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Carlene Carter is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband, Carl Smith.
Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter
Mercy Manci is a Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa. She has participated and presented at conferences in a.o. Cameroon, Nigeria, and Italy.
Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa
Kenneth David Kirkland was an American pianist and keyboardist.
Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (died 1998)
Ann Bancroft is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted…
Ann Bancroft, American explorer and author
Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and as a U.S. senator from 2013 to 201…
Joe Donnelly, American politician and lawyer
Gwendolyn L. Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public af…
Gwen Ifill, American journalist (died 2016)
Stéphane Maurice Dion is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who served as the Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco from 2022 to 2025 and special envoy to the E…
Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment
Andreas Maria Maximilian Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim is a German electrical engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was i…
Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems
Frankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The p…
Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (died 1994)
Howard Hewett Jr. is an American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, but he lat…
Howard Hewett, American singer-songwriter
Morten Gunnar Larsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, well known for several ragtime and stride piano recordings and collaborations.
Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
Jeffrey James Reardon is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979–1994 with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Mi…
Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
Philip Oakey is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive sol…
Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
John Steven Lesmeister was a North Dakota politician who served as the 30th North Dakota State Treasurer from 1981 to 1984.
John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (died 2006)
Douglas Allen Woody was an American bass guitarist best known for his eight-year tenure in the Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder of Gov't Mule.
Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (died 2000)
Buket Uzuner is a Turkish writer, author of novels, short stories, and travelogues. She studied biology and environmental science and has conducted research and presented lectures …
Buket Uzuner, Turkish author
John Young Rutherford is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Fly half.
John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player
Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid. He is currently working as a commentator f…
Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
Dr Moshe Kam is an Israeli and American electrical engineer. He is an engineering educator currently serving as Distinguished Professor and Interim Provost at New Jersey Institute …
Moshe Kam, American engineering educator
John Alexander is an English former footballer who holds the post of club secretary at Manchester United.
John Alexander, English footballer
Jean-Jacques Lafon is a French singer-songwriter and painter. He remains known for his 1985 one-hit wonder "Le géant de papier", which peaked at No. 6 on the SNEP singles chart and…
Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell is a British businessman and academic who was Chairman of the Financial Services Authority during the 2008 financial crisis and t…
Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman
Anthony Kevin Dungy is an American former professional football safety and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay …
Tony Dungy, American football player and coach
Ralph E. Johnson is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a co-author of the influential com…
Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author