, Jr. was an American professional golfer.
Warren Smith, American golfer and coach (born 1915)
William Bast was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor Ja…
William Bast, American screenwriter and author (born 1931)
Marvin Ronald Hubbard was an American professional football fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Oakland Raiders.
Marv Hubbard, American football player (born 1946)
Jobst Brandt was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, bicycle enthusiast, educator, and author.
Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935)
Johannes Juliaan Gijsbert "Hans" Jansen was a Dutch politician, scholar of contemporary Islam and author.
Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (born 1942)
Novera Ahmed was a Bangladeshi modern sculptor. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak medal by the government of Bangladesh in 1997 and Independence Award in 2025. Artist Zainul Abedin…
Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)
Ellen Rose Albertini Dow was an American film and television character actress and drama coach. She portrayed feisty old ladies and is best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie i…
Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (born 1913)
Denise McCluggage was an American auto racing driver, journalist, author and photographer. McCluggage was a pioneer of equality for women in the U.S., both in motorsports and in jo…
Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)
James Claude Wright Jr. was a liberal American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th…
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1
Frank DiPascali Jr. was an American fraudster and financier who was a key lieutenant of Bernie Madoff for three decades. He referred to himself as the company's "director of option…
Frank DiPascali, American businessman (born 1956)
John Dixon was an Australian comic book artist and writer, best known for his comic strip creation, Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors.
John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929)