French soccer player.
Polish political figure who served in the nation’s Parliament (Sejm) for 16 years (1989–2005), including a stint as a member of the cabinet, and whose…
French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. He…
French screenwriter and film director. His 1978 film Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at…
British seaman who won fame as a result of the mutiny that occurred on his ship, The Bounty, in 1787. Fletcher Christian led the mutiny…
French actor and stage director. He formerly studied mime with actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault with whom he was closely associated. As a director he was notable…
Dutch international football player and coach. Blind was born in Oost-Souborg in Sealand. He followed the Havo in Vlissingen whilst playing for the amateur club…
German writer, a poet, biographer and translator who took the name of her political-writer stepfather. Her work consisted of three long poems and the biographies…
French aviator, inventor, and engineer, who developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money…
French singer and goguettier (a member of a Goguette or singing society in France and Belgium), who came to Paris in 1893, and performed at…
British actor of stage, screen and TV, often noted for his aggressive characterizations. On stage since a teen, he suffered a nervous breakdown after the…
Chilean social activist and labor union leader who was one of the founders of Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales (ANEF), Central Única de Trabajadores (CUT),…
French military personnel in World War II, awarded the title of ‘Compagnon de la Libération’ (English: Companion of the Liberation). He died on 7 June…
American video game designer, popularly known as CliffyB (and Dude Huge), who worked in the development of the Unreal and Gears of War series. After…
French musician and composer. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French advertising giant who set the standards of public presentations of products for many years. Bleustein was the founder and president of Publicis in 1927,…
Spanish radio announcer on Cadena100, a Spanish radio station which broadcasts contemporary music aimed at a family audience for both the young and old. Link…
Northern Irish broadcaster, best known for her television work with the BBC and ITV. She has presented various shows with Adrian Chiles such as The…
American actor. He has appeared in This Boy’s Life with Leonardo DiCaprio and stars in Another Gay Movie alongside Jonathan Chase and Michael Carbonaro and…
French senior government official, Director General of the public Establishment for the development of La Défense (EPAD) from 2004 to 2008. Link to Wikipedia biography…
American football player who played halfback for four seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1946) and Los Angeles Rams (1947). He…
American soprano opera singer, she began voice lessons in 1955 and made a debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1963. After studying and singing abroad,…
Austrian film actress who appeared in more than thirty films from 1919 to 1952. From 1893 to 1956 she played at the Burgtheater in Vienna.…
French biologist and geologist who participated in various geological debates on erosion and the origin of mountains. He was assassinated in his laboratory in Nancy…
American football halfback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1968, 1970-1980), noted as one of the best running backs…
American comedienne with a mobile face and blue, saucer-shaped eyes. She began her career by performing in a San Francisco troupe in 1971. From 1975,…
German politician who developed the so-called “Strasbourg system” of social welfare. He was Mayor of Hanau from 29 December 1921 to 31 May 1933. He…
Russian spiritualist and mystic, the founder of the Theosophical Society. Her personal history changed frequently with a number of fanciful and glamorous versions but she…
French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1933 and 1966. He died on 21 November 1967 aged 65 in Suresnes, France. Link to…
French scientist and researcher whose activities focus on issues related to the mathematisation process in physical sciences. He is Senior Research Director with the CNRS…
American astrologer, pro since 1970, teacher. Mary was once a competitive ballroom dancer who was also an astrologer. She had three marriages; one child. She…
French foil fencer, who won a Silver medal in the women’s team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on 29 July 2021 at the…
American professional tennis player who attained a best singles world ranking of 273. In 1985 he qualified for the main draw of the Volvo International…
Australian gay activist and writer, outspoken, impulsive and often outrageous, Peter Blazey was an over-the-top character who squandered his inheritance while working toward fame and…
Spanish innkeeper and businessman of some premises of Madrid , being the most famous one of them that bears his name: Casa Lucio . Link…
Italian showgirl, model, television personality, and former child actress. Blasi married the World Cup-winning football player Francesco Totti on 19 June 2005; they have a…
Felix Blaska: A Visionary in Dance and Human Design Felix Blaska, born on August 5, 1941, in Gomel, Belarus, is a renowned Polish-French dancer, choreographer,…
American fashion designer and eminently successful businessman, a full partner in the firm “Maurice Rentner,” a leading manufacturer of exclusive women’s wear. By the ’70s,…
German expressionist poet, critic and writer, who used the pseudonyms Daniel Stabler and Erich Sternow. In 1980 Thomas B. Schumann published a three volume collection…
Belgian entrepreneur, director of the Bâtiments et Ponts (Bâtipont) company, sold in 1988 to the French CDC (a subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale des Eaux).…
Belgian business executive, president of the Amigo hotel, and director of construction companies and real estate companies of the Blaton group. Also a sports patron,…
Michel Blaton: Equestrian Legacy and Human Design Michel Blaton: Equestrian Legacy and Human Design Early Life and Background Born in the vibrant city of Ixelles,…
Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). He was elected on 8 June 1998,…
American novelist, screenwriter and producer-director, best known as author of “The Exorcist,” 1971, which was made into a film in 1973 and earned an Oscar…
French politician, serving as the Minister of National Education since 17 May 2017, succeding to Vallaud-Belkacem. Link to Wikipedia biography
French socialist and political activist, notable for his revolutionary theory of Blanquism. Blanquism refers to a conception of revolution generally attributed to Louis Auguste Blanqui…
American businessman, politician.
French musician, a bassist who played with Duke Ellington.
French agronomist and botanist who performed studies of corn and barley varieties, did analysis of wheat varieties that were most suitable for the pasta industry,…