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Henny Elisabeth Moan was a Norwegian actress. She had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated…
Henny Moan, Norwegian actress (born 1936)
George Bruno "Zoot" Money was an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. A Hammond organ player, he was the leader of the Big Roll Band. Inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray C…
Zoot Money, English musician (born 1942)
James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for Black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few…
James Earl Jones, American actor (born 1931)
Caterina Germaine Maria Valente was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in thirteen. While she was best known as a perfor…
Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (born 1931)
Howard Stanley Beverly, known as Frankie Beverly, was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with Maze, the soul and funk band. He formed M…
Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)
Peter Renaday was an American actor. During a career spanning some six decades, Renaday worked in television, film, theme parks, radio, and theatre. He is best known for providing …
Peter Renaday, American voice actor (born 1935)
Emiko Shinohara , known professionally as Emi Shinohara , was a Japanese voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture. At the time of her death, she was affiliated with 81 Produce. She …
Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1963)
Johnny Mac Cassaday was an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Planetary with writer Warren Elli…
John Cassaday, American comic book artist and writer (born 1971)
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)
Kenneth Charles Cope was an English actor and scriptwriter. He was best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Jed Stone in Coronation Street, Ray …
Kenneth Cope, British actor (born 1931)
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)
Chadwick Steven McQueen was an American actor, film producer, martial artist, and race car driver. He was the only son and last living child of actor Steve McQueen (1930–1980).
Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver (born 1960)
Sitaram Yechury was an Indian Marxist politician, theorist and statesman who was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He also a member of the Politburo …
Sitaram Yechury, Indian politician and leader of CPI(M) (born 1952)
Wolfgang Gerhardt was a German politician and the leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) from 1995 until he was succeeded by Guido Westerwelle in 2001.
Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)
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)
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)