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| Aaron Burr American statesman Aaron Hill Lived 1685 - 1750, English poet and playwright Abba Eban Israeli diplomat, 1915- Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the USA Adlai E Stevenson He was the grandson of Adlai Ewing Stevenson, who had been vice president Adlai Stevenson American Democratic politician 1900 - 65 Alain Prost French racing driver, 1955+ Alan Bates Film actor Alan Parker Director of Angel Heart Alan Rickman Actor, often gets the villainous parts Alfred Adler Austrian psychologist 1870-1937 Alfred North Whitehead English mathematician & philosopher. Lived 1861 - 1947. Alice Cooper American singer Alice Walker American poet Amy Lowell American poet, 1874 - 1925 Anais Nin Author, 1903-1977 Ansel Adams Photographer, 1902 - 84 Anthony Burgess English novelist Anthony Hope Lived 1863-1933 Ariel Sharon Israeli Prime Minister Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher. Lived 1788 - 1860 Ashton Kutcher Famous actor, was toyboy to Demi Moore's younger man Audre Lorde American poet, 1934 - 92 Ayn Rand Novelist, lived 1905 - 82 Babe Ruth American baseball player Barry Humphries Drag queen Dame Edna Everage Barry McGuigan Irish boxer, 1961+ Ben Hecht US mathematician, 1893 - 1964 Benicio Del Toro Actor Bernadette Peters Actress Berthold Auerbach German novelist, 1812-82 Bertolt Brecht German playwright Betty Friedan American feminist, 1921- Bill Frist American politician, 1952+ Bill Russell Sportsman Bob Marley Famous musician, 1945+ Bobby Riggs US tennis player, 1918 - 95 Bobby Robson Footballer, turned manager, famously of England and Newcastle. Well known for his gaffes! Boris Pasternak Russian novelist and poet Boris Yeltsin Russian statesman, 1931+ Brandon Lee Actor and athlete Brandy Norwood Actress Brendan Behan Irish playwright 1923-64 Burt Reynolds Actor Byron Nelson US golfer, 1912+ Carlo Goldoni Italian writer, 1707 - 93 Carly Patterson Winner of a gymnastics gold at the Olympics Athens 2004 Carrot Top American comedian, 1967+ Cathy Freeman Popular Australian athlete Charles Barkley Basketball player Charles Darwin Scientist, famous for the Theory Of Evolution Charles Dickens Very famous English author, 1812 - 1870 Charles Lamb English essayist, 1775-1834 Charles Lindbergh US aviator, 1902-74 Charlotte Church The voice of an angel, who began singing professionally when she was about 12 years old Chris Farley Actor Chris Rock American comedian, who has starred in several movies. 1966+ Christie Brinkley Model who was married to Billy Joel Christina Ricci Actress Christopher Marlowe English playwright and poet 1564-93 Cindy Crawford One of the original supermodels Clare Short Outspoken British politician, respected by some disliked by others, 1946+ Clark Gable From the movie 'Gone With The Wind' Cybill Shepherd Actress, model and producer from the USA Dan Quayle An American Vice-President, 1947+ David Brenner US writer David Garrick English actor 1717-79 David Jason As Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses David Sarnoff American inventor, 1891-1971 Dean Rusk US Politician Denise Richards Actress Drew Barrymore One of the stars of the remake of film Charlies Angels among countless others Eddie Izzard Comedian Edna St Vincent Millay American poet, 1892-1950 Elizabeth Taylor Actress who was born in 1932 and began her career at a young age Ellen Terry British actress Eric Lindros Hockey player Erma Bombeck American Journalist, 1927 - 1996 Ernest Renan French philosopher Ernest Shackleton Antarctic Explorer. 1874 - 1922 Ernst Mach 1838 - 1916, physicist Eva Gabor Actress Galileo Galilei Scientist who was punished for his claims that the earth revolves Garth Brooks Musician Gay Talese Writer and journalist renowned for reporting the "unreportable" George Ade American playwright George F Kennan American diplomat George Harrison British rock musician George Jean Nathan Us writer and theatre critic George Meredith English novelist 1828-1909 George Mikes Hungarian born writer George Washington Famous American politician George William Curtis American author, 1824 - 92 Georges Bernanos French novelist and essayist, 1888 - 1948 Georges Simenon Belgian novelist Gertrude Stein Early twentieth century author and legend Gioacchino Rossini Italian Composer Gloria Vanderbilt Infamous heiress Gordon Brown The man who was Chancellor of Great Britain for ten years but always wanted to be Prime Minister. And he became Prime Minister on 27th June 2007. Yes, pinch yourself hard but you won't wake up - Gordon Brown aka the Clunking Fist, the man who destroyed all Brit's pensions (outside the public sector at least) and has been described as 'unelectable' by many became Prime Minister... without an election. A new government, with new priorities... Greg Norman Golfer, the Great White Shark Hank Aaron 1934+ Baseball player Hannah More English writer of tracts Havelock Ellis English sexologist, 1859-1939 Henry Reed English poet and playwright, 1914-86 Herb Elliott