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Bhakti Charu Swami was an Indian spiritual leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was also a disciple of ISKCON's founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Sw…
Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader (died 2020)
Philip Gary "Flip" Sloan, known professionally as P. F. Sloan, was an American singer and songwriter. During the mid-1960s, he wrote, performed, and produced many Billboard Top 20 …
P. F. Sloan, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
David Lee Emerson is a Canadian politician and economist who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Kingsway from 2004 to 2008. First elected as a Liberal, Emerson served …
David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, h…
Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach
John David McAfee was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time U.S. presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination f…
John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (died 2021)
Kathryn Adie is an English journalist. She was Chief News Correspondent for BBC News between 1989 and 2003, during which time she reported from war zones around the world.
Kate Adie, English journalist and author
Richard Reed Childress is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. Childress is the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley…
Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
Shaw Clifton was a Salvation Army Officer born to Salvation Army officer parents stationed in Northern Ireland, who served as the 18th General of the Salvation Army. He succeeded J…
Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army (died 2023)
Kay Ryan is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. From 2008 to 2010 she was the sixteenth United Stat…
Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
Paul Le Mat is an American actor. He first came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti (1973); his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Glo…
Paul Le Mat, American actor
Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov is a Russian politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 under both the Yeltsin and the Putin administrations.
Igor Ivanov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Alan Gerald Bernard Old is an English rugby union player who had 16 caps for England.
Alan Old, English rugby player
Paul Petersen is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist.
Paul Petersen, American actor, singer, author, and activist
Louis Carl Dobbs was an American conservative political commentator, author, and television host who presented Moneyline from 1980 to 2009 and 2011 to 2021. From 2021 until his dea…
Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author (died 2024)
Carson Van Osten was an American comics creator and musician.
Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (died 2015)
Sir John Milford Rutter is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. He founded the Cambridge Singers who premiered and recorde…
John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
Kathleen Lynn Brown is an American attorney and politician who served as the 29th treasurer of California from 1991 to 1995. Brown unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in …
Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer
Carol Marcel Vadnais was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1966–67 until 1982–83. Vadnais won the Stanley…
Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)
Louise Beaudoin is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Rosemont in the National Assembly of Quebec until 2012, as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ). …
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, known professionally as Gal Costa, was a Brazilian singer of popular music. Twelve-time Brazilian Music Awards winner, she was one of the mai…
Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)
Bryan Ferry is an English singer and musician. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career.
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
Jack Goldstein was a Canadian born, California and New York-based performance and conceptual artist turned post-conceptual painter in the 1980s.
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (died 2003)
Micheline Françoise Marielle Goitschel is a French former alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of s…
Marielle Goitschel, French skier
Manolis Rasoulis, best known as the lyricist of famous songs, was a Greek music composer, singer, writer, and journalist. He is often regarded as one of the Greek lyricists of exce…
Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2011)