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Robert Louis-Dreyfus was a French businessman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Adidas and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Marse…
Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (died 2009)
Tõnu Sepp is an Estonian music teacher and a figure in early music. He has been called the "grand old man" of early music in Estonia.
Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator
Neville John "Noddy" Holder is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the English rock band Slade, one of the UK's most success…
Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
John Robert Horner is an American paleontologist who alongside fellow paleontologist Bob Makela described Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some non-avian dinosaur…
John Horner, American paleontologist and academic
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos was an Egyptian-born Greek musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, bu…
Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)
John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer from…
John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician
Tom Harrell is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by Jazz Journalists Association, Harrell has won awards and gr…
Tom Harrell, American trumpet player and composer
Robert Neil MacGregor is a British art historian and former museum director. He was editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, then Director of the National Gallery, Lond…
Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator
Iain Matthews is an English musician. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthews So…
Iain Matthews, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Richard Leonard Adelman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as head coach of the…
Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach (died 2026)
Dame Karen Hope Dunnell, DCB, FAcSS is an American-born British medical sociologist and civil servant. She was National Statistician and Chief Executive of the Office for National …
Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic
Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell, known as M. Jodi Rell, was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 10…
Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut (died 2024)
Mark Ritts was an American actor, puppeteer, television producer and director, and author. Ritts also produced and directed many independent videos and television spots as presiden…
Mark Ritts, American actor, puppeteer, and producer (died 2009)
Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professiona…
Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Simon Williams is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles,…
Simon Williams, English actor and playwright
Peter Rosei is an Austrian literary writer.
Peter Rosei, Austrian author, poet, and playwright
Russell Ash was the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humo…
Russell Ash, English journalist and author (died 2010)
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, a…
Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (died 1988)
Fabio Capello is an Italian former professional football manager and player.
Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opini…
Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer
Ian Gordon Murray is a South African and British former Formula One racing car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, …
Gordon Murray, British automobile designer
James Greenhoff is an English former footballer. He was a skilful forward but, although capped five times at under-23 level, he never played for the full side and is labelled as th…
Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester is a Danish-born member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of King George V.
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the tenth prime minister of Timor-Leste since 2023, previously serving as the sixth prime minister f…
Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor