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Doris "Doe" Burn was an American children's book author and illustrator. She lived most of her life on Waldron Island in the San Juan Islands archipelago of Washington.
Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (died 2011)
Sir Francis Graham-Smith was a British astronomer. He was the 13th Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.
Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic (died 2025)
Melissa Hayden was a Canadian ballerina at the New York City Ballet.
Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (died 2006)
Albert King was an American guitarist and singer, who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists ever. He is perhaps best known for his popular …
Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1992)
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, also known as Potackee (Seminole), was the first and so far the only female chairperson of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A nurse, she co-founded the tribe'…
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief (died 2011)
Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady was an American writer who was associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with Jack Kerouac, Al…
Carolyn Cassady, American author (died 2013)
William J. Guarnere Sr. was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Reg…
William Guarnere, American sergeant (died 2014)
Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern …
Percy Heath, American bassist (died 2005)
Kagamisato Kiyoji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was the sport's 42nd yokozuna.
Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (died 2004)
Irvin Kershner was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the …
Irvin Kershner, American actor, director and producer (died 2010)
Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22 (1961), a satire on war and bureaucracy, whos…
Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1999)
Marcel Rajman was a Polish Jew and volunteer fighter in the FTP-MOI group of French Resistance fighters during World War II. He was also the head of "Stalingrad", a highly active m…
Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (died 1944)
Patrick John Hillery was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the Europea…
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (died 2008)
Ralph Moody Hall was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, a…
Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2019)
Eric Sykes was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and per…
Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (died 2012)
William Cammack Campbell, often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, became one of the most distinguished amateur golfers in golf history. Campbell was two-time President…
William C
Harold Percival "Whipper" Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Brooklyn Americans, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Black H…
Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2002)
Anne Baxter was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and seven Photoplay Awards, and…
Anne Baxter, American actress (died 1985)
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerb…
Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, President of Azerbaijan (died 2003)
Josette Molland, also known as Josette Molland-Ilinsky, was a painter and member of the French Resistance in World War II.
Josette Molland, artist, French Resistance member, and Holocaust survivor (died 2019)
Adnan Muzahim Ameen al-Pachachi, better known as Adnan Pachachi, was an Iraqi politician and statesman who served as Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and forei…
Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2019)
Cathleen Synge Morawetz was a Canadian mathematician who spent much of her career in the United States. Morawetz's research was mainly in the study of the partial differential equa…
Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Canadian mathematician (died 2017)
Mrinal Sen was an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and a few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Indian fil…
Mrinal Sen, Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018)
Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, the…
Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (died 2004)