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Jean Baubérot, is a French historian and sociologist specializing in sociology of religions. He is the founder of the sociology of secularism.
Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist
Darlene Wright, known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and also a solo recordi…
Darlene Love, American singer and actress
Alfred Jesse Smith, known professionally as Brenton Wood, was an American singer and songwriter. Three 1967 singles of Wood's, "The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign", and "Ba…
Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2025)
Christian Boesch is an Austrian operatic baritone. He is the son of the soprano Ruthilde Boesch, and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, from 1959 to 196…
Christian Boesch, Austrian opera singer
Johannes Georg Fritsch was a German composer.
Johannes Fritsch, German viola player and composer (died 2010)
Bill Crider was an American author of crime fiction among other work.
Bill Crider, American author (died 2018)
Riccardo Muti is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, t…
Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator
Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora-Poe, known professionally as Susan Roces, was a Filipino actress. She rose to fame in mid-1950s and became the biggest box-office star of the 1960s.…
Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)
Jennifer Jill Dunn was an American politician and engineer who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing…
Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (died 2007)
Goenawan Mohamad is an Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor. He is the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Tempo. Mohamad is a vocal critic of the Indonesian …
Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
David Hattersley Warner was an English actor who portrayed a variety of villainous characters, as well as more sympathetic roles, in a career spanning six decades across stage and …
David Warner, English actor (died 2022)
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) …
Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary was an Indian politician. He became the first adivasi to serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he took office in 1985.
Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 2004)
Ronald Harmon Brown was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this,…
Ron Brown, American politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 1996)
Étienne Roda-Gil was a songwriter and screenwriter. He was an anarchist and an anarcho-syndicalist.
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (died 2004)
Doris Coley was an American musician, who was best known as a member of the Shirelles. Doris was the lead singer on their biggest hit, "Dedicated to the One I Love". She initially …
Doris Coley, American singer (died 2000)
François Weyergans was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans …
François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2022)
The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie "Micki" Harris, and Beverly Lee.
Beverly Lee, American singer
Martin Jarvis OBE is an English actor. Described by the BBC as "one of Britain's most distinguished and versatile actors", he has had a varied career in theatre, film and televisio…
Martin Jarvis, English actor
Andrew Thomas Smillie is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Andy Smillie, English footballer
Clifford James Nobles was an American soul singer, who is best known for his instrumental hit, "The Horse" -- a track on which he does not actually perform.
Cliff Nobles, American musician (died 2008)
Theodore Strickland is an American politician who served as the 68th governor of Ohio from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Ohio's 6th cong…
Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio
Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of hi…
Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgish-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Juanita Lou Helms was an American politician who served as a member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly for five years, and then as the first female borough mayor of Fairb…
Juanita Helms, American politician (died 2009)