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Alexander Francis Marinos was an Australian actor and television director, radio personality and voice artist. He was most notable for his role as Bruno, in the 1980s television se…
Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949)
James Ralph Sasser was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served three terms as a member of the United States Senat…
Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. During Fujimori's tenure, the Peruvian Arme…
Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer, President of Peru (born 1938)
Joseph Paul Schmidt was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from …
Joe Schmidt, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who held various ministerial posts in the Cabinet of South Africa. He served as Minister of Finan…
Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)
Mary McFadden was an American fashion designer of women's clothing and other high-fashion items, including historically inspired form-fitting dresses.
Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah was a Kuwaiti royal and politician who served as the prime minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as minister of defen…
Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti royal and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait (born 1942)
Otis Crandall Davis was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He set a new w…
Otis Davis, American sprinter (born 1932)
Tariano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of the Jackson 5, a group who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with…
Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)
Elias Khoury was a Lebanese novelist and advocate of the Palestinian cause. His novels and literary criticism have been translated into several languages. In 2000, he won the Prize…
Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (born 1948)
Song Binbin, also known as Song Yaowu, was a Chinese woman who, as a 19-year old, began engaging in violence that led to her role as a senior leader in the Chinese Red Guards durin…
Song Binbin, Chinese revolutionary (born 1947)
Nelson Richard DeMille was an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The General's Daughter. DeMille also wr…
Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (born 1943)
Neil Caldwell King Jr. was an American journalist and author. He shared in the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2002. His first book, American Ramble: A Walk of Memory…
Neil King Jr., American journalist and author (born 1959)
John David Souther was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was "a principal architect of the Southern California sound and a major influence on a generation of songwriter…
JD Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1945)
Kesaria Abramidze was a Georgian model, actress and public figure. She made history as the first openly transgender person in Georgia to achieve widespread prominence on national t…
Kesaria Abramidze, Georgian blogger, actress and model (born 1987)
Nicholas George Gravenites was an American blues, rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his work with Electric Flag, Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield, and se…
Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
Salvatore Schillaci, also known as Totò Schillaci, was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juvent…
Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer (born 1964)
Ibrahim Aqil was a Lebanese militant leader who served as commander-in-chief of Hezbollah's special operations unit, the Radwan Force. He was a member of the Jihad Council, which o…
Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah militant (born 1962)
Olive Kathryn Crosby was an American actress and singer who performed in films, primarily under the stage name Kathryn Grant. She married Bing Crosby in 1957 and subsequently appea…
Kathryn Crosby, American actress and singer (born 1933)
Sayuri was a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. After winning the Music Revolution Grand Prix in 2012, she left school and started her music career. In 2015, she released h…
Sayuri, Japanese musician (born 1996)
Cleopatra Mary Palmer, known professionally as Cleo Sylvestre, was a British actress. She was the first black woman ever to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London, a…
Cleo Sylvestre, English actress (born 1945)
Eduardo Torres Xol was an American television personality, designer, entertainer, social activist and businessman. He was most known to U.S. television audiences for his work as a …
Eduardo Xol, American designer and author (born 1966)
Daniel Jackson Evans was an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing Washington's 43rd legislative district from 1957 to 1…
Daniel J. Evans, American politician, 16th Governor of Washington (born 1925)
The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic, commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is th…
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico (pictured) is hospitalised after an assassination attempt