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Philip Francis "Phil" Berrigan was an American peace activist and Catholic priest with the Josephites. He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclea…
Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (died 2002)
Stig Halvard Dagerman was a Swedish author and journalist prominent in the aftermath of World War II.
Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (died 1954)
Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson was an Icelandic professional footballer who played for, amongst others, Rangers, Arsenal, Nancy and A.C. Milan. After retiring from his sporting career…
Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (died 1994)
Glynis Margaret Payne Johns was a British actress and singer. In a career exceeding seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She receiv…
Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (died 2024)
Kailashpati Mishra was an Indian politician. He was a leader of Jana Sangh along with Ramdeo Mahto who was founding leader of BJP in Bihar.
Kailashpati Mishra, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (died 2012)
Robert Kuok Hock Nien, better known as Robert Kuok, is a Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist based in Hong Kong since 1973. According to Forbes, his net worth i…
Robert Kuok, Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
Yaşar Kemal was a leading Turkish writer of Kurdish descent and a human rights activist. He received 38 awards during his lifetime and had been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in L…
Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
Irma Ilse Ida Grese was a German Nazi concentration camp guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen. She has been widely known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz" and t…
Irma Grese, German SS officer (died 1945)
Břetislav Pojar was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (died 2012)
Jean-Paul Riopelle, was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus Glob…
Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (died 2002)
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden was an English actor.
Donald Sinden, English actor (died 2014)
Louis Gottlieb credited as Lou Gottlieb, was an American bassist and comic spokesman for music trio The Limeliters. He held a PhD in musicology and was considered one of the so-cal…
Louis Gottlieb, American singer and bass player (died 1996)
Christopher Nicholas Parsons was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show Just a Minute and hos…
Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host (died 2020)
Graeme Murray Walker was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for…
Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster (died 2021)
Jean Evelyn Nidetch was an American businessperson and the founder of Weight Watchers.
Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (died 2015)
Guerino "Goody" Petronelli was an American boxing trainer and co-manager.
Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2012)
John C. Champion was an American producer and screenwriter.
John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994)
Rosemary Anne Sisson was an English television dramatist and novelist. She was described by playwright Simon Farquhar in 2014 as being "one of television's finest period storytelle…
Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017)
Servaas "Faas" Wilkes was a Dutch football forward, who earned a total of 38 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored 35 goals. However, for a prolonged period of…
Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, was a Labour Party politician. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the late 1970s, he devised the Barnett Formula that allocates public spending in S…
Joel Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (died 2014)
Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965)…
Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (died 1985)
Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. He was also a well-known Catholic and …
Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (died 2010)
Eugene Corbett Patterson, sometimes known as Gene Patterson, was an American journalist and civil rights activist. He was awarded the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (died 2013)
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19…
Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (died 2008)