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William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan was an American politician who served as Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter.
Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (born 1944)
Robert Lynn Asprin was an American science fiction and fantasy author and active fan, known best for his humorous series MythAdventures and Phule's Company.
Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (born 1946)
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza was a Spanish climber. Ochoa de Olza took part in more than thirty separate climbing expeditions in the Himalayas over the course of his career, and was involve…
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (born 1967)
Jerry Leon Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was l…
Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)
Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements including t…
Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1925)
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar was an Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi. His Marathi …
Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (born 1928)
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips was an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-ide…
Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1935)
Thomas Richard Martin was an American comedian and director. He was known for his role as the co-host of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.
Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1922)
James Harrell McGriff was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader.
Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (born 1936)
Andrew Stephen Wilson was an astronomer from Doncaster, Yorkshire. He earned a doctorate in physics from the University of Cambridge.
Andrew Stephen Wilson, British-American astronomer (born1947)
John Richard Simplot was an American entrepreneur and businessman best known as the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, a Boise, Idaho–based agricultural supplier specializing in…
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Veikko Johannes Uusimäki was a Finnish actor and theater councilor. During his life, he acted in a total of 25 films, in connection with which he also served as director of Yleisra…
Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (born 1921)
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his 40-year caree…
Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
Zita Urbonaitė was a female road racing cyclist from Lithuania.
Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (born 1973)
Franz Künstler was, at age 107, the last known surviving veteran of the First World War who fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Following the death of 110-year-old Ottoman vete…
Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (born 1900)
Beryl Cook, OBE was a British painter best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings. Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday li…
Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (born 1926)
Paula Gunn Allen was an American poet, literary critic, activist, professor, and novelist. Of mixed-race European-American, Arab-American, and Native American descent, she identifi…
Paula Gunn Allen, American writer (born 1939)
Luc Bourdon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming …
Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Harvey Herschel Korman was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. He is best remembered as a main cast member alongside Carol Burnett, Tim…
Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (born 1927)
Joseph "Tommy" Lapid was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic w…
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He is widely regar…
Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (born 1936)
Ellas Otha Bates, known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He i…
Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)
Melchor Gastón Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits wi…
Mel Ferrer, American actor (born 1917)
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration wi…
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (born 1931)