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Stanley Joseph Lynch is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 19…
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
Ivor Arthur Davies, AM, known professionally as Iva Davies, is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kevin Barry Moore, known professionally as Luka Bloom, is an Irish folk singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore.
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash.
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Philippe Lafontaine is a Belgian singer and composer.
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
Rajesh Roshanlal Nagrath is an Indian music director and composer.
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
Alistair James Hendrie Burt is a Conservative British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. He was previously MP for …
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
Richard Schiff is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial …
Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
Ian Graham Tracey DL is an English organist and choirmaster who has served as Organist of Liverpool Cathedral since 1980.
Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
Laura Amy Schlitz is an American author of children's literature. She is a librarian and storyteller at the Park School of Baltimore in Brooklandville, Maryland.
Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
Frank Baumgartl was an East German track and field athlete, who specialised in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He was born in Bad Schlema.
Frank Baumgartl, German runner (died 2010)
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. Currently, he is the chief media officer for Real American Freestyle…
Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two month…
John Hinckley Jr
David Maxwell Kirschner is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail and Titan A.E. animated features as…
David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
Gordon Rintoul CBE FRSE is the former Director of National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
Kenneth William Schrader is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country. He also last competed part-time in the A…
Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon is an English drummer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer of punk rock band the Clash. Headon was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall…
Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter
Jacqueline Myriam McGlade is a British-born Canadian marine biologist and environmental informatics professor. Her research concerns the spatial and nonlinear dynamics of ecosystem…
Jacqueline McGlade, English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic
Dame Caroline Jane Swift, Lady Openshaw,, formerly styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Swift, is a British barrister and former High Court judge. She was leading counsel to the Inquiry in …
Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
Colm Tóibín is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
Colm Tóibín, Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and critic
William Thomas Emmanuel is an Australian guitarist. Originally a session player in many bands, he has released many award-winning recordings as a solo artist. In June 2010, Emmanue…
Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Susan Essman is an American comedian, actress, producer, and writer. She is best known for her role as Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), as the voice of Mittens in …
Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu , born Mitsugu Akimoto , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport.
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2016)
Aurelian Smith Jr. better known by the ring name Jake "the Snake" Roberts, is an American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (A…
Jake Roberts, American professional wrestler