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Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organiz…
Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (born 1930)
Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentine racing driver and businessman. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as Alessandro de Tomaso. He participated in two Formula One Wo…
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (born 1928)
Frank Durward White was an American banker and politician who served as the 41st governor of Arkansas. He served a single two-year term from 1981 to 1983.
Frank D
Rachel Redgrave, known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Rachel Kempson, English actress (born 1910)
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the ABC television ser…
Robert Stack, American actor and producer (born 1919)
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American country singer, songwriter, comedienne, actress, and author. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the…
June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1929)
Sloan Wilson was an American writer who published works including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (born 1920)
Kathleen Winsor was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel Forever Amber. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller eve…
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (born 1919)
Luciano Berio was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work, and for his pioneering work in electronic music. His early work was influenced by Igor Stravinsky and experim…
Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (born 1925)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1933)
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Martha Ellen Scott was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha playe…
Martha Scott, American actress (born 1912)
Allan David Jefferies was an English professional motorcycle racer. He died after crashing during practice for the 2003 Isle of Man TT races.
David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (born 1972)
Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los …
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (born 1918)
Alma Ricard, née Vézina was a Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist. A partner with her husband F. Baxter Ricard in his broadcasting holdings, including Northern Cable and Mid-Ca…
Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (born 1906)
Felix Weihs de Weldon was an Austrian sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the…
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)
Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office (1982–1987), as Minister of Education and …
Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1945)
Manuel Rosenthal was a French composer and conductor who held leading positions with musical organizations in France and the United States. He was friends with many contemporary co…
Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (born 1904)
Donald Thomas Regan was an American government official and business executive who served as the 66th United States secretary of the treasury from 1981 to 1985 and as the 11th Whit…
Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (born 1918)
Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams was an English philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (…
Bernard Williams, English philosopher and academic (born 1929)
Philip James Stradling Williams was a Welsh politician for Plaid Cymru and scientist.
Phil Williams, Welsh academic and politician (born 1939)
David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.
David Brinkley, American journalist and author (born 1920)
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male…
Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (born 1916)
Malik Meraj Khalid was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Marxist philosopher who served as the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 1996 to 1997. He also served as the chi…
Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1916)