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| A J P Taylor British historian 1906-90 Al Pacino Best known for his role in 'The Godfather' as well as many other films Alicia Keys Singer Althea Gibson Tennis player, 1927+ Amy Grant Popular singer Andrew Carnegie Businessman Anne Archer Actress Anne Heche Actress, 1969+ Anne Tyler Novelist, 1941+ Annie Lennox American singer Anthony Burgess English novelist Anwar Sadat Egyptian statesman, 1918-81 Arturo Toscanini Conductor, 1867-1957 Ben Stein American actor, 1944+ Benjamin Constant French novelist, political philosopher and politician Beverly Sills Popular American opera singer Bobby Knight 1940-, American Basketball Coach Bobby Riggs US tennis player, 1918 - 95 Bret Harte American writer, 1836 - 1902 Brian Moore Ex-footballer Carlo Goldoni Italian writer, 1707 - 93 Carrot Top American comedian, 1967+ Catherine Zeta Jones Welsh actress who made it big in Hollywood and is now married to the multi millionaire Michael Douglas Charles Kennedy Mild mannered leader of the Liberal Democrats Cheryl Tiegs Model Christopher Reeve Lead role in the 'Superman' films, paralysed in a horse riding accident in 1995. (1952 - 2004) Claudia Schiffer Famous model Conrad Black Newspaper magnate Conrad Hilton Businessman, of the Hilton empire Edward Grey British Foreign Secretary at the outbreak of World War 1 Elias Canetti Bulgarian born writer and novelist Ella Fitzgerald Popular jazz singer Elton John Extremely successful musician with many hits to his name Eric Hoffer American social philosopher and writer George Harrison British rock musician George Michael Successful musical artist George Orwell Author of classics such as 'Nineteen eighty four' Gloria Naylor African-American novelist, 1950+ Gloria Steinem American Journalist Hank Azaria Does some voices in the Simpsons Heather Locklear Model Herb Elliott Australian athlete | Humphrey Bogart American actor and film star Ian McKellen English actor, most notably of Lord of the Rings fame, though he's been around forever! 1939+ Igor Sikorsky Pioneering American aviator, 1889-1972 Jimmy Buffett American musician, 1946+ John Foster Dulles Politician John Keble English clergyman John Newton British clergyman, 1725 - 1807 Johnny Wilkinson England Rugby Player and World Cup 2003 winning Hero (NB: prefers to spell his name Jonny - this entry duplicates that for Jonny Wilkinson) Kenneth Haigh Actor, 1929+ Kristin Davis Actress Larry Gelbart TV producer, 1928+ Martin Amis Birtish writer, 1949+ Mary Webb English writer, 1881 - 1927 Matt Clark Famous actor, 1936+ Michael Douglas Us film actor Mike Myers Famous actor, as in Austin Powers Nick Hancock Comedian and presenter of British TV show they think it's all over Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England from 1599-1658 Pablo Picasso Picasso was a Spanish artist, who lived in France. An extremely influential artist, he produced a prolific number of artworks in his life. He lived 1881 - 1973, and had several painting styles which influenced his art. In 1901 he had his blue painting period - all paintings blue and contained lean figures. The Old Guitarist and Life were produced in this period. 1907 - 1911 saw his early cubism stage: e.g. Fruit Dish. Then synthetic cubism 1912 - 21. His most famous painting, Guernica, was produced in 1935. His art work is loved by millions and his paintings are worth millions, too |