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Dominique Baert is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly, representing the Nord department. He is a member of the Socialist Party and works in associa…
Dominique Baert, French lawyer and politician
Gunnar Bakke is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as the mayor of Bergen Municipality between 2007 and 2011.
Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen
Chihiro Fujioka is a Japanese video game designer, composer, and rock drummer. He has worked at Xtalsoft, Square, and AlphaDream where he is primarily known for directing Super Ma…
Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer
Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 32nd governor of New Mexico since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Lujan Grisham previously s…
Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician
Rowland Stuart Howard was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.
Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)
Denis Troch is a French former professional football player and now manager.
Denis Troch, French footballer and manager
Annette Lilja Vilhelmsen is a Danish politician who served as chairperson of the Socialist People's Party from 2012 to 2014. She served as Minister for Social Affairs and Integrati…
Annette Vilhelmsen, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Social Affairs
Óscar Osvaldo Aguirregaray Acosta is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender for the Uruguay national team.
Óscar Aguirregaray, Uruguayan footballer
Christine Joy Amphlett was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual perso…
Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2013)
Toshio Masuda is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the compose…
Toshio Masuda, Japanese composer
Randy Scott Wittman is an American former professional basketball player at the guard position and former coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Washin…
Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach
Paul Edward Farmer was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a University Professor and the chair of the…
Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician (died 2022)
Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded a…
Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia
Rick Preston Carlisle is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously…
Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach
James Keelaghan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Keelaghan is now based in Perth, Ontario. Many of the lyrics in his songs display a concern about so…
James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
Jesse Lee Barfield is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1981 to 1992 for the Toronto Blue Jays a…
Jesse Barfield, American baseball player and coach
Michael Alfred Gartner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a right winger for 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Mi…
Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Finola Hughes is a British actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas General Hospital and All My Children, and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film …
Finola Hughes, English actress
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian politician who served as the country's fifth president, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transp…
John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician, 5th President of Tanzania (died 2021)
Vincent Rouïl , better known as Vincent Lagaf', is a French humorist, TV presenter, singer and actor.
Vincent Lagaf', French actor, singer, and game show host
Pak Chungyang was a Korean bureaucrat and politician in the Japanese colonial government. His art names were Haeak (해악) and Ilso (일소), and his courtesy name was Wongeun (원근). He al…
Bak Jungyang, Korean politician (born 1872)
General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, was a senior British Army officer who saw service in both world wars. He is mainly remembered as the commander of the British First Army d…
Kenneth Anderson, English soldier and Governor of Gibraltar (born 1891)
Carlos Saavedra Lamas was an Argentine academic and politician, and in 1936, the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
Maria Zofia Dulęba was a Polish stage and film actress. She made her stage debut in 1902 and performed in a number of films, mostly in the silent era. She later taught drama.
Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (born 1881)