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Arif Wazir was a Pakistani politician, activist, and a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He was a member of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) and its president f…
Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (born 1982)
Richard Wayne Penniman, better known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for …
Little Richard, American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1932)
Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the…
Betty Wright, American soul singer (born 1953)
Aimee Stephens was an American funeral director known for her fight for civil rights for transgender people. She worked as a funeral director in Detroit and was fired for being tra…
Aimee Stephens, American funeral director and U
Frederic Charles Willard was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for G…
Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, and writer (born 1933)
Alan Gilbert Merten was the fifth president of George Mason University.
Alan Merten, fifth President of George Mason University (born 1941)
Denise Cronenberg was a Canadian costume designer.
Denise Cronenberg, Canadian costume designer (born 1938)
Hana Kimura was a Japanese professional wrestler. She worked for Japanese promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom and Wrestle-1, in addition to making appearances for foreig…
Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1997)
Laurence David Kramer was an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Co…
Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (born 1935)
Maikanti Kachalla Baru was a Nigerian engineer, crude oil marketer and the 18th Group Managing Director of the Nigeria's state oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NN…
Maikanti Baru, Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm
Judge Kenneth "Lucky" Peterson was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He was a vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist. Mus…
Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (born 1964)
Kenneth Charles Osmond was an American actor and police officer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s t…
Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (born 1943)
George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd h…
George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
Nicolas Michael Angelis was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles as Chrissie Todd in Boys from the Blackstuff, Martin Niarchos in G.B.H. and as the longest-…
Michael Angelis, British actor (born 1944)
Claudell Washington was an American baseball outfielder who played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Chicago Whi…
Claudell Washington, American baseball player (born 1954)
Stella Pevsner was an American author of children's books and works of young adult literature published since the late 1960s.
Stella Pevsner, children's author (born 1921)
Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including Kai Po Che! (2013), Det…
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986)
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert was an English actor. After graduating from RADA and beginning his career on the British stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a succe…
Ian Holm, British actor (born 1931)
Milton Glaser was an American graphic designer whose most recognized works include the I ❤ NY logo, the 1966 Bob Dylan poster, as well as late 1960s publicity posters for the intro…
Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (born 1929)
Carl Reiner was an American actor, author, comedian, director, and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. His awards and honors include 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy…
Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Eduardo "Danding" Murphy Cojuangco Jr. was a Filipino businessman and politician. He was the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation i…
Eduardo Cojuangco Jr
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith was an American diplomat, activist, humanitarian, and author who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. A member of the Kennedy fam…
Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993–1998
Dame Vera Margaret Lewis, known professionally as Vera Lynn, was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were popular during World War II. She i…
Vera Lynn, English singer who was the "Forces' Sweetheart" in World War II (born 1917)
Injury Reserve was an American hip-hop group founded in Tempe, Arizona, in 2012. The group consisted of rappers Ritchie with a T and Stepa J. Groggs, alongside producer Parker Core…
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