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Gary Brooker was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.
Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie was a Scottish politician and advocate who served as the Solicitor General for Scotland (1982–1989) and the Lord Advocate (1989–1992).
Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2013)
Sir Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, FBA FRSA is a British academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Econo…
Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
Martin Charles Pipe, is an English former racehorse trainer credited with professionalising the British racehorse training industry, and as of 2021 the most successful trainer in B…
Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
Joyce Tenneson is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women.
Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem was a Belgian economist, econometrician, activist, author, philosopher, stock-market guru, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments.
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (died 2018)
Gladys Catherine Horton was an American R&B and pop singer, notable for being the founder and lead singer of the all-female vocal group the Marvelettes, the first successful Motown…
Gladys Horton, American singer (died 2011)
Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Sum Tin-ha was a Hong Kong comedian, emcee, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark-rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle, she wa…
Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (died 2008)
Frederica von Stade is an American former classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred alb…
Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress
Sir Richard Julian Long is an English sculptor, painter, photographer, and one of the best-known British land artists.
Richard Long, English painter, sculptor, and photographer
Ramón Pereyra Jacinto, best known as RJ Jacinto or the mononym RJ, is a Filipino businessman, musician and radio TV personality. He previously served as Undersecretary for Governme…
Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of th…
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)
Koudou Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician who was the president of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. He was the first president in the history of the cou…
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
Bernard Richard Goldberg is an American author, journalist, and political pundit. Goldberg has won fourteen Emmy Awards and was a producer, reporter and correspondent for CBS News …
Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author
Linda Scott is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single "I've Told Every Little…
Linda Scott, American singer
Jane Ellen "Bonnie" Newman from North Hampton, New Hampshire is an American administrator and business executive. A Republican, she worked for Judd Gregg, Ronald Reagan, and George…
Bonnie Newman, American businesswoman and politician
Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win thre…
Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
William Tulloch Paterson is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries.
Bill Paterson, Scottish actor
Daniel Topolski was a British writer, rower, rowing coach and commentator. He studied at the University of Oxford where he represented the Blue boat twice, in 1967 and 1968. In 197…
Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach (died 2015)
Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller was a Scottish guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as Gordon of the 1960s pop music duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was the no.…
Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)
Anthony Braxton is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alt…
Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
John Wesley Carlos is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, whe…
John Carlos, American runner and football player
André Joseph Lacroix is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. As a youth, Lacroix excelled as a centre fo…
André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Wolfgang Schüssel is a retired Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare exam…
Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria