French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his advocacy of the string of forts that would be known as…
Scottish soldier and clergyman; he was one of the best known, most influential and unconventional Church of Scotland ministers of the 20th century. He was…
Peruvian soldier who was recruited illegally in April 2008, when he was only 16, and he died in an ambush by narco (along with 12…
American military, a Marine assigned to the Iraq War. An adorable 19-year-old honey-blonde, Jessica was captured in an Iraqi raid on Nasiriyah. In a Special…
German royalty, the King of Bavaria at the age of 19, known as Mad Ludwig. A genius in architecture, he built the famous dream castles…
Polish Swordfish of the Crown in 1754, Major General of the royal army in 1753, commander of the Infantry Regiment of the Queen, MP, one…
Prussian prince, soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, gifted musician and composer. Louis Ferdinand was a son of Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia and Elisabeth Louise…
French military commander during the War of the Grand Alliance and War of the Spanish Succession, Marshal of France. Vendôme was one of the most…
American third baseman in Major League Baseball, nicknamed “Lucky”, who played for the New York Giants (1947–1951) and Philadelphia Phillies (1952–1953). During his playing career,…
French soldier who attended Afghan training camps, and was found dead of hunger and cold in the aftermath of the Battle of Tora Bora in…
Ernst Lissauer: A Complex Tapestry of Nationalism and Identity Ernst Lissauer, born on December 10, 1882, in Berlin, Germany, was a German-Jewish poet and dramatist…
German Nazi Field Marshal. The son of a doctor, he joined the military as a professional soldier, a General Staff Officer during WW I and…
American journalist, sister of Lisa Ling. While on assignment in China near the North Korean border for Al Gore’s Current TV media company, Ling and…
American journalist and TV personality, Ling was one of the co-hosts of “The View” a popular daytime TV talk show featuring Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira,…
Finnish author and national figure. Linna is the author of “The Unknown Soldier.” He was married with two kids. He died on 21 April 1992…
German physician, known above all as a leading member of the Reichsbund of Jewish soldiers on the front lines and as one of the victims…
Peruvian soldier and politician, who briefly occupied the presidency of Peru succeeding General Ricardo Perez Godoy as head of the military junta, from 3 March…
German film actor, popular in the 1920s and the partner of Marlene Dietrich in I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1929). Liedtke was born to a…
German Expressionist painter of Jewish ancestry who established a circle of German-speaking artists who met at Le Dôme Café in Paris. In 1897, he and…
Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859, recognized contemporarily as a liberal monarch, authorizing the Tuscan Constitution of 1848, and allowing a degree of…
French singer, born at the “Château de Bénouville”, maternity hospital, to Madeleine Lenormand and Erich, an unknown musician German soldier (his song “Warum mein Vater?).…
German general during World War II who rose to army-level command. During Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, troops of the…
French former military, dog trainer, considered as probably serial killer. He was suspected to have kidnapped and murdered a little girl, Maëlys (27 August 2017).…
British author, poet, journalist, proprietor and astrologer, called the “Billy Graham of Witchcraft.” Sybil Leek was one of the Pagan community’s most esteemed elders. She…
French soldier who followed, together with 20 other young men from his village, a call by Charles de Gaulle to join the Free French forces.…
Welsh soldier of fortune, adventurer, writer and archaeologist. After the press of his day documented his diplomatic and military genius as one of the organizers…
Scottish beauty, the subject of “Annie Laurie,” an old Scottish song based on a poem by William Douglas (1672?–1748) of Dumfries and Galloway. Anna/Anne/Annie was…
Philippe Lançon: A Resilient Voice in Journalism and Literature Philippe Lançon, born on April 8, 1963, in Vanves, France, is a distinguished French journalist and…
Colombian-American threat analyst and former hacker. Lamo first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times,…
French aristocrat who fought with the American colonists against the British in the American Revolution. Later, by allying himself with the revolutionary bourgeoisie, he became…
Henri Labit: A Remarkable Life in Service and Sacrifice Henri Labit, born on September 30, 1920, in Mézin, France, became a symbol of courage and…
French surgeon and politician who introduced various laws of interest to the medical community, including the 1914 Loi Labbé (Labbé Law), legislation that provided compulsory…
Australian soldier who fought in World War I, in both Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He is known because he left a diary of…
Hungarian classical scholar, school master and political victim. He was arrested and jailed in Paris in WW I for his political beliefs. In his autobiography,…
German actor with blond hair and blue eyes, who often performed in roles portraying German soldiers due to his archetypal Nordic German look. He made…
South African soldier and statesman, noted as the builder of the Afrikaner nation. As a boy of 10, Kruger took part in the Great Trek…
Kris Kristofferson: A Legendary Manifestor in Music and Film Kris Kristofferson is an American icon known for his profound impact on the music and film…
Hawaiian entertainer, singer and showman. The King of Hawaiian entertainment who, after 50+ years of performing, still sings to sold out rooms six nights a…
American painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher, whose works are held in the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and many other major…
American soldier, government official, political scientist, and author. He saw action in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II, first with Merrill’s Marauders, getting wounded…
German historian, archivist and librarian, who published numerous books. The son of a merchant banker and brother of the writer Franz Hessel he studied history,…
American actor best known for his portrayal of the cyber-demonic soldier Adam in the fourth season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hertzberg…
Mexican-American Private First Class of the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Mertzwiller, France during World War…
German soldier of the second World War (Obersturmführer), he died in Russia on 20 October 1941.
Kurt Herdemerten: A Pioneer of Polar Exploration and Human Design Generator Kurt Herdemerten, born on August 17, 1900, in Dresden, Germany, was a remarkable figure…
Anglo-Welsh peer, styled 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. He was a soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher of the Kingdom of England, also remembered…
English character actor who worked predominantly during the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, becoming one of the most recognisable faces in post-war British cinema. He served…
Prince of Orléans as the eldest son surviving to adulthood of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans. In 1897 Vittorio Emanuele,…
Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s In 1938, he was forced to flee with his…
American Vietnam veteran and hero of the 1990 film “Born on the Fourth of July,” which detailed his experiences during and after the war. Antiwar…