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| Alan Bennett English icon Albert Finney Famous actor Alexander Pope Poet, 1688 - 1744 Anatol Rapoport Scientist, 1911+ Andrea Corr Singer in Irish band The Corrs Angela Carter Novelist Anne Heche Actress, 1969+ Annette Bening Actress Archibald MacLeish US poet, 1892 - 1982 Armand Hammer Successful businessman Arnold Bennett Lived 1867 - 1931 Audrey Hepburn Star of classic old films such as Breakfast At Tiffanys Ben Elton Comedian and writer Benjamin Spock American paediatriciain Bertrand Russell Distinguished British philosopher and author. Lived 1872 - 1970. Beverly Sills Popular American opera singer Bill Paxton Actor Billy Joel Musician Bing Crosby American singer and film actor, 1903-77 Bob Dylan Singer Bob Hope British born US comedian, died at the grand old age of 100 Bono Lead singer of U2 Brooke Shields American actress, starred in films such as 'The Bachelor' and sit com 'Susan' Brooks Robinson Baseball player C Wright Mills American sociologist, 1916 - 62 Cate Blanchett Famous actress Charles Wadsworth Acclaimed pianist Cher Singer well known for her various plastic surgery jobs Christopher Morley American writer Clint Eastwood Starred in a host of films since 1955 right up to the 2000s Clive Barnes Journalist Colin Farrell Actor, been in some films but also TV shows like Dante Alighieri Lived 1265 - 1321, Italian poet, born in Florence Daphne Du Maurier English novelist, 1907-89 David Attenborough British naturalist, famous for his whispering voice over all sorts of bizarre natural events and phenomena David Beckham Footballer who has played at some top clubs over the years, such as Manchester United and Real Madrid. Most notably he played for Manchester United under Alex Ferguson for many years and had great success winning the major football trophies whilst he was there. After a publicised alleged fallout with Ferguson he then moved to Real Madrid. Toward the end of his career he moved to the LA Galaxy in America for a contract worth a huge sum over a few years. He has played a lot for England and was instrumental in their success for many years. He is without doubt the most recognised footballer in the world and is now seen as something of a celebrity in Hollywood outside of football and of course is also known for his marriage to the Spice Girl Victoria Adams, now Victoria Beckham, and he is often in the press. He is also seen as a heartthrob and often voted as one of the most attractive men in the world so he is probably the biggest celebrity to come out of football of his generation. David Hume Famous philosopher David Orr Businessman Dennis Hopper Actor Dennis Rodman American athlete Drew Carey Actor Earl Wilson American journalist, 1907 - 87 Edmund Wilson American critic, 1895 - 1972 Edwin Land Founder of Polaroid, 1909 - 91 Emilio Estevez Actor Enrique Iglesias Son of aging singer and casanova Julio, famous for his relationship with Anna Kournikova Enya Irish singer known for her soulful, haunting ballads Eric Berne Psychologist Eric Morecambe One half of Morecambe and Wise. 1926 - 84 Evita Peron Maria Eva Duarte, actress before marrying the powerful politician Juan Peron Fats Domino R&B and soul singer Florence Nightingale Pioneer of nursing Francis Quarles English poet, 1592-1644 Fred Allen American humorist Fred Astaire US film actor and dancer Fred Perry Male tennis player Gabriel Byrne Actor Gary Snyder Poet, 1930+ Geoffrey Fisher Man of the cloth, 1887 - 1972 George Best Footballer George Carlin American comedian George Clooney Started off in American drama ER then moved into films George Gobel American comedian George Lucas American film director 1944- Georges Braque French painter Gerard De Nerval French poet, 1805-55 Glenda Jackson MP Glenn Turner Athlete, 1947+ Golda Meir Israeli leader, lived 1898-1978 Harry S Truman Former President of the USA Helena Bonham Carter Actress, one of her most famous roles was in "Planet Of The Apes" Henry Fonda Actor Henry Sidgwick British philosopher, pronounced 'Sidge - ick' Honore De Balzac French novelist 1799-1850 Horace Mann American educationist, 1796-1859 Hubert H Humphrey American vice president 38, lived 1911 - 78 Ian McKellen English actor, most notably of Lord of the Rings fame, though he's been around forever! 1939+ Idi Amin Ugandan dictator and former boxer, 1925 - 2003 Igor Sikorsky Pioneering American aviator, 1889-1972 Irving Berlin Russian-born US composer Isadora Duncan Dancer James Beard US author, 1903 - 85 James Haven Actor Jamie Oliver Famous as the Naked Chef - celebrity cook Jan Peter Balkenende Dutch Prime Minister Janet Jackson Singer, sister of Michael Jason Biggs The bashful Jim of the American Pie movies Jean Renoir French director Jeffrey Bernard British journalist, 1932 - 97 Jeremy Paxman Presenter of political shows, famous for asking difficult questions Jerome K Jerome Author, major work Three Men in a Boat Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian philosopher, 1895-1986 Jim Thorpe American footballer, 1886 - 1953 Jimmy Demaret US golfer, 