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Hachalu Hundessa was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that led to Abiy Ahmed taking cha…
Hachalu Hundessa, Ethiopian singer, songwriter (born 1986)
Stella Madzimbamuto was a South African-born Zimbabwean nurse and plaintiff in the landmark legal case of Madzimbamuto v Lardner-Burke. Born as Stella Nkolombe in District Six of C…
Stella Madzimbamuto, Zimbabwean activist (born 1930)
Byron Daniel Bernstein, better known as Reckful, was an American-Israeli Twitch streamer and professional esports player. He was best known in the gaming community for his achievem…
Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989)
Saroj Khan was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. With a career spanning ove…
Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (born 1948)
Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero was a Canadian actor and singer. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadw…
Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)
Mary Katherine Fualaau was an American teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child and subsequently married her victim/former student. …
Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (born 1962)
Ángela Margarita Jeria Gómez was a Chilean archaeologist. Mother of the former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, she was the wife of the Chilean Air Force Brigadier General Alb…
Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist (born 1926)
Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz and was a pioneering contribution to Southern rock and progres…
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936)
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and televis…
Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)
Naya Marie Rivera was an American actress, singer, and model recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee. She began her career as a child actress and mo…
Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer (born 1987)
Alex Pullin, nicknamed Chumpy, was an Australian snowboarder who competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He was a two-time snowboard cross (boardercross) world champio…
Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (born 1987)
Lara Victoria van Ruijven was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold …
Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (born 1992)
Francis Elmore Bolling was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee/Atlanta Brav…
Frank Bolling, American baseball second baseman (born 1931)
Wilhelmus Lourens Johannes Suurbier was a Dutch professional footballer. He played as a right back and was part of the Netherlands national team and AFC Ajax teams of the 1970s.
Wim Suurbier, Dutch football player (born 1945)
Grant Masaru Imahara was an American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host and actor. He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he de…
Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (born 1970)
Rosa was a Spanish-born Landes cow known for her participation in the French game show Intervilles. She became a popular part of the programme due to her intelligence and aggressiv…
Rosa, Spanish-born cow on French television (born 2001)
John Charlton was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back for Leeds United. He was part of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup …
Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1935)
Marc Etienne Angelucci was an American attorney, men's rights activist, and the vice-president of the National Coalition for Men (NCFM). As a lawyer, he represented several cases r…
Marc Angelucci, American attorney and men's rights activist, Vice-president of the National Coalition for Men (born…
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress. She appeared in more than 60 television and film productions, including Mischief (1985), Tw…
Kelly Preston, American actress and model (born 1962)
Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela, also known as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane, was a South African diplomat and poet, and the daughter of anti-apartheid activists and politicians Nelson Mande…
Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960)
Antonio Nemesio Taylor Sánchez was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia P…
Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball player (born 1935)
John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 un…
John Lewis, American civil rights activist and politician (born 1940)
Ekaterina Dmitriyevna Alexandrovskaya was a Russian-Australian pair skater. With her skating partner, Harley Windsor, she was the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy champion, the 2017 CS Nebel…
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (born 2000)
Annie Ross was a British-born American singer and actress, best known as a member of the influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She helped pioneer the vocalese styl…
Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (born 1930)