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Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. was an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California, as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983.
Pete McCloskey, American politician (born 1927)
Ramón Fonseca Mora was a Panamanian novelist, lawyer and co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, a former law firm based in Panama with more than 40 offices worldwide. He was minister-couns…
Ramón Fonseca Mora, Panamanian novelist and lawyer (born 1952)
Sean Patrick Burroughs was an American professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2005 and 2011 to 2012 for the San Diego Padres, T…
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (born 1980)
Roger William Corman was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual…
Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and actor (born 1926)
Rex Murphy was a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup, a nationwide…
Rex Murphy, Canadian political commentator (born 1947)
Susan Jane Backlinie was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the shark attack victim in the opening beach party scene of Steven Spielber…
Susan Backlinie, American actress and stuntwoman (born 1946)
Sam Rubin was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News and as a television host of entertainment talk shows and specials. He report…
Sam Rubin, American journalist (born 1960)
James Harris Simons was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion,…
Jim Simons, American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (born 1938)
Mark Damon was an American film producer and actor. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his performance in Roger Corman's House of Usher, and later …
Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)
David William Sanborn was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing…
David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)
Albert J. Smith was an American professional football scout and executive. He served as a part-time scout for several NFL and USFL teams before joining the Buffalo Bills in 1986, s…
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Alice Ann Munro was a Canadian short story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Her work tends to move forward and backward in time, with integrated short …
Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer (born 1931)
Cyril Harrison Wecht was an American forensic pathologist. He was president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed…
Cyril Wecht, American forensic pathologist (born 1931)
Samuel Arthur Williams was an American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer.
Samm-Art Williams, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1946)
Donald David Perlin was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for Marvel Comics' Werewolf by Night, Moon Knight, The Defenders, and Ghost Rider. In th…
Don Perlin, American comic book artist, writer, and editor (born 1929)
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, better known as Bung (บุ้ง), was a Thai political activist focused on monarchy reform. She initially participated in protests with the People's Democratic Re…
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995)
Kamla Beniwal was an Indian independence activist and veteran politician who served as the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. A leader of the Indian National Congress, she was the…
Kamla Beniwal, Indian politician (born 1927)
Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson was an officer in the United States Air Force and a triple ace of World War II. During the war he was the highest scoring flying ace in his P-51 Mustan…
Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)
Sidney Milton Going was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He r…
Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)
Bruce Allen Nordstrom was an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the retailer Nordstrom, a company founded by his grandfather John W. Nordstrom. He ran the compan…
Bruce Nordstrom, American businessman (born 1933)
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News …
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936)
Alice Elizabeth Stewart was an American communications director who worked on five Republican presidential campaigns before joining CNN as a commentator.
Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966)
Dabney Wharton Coleman was an American actor. He was recognized for his roles portraying egomaniacal and unlikeable characters in comedic performances. Throughout his career, he ap…
Dabney Coleman, American actor (born 1932)
William Edgar Gossage was an American motorsports executive and promoter. He was best known as the president of the Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) banked racetrack in Fo…
Eddie Gossage, American public speaker and businessman (born 1958)