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Leo Beenhakker was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international…
Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (died 2025)
Juan Climaco Formell Cortina was a Cuban bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van. He was a creator of popular danceable music and credited with b…
Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014)
Nell Irvin Painter is an American historian notable for her works on United States Southern history of the nineteenth century. She is retired from Princeton University as the Edwar…
Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian
Donald Sinclair Davis was an American actor best known for playing General George Hammond in the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), and earlier for playing Major Garland …
Don S. Davis, American actor (died 2008)
Cleon Joseph Jones is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder. Jones played most of his career for the New York Me…
Cleon Jones, American baseball player
David Russell Lange was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. A member of the New Zealand Labour Party, Lange was also th…
David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2005)
Joe Boyd is an American record producer and writer. He formerly owned Hannibal Records. Boyd has worked with Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Nick Dr…
Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records
Byard Lancaster was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (died 2012)
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companio…
Garrison Keillor, American humorist, novelist, short story writer, and radio host
Carlos Roque Monzón, nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years, and successfully def…
Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer and actor (died 1995)
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movem…
Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter, writer and producer
Sir Richard Brook Sykes is a British microbiologist, the chair of the Royal Institution, the UK Stem Cell Foundation, and the trustees at King Edward VII's Hospital, and chancellor…
Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic
Billy Joe Thomas was an American singer widely known for his country, contemporary Christian, and pop hits of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
B. J. Thomas, American singer (died 2021)
James Johnston Blanchard is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchar…
James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan
Dennis Andrew Canavan is a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West from 1974 to 2000, first as a member of the Labour Party, and then as an independen…
Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
John Frederick "Johnny" Gustafson was an English bass guitar player and singer, who had a lengthy recording and live performance career. During his career, he was a member of the b…
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014)
Vardo Rumessen was an Estonian pianist, musicologist and politician for the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. He is best known for his work with Eduard Tubin's music. He was bor…
Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist (died 2015)
David Steinberg is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and mid-1970s, he was one of the best-known comi…
David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Leslie Herbert "Speedy" Duncan was an American professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football L…
Speedy Duncan, American football player (died 2021)
Betsey Johnson is an American fashion designer best known for her colorful, cute, and whimsical designs. Many of her designs are considered "over the top" and embellished. She is a…
Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
Sir Michael Pepper is a British physicist notable for his work in semiconductor nanostructures.
Michael Pepper, English physicist and engineer
Michael John Hugg is a British musician who was a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann, and co-founder of the psychedelic jazz-fusion group, Manfred Mann Chapter Three. …
Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player
Otis Taylor Jr. was an American professional football wide receiver who played in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Prairie View A&M Panthers a…
Otis Taylor, American football player (died 2023)
Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, in Leerhafe, Wittmund, East Frisia is a German orthopedist and sports physician.
Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, German physician and author