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Claire Arthur Alexander or Arthur Claire Alexander is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (…
Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Lucienne Robillard is a Canadian politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She sat in the House of Commons of Canada as the member of Parliament for the riding of Wes…
Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victor…
Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist and sportscaster
Tommy Ray Franks is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations…
Tommy Franks, American general
Kenneth Robert Livingstone is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as the first…
Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London
Arthur William Bell III was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM, which is syndicat…
Art Bell, American broadcaster and author (died 2018)
Radovan Karadžić is a Bosnian Serb former politician who served as the president of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, …
Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the gen…
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life (198…
Tobias Wolff, American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist
Peter Bardens was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock group Camel. He played keyboards, sang, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his caree…
Peter Bardens, British keyboardist (died 2002)
Morna Anne Murray is a Canadian retired country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray …
Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist
Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar was an American computer scientist and educator. He helped to develop programming languages and compilers and was an outspoken advocate of freely lice…
Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (died 2015)
Adam Zagajewski was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist.
Adam Zagajewski, Polish author and poet (died 2021)
Rainer Brüderle is a German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He served as Minister of Economics and Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1987–1998. On 2…
Rainer Brüderle, German economist and politician, German Minister of Economics and Technology
Kjell Albin Abrahamson was a Swedish journalist and author. He served as Swedish National Radio's senior correspondent to Warsaw, Poland, a position he previously held in Moscow, …
Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2016)
John Garang De Mabior was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement as a commander in chief during the S…
John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, President of Southern Sudan (died 2005)
Colin Edward Michael Blunstone is an English singer and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the…
Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter
Wayne Cashman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 17 seasons for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and helped them win the …
Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. He previously served in the State Legislature from 1985 to 1994, and as…
George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York
Betty Flippina Stöve is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best known for reaching the ladies' singles final, the ladies' doubles final and the mixed doubles final d…
Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player
Babagana Kingibe OV GCON is a Nigerian diplomat, politician and civil servant who has held several high ranking government offices, culminating in his appointment as the Secretary …
Baba Gana Kingibe, Nigerian politician
Harris "Harry" Womack was an American singer and musician, most notable for his tenure as a member of the family R&B quintet The Valentinos.
Harry Womack, American singer (died 1974)
Joseph Edward Covington was an American drummer, best known for his involvements with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship.
Joey Covington, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2013)
Norma Kamali is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur best known for the "Sleeping Bag" Coat, sweats as everyday sportswear, and swimwear. She lives in New York City.
Norma Kamali, American fashion designer