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William Jacob Busey is an American actor. Among his most prominent roles have been serial killer Johnny Bartlett in The Frighteners (1996), Ace Levy in Starship Troopers (1997), Ky…
Jake Busey, American actor, musician, and film producer
Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and a…
Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (died 1996)
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes is a Mexican singer, songwriter and television personality. Referred to as "The Golden Girl", she first achieved recognition as a member of the succ…
Paulina Rubio, Mexican pop singer
Mildred Fox is an Irish former independent politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1995 to 2007.
Mildred Fox, Irish politician
Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingle…
Kerry Butler, American actress and singer
Jason Wynne McAteer is a former professional footballer. His primary position was in midfield either in the centre or on the right flank, though he was also an able full-back. Born…
Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer and manager
Nathan Bartholomew Morris is an American singer, businessman, and a founding member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
Nathan Morris, American soul singer
Nigel Owens, is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 23-year career. He previously held the world record for the most test matches…
Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby referee and TV presenter
José Emilio Amavisca Gárate is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger or a second striker.
José Emilio Amavisca, Spanish footballer
Christopher Peter Armstrong is an English former footballer who played professionally as a striker from 1989 to 2005.
Chris Armstrong, English footballer
Rodney Ray Rogers Jr. was an American professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the…
Rodney Rogers, American basketball player and coach (died 2025)
Annik M. F. Van den Bosch is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Brussels since June 2…
Annik Van den Bosch, Belgian politician
Luigi Piotti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in nine Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on January 22, 1956. He scored no championship points.
Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (born 1913)
François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician and physician who served as president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (born 1907)
William Brown Meloney V was a journalist, novelist, short-story writer and theatrical producer.
William Brown Meloney, writer and theatrical producer (born 1902)
Violet Constance Jessop was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in the early 20th century. She survived the sinking of both RMS Titanic in …
Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (born 1887)
Henry Emmett Manush, nicknamed "Heinie", was an American baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1920 to 1939, including 17 years in Major League Bas…
Heinie Manush, American baseball player and coach (born 1901)
Sir William Tyrone Guthrie was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and t…
Tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and playwright (born 1900)
Aleksandr Gennadyevich Kurosh was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in abstract algebra. He is credited with writing The Theory of Groups, the first modern and high-level …
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1908)
Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New…
Ogden Nash, American poet (born 1902)
Waldo Goronwy Williams was one of the leading Welsh-language poets of the 20th century. He was also a notable Christian pacifist, anti-war campaigner, and Welsh nationalist. He is …
Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (born 1904)
Béla Juhos was a Hungarian-Austrian philosopher and member of the Vienna Circle.
Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1901)
Armando Picchi was an Italian football player and coach. Regularly positioned as a libero, he captained the Inter Milan side known as "La Grande Inter".
Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (born 1935)
Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (born 1886)