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Unita Zelma Blackwell was an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Blackwell was a project d…
Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist and politician (born 1933)
Stephen Austin Eubanks was an American motivational speaker on addiction and recovery. He was one of the best known survivors of the Columbine High School massacre, both in its imm…
Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (born 1981)
Pieter Marinus "Piet" Blauw was a Dutch politician for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was born in Alkmaar, North Holland and was a farmer by profession. Bla…
Piet Blauw, Dutch politician (born 1937)
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1985. L…
Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver (born 1949)
Rik Kuypers was a Belgian film director. He directed 29 films between 1947 and 1981. He co-directed the film Seagulls Die in the Harbour, which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Fil…
Rik Kuypers, Belgian film director (born 1925)
Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy-variety series …
Tim Conway, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1933)
Tardar Sauce, nicknamed Grumpy Cat, was an American internet celebrity cat. She was known for her permanently "grumpy" facial appearance, which was caused by an underbite and felin…
Grumpy Cat, American cat and internet meme celebrity (born 2012)
Robert James Lee Hawke was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. He held office as the leader of the Lab…
Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1929)
Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he became the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazi…
Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (born 1971)
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture bo…
Judith Kerr, German-born British writer and illustrator (born 1923)
Claus von Bülow was a British lawyer, consultant and socialite. In 1982, he was convicted of attempting to murder his wife Sunny von Bülow in 1979, which had left her in a temporar…
Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (born 1926)
Prem Tinsulanonda was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th prime minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988.
Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1920)
William Thad Cochran was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S.…
Thad Cochran, American lawyer and politician (born 1937)
Jason Marcano was a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who played as a forward.
Jason Marcano, Trinidadian footballer (born 1983)
Kristiani Herrawati better known as Ani Yudhoyono was an Indonesian political and female activist, who was the wife of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Firs…
Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia
Andre Coelho Matos was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time t…
Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)
Richard William Stephen Shaw, better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joine…
Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (born 1966)
Billy McKee was an Irish republican and a founding member and leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Billy McKee, Irish republican and founding member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1921)
Sylvia Miles was an American actress. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Farewell, My Love…
Sylvia Miles, American actress (born 1924)
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of…
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (born 1923)
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite.
Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite (born 1924)
Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa Al-Ayyat was an Egyptian politician, engineer, and professor who served as the 5th president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Si…
Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951)
Desmond Daniel Amofah, better known as Etika, was an American YouTuber and live streamer. Amofah became known online for his dramatic reactions to Super Smash Bros. character trail…
Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990)