Featured Biographies |
Essen, Louis - (1908-1997), English physicist
Bringhurst, Robert - Canadian writer
Aaronson, Marc - (1950-1987), American astronomer
Abraham, F. Murray - (born 1939), actor
Bathgate, Andy - (born 1932), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
La Fontaine, Henri - Nobel Peace Prize 1913
Umezu, Yoshijiro - Japanese general
Qian, Zhang - spent 12 years starting in 138 BC exploring much of Central Asia for Emperor Han Wu Di
Barry, Charles - (1795-1860), architect
Brudenell, James Thomas, Earl of Cardigan - (d. 1868), UK military leader
Sangharakshita - (born 1921), Founder of the Western Buddhist Order
Uris, Leon - (1924-2003), US writer
Pachelbel, William Hieronymous - (1685-1764), composer
Yoshiteru, Ashikaga - (1536-1565), Shogun, Japanese feudal leader
Jacob, Irene - (born 1966), actress
Bonsels, Waldemar - (1880-1952), writer
Dahl, Anders - (1751-1789), (namesake of the Dahlia)
Barrow, Isaac - (1630-1677), mathematician
Borneman, Ernest - (1915-1995), German writer, critic, and sexologist
Boleslaus I of Poland - (966-1025), sometimes called the Great, Poland
Barris, Chuck - (born 1929), game show host, producer, writer
Beaufort, John - 1st Earl of Somerset
Boulez, Pierre - (born 1925), France avant garde composer
Page, Geraldine - (1924-1987), actor
Mackintosh, James - (born 1765), Scottish publicist
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