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Artemy Kivovich Troitsky is a Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, radio host, and academic who has lectured on music journalism at Moscow State University. In 1988,…
Artemy Troitsky, Russian journalist and critic
Mati Laur is an Estonian historian. He has written and coauthored textbooks about early modern Estonia. He has published scholarly articles about eighteenth-century Estonia, which …
Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic
Robert F. Sauvé is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Bob Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Cem Hakko is a Turkish fashion designer and businessman. He is the son of Vitali Hakko (1913–2007).
Cem Hakko, Turkish fashion designer and businessman
Edward D. Fast is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abbotsford from 2006 to 2025. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Minister for Intern…
Ed Fast, Canadian lawyer and politician
Mary Theresa O'Connor is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ende…
Mary O'Connor, New Zealand runner
Mary Lovelace Schapiro served as the 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She was appointed by President Barack Obama, unanimously confirmed by the U.S.…
Mary Schapiro, American lawyer and politician
E. Lynn Harris was an American author. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted. He authored ten consecutive b…
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Timothy William Bray is a Canadian software developer, environmentalist and political activist and one of the co-authors of the original XML specification. He worked for Amazon Web…
Tim Bray, Canadian software developer and businessman
Green Gartside is a Welsh singer, songwriter and musician. He is the frontman of the band Scritti Politti.
Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christine Anne Orengo is a Professor of Bioinformatics at University College London (UCL) known for her work on protein structure, particularly the CATH database. From 2021 to 2024…
Christine Orengo, British academic and educator
Pierre Corbeil is a Quebec politician and dentist. He was the mayor of Val-d'Or, Quebec from 2013 to 2021. He was also a Member of National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for Abitibi-Est…
Pierre Corbeil, Canadian dentist and politician
Glenn Allen Anzalone, better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, film director and record producer. He is the founder of the r…
Glenn Danzig, American singer-songwriter and producer
Amadou Jean Tigana is a French former football player and manager. A central midfielder, he was renowned as one of the best midfielders in the world during the 1980s. He spent his …
Jean Tigana, French footballer and manager
Michel François Platini is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three…
Michel Platini, French footballer and manager
Christopher Francis Higgins is a British molecular biologist, geneticist, academic and scientific advisor. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 2007 to 2014. He too…
Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic
Edmund "Eddy" Malura is a former professional German footballer.
Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager
Loren Lloyd Roberts is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Loren Roberts, American golfer
Victor James Marks is an English sports journalist and former professional cricketer.
Vic Marks, English cricketer and sportscaster
Michael Geoffrey Jones is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of punk rock band the Clash, until his dismissal b…
Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long …
Gedde Watanabe, American actor
Isabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French actress and singer, known for portraying tragic and emotionally complex characters across various genres, particularly psychological films. She …
Isabelle Adjani, French actress
Shirley Cheriton is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Debbie Wilkins in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and her portrayal of Miss Prescott in the Are You Being S…
Shirley Cheriton, British actress
Charles Joseph Precourt is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet …
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