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Clyde Jackson Browne is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States.
Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Susan Catherine Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough is a British sports administrator who was chair of UK Sport between 2003 and 2013.
Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough, English academic and businesswoman
Cyril Garrett Neville is an American percussionist and vocalist who first came to prominence as a member of his brother Art Neville's funky New Orleans–based band, The Meters. He j…
Cyril Neville, American R&B percussionist and singer
Séverine is a French singer.
Séverine, French singer and actress
David Montague Rendall was an English operatic tenor who developed an international career performing regularly at the Royal Opera House in London and the Metropolitan Opera in New…
David Rendall, English tenor and actor
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who has been a cardinal since 2003 and has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022.
Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal
John Mathias Engler is an American politician, lawyer, businessman, and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top …
John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan
Richard John Parfitt was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo.
Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
Marcia Barrett is a British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M.
Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-English singer
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, also known as NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music director, primarily associated with qawwali, a form of Suf…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997)
Norman Jay Ornstein is an American political scientist and an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington, D.C., conservative think tank. He is the co…
Norman Ornstein, American political scientist and scholar
Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was a Filipino judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2010 until his removal from office in 2012.
Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 2016)
Christopher John Davison, known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is an English singer-songwriter and musician born in Argentina. He started out as an art rock performer and progre…
Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
Alison Chitty is an Olivier Award winning production designer and set and costume designer, known for her collaborations with Mike Leigh, Francesca Zambello, Peter Gill and Sir Pet…
Alison Chitty, English production designer and costume designer
Bruce Lee Fleisher was an American professional golfer.
Bruce Fleisher, American golfer (died 2021)
Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), re…
Hema Malini, Indian actress, director, producer, and politician
Leo David Mazzone is an American former pitcher in minor league baseball and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He worked with the Atlanta Braves' organization from 1979 to 2…
Leo Mazzone, American baseball player and coach
Osvaldo Castro Pelayo is a Chilean former professional footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for the Chile …
Osvaldo Castro, Chilean footballer
James Oliver Rigney Jr., known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. His The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel is …
Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (died 2007)
Margaret Ruth Kidder was a Canadian-American actress and activist. She amassed several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her widely known r…
Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (died 2018)
George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor. Wendt played Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime…
George Wendt, American actor and comedian (died 2025)
Hans Köchler is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization…
Hans Köchler, Austrian philosopher, author, and academic
Ntozake Shange was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. She is best known for her Obie A…
Ntozake Shange, American author, poet, and playwright (died 2018)
James Howard Kunstler is an American writer, social critic, public speaker, and blogger known for his analysis of urban development, suburbanization, and energy issues. Born in New…
James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic