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Colette Boky , is a French-Canadian operatic soprano, particularly associated with lyric roles in the French, Italian, and German repertories.
Colette Boky, Canadian soprano and actress
Berhanu Dinka was an Ethiopian diplomat. His distinguished diplomatic career spanned more than five decades, during which he held a number of senior portfolios in the Ethiopian For…
Berhanu Dinka, Ethiopian economist and diplomat (died 2013)
John Malcolm Henricks is an Australian Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Henricks set world records in two freestyle events.
Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer; winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1956
Harry Eugene Crews was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He often made use of violent, grotesque characters and set them in regions of the Deep South.
Harry Crews, American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and essayist (died 2012)
Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist.
Molade Okoya-Thomas, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (died 2015)
Frank Stewart was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling under the ring name Dutch Savage.
Dutch Savage, American wrestler and promoter (died 2013)
Victor Henry Elford was an English sports car racing, rallying, and Formula One driver. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968. He scored …
Vic Elford, English racing driver (died 2022)
Lu Jiaxi was a self-taught Chinese mathematician who made important contributions in combinatorial design theory. He was a high school physics teacher in a remote city and worked i…
Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (died 1983)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the geki…
Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2015)
Grant Green was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Grant Green, American jazz guitarist and composer (died 1979)
Ian David Craig was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958. A right-handed batsman, Craig holds the records for bein…
Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (died 2014)
Sir Paul Joseph Morrow Kennedy, PC is an English jurist. He is a former vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and former I…
Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environme…
Christo, Bulgarian-French sculptor and painter (died 2020)
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environme…
Jeanne-Claude, Moroccan sculptor and painter (died 2009)
Samak Sundaravej was a Thai politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Defence in 2008, as well as the leader of the People's Power Party in 20…
Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2009)
Jim Dine is an American visual artist. Dine's work includes painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.
Jim Dine, American painter and illustrator
Jim L. Barker was an Oklahoma politician. During his tenure he was the only state representative to be elected four times as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Jim Barker, American politician (died 2005)
Armando Picchi was an Italian football player and coach. Regularly positioned as a libero, he captained the Inter Milan side known as "La Grande Inter".
Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (died 1971)
Leonard Ray Dawson was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily w…
Len Dawson, American football player (died 2022)
Panait Istrati (Romanian: [panaˈit isˈtrati]; sometimes rendered as Panaït Istrati; was a Romanian working class writer, who wrote in French and Romanian, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky…
Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (born 1884)
John Cameron was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 h…
John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1872)
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile.
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (born 1863)
Anastasios Papoulas was a Greek general, most notable as the Greek commander-in-chief during most of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Originally a firm royalist, after 1922 he shi…
Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (born 1857)
Leroy Carr was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Col…
Leroy Carr, American singer, songwriter and pianist (born 1905)