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206995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Martineau | James Martineau | James Martineau (; 21 April 1805 – 11 January 1900) was a British religious philosopher influential in the history of Unitarianism.
For 45 years he was Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy and Political Economy in Manchester New College (now Harris Manchester College, of the University of Oxford), the principal tr... |
208242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Harrison%20Ainsworth | William Harrison Ainsworth | William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 18053 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's T... |
208590 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Jackson%20%28disambiguation%29 | Michael Jackson (disambiguation) | Michael Jackson (1958–2009) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer known as the "King of Pop".
Michael Jackson, Mike Jackson, or Mick Jackson may also refer to:
People
Entertainment industry
Michael Jackson (radio commentator) (1934–2022), American radio talk show host, KABC and KGIL, Los Angeles
Michael Ja... |
209971 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Cruz%20%28boxer%29 | Carlos Cruz (boxer) | For the basketball player with a similar name, see Teófilo Cruz
Carlos Teo Rosario Cruz (November 4, 1937 – February 15, 1970) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic. Cruz was world lightweight champion from 1968 to 1969.
Amateur career
Cruz claimed he didn't put on his first pair of boxing gloves until his 20th bir... |
213137 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Baker | James Baker | James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, statesman, and political figure. He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and as U.S. Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.
Bor... |
213138 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Baker%20%28disambiguation%29 | James Baker (disambiguation) | James Baker (born 1930) is an American attorney and statesman.
James, Jim(mie), Jimmy, or Jamie Baker may also refer to:
Lawyers
James A. Baker (born 1821) (1821–1897), American jurist and politician; often called "Judge Baker"
James A. Baker (born 1857) (1857–1941), American attorney often called "Captain Baker"
... |
213901 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Payne%20Collier | John Payne Collier | John Payne Collier (11 January 1789, London – 17 September 1883, Maidenhead) was an English Shakespearean critic and forger.
Reporter and solicitor
His father, John Dyer Collier (1762–1825), was a successful journalist, and his connection with the press obtained for his son a position on the Morning Chronicle as leade... |
214385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%20of%20James%20Byrd%20Jr. | Murder of James Byrd Jr. | James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an African-American man who was murdered by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for behind a pickup truck along an asphalt road. Byrd, who remained conscious for much of his ordeal, was kille... |
217383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Ruiz%20de%20Alarc%C3%B3n | Juan Ruiz de Alarcón | Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (c. 1581 - 4 August 1639) was a New Spain-born Spanish writer of the Golden Age who cultivated different variants of dramaturgy. His works include the comedy La verdad sospechosa (es), which is considered a masterpiece of Latin American Baroque theater.
Family
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón was born in Re... |
217688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Taylor%20%28South%20Carolina%20governor%29 | John Taylor (South Carolina governor) | John Taylor (May 4, 1770April 16, 1832) was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828. He was born May 4, 1770 in Granby in the Province of South Carolina. He attended Mount Zion Institute in Winnsboro, South Carolina, and graduated in 1790 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and beca... |
219750 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Marshall%20Stone | John Marshall Stone | John Marshall Stone (April 30, 1830March 26, 1900) was an American politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served longer as Governor of that state than anyone else, from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. He approved a new constitution in 1890 passed by the Democratic-dominated state legislature that disfran... |
228488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hunter | John Hunter | John Hunter may refer to:
Politics
John Hunter (British politician) (1724–1802), British Member of Parliament for Leominster
John Hunter (Canadian politician) (1909–1993), Canadian Liberal MP for Parkdale, 1949–1957
John Hunter (Consul-General) (died 1816), British Consul-General in Spain
John Hunter (Northern Irelan... |
230254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Romero | John Romero | Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is an American director, designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Hexen, Doom, Doom II and Quake. His game designs and develo... |
230546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20III%20%281995%20film%29 | Richard III (1995 film) | Richard III is a 1995 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Richard Loncraine. The film adapts the play's story and characters to a setting based on 1930s Britain, with Richard depicted as a fascist plotting to usurp the throne.
Ian McKellen portrays the titular Richard, a... |
232878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Jenkinson%2C%202nd%20Earl%20of%20Liverpool | Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool | Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. He was also... |
237710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hamilton%20Gray | John Hamilton Gray | John Hamilton Gray may refer to two 19th-century Canadian politicians:
John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island politician) (1811–1887), Premier of Prince Edward Island
John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) (1814–1889), Premier of New Brunswick
See also
John Gray (disambiguation) |
238314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hunt%20Morgan | John Hunt Morgan | John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was an American soldier who served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War of 1861–1865.
In April 1862, Morgan raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) and fought in the Battle of Shiloh (April 6 to 7, 1862) in Tennessee. He then launched a costl... |
239126 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jones%20%28mathematician%29 | William Jones (mathematician) | William Jones, FRS (16751 July 1749) was a Welsh mathematician, most noted for his use of the symbol (the Greek letter Pi) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. He was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley. In November 1711 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society, ... |
239200 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jones | William Jones | William Jones may refer to:
Academics
William Jones (college principal) (1676–1725), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, 1720–1725
William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), English philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages
William Jones (anthropologist) (1871–1909), Native American specia... |
242101 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Williams%20%28actor%29 | John Williams (actor) | John Williams (15 April 1903 – 5 May 1983) was a Tony Award-winning English stage, film, and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, as the chauffeur in Billy Wilder's Sabrina (both 1954), and as the second "Mr. French" on TV's Family Affair in... |
242102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Williams%20%28Continental%20Congress%29 | John Williams (Continental Congress) | John Williams (March 14, 1731 – October 10, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States and signer of its Articles of Confederation. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War, Williams was a colonel in the North Carolina militia. In 1777 and 1778, he was ... |
242103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Williams%20%28missionary%29 | John Williams (missionary) | John Williams (27 June 1796 – 20 November 1839) was an English missionary, active in the South Pacific. Born at Tottenham, near London, England, he was trained as a foundry worker and mechanic.
In September 1816, the London Missionary Society (LMS) commissioned him as a missionary in a service held at Surrey Chapel, L... |
249373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Johnson%27s | Howard Johnson's | Howard Johnson's, or Howard Johnson by Wyndham, is an American-owned chain of worldwide hotels and motels, located primarily throughout the United States. It was also a chain of restaurants for over 90 years and widely known for that alone. Founded by Howard Deering Johnson, it was the largest restaurant chain in the U... |
251359 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20John%20Olivi | Peter John Olivi | Peter John Olivi, also Pierre de Jean Olivi or Petrus Joannis Olivi (1248 – March 14, 1298), was a French Franciscan theologian and philosopher who, although he died professing the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, remained a controversial figure in the arguments surrounding poverty at the beginning of the 14th centu... |
257063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Young%20Sellar | William Young Sellar | Prof William Young Sellar FRSE LLD (22 February 1825 – 12 October 1890) was a Scottish classical scholar.
Life
Sellar was born at Morvich in Sutherland the son of Patrick Sellar of Westfield, Morayshire and his wife Anne Craig of Barmakelty, Moray. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy 1832 to 1839 (dux in his fin... |
258900 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Dewdney | Christopher Dewdney | Christopher Dewdney (born May 9, 1951) is a prize-winning Canadian poet and essayist. His poetry reflects his interest in natural history. His book Acquainted with the Night, an investigation into darkness was nominated for both the Charles Taylor Prize and the Governor General's Award.
Early life and education
Dewd... |
261183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Smith | James Smith | James Smith may refer to:
People
Sports figures
James Smith (Australian rules footballer) (1899–1974), Australian rules footballer for Richmond Football Club
James Smith (boxer) (born 1953), American boxer, nicknamed "Bonecrusher"
James Smith (footballer, born 1844) (1844–1876), Scottish footballer, played in the... |
261509 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Halliwell-Phillipps | James Halliwell-Phillipps | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (born James Orchard Halliwell; 21 June 1820 – 3 January 1889) was an English Shakespearean scholar, antiquarian, and a collector of English nursery rhymes and fairy tales.
Life
The son of Thomas Halliwell, he was born in London and was educated privately and at Jesus College, Cambridg... |
264222 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Jones%20Ford | Henry Jones Ford | Henry Jones Ford (25 August 1851 – 29 August 1925) was a political scientist, journalist, university professor, and government official. He served as president of the American Political Science Association. He was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as the Banking and Insurance Commissioner of New Jersey in 1912.
Biography
H... |
274793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Thomas%20%28actor%29 | Richard Thomas (actor) | Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons, for which he won an Emmy Award, received a nomination for another and two Golden Globe Awards. He also starred in the miniseries adaption of Stephen King's... |
279548 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Clarke | Don Clarke | Donald Barry Clarke (10 November 1933 – 29 December 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as a New Zealand international from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomenal goal kicking ability that earned him the nickname "The Boot". He was born at the sm... |
294799 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Jackson%20%28writer%29 | Michael Jackson (writer) | Michael James Jackson (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of British broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer.
Jackson's books have sold over three million co... |
296253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20II%20%28disambiguation%29 | James II (disambiguation) | James II (1633–1701) was King of England and Ireland, and as James VII, of Scotland.
James II may also refer to:
James II of Avesnes (died c. 1205), knight of the Fourth Crusade
James II of Majorca (died 1311), Lord of Montpellier
James II of Aragon (1267–1327), King of Sicily
James II, Count of La Marche (1370–1... |
296258 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20III | James III | James III may refer to:
James III of Cyprus (1473–1474)
James III of Majorca (c. 1315–1349)
James III of Scotland (1451–1488)
James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1562–1590)
James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), pretender who styled himself James III of England and Ireland, and James VIII of Scotland |
296724 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar%20Alexander | Lamar Alexander | Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to ... |
297194 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Ruiz | Juan Ruiz | Juan Ruiz (), known as the Archpriest of Hita (Arcipreste de Hita), was a medieval Castilian poet. He is best known for his ribald, earthy poem, Libro de buen amor (The Book of Good Love).
Biography
Origins
He was born in Alcalá de Henares. Little is known about him today, save that he was a cleric and probably stud... |
297682 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hunter%20%28Royal%20Navy%20officer%29 | John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) | Vice Admiral John Hunter (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1795 to 1800.
Both a sailor and a scholar, he explored the Parramatta River as early as 1788, and was the first to surmise that Tasmania might... |
303563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Young%20%28astronaut%29 | John Young (astronaut) | John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He flew on four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo command a... |
305014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20II%20of%20Aragon | James II of Aragon | James II (Catalan: Jaume II; Spanish: Jaime II; 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298. From 1297 he was nominally the Ki... |
307924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Jackson | Henry Jackson | Henry Jackson may refer to:
Military
Henry Jackson (Continental Army general) (1747–1809), American colonial leader
Henry R. Jackson (1820–1898), American Civil War general
Henry Jackson (Royal Navy officer) (1855–1929), British First Sea Lord
Henry Jackson (British Army officer) (1879–1972), British Army General
... |
314725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Lane%20Craig | William Lane Craig | William Lane Craig (born August 23, 1949) is an American analytic philosopher, Christian theologian, Christian apologist, and author. He is Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University and Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University).
Craig has updated and defended the Kala... |
314992 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Johnson | Gary Johnson | Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician. He was the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections. He was also the Libertarian n... |
320017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Harris%20%28novelist%29 | Robert Harris (novelist) | Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957) is an English novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works ... |
327575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Scott | David Scott | David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. The commander of Apollo 15, Scott was selected as an astronaut as part of the third group in 1963. Scott flew to space three times, and is one of four surviving Moon walkers and ... |
327949 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20II%2C%20Duke%20of%20Guelders | Charles II, Duke of Guelders | Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role in the Frisian peasant rebellion and the Guelders Wars.
Life
Charles was born... |
328066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Browne%20Hall | Robert Browne Hall | Robert Browne Hall (30 June 1858 Bowdoinham, Maine – 8 June 1907), usually known as R. B. Hall, was a leading composer of marches and other music for American Wind bands. A principal American composer of marching music, he was born in Bowdoinham, Maine and seldom left his native state during his lifetime, dying in Port... |
328281 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20McLaughlin%20%28musician%29 | John McLaughlin (musician) | John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942) is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues.
After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s, McLau... |
329486 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Fletcher | Joseph Fletcher | Joseph Francis Fletcher (April 10, 1905 in Newark, New Jersey - October 28, 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia) was an American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics. Fletcher was a leading academic proponent of the potential benefits of abortion... |
330079 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Paul%20Smith | Robert Paul Smith | Robert Paul Smith (April 16, 1915 – January 30, 1977) was an American author, most famous for his classic evocation of childhood, Where Did You Go? Out. What Did You Do? Nothing.
Biography
Robert Paul Smith was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, and graduated from Columbia College in 1936. He worked as a w... |
333483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Brown%20%28botanist%2C%20born%201773%29 | Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) | Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest detailed descriptions of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming; the observation o... |
334305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Roberts | Joseph Roberts | Joseph Roberts may refer to:
Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809–1876), 1st and 7th President of Liberia
Joseph J. Roberts (born 1952), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph Roberts (motivational speaker) (born 1966), Canadian motivational speaker and author
Joe Roberts (1871–1923), American comic actor
Joe Robert... |
338234 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Taylor%20%28man%20of%20letters%29 | William Taylor (man of letters) | William Taylor (7 November 1765 – 5 March 1836), often called William Taylor of Norwich, was a British essayist, scholar and polyglot. He is most notable as a supporter and translator of German romantic literature.
Early life
He was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England on 7 November 1765, the only child of William Taylor... |
342562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Johnson%20%28disambiguation%29 | Gary Johnson (disambiguation) | Gary Johnson (born 1953) is the former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for U.S. president in 2012 and 2016.
Gary Johnson may also refer to:
Politics
Gary Johnson (Wisconsin politician) (1939–2008), American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
Gary Johnson, candidate in the United States House of Representatives... |
343487 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20III%20of%20Navarre | Charles III of Navarre | Charles III (1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours. He spent his reign improving the infrastructure of his kingdom, restoring Navarre's pride after the dismal reign of his father, C... |
348420 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20James%20Brown | Robert James Brown | Robert James Brown may refer to:
Bob Brown, Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist, leader of the Australian Greens
Bob Brown (Australian Labor politician)
Robert James Brown (moderator), Scottish minister
Robert Brown (British actor)
See also
Robert Brown (disambiguation) |
350700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Robinson%2C%201st%20Marquess%20of%20Ripon | George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon | George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, (24 October 1827 – 9 July 1909), styled Viscount Goderich from 1833 to 1859 and known as the Earl of Ripon in 1859 and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon from 1859 to 1871, was a British politician and Viceroy and Governor General of India who served in every Liberal... |
352640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Neumann | John Neumann | John Nepomucene Neumann (, ; March 28, 1811 – January 5, 1860) was a Catholic priest from Bohemia. He immigrated to the United States in 1836, where he was ordained, joined the Redemptorist order, and became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia in 1852. In Philadelphia, Neumann founded the first Catholic diocesan school ... |
362939 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Smith%20%28royal%20servant%29 | George Smith (royal servant) | George Anthony Smith (13 September 1960 – 24 August 2005) was a former footman and valet in the Royal Household of Prince Charles.
Smith alleged:
that he was raped by Michael Fawcett, a favoured servant of the Prince Charles; and
that Fawcett was himself in a homosexual relationship with the Prince of Wales, who prot... |
363515 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Smith%20%28Assyriologist%29 | George Smith (Assyriologist) | George Smith (26 March 1840 – 19 August 1876) was a pioneering English Assyriologist who first discovered and translated the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest-known written works of literature.
Early life and early career
As the son of a working-class family in Victorian England, Smith was limited in his ability to... |
372120 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Smitherman | George Smitherman | George Smitherman (born February 12, 1964) is a Canadian politician and broadcaster. He represented the provincial riding of Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2010, when he resigned to contest the mayoralty of Toronto in the 2010 municipal election. Smitherman is the first openly gay Me... |
376009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Edwards%20%28actor%29 | Anthony Edwards (actor) | Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is most widely known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of ER, for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. He has ap... |
378441 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Baker%20%28musician%29 | Brian Baker (musician) | Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994. In Minor Threat, he originally played bass guitar before switching to guitar in 1982 when Steve Hansgen joined th... |
378559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Harris%20%28disambiguation%29 | Eric Harris (disambiguation) | Eric Harris (1981–1999) was one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.
Eric Harris may also refer to:
Eric Harris (gridiron football) (1955–2012), NFL player
Eric Harris (rugby league) (1910–?), rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s for Western Suburbs and Leeds
Eric Harris (at... |
378561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Harris%20and%20Dylan%20Klebold | Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold | Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (; September 11, 1981 – April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. Harris and Klebold killed 13 people and wounded 24 others, at Columbine High School, where they were ... |
379885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Young | Robert Young | Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to:
Academics
R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician
Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian
Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian historian
Robert M. Young (academic) (1935–2019), American science historian a... |
381312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Carradine | John Carradine | John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, a prolific and famed character actor. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the lat... |
382757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Scott%20%28painter%29 | David Scott (painter) | David Scott (October 1806 – 5 March 1849) was a Scottish historical painter.
Life
Scott was the brother of William Bell Scott. He was born at Parliament Steps, off Parliament Square in Edinburgh, where he attended the Royal High School, and studied art under his father, Robert Scott, the engraver.
In 1828 he exhibite... |
383305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Wharton | Joseph Wharton | Joseph Wharton (March 3, 1826 – January 11, 1909) was an American industrialist. He was involved in mining, manufacturing and education. He founded the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel company, and was one of the founders of Swarthmore College.
Early years
Wharton was b... |
383856 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Anderson%20%28British%20Columbia%20politician%29 | David Anderson (British Columbia politician) | David A. Anderson, (born August 16, 1937) is a former Canadian cabinet minister.
Anderson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He was educated at Victoria College, Aiglon College and at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law; he graduated in 1962 with a LLB. During his UBC days Anderson won a silver med... |
383866 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Anderson%20%28Saskatchewan%20politician%29 | David Anderson (Saskatchewan politician) | David L. Anderson (born August 15, 1957 in Frontier, Saskatchewan) is a former Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Cypress Hills—Grasslands, a position he has held from 2000 until 2019. He was a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2003. He is a businessman, and a farmer. He has r... |
391522 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Joe%20Williams | Big Joe Williams | Joseph Lee "Big Joe" Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over four decades, he recorded the songs "Baby Please Don't Go", "Crawlin' King Snake" and "Peach Orchard Mama", amon... |
392360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Flores%20P%C3%A9rez | Francisco Flores Pérez | Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (17 October 1959 – 30 January 2016) was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1999 to 1 June 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). He previously served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1999,... |
393428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Martin%20Kraus | Joseph Martin Kraus | Joseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Germany. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. He has been referred to as "the Swedish Mozart", and had a life span very similar to Mozart's.
Lif... |
394088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20II%20of%20Cyprus | James II of Cyprus | James II (; c. 1438/1439 or c. 1440 – 10 July 1473) was the penultimate King of Cyprus, reigning from 1463 until his death.
Archbishop of Nicosia
James was born in Nicosia as the illegitimate son of John II of Cyprus and Marietta de Patras. He was a great favourite of his father, and in 1456, at the age of 16, he was ... |
394094 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20III%20of%20Cyprus | James III of Cyprus | James III of Cyprus (or Jacques III de Lusignan) (6 July 1473 – 26 August 1474) was the only child by the marriage of James II of Cyprus and Catherine Cornaro. He died in mysterious circumstances as an infant, leaving his mother as the last Queen of Cyprus. His death paved the way for Venice to gain control of Cyprus.
... |
396485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20David%20Anderson | Carl David Anderson | Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936.
Biography
Anderson was born in New York City, the son of Swedish immigrants. ... |
396828 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20McLaughlin%20%28host%29 | John McLaughlin (host) | John Joseph McLaughlin (; March 29, 1927 – August 16, 2016) was an American television personality and political commentator. He created, produced, and hosted the political commentary series The McLaughlin Group. He also hosted and produced John McLaughlin's One on One, which ran from 1984 to 2013.
Education and early... |
398522 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Mayer%20Rothschild | Nathan Mayer Rothschild | Nathan Mayer Rothschild (16 September 1777 – 28 July 1836) was an English-German banker, businessman and financier. Born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, he was the third of the five sons of Gutle (Schnapper) and Mayer Amschel Rothschild, and was of the second generation of the Rothschild banking dynasty.
Early life, ... |
398743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jackson%20Hooker | William Jackson Hooker | Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1831 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew he founded the Herbarium and enlarged the gardens and arboretum.
Hooker was bo... |
400512 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Jean%20Pierre%20Vieillot | Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot | Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.
Vieillot is the author of the first scientific descriptions and Linnaean names of a number of birds, including species he collected himself in the West Indies and North America and South American species disc... |
402407 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Anderson%20%28writer%29 | Kenneth Anderson (writer) | Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 – 30 August 1974) was an Indian writer and hunter who wrote books about his adventures in the jungles of South India.
Biography
Kenneth Anderson was born in Bolarum, Secunderabad and came from a British family that settled in India for six generations. His father Dougla... |
408483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20John%20Marshall | USS John Marshall | USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) was an , the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Marshall (1755–1835), the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Originally a fleet ballistic missile submarine designated SSBN-611, she later was reclassified as an attack submarine and re-designated SSN-611.
Constr... |
410158 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Smith%20%28Washington%20politician%29 | Adam Smith (Washington politician) | David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate.
