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Peeter Lepp is an Estonian politician. From 1993 to 2002, he was a member of the Estonian Coalition Party. After its dissolution, he joined the Estonian Reform Party.
Peeter Lepp, Estonian politician, 37th Mayor of Tallinn
Jeffry Wayne is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wel…
Jeff Wayne, American composer, musician and lyricist
Larry Ellsworth Lake was an American-born Canadian composer, trumpeter, freelance writer on music, radio broadcaster, and record producer. As a composer, he was primarily known for…
Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (died 2013)
Gary Peter Waldhorn was an English actor and comedian known for his roles in British television and theatre. He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several…
Gary Waldhorn, British actor (died 2022)
Judith Durham was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962.
Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)
Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and on March 14, 1995,…
Norman E. Thagard, American astronaut
Konrad "Conny" Bauer is a German free jazz trombonist. He is the brother of the trombonist Johannes Bauer.
Conny Bauer, German trombonist
Adam John Hart-Davis is an English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster. He presented the BBC television series Local Heroes and What the Romans Did for Us, t…
Adam Hart-Davis, English historian, author, and photographer
Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), Thomas Perry in Dead Poets Society (198…
Kurtwood Smith, American actor
Emerson Boozer is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a running back for the New York Jets in the American Football League (AFL) and Nati…
Emerson Boozer, American football player and sportscaster
Geraldo Michael Rivera is an American talk show host and political commentator who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023. He hosted the tabloid talk show Geraldo from 19…
Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author
Fred Wesley is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.
Fred Wesley, American jazz and funk trombonist
Alan Christie Wilson, nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of the blues rock band Canned Heat…
Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1970)
Curtis Leroy "Clank" Blefary was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968), Houston Astros (196…
Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001)
Mark Cox is a former tennis player from England, who played professional and amateur tennis in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as world No. 12 on the ATP rankings…
Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and…
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)
Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya is a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano from the Bolshoi Theatre.
Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano
Joel Steven Siegel was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. The winner of multiple Emmy Awards, Siegel also worked as a rad…
Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (died 2007)
John Howard Casper is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot.
John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected to the Uni…
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (died 1993)
Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika is a Zambian politician who has served as Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America. She presented her credentials to …
Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambian politician
Jerry Miller was an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He was also a founding member of the 1960s …
Jerry Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
Richard George Carleton was a multiple Logie Award–winning Australian television journalist.
Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (died 2006)
Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. He was a f…
Howard Gardner, American psychologist and academic