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Reuven Feuerstein was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence. Feuerstein is recognized for his work in de…
Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (died 2014)
Henry Anthony Pawson was an English sportsman who played cricket and association football and was a leading fly fisherman. He worked as a cricket writer and journalist. He was the …
Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012)
Kenneth Joseph Arrow was an American economist, mathematician and political theorist. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1957, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Scien…
Kenneth Arrow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
Cecil "Sam" Cook was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and in one Test match for the England cricket team.
Sam Cook, English cricketer and umpire (died 1996)
Eric Arthur Simms, DFC was an English ornithologist, naturalist, writer, sound recordist, broadcaster and conservationist, as well as a decorated wartime Bomber Command pilot/ bomb…
Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (died 2009)
Monty Hall was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and…
Monty Hall, Canadian television personality and game show host (died 2017)
Bryce Stuart Mackasey was a Canadian politician and diplomat. He served as twice a Member of Parliament, as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, and as ambassador to Portug…
Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th Canadian Minister of Labour (died 1999)
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee was an American journalist who served as managing editor and later as executive editor of The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991. He became a public …
Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author (died 2014)
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1963 until his death.
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (died 1996)
Leo Zalman Penn was an American television director and actor. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean and Chris Penn.
Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1998)
John Herbert Chapman was a Canadian space researcher. He started his career with his work on radio propagation and the ionosphere.
John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (died 1979)
Fernando Fernández Gómez, better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific in all these…
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (died 2007)
Brian Moore, was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels…
Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1999)
Shimshon Avraham Amitsur was an Israeli mathematician. A leading figure in twentieth-century noncommutative algebra, he is best known for his wide-ranging contributions to ring the…
Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (died 1994)
Nancy Jane Kulp was an American character actor, writer and comedian widely known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier (died 1991)
Lydia Gueiler Tejada was a Bolivian politician who served as the 56th president of Bolivia from 1979 to 1980. She was one of the first female republican heads of state and the firs…
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (died 2011)
Iris Apfel was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known for her flamboyant style, outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses. In business with …
Iris Apfel, American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (died 2024)
Otis Grey Pike was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, from 1961 to 1979.
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (died 2014)
Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the medi…
Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (died 1988)
Willem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The Ho…
Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet and playwright (died 1995)
John Aston was an English footballer.
John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003)
Robert Thurston Dart was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. Along with Nigel Fortune, Oliver Neighbour and Stanley Sadie, he was one of Britain's leading music…
Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971)
John Murray "Moe" Henderson was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 405 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1945 and 1952.
Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)
Jack Joseph Valenti was an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also the longtime president of the …
Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (died 2007)