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Erich Alfred Hartmann, nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat mis…
Erich Hartmann, German colonel and pilot (died 1993)
Richard Diebenkorn was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In …
Richard Diebenkorn, American soldier and painter (died 1993)
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the great…
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 1979)
Jack Klugman was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Jack Klugman, American actor (died 2012)
Sheila Christine Scott OBE was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world a…
Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (died 1988)
Barbara Lüdemann was a German teacher and politician who served in the Bundestag from 1973 until 1976. A member of the Free Democratic Party from Hesse, she became a prominent figu…
Barbara Lüdemann, German politician (died 1992)
Parren James Mitchell was an American politician who served as a U.S. congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from …
Parren Mitchell, American politician (died 2007)
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as …
Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player (died 2016)
Anton Ronald Andrew Murray was a South African cricketer.
Anton Murray, South African cricketer (died 1995)
Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his many guest appearances on TV series from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as movies like The Cowb…
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007)
Abraham Michael "Abe" Rosenthal was a Canadian-born American journalist who served as The New York Times executive editor from 1977 to 1986. Previously he was the newspaper's metro…
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Leonard Francis Shackleton was an English footballer. Known as the "Clown Prince of Football", he is generally regarded as one of English football's finest ever entertainers. He al…
Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (died 2000)
Eugenie Clark, popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. …
Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (died 2015)
Irene Gut Opdyke was a Polish nurse who gained international recognition for aiding Polish Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among…
Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (died 2003)
Darren McGavin was an American actor.
Darren McGavin, American actor and director (died 2006)
David Joshua Azrieli was an Israeli-Canadian tycoon, real estate developer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion in March 2013, he was ranke…
David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2014)
Nancy Walker was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also an occasional film and television director. During her five-decade-long career, she had long-run…
Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (died 1992)
Roy Francesco Salvadori was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1962. In endurance racing, Salvadori won the 24 Hours of Le M…
Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (died 2012)
Otto "Otl" Aicher was a German graphic designer and typographer. Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design. He is known for having led the design team of…
Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (died 1991)
Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her wor…
Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (died 2009)
Franjo Tuđman was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the country's independence f…
Franjo Tuđman, Croatian historian and politician, 1st President of Croatia (died 1999)
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt was a Russian historian, ethnographer and teacher.
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (died 2013)
Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 …
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jean Rédélé, was an automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of the French automotive brand Alpine.
Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)