1910+ Jimmy Stewart American actor, 1908-97 Joan Collins Legendary actress Joe Louis Boxer Joe Namath American football player | John F Kennedy Former American president John Jewel English bishop John Prescott Labour MP and deputy leader under Tony Blair. Subject of much ridicule for his non-sensical sentences, and faces general incredulity over what he actually does. Nickname: Two Jags John Simon US critic, 1925+ John Stuart Mill Very famous English philosopher and Utilitarian John Wayne American actor Johnny Ball Popular presenter of TV science, father of Zoe Ball 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) Jose Ortega Y Gasset Spanish writer, philosopher Joseph Addison English politician and writer, 1672 - 1719 Joseph Heller American Novelist 1923 - Joseph Joubert French moralist, 1754 - 1824 Julia Ward Howe Lived 1819-1910 Karl Barth Swiss theologian, 1886 - 1968 Karl Marx Famous German political philosopher. Lived 1818 - 1883. Katharine Hepburn Actress who began her film career in 1932 and continued to act until the mid 90s Katie Price The real name of Jordan, an alter-ego which she has recently dropped Kristin Scott Thomas Actress - "The English Patient", "Mission: Impossible", "Gosford Park" Laurence Olivier English actor and director, 1907-89 Lauryn Hill Musician Lenny Kravitz Musician Liberace American showman Linda Evangelista Canadian model Lisa Murkowski American politician, 1957+ Lorraine Hansberry American playwright, 1930-65 Madeleine Albright Secretary of State in the USA during Clinton's presidency Malcom X Civil rights campaigner Margaret Fuller US critic, 1810 - 1850 Margery Allingham English crime writer Margot Fonteyn English ballet dancer Mark W Clark Famous soldier Martha Graham US dancer, 1891 - 1991 Mary Kay Ash Businesswoman and founder of large cosmetics company Mary Robinson English poet, 1758-1800 Mary Wortley Montagu English writer, 1689-1762 Max Frisch German author Michael Palin Actor, famous particularly for Monty Python's Flying Circus. Also did Around the World with Michael Palin Mike Myers Famous actor, as in Austin Powers Miles Davis Jazz musician Nancy Astor British Conservative politician 1879-1964 Naomi Campbell World famous model renowned for her stroppiness Niccolo Machiavelli Florentine statesman and political philosopher Norman Vincent Peale American religious broadcaster and writer, 1898- Novalis German poet and novelist, 1772-1801 Olga Korbut Russian gymnast, 1956+ Omar Khayyam Astronomer-poet of Persia Orson Welles Lived 1915 - 1985, Actor and writer Patrick Henry American statesman, 1736-99 Patrick White Australian novelist, 1912-90 Patti LaBelle R&B Artist Paul Gascoigne Ex-England footballer, great player but who was distracted by off field problems Pete Seeger American folk singer, 1919- Pete Townshend Music star Peter Mayhew Star Wars actor Pierce Brosnan Actor, famous for James Bond Pope John Paul II Head of the Roman Catholic Church and third longest serving Pope, from 1978 - 2005. Lived: 1920 - 2005. Priscilla Presley American actress & former wife of Elvis Presley Queen Victoria Former Queen during the 19th and 20th centuries Rabindranath Tagore Bengali poet and philosopher, 1861 - 1941 Ralph Waldo Emerson American minister who left the ministry to pursue a career in writing Randall Jarrell American poet, 1914-65 Reggie Jackson Athlete Richard J Daley Politician Richard Wagner German composer Robert Browning English poet 1812-89 Robert Hall English minister, 1764 - 1831 Robert Jarvik Inventor, 1946+ Robert Ludlum American writer, 1927 - 2001 Robert Morley British actor Ron Wyden US politician, 1949+ Rudy Giuliani Former mayor of New York Rupert Everett Actor starred in "Shakespeare in Love" and "The Next Best Thing" to name a few Salvador Dali Surreal painter Sam Snead US golfer Sigmund Freud Austrian psychiatrist 1856-1939 Soren Kierkegaard Philosopher, 1813 - 1855 Steven Gerrard Liverpool and England footballer Stevie Wonder R&B and soul singer/songwriter Theodore Roethke American poet, 1908-1963 Thomas Hood English poet and humourist, 1799-1845 Thomas Moore Irish musician and songwriter Tim McGraw Popular male singer in country music Tim Roth Actor Tina Fey Comic Tom Snyder Journalist, 1936+ Tony Blair Former British Prime Minister, who started promisingly but whose abiding legacy after his ten years of leadership was probably going to War in Iraq. The day he resigned as Prime Minister he also gave up being an MP (never having liked the House of Commons or Britain anyway hence spending most of his time as leader abroad or covering foreign matters) and was appointed, perhaps ironically, a peace envoy Tony Goldwyn US actor, 1960+ Tony Hawk US athlete, 1968+ Vance Packard American journalist, social critic, and author Vanessa Williams Actress Victoria Wood English comedienne W Clement Stone American businessman, 1902+ Walt Whitman American poet, 1819-92 William Pitt Former British Prime Minister William Trevor Anglo-irish novelist William Whewell English philosopher and scientist, 1794-1866 Yogi Berra American baseball player |
