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Eavan Aisling Boland was an Irish poet, author, and professor. She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught from 1996. Her work deals with the Irish national id…
Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic (died 2020)
Sven-Ole Thorsen is a Danish former actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983.
Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
Victoria Cecilia Vetri is an American model and actress.
Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year.
Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the…
Michael Douglas, American actor and producer
Doris Kazue Matsui is an American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 7th congressional district since 2005. She s…
Doris Matsui, American politician
Grayson Cleophas Shillingford SAH was a West Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1969 to 1972.
Grayson Shillingford, Dominican cricketer (died 2009)
Janice Kay Brewer is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015, as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to this, Brewer was a member of…
Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
Sir Robert Keith O'Nions, is a British scientist and ex-President & Rector of Imperial College London. He is the former Director General of the Research Councils UK as well as Prof…
Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
Anne Josephine Robinson is a British journalist and television presenter, best known as the host of BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, and again in 2017 for a one-of…
Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as "La Novia de México", she began her career as a child actress in films of the Golden Age of Mexican cin…
Angélica María, American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
Gary Lynn Sutherland, nicknamed "Sudsy", was an American professional baseball middle infielder. He player 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1978 for the Phila…
Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout
Richard Karl is an American professional golfer who is best known as the last golf club professional to win an official PGA Tour event.
Richie Karl, American golfer
Marcia Muller is an American author of mystery and thriller novels.
Marcia Muller, American journalist and author
Isla Blair Glover is a British actress and singer. She made her first stage appearance in 1963 as Philia in the London debut of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Isla Blair, British actress and singer
Mike Post is an American composer. He is best known for his television theme music for various shows, including Law & Order and its spin-offs Special Victims Unit and Criminal Inte…
Mike Post, American composer and producer
Diane Dufresne, is a French Canadian singer and painter, and is known for singing a large repertoire of popular Quebec songs.
Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter
James Connolly Johnstone was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right. Known as "Jinky" for his elusive dribbling style, Johnstone played for Celtic for 13 years and wa…
Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (died 2006)
Austin "Red" Robbins was an American basketball player.
Red Robbins, American basketball player (died 2009)
Gary Lynn Sutherland, nicknamed "Sudsy", was an American professional baseball middle infielder. He player 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1978 for the Phila…
Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout (died 2024)
Vernor Steffen Vinge was an American science fiction author and professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He was the first wide-scale pop…
Vernor Vinge, American author (died 2024)
Pierre René, Viscount Deligne is a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for work on the Weil conjectures, leading to a complete proof in 1973. He is the winner of the 1978 Field…
Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic
Robert Renfroe Riley is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.…
Bob Riley, American politician, 52nd Governor of Alabama
Colin James Bundy is a South African historian, former principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford and former SOAS University of London director. Bundy was an influential member …
Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz, known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal, was a Spanish singer and actress. Her career, which spanned more than four decades, began in the 1960…
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006)