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Richard John Egan was an American business executive, political fundraiser, and United States Ambassador to Ireland (2001–2003).
Richard Egan, US Ambassador, Owner of Dell EMC, Engineer (born 1936)
Klaus-Peter Hanisch was a professional German footballer.
Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (born 1952)
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, was an Indian politician. He served as the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected f…
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1949)
Chief Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi,, SAN, was a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, and politician.
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (born 1938)
Catherine Gaskin was an Irish–Australian romance novelist.
Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (born 1929)
Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno was an American Italian television presenter. After a few experiences in the U.S., he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to…
Mike Bongiorno, American-Italian television host (born 1924)
Eraño de Guzmán Manalo, also known as Ka Erdy, was a Filipino minister and preacher who served as the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) from April 19, 1963, …
Eraño Manalo, Filipino religious minister and Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (born 1925)
Aage Niels Bohr was a Danish nuclear physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 with Ben Roy Mottelson and James Rainwater "for the discovery of the connection between…
Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922)
James Dennis Carroll was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film o…
Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician (born 1949)
Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette was a television executive producer and Broadway producer. Cossette produced the first television broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971. He was one …
Pierre Cossette, Canadian producer and manager (born 1923)
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H, and as…
Larry Gelbart, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
Yoshito Usui was a Japanese manga artist known for the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. He was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshito Usui, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1958)
Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. B…
Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)
Willy Ronis was a French photographer. His best-known work shows life in post-war Paris and Provence.
Willy Ronis, French photographer and author (born 1910)
Paul Raymond Burke was an American actor, best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, Naked City and 12 O'Clock High. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award…
Paul Burke, American actor (born 1926)
Keith Floyd was an English celebrity cook, restaurateur, television personality and "gastronaut" who hosted cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and…
Keith Floyd, English chef and author (born 1943)
Joseph Lester "Jody" Powell, Jr. was an American political advisor who served as a White House press secretary during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Powell later co-founded a publ…
Jody Powell, American diplomat, White House Press Secretary (born 1943)
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for …
Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1952)
Troy Kennedy Martin was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter. He created the long-running BBC TV police series Z-Cars (1962–1978), and the award-winning 1985 anti-nucle…
Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish-English screenwriter (born 1932)
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also u…
Jack Kramer, American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1921)
James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from…
Henry Gibson, American actor (born 1935)
Myles Neal Brand (May 17, 1942 – September 16, 2009) was a philosopher and university administrator who served as the 14th president of the University of Oregon, the 16th president…
Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (born 1942)
Ernst Märzendorfer was an Austrian conductor.
Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (born 1921)
Mary Allin Travers was an American singer who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Travers grew up amid the…
Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (born 1936)