A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Smith briefly worked as a prosecutor and pro ... |
411853 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Scott%20%28Georgia%20politician%29 | David Scott (Georgia politician) | David Albert Scott (born June 27, 1945) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2003. Scott's district includes the southern fourth of Atlanta, as well as several of its suburbs to the south and west. Before his election to Congress in 2002, Scott served as a Democ... |
412631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Rogers | Michael Rogers | Michael Rogers may refer to:
Politics and military
Mike Rogers (Alabama politician) (born 1958), U.S. Representative from Alabama
Mike Rogers (Maryland politician), state legislator
Mike Rogers (Michigan politician) (born 1963), former U.S. Representative from Michigan
Michael Rogers (Oklahoma politician) (born 19... |
413009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Rogers%20%28cyclist%29 | Michael Rogers (cyclist) | Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979) is an Australian retired professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1999 and 2016, for the , , , and teams. He is a three-time World Time Trial Champion, winning consecutively in 2003 (after David Millar was stripped for doping), 2004 and 2005, and won G... |
414562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Smith%20Institute | Adam Smith Institute | The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is a neoliberal (formerly libertarian) think tank and lobbying group based in the United Kingdom and named after Adam Smith, a Scottish moral philosopher and classical economist. The libertarian label was officially changed to neoliberal on 10 October 2016. The Institute advocates free ma... |
414940 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir%20Robert%20Smith%2C%203rd%20Baronet | Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet | Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet of Crowmallie (born 15 April 1958) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who was the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine from 1997 to 2015.
Early life
Educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, London and the University of Aberdeen (MA), he was a member of t... |
416956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Smith%20%28Welsh%20politician%29 | John Smith (Welsh politician) | John William Patrick Smith (born 17 March 1951) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan from the 1989 by-election to 1992 and from 1997 to the 2010 general elections.
Early life
Born in Penarth, he attended Fairfield County Primary School in Penarth. Subsequen... |
419477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Abney-Hastings%2C%2014th%20Earl%20of%20Loudoun | Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun | Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (22 July 194230 June 2012), was a British-Australian farmer, who is most noted because of the 2004 documentary Britain's Real Monarch, which alleged he was the rightful monarch of England instead of Queen Elizabeth II. From February 1960 until November 2002, he held t... |
422795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20O%27Brien | Stephen O'Brien | Sir Stephen Rothwell O'Brien, (born 1 April 1957) is a British politician and diplomat who was the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. O'Brien assumed office on 29 May 2015, succeeding Valerie Amos.
He was formerly a Member of the United Kingdom Parliamen... |
424185 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Giles | Michael Giles | Michael Rex Giles (born 1 March 1942) is an English drummer, percussionist and vocalist best known as one of the co-founders of King Crimson in 1969. Prior to the formation of King Crimson, he was part of the eccentric pop trio Giles, Giles and Fripp along with his brother, bassist Peter, and guitarist Robert Fripp. Th... |
425478 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Baker%20%28composer%29 | David Baker (composer) | David Nathaniel Baker Jr. (December 21, 1931 – March 26, 2016) was an American jazz composer, conductor, and musician from Indianapolis, as well as a professor of jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Baker is best known as an educator and founder of the jazz studies program. From 1991 to 2012,... |
427375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20Jones | Helen Jones | Helen Mary Jones (born 24 December 1954) is a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington North from 1997 to 2019.
Jones has served as Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Home Office Minister.
Early life
Jones was born and brought up in Chester, the daugh... |
427652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Kidney | David Kidney | David Neil Kidney (born 21 March 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford from 1997 to 2010.
Early life
Kidney attended Pinewood Primary School in Meir (now the new Crescent Primary School), Longton High School then the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College. He ... |
435468 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Brown | Robert Brown | Robert Brown may refer to:
Entertainers and artists
Washboard Sam or Robert Brown (1910–1966), American musician and singer
Robert W. Brown (1917–2009), American printmaker and glass artist
Robert Brown (British actor) (1921–2003), British actor, played M in four James Bond films
Robert Brown (American actor) (bo... |
435658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Taylor%20%28Solihull%20MP%29 | John Taylor (Solihull MP) | John Mark Taylor (19 August 1941 – 28 May 2017) was a British solicitor and Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Solihull from 1983 to 2005, when he lost his seat to Lorely Burt of the Liberal Democrats by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election. He had previously been a Member... |
439253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Hall | Scott Hall | Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as Razor Ramon and with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name.
Hall began his career in 1984, before rising to prominence after signing wi... |
440712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jones%20%28statesman%29 | William Jones (statesman) | William Jones (1760September 6, 1831) was an American politician.
Early career
Jones was born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania. Apprenticed in a shipyard, during the American Revolutionary War, he saw combat in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and later served at sea. In the decades that followed th... |
443961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Judd | Donald Judd | Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928February 12, 1994) was an American artist associated with minimalism (a term he nonetheless stridently disavowed). In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without com... |
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