Featured Biographies |
Eckert, Wallace John - (1902 – 1971) computation laboratory pioneer
Balaguer, Victor - (1824-1901)
Cannon, Joseph Gurney - (1836-1926), US Speaker of the House
David, Gerard - (c.1450-1523), Belgian painter
Palmer, Arnold - (born 1929), American golf player
Bennett, W.A.C. - (1900-1979), Canadian politician
Burton, Sir Richard Francis - (1821-1890), explorer, translator, orientalist
Cakobau, Ratu Sir George - Governor-General of Fiji (1973-1983)
Feller, Bob - (born 1918), baseball star
Earnhardt, Dale, Jr. - (born 1974), NASCAR racer
Davalos, Elyssa - actor
Fenelon, Francois - (1651-1715)
Washburn, Edward - (1831-1860), artist
Walesa, Lech - (born 1943), Polish leader of Solidarity movement and later president
Raymond, John - (1844-1886), U.S. Congressman from Dakota Territory
Dawson, Les - (1934-1993), British comedian
Burrs, Mick - Canadian writer
Biggers, Earl Derr - (1884-1933), author
Kaurismaki, Aki - (born 1957), Finnish movie director
Updike, John - (born 1932), author of Rabbit Run and sequels
Darlan, Francois - (1881-1942), French WW2 admiral
Wallia - (died 419), king of the Visigoths
Sakyamuni Buddha - (born 563 BC), founder of Buddhism
Albert I of Brandenburg - (c. 1100-1170), Margrave of Brandenburg
Bluford, Guion - astronaut
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