Australian athlete Holly Hunter US actress Horace Greeley Editor of the New York Tribune Israel Zangwill Jewish spokesman and writer 1864-1926 Jack Benny American comedian, 1894 - 1974 Jack Lemmon US film actor, 1925 - 2001 Jacques Prevert French poet James Dean Actor James Goldsmith Rich businessman who was involved in Microsoft | James Joyce Famous writer, lived 1882 - 1941 James Russell Lowell Author, 1819-1891 Jane Seymour Actress/author Janice Dickinson Model Jennifer Aniston Think Friends and Brad Pitt Jennifer Love Hewitt Actress, star of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' movies Jeremy Bentham Philosopher, 1748 - 1832 Jeri Ryan Actress, of Startrek fame Jilly Cooper British writer of easy-read novels Jimmy Greaves Ex-football player John Foster Dulles Politician John Grisham Author John Henry Newman English theologian, 1801-90 John McEnroe Fiery tennis player turned commentator John Rawls Philosopher, 1921 - 2002 John Ruskin English art critic 1819-1900 John Steinbeck American author John Travolta Actor who is most renowned for his role in the movie Grease alongside Olivia Newton-John Johnny Cash American Musician, 1932 - 2003 Joseph Banks Botanist, 1743 - 1820 Jules Renard French novelist Kevin Keegan Footballer turned Manager/Coach King Vidor American film director Kristin Davis Actress Kurt Cobain American lead singer of Nirvana, 1967 - 1994 Lana Turner Succesful actress who starred in films from 1937-1976 Langston Hughes US poet, 1902 - 67 Larry Gelbart TV producer, 1928+ Laura Dern Actress Laura Linney Actress Lawrence Taylor Athlete, born 1959 Leo Szilard American scientist, 1898-1964 Les Dawson Comedian Leslie Nielsen Comic actor Linus Pauling US chemist, 1901 - 94 Lisa Marie Presley Daughter of Elvis, and ex-wife of Michael Jackson. An interesting mix! 1968+ Lleyton Hewitt Australian tennis player Louis Kahn American architect, 1901-74 Louis Nizer American lawyer, 1902 - 1994 Marcel Pagnol French playwright Margaret Truman American novelist, 1924+ Margot Asquith Author Marian Anderson Author Mario Andretti Athlete Mark Spitz Successful athlete, one of the best swimmers ever, 1950+ Martin Buber Austrian Zionist Matt Groening Cartoonist and creator of The Simpsons Mena Suvari Cute and talented American actress, 1979+ Mia Farrow Actress Michael Bloomberg Owner of a TV station and a New York mayor Michael Chang Tennis player, 1972+ Michael Dell Founder and CEO of Dell Computers, 1965+ Michael Jordan Basketball player Michael Vartan Actor Muriel Spark British novelist 1918- Natalie Imbruglia Aussie singer, ex-Neighbours Nick Nolte US actor, 1941+ Norman Wisdom English actor Octave Mirbeau (1848-1917) an anarchist and radical journalist Oliver Reed Prolific actor, 1938+ Paris Hilton Wafer thin model, who has received much unwanted publicity due to sex videos of her and a former boyfriend which have been released onto the Internet. Super-rich - member of the Hilton family which owns the worldwide hotel chain Peter De Vries American writer Peter Fonda American actor, 1939+ Ralph Nader American consumer protectionist Raymond Queneau French author, 1903 - 76 Rene Russo Starred in "The Thomas Crown Affair", "Lethal Weapon 4"... Robbie Williams Formerly of early 90s boy band 'Take That', now enjoying massive success as a solo artist with many smash hits including 'Angels' Robert Altman Celebrity photographer Robert Burton English scholar Robert Jackson Ex-Tory MP Robert Wagner Actor Roger Scruton Philosopher Ronald Knox English writer and Roman Catholic priest, 1888-1957 Ronald Reagan Ex-American President S J Perelman American humorist Sacha Guitry Russian writer and director Samuel Lover Irish writer Samuel Pepys English diarist Sean Astin Actor Seth Green Actor Shakira One of the latest Latin Americans to follow J-Lo in making Latino popular Sharon Stone Film star most famous for her role in Basic Instinct. Sherilyn Fenn Actress Sheryl Crow Singer Simon Pegg British comedian Simone Weil Philosopher Sinclair Lewis American novelist, 1885 - 1951 Sparky Anderson Coach, 1934+ Stella Adler Actress Stephen Potter British writer 1900-69 Steve Jobs Founder of Apple Computers Sven Goran Eriksson English football coach Tea Leoni Wife of David Duchovny of "The X-Files" Ted Koppel Journalist Terry Jones British comedian - Monty Python Theodore Sturgeon Author Thomas J Watson Scientist, 1874 - 1956 Tom Brokaw US journalist, 1940+ Tony Randall American actor, 1920 - 2004 Tony Robbins Motivational speaker Valeria Mazza Model Victor Hugo Author W H Auden English poet and dramatist Walter Bagehot Lived 1826 - 1877, English economist and essayist Wilfred Grenfell English physician, 1865-1940 William Congreve English playwright 1670-1729 William Henry Harrison American president, 1773-1841 Yasser Arafat Palestinian president Yevgeny Zamyatin Russian writer, 1884-1937 Yoko Ono Wife of John Lennon Zachary Scott Born February 24, 1914, actor Zhang Ziyi Sexy star of Crouching Tiger Zsa Zsa Gabor Hungarian born actress married nine times! |