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| Albert Pike Lawyer, 1809-91 Amos Bronson Alcott Lived 1799-1888 Andre Agassi Tennis player now married to Steffi Graf Annette Bening Actress Anton Chekhov Playwright Benito Mussolini Fascist Italian dictator Bob Hope British born US comedian, died at the grand old age of 100 Booth Tarkington American novelist, 1869 - 1946 C S Lewis 1898-1963, English author and scholar Charles Kettering Inventor of the first electrical ignition system, 1876 - 1958 Charlie Parker American jazz saxophonist, 1920-55 Dag Hammarskjold Swedish statesman Don Marquis American poet 1878-1937 Duke Ellington American musician, 1899 - 1974 Edward Abbey American environmentalist, 1927-89 Elizabeth Gaskell English novelist, 1810 - 65 Elle MacPherson Famous model who has launched her own range of lingerie Enrico Fermi Italian physicist, 1901 - 54 Eric Idle Comedian Fanny Brice Comedienne, 1891-1951 Fred Zinnemann American director, 1907 - 97 Garry Shandling American comedian Gena Lee Nolin Model George Allen US senator Germaine Greer Feminist writer Gioacchino Rossini Italian Composer Heather Graham Model, and star of an Austin Powers film as Felicity Shagwell Henry Morton Stanley Explorer and journalist Horatio Nelson British admiral and naval hero; victorious but killed at battle of Trafalgar. Lived 1758-1805. Ingrid Bergman Famous actress Jacques Chirac French President, nicknamed 'Le Worm' by the British Sun newspaper and mocked remorselessly for his opinions and alleged corruptness James Boswell Biographer of Samuel Johnson 1740-95 Jean Giraudoux French playwright Jennifer Capriati Female tennis player Jerry Seinfeld Famous comic actor Jerry Seinfield American entertainer/actor, surname spelt Seinfeld (Seinfield is a common mis-spelling) Jim Murray US sportswriter | John Arbuthnot Scottish physician John F Kennedy Former American president John Locke Famous philosopher John Major Former Prime Minister and Conservative MP, the archetypal grey man of politics John Tyler American president, 1790-1852 Jon Voight Actor Jonny Lang Actor, musician Joseph Goebbels German Nazi leader, 1897-1945 Jude Law Star of the big screen, lived in London with wife Sadie Frost and their children before their public split Louisa May Alcott Writer of 'Little Women' Lucy Lawless Actress Mary Tyler Moore TV star, including classic sitcoms The Dick Van Dyke Show and the Mary Tyler Moore Show Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian poet, playwright 1862-1949 Michael Jackson Outstandingly talented musician who has enjoyed prolonged success, despite his career being overshadowed by allegations relating to child abuse Michelle Pfeiffer Ever popular Hollywood star Miguel De Cervantes Writer Miguel De Unamuno Lived 1864 - 1937, Spanish philosopher Oliver Wendell Holmes American writer and poet Oprah Winfrey Chat show host Patrick Henry American statesman, 1736-99 Paula Poundstone Comedienne, 1959+ Pearl Bailey American vocalist Peter Jennings Canadian journalist Rupert Everett Actor starred in "Shakespeare in Love" and "The Next Best Thing" to name a few Sam Walton Founder of WalMart. 1919 - 92 Sebastian Coe Ex-athlete turned politician Silvio Berlusconi Italian leader Ted Danson Actor, famous for his role as Sam in Cheers Thomas Beecham British conductor Thomas Paine English political theorist, 1737-1809 Tony Robbins Motivational speaker Uma Thurman Actress, starred in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill amongst others W C Fields American humourist, 1880-1946 Wendell Phillips American abolitionist William E Gladstone Liberal Prime Minister of Britain in the late 1800s Winona Ryder Hollywood actress, can be seen in films like Girl Interrupted Zubin Mehta Indian conductor |