Ulysses S. Grant
1822–1885
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
Ulysses S. Grant served as the president of the United States.
Amy Winehouse
1983–2011
British singer-songwriter
Amy Winehouse was a British singer-songwriter known for her work as a recording artist.
Philippe Pétain
1856–1951
French military and political leader
Philippe Pétain was a French military officer who served as the head of state during the Vichy regime.
Steven Weinberg
1933–2021
American theoretical physicist
Steven Weinberg was a theoretical physicist who contributed to the unification of the electromagnetic and weak forces.
William Ramsay
1852–1916
Scottish chemist
William Ramsay was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases.
Sally Ride
1951–2012
American astronaut and physicist
Sally Ride was an astronaut who became the first American woman to travel into space.
D. W. Griffith
1875–1948
American filmmaker
D. W. Griffith was an American filmmaker who directed, produced, and wrote numerous motion pictures.
Mohammed Zahir Shah
1914–2007
King of Afghanistan
Mohammed Zahir Shah was the King of Afghanistan who served as the country's monarch for four decades.
Montgomery Clift
1920–1966
American actor
Montgomery Clift was an American actor known for his work in film and on stage.
Toshihide Maskawa
1940–2021
Japanese theoretical physicist
Toshihide Maskawa was a theoretical physicist who contributed to the understanding of broken symmetry in subatomic particles.
Cordell Hull
1871–1955
American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944
Cordell Hull was an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of State.
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
1896–1957
Sicilian Prince and writer
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was a writer who authored the novel The Leopard.
Henry Hallett Dale
1875–1968
English pharmacologist, Nobel laureate
Henry Hallett Dale was an English pharmacologist who received a Nobel Prize for his research on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses.
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918–2007
German chemist
Ernst Otto Fischer was a German chemist who conducted research on organometallic compounds.
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873–1932
Brazilian aviation pioneer
Alberto Santos-Dumont was an aviation pioneer who designed and flew early aircraft.
Robin Warren
1937–2024
Australian microbiologist and Nobel Laureate
Robin Warren was a microbiologist who discovered the role of Helicobacter pylori in causing stomach ulcers.
Isaac Singer
1811–1875
American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine
Isaac Singer was an inventor who developed the Singer sewing machine.
Djalma Santos
1929–2013
Brazilian association football player
Djalma Santos was a Brazilian association football player who competed in four consecutive World Cup tournaments.
Van Heflin
1908–1971
American actor
Van Heflin was an American actor who performed in numerous film and stage productions throughout his career.
Eudora Welty
1909–2001
American short story writer, novelist and photographer
Eudora Welty was an American writer and photographer known for her short stories and novels depicting life in the American South.
Paul Morand
1888–1976
French writer
Paul Morand was a French writer known for his novels, poetry, and work as a diplomat.
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951
American documentary filmmaker
Robert J. Flaherty was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the field of non-fiction cinema.
Ahmad Shamloo
1925–2000
Iranian Persian poet, writer, and journalist
Ahmad Shamloo was an Iranian poet who worked as a writer and journalist.
William Tubman
1895–1971
Liberian politician, 19th president of Liberia
William Tubman was a Liberian politician who served as the nineteenth president of Liberia.
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