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Berndt Robert Alexander Michael von Staden was a German diplomat who was the West German Ambassador to the United States from 1973 until 1979.
Berndt von Staden, German diplomat, German Ambassador to the United States (born 1919)
Edward Van Buren Regan was an American politician and public figure from New York State. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Edward Regan, American academic and politician (born 1930)
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, styled Earl of Sunderland until 1934 and Marquess of Blandford between 1934 and 1972, was a British Army o…
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (born 1926)
Masaru Emoto was a Japanese businessman, author and pseudoscientist who claimed that human consciousness could affect the molecular structure of water. His 2004 book The Hidden Me…
Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (born 1943)
Mariano Lebrón Saviñón was a Dominican author of the 20th century. One of the founders of the second private university in the Dominican Republic, he named it the Universidad Nacio…
Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, Dominican author and academic (born 1922)
Sidney Shapiro was an American-born Chinese actor, translator, and writer who lived in China from 1947 to 2014. He lived in Beijing for more than 50 years and became a member of th…
Sidney Shapiro, American-Chinese author and translator (born 1915)
John Kenneth Holt CD was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist.
John Holt, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)
Stephen Paulus was an American Grammy Award winning composer, best known for his operas and choral music. His style is essentially tonal, and melodic and romantic by nature.
Stephen Paulus, American composer (born 1949)
Raphael Ravenscroft was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street".
Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (born 1954)
Serena Shim was a Lebanese-American journalist for Press TV. While covering the Siege of Kobanê as a war correspondent, she died in a car crash in Suruç, Turkey.
Serena Shim, Lebanese-American journalist (born 1984)
René Burri was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the …
René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (born 1933)
Christophe de Margerie was a French businessman. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of French oil corporation Total.
Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (born 1951)
Nelson Bunker Hunt was an American oil company executive and member of the wealthy Hunt family. He was once a billionaire but ultimately lost his fortune after he and his brothers,…
Nelson Bunker Hunt, American businessman (born 1926)
Óscar Arístides de la Renta y Fiallo was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta became in…
Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (born 1932)
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee was an American journalist who served as managing editor and later as executive editor of The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991. He became a public …
Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (born 1921)
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Bef…
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Iranian cleric and politician, Prime Minister of Iran (born 1931)
Edith Kawelohea Kapule McKinzie was an American genealogist, educator, author, and expert in hula and chant. A Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, Edith published two books on Hawaii…
Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian genealogist, author, and hula expert (born 1925)
Edward Gough Whitlam was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party…
Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (born 1916)
George Edward Francis was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a centre forward in the Football League with Brentford. He is a member of the Br…
George Francis, English footballer and soldier (born 1934)
John-Roger Hinkins was an American author, public speaker, and founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), as well as several other New Age, spiritual, and self-he…
John-Roger Hinkins, American religious leader and author (born 1934)
Ashok Kumar Aggarwal was an Indian cinematographer who worked mainly in the South Indian film industry. In a career that spanned nearly four decades, he worked in over 125 feature …
Ashok Kumar, Indian director and cinematographer (born 1941)
Ghulam Azam was a Bangladeshi politician and Islamic scholar who served as the first emir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) from 1992 to 2002.
Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (born 1922)
John "Bull" Bramlett was an American professional football linebacker who played from 1965 to 1971 on four teams, the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, and Boston Patriots in the Ame…
John Bramlett, American football player (born 1941)
John Raymond Postgate FRS was an English microbiologist and writer, latterly Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at the University of Sussex. Postgate's research in microbiology inv…
John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (born 1922)