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Inspired by the [http://forum.geni.com/topic.php?id=58 famous people] thread in the forum, add your link to a profile page of celebrities here by their Nationality. To qualify as a celebrity in this list, at least the deceased Geni profiles should be publicly viewable ("about" and timeline) and there should be an article in wikipedia about the person. | Inspired by the [http://forum.geni.com/topic.php?id=58 famous people] thread in the forum, add your link to a profile page of celebrities here by their Nationality. To qualify as a celebrity in this list, at least the deceased Geni profiles should be publicly viewable ("about" and timeline) and there should be an article in wikipedia about the person. | ||
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| + | !Category|| Examples | ||
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| + | | Academia || Philosophers, Lecturer, | ||
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| + | | Art & Entertainment || Writers, Actors, Directors, Musicians, Composers, Painters, Scultpors, | ||
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| + | | Business || Entrepeneurs, founders | ||
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| + | | Politics|| Royals, Military persons, Nobility, | ||
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| + | | Science|| Nobel price takers, inventors, | ||
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| + | | Sport || Golfers, Chess players, | ||
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| + | '''Academia''' | ||
| + | '''Art & Entertainment''' | ||
| + | '''Business''' | ||
| + | '''Politics''' | ||
| + | '''Science''' | ||
| + | '''Sport''' | ||
=America= | =America= | ||
==USA== | ==USA== | ||
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | '''Art & Entertainment''' |
| + | *{{HOF|name=Mark Twain|profileid=5685192759510028033|category=Art & Entertainment|lifespan=1835-1910|description=American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer - wrote ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Jerry Bruckheimer|profileid=461|category=Art & Entertainment|lifespan=1945-|description=Movie & TV Producer. Top Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor, Beverly Hills Cop, CSI, Cold Case, Amazing Race}} | *{{HOF|name=Jerry Bruckheimer|profileid=461|category=Art & Entertainment|lifespan=1945-|description=Movie & TV Producer. Top Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor, Beverly Hills Cop, CSI, Cold Case, Amazing Race}} | ||
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| − | + | '''Business''' | |
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*{{HOF|name=James Athearn Folger|profileid= 6000000001711682971|category=Business|lifespan=1835-1889|description=Founder of Folger Coffee company}} | *{{HOF|name=James Athearn Folger|profileid= 6000000001711682971|category=Business|lifespan=1835-1889|description=Founder of Folger Coffee company}} | ||
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| + | '''Politics''' | ||
| + | *{{HOF|name=John Hancock|profileid= 297413655600007960|category=Politics|lifespan=1737-1793|description=signer of the Declaration of Independence}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Benjamin Franklin|profileid= 6000000001706655019|category=Politics|lifespan=1706-1790|description=one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America}} | *{{HOF|name=Benjamin Franklin|profileid= 6000000001706655019|category=Politics|lifespan=1706-1790|description=one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America}} | ||
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | *{{HOF|name=Martin Van Buren|profileid= 6000000001591172689|category=Politics|lifespan=1782-1862|description=The Eight President of the United States.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | *{{HOF|name=Harry S. Truman|profileid= 6000000000264958780|category=Politics|lifespan=1782-1862|description=President of the United States.}} |
| + | *{{HOF|name=George W. Bush|profileid= 6000000000516320779|category=Politics|lifespan=1946-|description=The forty-third President of the United States.}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Barack Obama|profileid=6000000001852266021|category=Politics|lifespan=1961-|description=President-Elect of the United States}} | *{{HOF|name=Barack Obama|profileid=6000000001852266021|category=Politics|lifespan=1961-|description=President-Elect of the United States}} | ||
| + | *{{HOF|name=John Alden|profileid=6000000000550097117|category=Politics?|lifespan=1599-1687|description=Perhaps the first passenger of the ''Mayflower'' to set foot upon Plymouth Rock}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Robert Maestri|profileid= 6000000000633934630|category=Politics|lifespan=1889-1974|description=Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P. Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long.}} | *{{HOF|name=Robert Maestri|profileid= 6000000000633934630|category=Politics|lifespan=1889-1974|description=Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P. Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long.}} | ||
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | '''Sport''' |
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | *{{HOF|name=Sam Hornish Jr|profileid= 6000000003140956575|category=Sports|lifespan=1979-|description=Nascar Driver.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|name= | + | *{{HOF|name=Dale Earnhardt|profileid= 6000000002427604736|category=Sports|lifespan=1951-2001|description=Nascar Driver.}} |
| + | *{{HOF|name=Dale Earnhardt Jr|profileid= 6000000002427637406|category=Sports|lifespan=1974-|description=Nascar Driver.}} | ||
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==Argentina== | ==Argentina== | ||
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| + | '''Politics''' | ||
*{{HOF|name=General José de San Martín|profileid=6000000000489696122|category=Politics & Military|description=national hero of Argentina, an 18th-century general and the main leader of the southern part of South America's struggle for independence.}} | *{{HOF|name=General José de San Martín|profileid=6000000000489696122|category=Politics & Military|description=national hero of Argentina, an 18th-century general and the main leader of the southern part of South America's struggle for independence.}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=General Manuel Belgrano|profileid=4586591534020052317|category=Politics & Military|description=was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader, born in Buenos Aires.}} | *{{HOF|name=General Manuel Belgrano|profileid=4586591534020052317|category=Politics & Military|description=was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader, born in Buenos Aires.}} | ||
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*{{HOF|name=Juan Martín de Pueyrredon |profileid=6000000000076238406|category=Military|description=was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century.}} | *{{HOF|name=Juan Martín de Pueyrredon |profileid=6000000000076238406|category=Military|description=was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century.}} | ||
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*{{HOF|name= Bernardino Rivadavia|profileid=6000000000121501618 |category=Politics & Military|description=}} | *{{HOF|name= Bernardino Rivadavia|profileid=6000000000121501618 |category=Politics & Military|description=}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Santiago Derqui|profileid=6000000000479834004|category=Politics & Military|description=}} | *{{HOF|name=Santiago Derqui|profileid=6000000000479834004|category=Politics & Military|description=}} | ||
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==México== | ==México== | ||
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| + | '''Politics''' | ||
*{{HOF|name=Rafael Ramiro|profileid=6000000001125675061|category=Royal & Military|description=He was the senior lieutenant during the oath of the Mexican Independence in the Plan de Iguala.}} | *{{HOF|name=Rafael Ramiro|profileid=6000000001125675061|category=Royal & Military|description=He was the senior lieutenant during the oath of the Mexican Independence in the Plan de Iguala.}} | ||
*{{HOF|name=Vicente Fox|profileid=5213355229990023508|category=Royal & Military|description=is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006.}} | *{{HOF|name=Vicente Fox|profileid=5213355229990023508|category=Royal & Military|description=is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006.}} | ||
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==Austria== | ==Austria== | ||
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | '''Art & Entertainment''' |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002764344147|name=Rudolf Kolisch|category=Music|lifespan=1896 – 1978|description=Violinist.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002764344064|name=Arnold Schoenberg|category=Music|lifespan=1874 – 1951|description=Composer, developed 12-tone method of composition.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002802128151|name=Eric Zeisl|category=Music|lifespan=1905 – 1959|description=Composer.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002802124818|name=Alexander Zemlinsky|category=Music|lifespan=1871 – 1942|description=Composer.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002765600718|name=Artur Bodanzky|category=Music|lifespan=1877 – 1939|description=Conductor of Metropolitan Opera (1915-1939).}} |
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| + | '''Science''' | ||
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=315773591250001676|name=Sigmund Freud|category=Academia|lifespan=1856 – 1939|description=Psychiatrist, founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.}} | ||
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| + | '''Sport''' | ||
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002765609052|name=Ignác Kolisch|category=Chess|lifespan=1837 – 1889|description=Chess Master.}} | ||
==France== | ==France== | ||
| − | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002765153912|name= | + | '''Art & Entertainment''' |
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002765153912|name=Marcel Proust|category=Writing|lifespan=1797 – 1856|description=Author.}} | ||
==Germany== | ==Germany== | ||
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | '''Academia''' |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000000155018032|name= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000000961695294|name=Moses Mendelssohn|category=Philosophy|lifespan=1729 – 1786|description=Philosopher.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000000155018032|name=Karl Marx|category=Philosophy|lifespan=1818 – 1883|description=Philosopher.}} |
| − | *{{HOF|profileid= | + | '''Art & Entertainment''' |
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000002765656236|name=Heinrich Heine|category=Writing|lifespan=1797 – 1856|description=Author and poet.}} | ||
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000000961695084|name=Felix Mendelssohn|category=Music|lifespan=1809 – 1847|description=Composer.}} | ||
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==UK== | ==UK== | ||
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| + | '''Art & Entertainment''' | ||
| + | *{{HOF|profileid=298232075060008975|name=Jane Austen|category=Art & Entertainment|lifespan=1775 - 1817|description=English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.}} | ||
| + | ===Politics=== | ||
*{{HOF|profileid=5597380726000028489|name=William I of England|category=Royal & Military|lifespan=1027 – 1087|description=aka William The Conqueror; Duke of Normandy from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death}} | *{{HOF|profileid=5597380726000028489|name=William I of England|category=Royal & Military|lifespan=1027 – 1087|description=aka William The Conqueror; Duke of Normandy from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death}} | ||
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*{{HOF|profileid=6000000000893738220|name=Diana Frances Spencer|category=Royal & Military|lifespan=1961 – 1997|description=The first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.}} | *{{HOF|profileid=6000000000893738220|name=Diana Frances Spencer|category=Royal & Military|lifespan=1961 – 1997|description=The first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.}} | ||
=Asia= | =Asia= | ||
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| + | '''Politics''' | ||
*{{HOF|profileid=4171616250790061933|name=Mahatma Gandhi|category=Politics|lifespan=1869 – 1948|description=A major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.}} | *{{HOF|profileid=4171616250790061933|name=Mahatma Gandhi|category=Politics|lifespan=1869 – 1948|description=A major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.}} | ||
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=Africa= | =Africa= | ||
==South Africa== | ==South Africa== | ||
Revision as of 08:25, 12 March 2009
Inspired by the famous people thread in the forum, add your link to a profile page of celebrities here by their Nationality. To qualify as a celebrity in this list, at least the deceased Geni profiles should be publicly viewable ("about" and timeline) and there should be an article in wikipedia about the person.
Please categorize listed subject into following celebrity subcategories:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Academia | Philosophers, Lecturer, |
| Art & Entertainment | Writers, Actors, Directors, Musicians, Composers, Painters, Scultpors, |
| Business | Entrepeneurs, founders |
| Politics | Royals, Military persons, Nobility, |
| Science | Nobel price takers, inventors, |
| Sport | Golfers, Chess players, |
Academia Art & Entertainment Business Politics Science Sport
Contents
America
USA
Art & Entertainment
- Mark Twain (1835-1910), Art & Entertainment. American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer - wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Wikipedia: Mark Twain)
- Jerry Bruckheimer (1945-), Art & Entertainment. Movie & TV Producer. Top Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor, Beverly Hills Cop, CSI, Cold Case, Amazing Race (Wikipedia: Jerry Bruckheimer)
Business
- James Athearn Folger (1835-1889), Business. Founder of Folger Coffee company (Wikipedia: James Athearn Folger)
Politics
- John Hancock (1737-1793), Politics. signer of the Declaration of Independence (Wikipedia: John Hancock)
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Politics. one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (Wikipedia: Benjamin Franklin)
- Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), Politics. The Eight President of the United States. (Wikipedia: Martin Van Buren)
- Harry S. Truman (1782-1862), Politics. President of the United States. (Wikipedia: Harry S. Truman)
- George W. Bush (1946-), Politics. The forty-third President of the United States. (Wikipedia: George W. Bush)
- Barack Obama (1961-), Politics. President-Elect of the United States (Wikipedia: Barack Obama)
- John Alden (1599-1687), Politics?. Perhaps the first passenger of the Mayflower to set foot upon Plymouth Rock (Wikipedia: John Alden)
- Robert Maestri (1889-1974), Politics. Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P. Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long. (Wikipedia: Robert Maestri)
Sport
- Sam Hornish Jr (1979-), Sports. Nascar Driver. (Wikipedia: Sam Hornish Jr)
- Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001), Sports. Nascar Driver. (Wikipedia: Dale Earnhardt)
- Dale Earnhardt Jr (1974-), Sports. Nascar Driver. (Wikipedia: Dale Earnhardt Jr)
Argentina
Politics
- General José de San Martín (), Politics & Military. national hero of Argentina, an 18th-century general and the main leader of the southern part of South America's struggle for independence. (Wikipedia: General José de San Martín)
- General Manuel Belgrano (), Politics & Military. was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader, born in Buenos Aires. (Wikipedia: General Manuel Belgrano)
- General Juan Gegorio de las Heras (), Politics & Military. was an Argentine soldier who took part in the South American Wars of Independence and was also a governor of the province of Buenos Aires. (Wikipedia: General Juan Gegorio de las Heras)
- General Martin Miguel de Güemes (), Politics & Military. was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish during the Argentine War of Independence (Wikipedia: General Martin Miguel de Güemes)
- Toribio de Luzuriaga (), Military. Independende Warrior (Wikipedia: Toribio de Luzuriaga)
- General Juan Galo Lavalle (), Politics & Military. was an Argentine military figure and political figure. (Wikipedia: General Juan Galo Lavalle)
- José Matías Zapiola y Lezica (), Military. Independence Warrior (Wikipedia: José Matías Zapiola y Lezica)
- Juan José Feliciano Fernández Campero y Pérez de Uriondo (), Military. Independende Warrior (Wikipedia: Juan José Feliciano Fernández Campero y Pérez de Uriondo)
- Coronel Francisco Pérez de Uriondo (), Military. Independence Warrior. (Wikipedia: Coronel Francisco Pérez de Uriondo)
- Coronel Pedro Nolasco Pérez de Uriondo (), Military. Independence Warrior. (Wikipedia: Coronel Pedro Nolasco Pérez de Uriondo)
- Teniente Coronel Manuel Pérez de Uriondo (), Military. Independence Warrior (Wikipedia: Teniente Coronel Manuel Pérez de Uriondo)
- Felipe Pereyra Lucena (), Military. Independende Warrior (Wikipedia: Felipe Pereyra Lucena)
- Coronel Cornelio Saavedra (), Royal & Military. was a military man and President of First Junta. (Wikipedia: Coronel Cornelio Saavedra)
- Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (), Military. was a member of Argentina's Second triumvirate. (Wikipedia: Gervasio Antonio de Posadas)
- Carlos María de Alvear (), Royal & Military. was an Argentine soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the River Plate. (Wikipedia: Carlos María de Alvear)
- Juan Martín de Pueyrredon (), Military. was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. (Wikipedia: Juan Martín de Pueyrredon)
- Bernardino Rivadavia (), Politics & Military. (Wikipedia: Bernardino Rivadavia)
- Santiago Derqui (), Politics & Military. (Wikipedia: Santiago Derqui)
- General Justo José de Urquiza (), Politics & Military. (Wikipedia: General Justo José de Urquiza)
- Vicente López y Planes (), Politics & Military. (Wikipedia: Vicente López y Planes)
- Bartolomé Mitre (), Military. (Wikipedia: Bartolomé Mitre)
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (), Politics & Military. (Wikipedia: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento)
- Nicolás Avellaneda Silva (), Military. (Wikipedia: Nicolás Avellaneda Silva)
- Julio Argentino Roca Paz (), Military. Independende Warrior (Wikipedia: Julio Argentino Roca Paz)
- Miguel Juárez Celman (), Military. (Wikipedia: Miguel Juárez Celman)
- Carlos Pellegrini Bevans (), Military. (Wikipedia: Carlos Pellegrini Bevans)
- Luis Sáenz Peña (), Military. (Wikipedia: Luis Sáenz Peña)
- José Evaristo Uriburu Arenales (), Military. (Wikipedia: José Evaristo Uriburu Arenales)
- Manuel Quintana (), Royal & Military. (Wikipedia: Manuel Quintana)
- José Figueroa Alcorta (), Military. (Wikipedia: José Figueroa Alcorta)
- Roque Sáenz Peña (), Royal & Military. (Wikipedia: Roque Sáenz Peña)
- Hipólito Yrigoyen (), Military. (Wikipedia: Hipólito Yrigoyen)
- José Félix Uriburu (), Military. (Wikipedia: José Félix Uriburu)
- Agustín Pedro Justo (), Military. (Wikipedia: Agustín Pedro Justo)
- Ramón Castillo (), Military. (Wikipedia: Ramón Castillo)
- Arturo Rawson (), Military. (Wikipedia: Arturo Rawson)
- Manuel Quintana (), Royal & Military. (Wikipedia: Manuel Quintana)
- General Juan Domingo Perón (), Military. (Wikipedia: General Juan Domingo Perón)
- General Eduardo Lonardi (), Royal & Military. (Wikipedia: General Eduardo Lonardi)
- Hipólito Yrigoyen (), Military. (Wikipedia: Hipólito Yrigoyen)
- General Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (), Military. (Wikipedia: General Pedro Eugenio Aramburu)
- Roque Sáenz Peña (), Royal & Military. (Wikipedia: Roque Sáenz Peña)
- Arturo Frondizi (), Military. (Wikipedia: Arturo Frondizi)
- Arturo Umberto Illía (), Military. (Wikipedia: Arturo Umberto Illía)
- General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (), Military. (Wikipedia: General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse)
- María Estela "Isabelita" Martínez de Perón (), Military. (Wikipedia: María Estela "Isabelita" Martínez de Perón)
- Raúl Alfonsín (), Military. (Wikipedia: Raúl Alfonsín)
- Adolfo Rodriguez Saá (), Military. (Wikipedia: Adolfo Rodriguez Saá)
México
Politics
- Rafael Ramiro (), Royal & Military. He was the senior lieutenant during the oath of the Mexican Independence in the Plan de Iguala. (Wikipedia: Rafael Ramiro)
- Vicente Fox (), Royal & Military. is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. (Wikipedia: Vicente Fox)
Europe
- Charlemagne (747 – 814), Royal & Military. aka Charles the Great or Carolus Magnus; King of the Franks from 768 to his death (Wikipedia: Charlemagne)
Austria
Art & Entertainment
- Rudolf Kolisch (1896 – 1978), Music. Violinist. (Wikipedia: Rudolf Kolisch)
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951), Music. Composer, developed 12-tone method of composition. (Wikipedia: Arnold Schoenberg)
- Eric Zeisl (1905 – 1959), Music. Composer. (Wikipedia: Eric Zeisl)
- Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 – 1942), Music. Composer. (Wikipedia: Alexander Zemlinsky)
- Artur Bodanzky (1877 – 1939), Music. Conductor of Metropolitan Opera (1915-1939). (Wikipedia: Artur Bodanzky)
Science
- Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939), Academia. Psychiatrist, founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. (Wikipedia: Sigmund Freud)
Sport
- Ignác Kolisch (1837 – 1889), Chess. Chess Master. (Wikipedia: Ignác Kolisch)
France
Art & Entertainment
- Marcel Proust (1797 – 1856), Writing. Author. (Wikipedia: Marcel Proust)
Germany
Academia
- Moses Mendelssohn (1729 – 1786), Philosophy. Philosopher. (Wikipedia: Moses Mendelssohn)
- Karl Marx (1818 – 1883), Philosophy. Philosopher. (Wikipedia: Karl Marx)
Art & Entertainment
- Heinrich Heine (1797 – 1856), Writing. Author and poet. (Wikipedia: Heinrich Heine)
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847), Music. Composer. (Wikipedia: Felix Mendelssohn)
UK
Art & Entertainment
- Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Art & Entertainment. English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. (Wikipedia: Jane Austen)
Politics
- William I of England (1027 – 1087), Royal & Military. aka William The Conqueror; Duke of Normandy from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death (Wikipedia: William I of England)
- Diana Frances Spencer (1961 – 1997), Royal & Military. The first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. (Wikipedia: Diana Frances Spencer)
Asia
Politics
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948), Politics. A major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. (Wikipedia: Mahatma Gandhi)
