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Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday setti…
Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director (died 2023)
Ibn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad, a Pakistani fiction writer, novelist, and poet who wrote in Urdu. The name Ibn-e-Safi is a Persian expression mea…
Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980)
Joseph Walter Jackson was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (died 2018)
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform a…
Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (died 2012)
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC was a British Conservative politician.
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician (died 2025)
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers.…
Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1999)
Joseph William Kittinger II was an American military pilot who was an officer in the United States Air Force. He served from 1950 to 1978 and earned Command Pilot status before ret…
Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot (died 2022)
Sulochana Latkar, better known by her screen name Sulochana, was an Indian actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi. She …
Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (died 2023)
Joseph Henry Nuxhall was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best remembered for having been the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League game and for…
Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2007)
William Eldridge Frenzel was an American politician and businessman who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 t…
Bill Frenzel, American lieutenant and politician (died 2014)
Jack Shea was an American television and film director. He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.
Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Malcolm Jameson Hilton was an English left-arm spin bowler, who played for Lancashire and in four Test matches for England.
Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (died 1990)
Cécile Aubry was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.
Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Henning Moritzen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark.
Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (died 2012)
Gerardo Rocco "Gerard" Damiano was an American director of adult films.
Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
Nadežda Mosusova (Nadezda) is a Serbian composer and musicologist. She was born in Subotica, Serbia, and studied composition with Predrag Milosevic at the Belgrade Academy of Music…
Nadežka Mosusova, Serbian composer
Clarke Thomas Reed Sr. was an American businessman and politician. He served as Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966 to 1976. Prior to his political career, Reed …
Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (died 2024)
Herbert Moford was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955), Detroit Tigers (1958), Boston Red Sox (1959) and New York Mets (196…
Herb Moford, American baseball player (died 2005)
Betsy Byars was an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Lit…
Betsy Byars, American author and academic (died 2020)
Donald Vernon Burrows was an Australian jazz and swing musician who played clarinet, saxophone and flute.
Don Burrows, Australian saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (died 2020)
Andy Warhol was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, Warhol's practice spanned various media, incl…
Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director (died 1987)
Harold Owen Luder was a British architect who designed a number of notable and sometimes controversial buildings in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, many in an uncompromi…
Owen Luder, English architect, designed Tricorn Centre and Trinity Square (died 2021)
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the C…
James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (died 2020)
Robert Joseph Cousy is an American former professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals dur…
Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach