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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)
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)
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)
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)
David William Morrow was an Australian sports radio and television broadcaster/commentator, best known for his association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 2GB, and…
David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (born 1953)
Cheng Pei-pei was a Hong Kong-American actress who was considered cinema's first female action hero. Popularly known as "Queen of Swords" and "Queen of Martial Arts Films", Cheng s…
Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress (born 1946)
Professor Mary Gibby was a British botanist, pteridologist and cytologist. She was an expert on ferns, becoming president of the British Pteridological Society and long-time editor…
Mary Gibby, British botanist and professor (born 1949)
Patrick Livingston Murphy Williams was an American sports executive, who served as senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. Williams began his career as a minor league baseball …
Pat Williams, American basketball player (born 1940)
Louis Carl Dobbs was an American conservative political commentator, author, and television host who presented Moneyline from 1980 to 2009 and 2011 to 2021. From 2021 until his dea…
Lou Dobbs, American political commentator and television host (born 1945)
Bernice Johnson Reagon was an American song leader, composer, professor of American history, curator at the Smithsonian, and social activist. In the early 1960s, she was a founding…
Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer, songwriter and scholar (born 1942)
Abner Haynes was an American professional football player who was a halfback and return specialist in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the North T…
Abner Haynes, American football player (born 1937)
George Robert Newhart was an American comedian and actor. Newhart was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he transitio…
Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor (born 1929)
Toumani Diabaté was a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and …
Toumani Diabaté, Malian musician (born 1965)
Iryna Dmytrivna Farion was a Ukrainian linguist and nationalist politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014. She served as a political member of Svobo…
Iryna Farion, Ukrainian linguist and politician (born 1964)
Richard Kevan Gosper, AO was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, and combined chairman and …
Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete and administrator (born 1933)
Raymond Reardon was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship six times and claiming more than a dozen other …
Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)