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| Adam Smith Philosopher, 1723 - 1790, though more well known as his work on the economy and economics and the free market in general Adlai E Stevenson He was the grandson of Adlai Ewing Stevenson, who had been vice president Adlai Stevenson American Democratic politician 1900 - 65 Alan Clark British politician, famous for the Alan Clark Diaries, 1928 - 99 Arthur Hailey English novelist, 1920 - 2004 Arthur Koestler Hungarian author, 1905 - 83 Arthur Zimmermann German statesman, 1864 - 1940 Bette Davis Famous actress Bill Watterson American cartoonist Bob Geldof Once a member of the Boomtown Rats, became most famous for organising the huge fund raising concert 'Live Aid' in the mid 80s Booker T Washington A famous novelist Bruce Barton Politician Bryan Adams Canadian musician Calvin Trillin Journalist Cecil Rhodes South african statesman Christina Rossetti Writer and poet Christopher Morley American writer Chuck Noll 1932+, US football coach Colin Powell US secretary of state David Hare English playwright, 1947+ Denis Diderot French philosopher 1713-84 Diane Keaton Famous actress Famke Janssen Actress - Dr Jean Grey in the X-men films Federico Garcia Lorca Spanish poet and playwright, 1899-1936 Geoffrey Fisher Man of the cloth, 1887 - 1972 George Reeves Actor, 1914+ Gregory Peck Successful American actor. Lived: 1916 - 2003 Guy Pearce Actor Hank Aaron 1934+ Baseball player Hayao Miyazaki Master animator James Beard US author, 1903 - 85 James Collins Athlete, 1973+ Jean Cocteau Lived 1891 - 1963, French playwright and film director Joan Didion American writer John Berger English actor, 1926+ John Cage American composer | John Maynard Keynes English economist, 1883-1946 Jolene Blalock Actress Karl Marx Famous German political philosopher. Lived 1818 - 1883. Kate Winslet British actress whose role in Titanic gave her huge international acclaim Konrad Adenauer German politician Laura Linney Actress Little Richard American musician, 1932+ Margaret Cho US comedienne, 1968+ Margaret Drabble English novelist Marilyn Manson American singer Mark Wahlberg Had a brief career as a rapper in the early 90s, then became a Calvin Klein model and is now most famous for his role in the movie 'Planet of the Apes' Martin Van Buren American president number 8 Mary Hemingway Writer, 1908+ Neil Armstrong First astronaut to land on the moon in 1969 Niki Taylor Model, once the face of 'Cover Girl' cosmetics. Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Peter McWilliams Author, 1950 - 2000 Ray Kroc Founder of McDonalds Corporation Rex Harrison British actor, 1908-90 Robert Duvall Actor Rosa Luxemburg German revolutionary 1871-1919 Roy Rogers American entertainer, 1911-98 Ruth Benedict Scientist Soren Kierkegaard Philosopher, 1813 - 1855 Spencer Tracy Actor Stephen Decatur American naval officer, 1779-1820 Sven Goran Eriksson English football coach Thomas Hobbes British philosopher Umberto Eco Italian semiologist and novelist, 1932+ Vaclav Havel President of the Czech Republic Vivien Leigh Actress Walt Disney US film-maker Walter F Mondale Scientist Werner Heisenberg German mathematical physicist, 1901-76 Will Durant American historian |