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Kenneth Francis Gray was an international rugby union player from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand in 24 international games, playing lock and later prop forward.
Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player (died 1992)
Neil Abercrombie is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Neil Abercrombie, American sociologist and politician, 7th Governor of Hawaii
Billy Davis Jr. is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during the 1960's and 1970's …
Billy Davis Jr
Gerald R. North is Distinguished Professor and Holder of the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences at Texas A&M University, and previous Head of the Department of Atmospher…
Gerald North, American climatologist and academic
Bruce Edward Babbitt is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th United States secretary of the interior from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previo…
Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior
Konrad Paul Kujau was a German illustrator and forger. He became famous in 1983 as the creator of the so-called Hitler Diaries, for which he received DM 2.5 million from a journali…
Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (died 2000)
John Byner is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, i…
John Byner, American actor and comedian
Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher, politician and Member of Parliament.
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Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn, is a British nobleman. He is the current holder of the title of Baron Penrhyn – he succeeded his father Nigel's elder brother the 6th Baro…
Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn, British baron
James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead is a retired Scottish judge who served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, Scotland's most seni…
David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge
Leon Edward Panetta is an American retired politician and government official who served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011–2013), Director of t…
Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense
William Mervin Mills, also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre …
Billy Mills, American distance runner
Jeri Cecile Suer, known professionally as Jeri Taylor, was an American television scriptwriter and producer who wrote many episodes of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star T…
Jeri Taylor, American screenwriter (died 2024)
Norman Craig Anderson is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets for all or parts of …
Craig Anderson, American baseball player and coach
Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute player and composer
David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, is a British politician and physician. He served as Foreign Secretary in the Labour government of James Callaghan from 1977 to 1979, becom…
David Owen, English physician and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Jean Margaret Aitchison is a Professor Emerita of Language and Communication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester…
Jean Aitchison, English linguist and academic
Jesaia Swart, commonly known as Sjaak Swart, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Ajax. During his career at Ajax, he amassed a total of 603 officia…
Sjaak Swart, Dutch footballer
Steven Peter Russell Rose was an English neuroscientist, author and social commentator. He was an emeritus professor of biology and neurobiology at the Open University and Gresham …
Steven Rose, English biologist and academic
James Montgomery Boice was an American Reformed Christian theologian, Bible teacher, author, and speaker known for his writing on the authority of Scripture and the defense of Bibl…
James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian (died 2000)
Diane Clare was an English actress.
Diane Clare, English actress (died 2013)
Brian Manion Dennehy was an American actor. Renowned for his performances on stage and screen and once described as "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of Eugene O'Neill's wo…
Brian Dennehy, American actor (died 2020)
William Harrison Withers Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, he is known for having seve…
Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
Ronnie Self was an American singer-songwriter known for the rockabilly song "Bop-A-Lena" and his energetic live performances and aggressive vocals, which earned him the nickname Mr…
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)