Featured Biographies |
Bird, Larry - (born 1956), NBA basketball player, Hall of Famer
Daniels, Charlie - (born 1937), musician
Burton, Sir Richard Francis - (1821-1890), explorer, translator, orientalist
Pavlova, Anna - (1882-1931), British ballerina
Kane, Sarah - (1971-1999), dramatist
Earle, Steve - (born 1955), songwriter, musician
Cabral, Pedro Alvares - (c. 1467-c. 1520), discovered Brazil and Madagascar
Cary, Joyce - (1888-1957), author
Carlyle, Thomas - (1795-1881), English essayist
Bauer, Eddie - (1899-1986), U.S. clothing manufacturer
Darius II of Persia - (424-405 BCE), king of Persia
Gadsden, James - (1788-1858), American soldier and diplomat
Erikson, Erik H. - (1902-1994), psychologist
Paret, Benny Kid - world boxing champion who had tragic end
David, Peter - US comic creator
Naismith, James - (1861-1939), Teacher, invented Basketball
Washburn, Cephas - (1793-1860), missionary
James, P.D. - (born 1920), British novelist
Zaturenska, Marya - (1902-1982), poet
Lander, Tim - Canadian writer
O'Connor, Sinead - (born 1966), Irish singer & dissident Roman Catholic
Blier, Bertrand - (born 1939), French film director
Carter, Helena Bonham - (born 1966), model and actress
Fisher, Eddie - (born 1928), US singer
Lacombe, Georges - (1868-1916), French painter, sculptor
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