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Diana Florence Hill was a New Zealand biochemist and geneticist. She was an academic and full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in molecular genetics. Her team's w…
Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943)
James Mountain Inhofe was an American politician who served from 1994 to 2023 as a United States senator from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving…
Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934)
Maxine Frank Singer was an American molecular biologist and science administrator. She was known for her contributions to solving the genetic code, her role in the ethical and regu…
Maxine Singer, American biologist (born 1931)
Jerzy Oskar Stuhr was a Polish film and theatre actor. Considered one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors and an icon of Polish cinema, he also worked as a…
Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor (born 1947)
Joseph Henry Engle was an American pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's secon…
Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932)
Alexan Simeon Janvier was a First Nations painter in Canada. A member of the Indian Group of Seven, he helped pioneer contemporary Aboriginal art in Canada.
Alex Janvier, Native American Artist (born 1935)
David Allen Loggins was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his 1974 hit single "Please Come to Boston" as well as his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, "N…
Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947)
Shelley Alexis Duvall was an American actress and producer known for her distinctive screen presence, portrayals of eccentric characters, and later productions in children's progra…
Shelley Duvall, American actress (born 1949)
Monte George Kiffin was an American football coach. He is widely considered to have been one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the grea…
Monte Kiffin, American football coach (born 1940)
Stanley "Screamer" Tshabalala was a South African soccer player, coach and administrator.
Stanley Tshabalala, South African soccer player and coach (born 1949)
Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Dragt was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book De brief voor de koning was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the l…
Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's writer and illustrator (born 1930)
William John Viola Jr. was an American video artist whose artistic expression depended upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His works focus on the ideas behin…
Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951)
Karola Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, was a German and American sex therapist and talk show host.
Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928)
Evan Alan Wright was an American writer, known for his reporting on subcultures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. He was best known for his book on the Iraq War, Generation Kill (…
Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964)
Noriko Tobe , née Ohara, better known by her stage name Noriko Ohara , was a Japanese actress and narrator.
Noriko Ohara, Japanese voice actress and narrator (born 1935)
Shannen Maria Doherty was an American actress. During her career in film and television, Doherty played Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Gi…
Shannen Doherty, American actress (born 1971)
Ruth Hesse was a German opera singer. A dramatic mezzo-soprano, she was a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1962 to 1995, where she took part in the world premiere of Henze's…
Ruth Hesse, German opera singer (born 1936)
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons was an American fitness instructor and television personality. He was a promoter of weight-loss programs, most prominently through his television sh…
Richard Simmons, American fitness personality and public figure (born 1948)
Manolo "Chino" Lacsamana Trinidad was a Filipino sports journalist and executive who formerly served as a play-by-play commentator in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) co…
Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967)
Thomas Matthew Crooks was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the…
Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born…
Naomi Pomeroy was an American chef and restaurateur. Pomeroy in 2009 was listed by Food & Wine magazine as one of America's Top 10 Best New Chefs and in 2014 won the James Beard Fo…
Naomi Pomeroy, American chef and restaurateur (born 1974)
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). Selected in the third round o…
Jacoby Jones, American football player (born 1984)
Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the …
Joe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1954)
Norman Jason Hewitt was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a hooker. He won nine caps for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Hewitt participated in, and won…
Norm Hewitt, New Zealand rugby union player (born 1968)