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Dorinda Grace Clark-Cole is an American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter, musician, talk show host, and evangelist. Clark–Cole is best known as a member of family voc…
Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Ray Richmond is a globally syndicated critic and entertainment/media columnist. Richmond has also worked variously as a feature and entertainment writer, beat reporter and TV criti…
Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
Catherine Ringer was a French singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, choreographer, actress, pornographic performer, and co-founder of the pop rock group Les …
Catherine Ringer, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger was a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He was best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s membership of the Water…
Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2024)
Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, is a British politician and life peer. A member of the Liberal Democrats, she has been a member of the House of Lords since …
Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician
Christopher Stuart Cowdrey is an English former cricketer. Cowdrey played for Kent, Glamorgan and England as an all-rounder. He is the eldest son of the cricketer and life peer, Co…
Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster
General Chalermchai Sitthisart PC is a retired Thai military officer and general within the Royal Thai Army. In September 2016, he was chosen to serve as the Commander in Chief of …
Chalermchai Sitthisart, Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
Hilda Lucia Solis is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district and is the Chair of Los Angeles County. Solis previousl…
Hilda Solis, American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor
Julian David Cope is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in…
Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter
Irene Edgar is a Scottish lawn bowler.
Irene Edgar, Scottish lawn bowler
Henry Lauterbach is a retired East German high jumper and long jumper.
Henry Lauterbach, German jumper
Daniel Melingo was an Argentine musician, with a background in rock. He later became a tango artist and toured with his band Los Ramones del Tango.
Daniel Melingo, Argentine musician
Graham Cyril Rix is an English former professional football player who later became a coach and manager.
Graham Rix, English footballer and coach
John Kassir is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise. He also appeared in the role of Ral…
John Kassir, American actor and voice actor
Enrique López Zarza is a Mexican former football forward and manager.
Enrique López Zarza, Mexican footballer
Wolfgang Ketterle is a German physicist and professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research has focused on experiments that trap and cool atom…
Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputa…
Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000. He is considered to be Rwanda's de facto leader since 1994, from 19…
Paul Kagame, Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda
Martin Luther King III is an American human rights activist and philanthropist. The second child and eldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott Kin…
Martin Luther King III, American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 1…
Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager
Robbie McIntosh is an English guitarist. McIntosh is best known as a session guitarist and member of the Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work…
Robbie McIntosh, English guitarist
Pieter "Piet" Wildschut is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He obtained 11 international caps for the Netherlands national team.
Piet Wildschut, Dutch footballer
Robert Perry Golic is an American former professional football player, television actor, radio personality, and sports commentator.
Bob Golic, American football player and radio host
Glenn Hoddle is an English former football player and manager. He works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and TNT Sports.
Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager