Norwegian scenographer. Throughout his entire career he was affiliated with Det Norske Teatret, although he sometimes also worked at other theatres. For a period in…
Mexican film producer and screenwriter of Jewish descent, who produced 193 films between 1941 and 1989. His productions include Ash Wednesday (1958), which was entered…
Belgian soccer midfielder who played for various clubs from 1991 to 2005, and for the national team from 1991 to 2002, then served as a…
American Internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the Wikia company. He earned bachelor’s and master’s…
American artist whose abstract works depict colour studies especially of the old adobe churches of Northern New Mexico. He also used a Polaroid SX-70 camera…
Cassandra Waldon: A Trailblazer in Reality TV and International Development Cassandra Waldon, a remarkable figure in both the reality television realm and the field of…
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon from 1978 to 1990. He graduated from…
Brazilian television journalist and anchor who was editor-in-chief and news presenter of Jornal da Globo and Jornal Hoje. Since 2008, she has presented Entre Aspas.…
“`html Claire Waldoff: The Manifesting Generator of German Cabaret Claire Waldoff, born Clara Wortmann on October 21, 1884, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, was a pioneering force…
German naval officer and writer, who died on 29 November 1942 in Heidelberg, Germany. Link to Wikipedia biography (German)
Italian astrologer, newspaper columnist and known through articles in astrological journals. He died on 21 June 1995.
Austrian President 1986-1992, lawyer and diplomat, who served as the fourth Secretary General of the United Nations 1972-1981. He was educated at the Diplomatic Academy…
American poet, a member of the “Outrider” experimental poetry community. Link to Wikipedia biography
German Expressionist artist and art expert in many disciplines, broadly acknowledged as one of the most important discoverers and promoters of German avant-garde art in…
Belgian writer and soldier, he received the 1958 Prix Goncourt for Saint-Germain ou la négociation. This historical novel recounts the negotiations between the crown of…
Prussian prince as the eldest son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. Prince Waldemar married Princess…
German royalty, the sixth child of Crown Prince Friedrich and Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of the Queen Victoria. He died of diptheria in…
British politician, a Member of Parliament who was returned at General Election 6/11/1987. Link to Wikipedia biography
French lawyer and one of the outstanding politicians of the moderate Republicans (Républicains modérés), from 1901 the Alliance républicaine démocratique, in the Third Republic. In…
French politician, father of Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau who was a statesman during the Third Republic. During the 1848 Revolution, he was elected as a Republican deputy…
Prussian Generalmajor and prince, as a son of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg. He died unmarried and without issue on 17…
German Roman Catholic nobleman of the outgoing Holy Roman Empire. Maximilian was the son of Count Franz Anton von Waldburg (1714-1790) and the Countess Maria…
American painter from a noted family, the daughter of noted palaeontologist Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) and his second wife Helena Breese Stevens. Her mother died…
German actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. He died on 25 May 1958, aged 87, in Munich, Germany. Link…
American writer, editor and photographer, a skier and outdoorsman who is a member of the Sierra club, the Appalachian Mt. Club, the Nature Conservancy and…
Polish track and field athlete, who became a women’s Olympic champion in the 100 metres. It was later learned that Walasiewicz had male genitalia and…
American poet and essayist, best known for a series of poems collectively known as “The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems.” Wakoski is primarily associated with the deep…
Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda (1994–2000) and Collingwood (2001–2008) clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). At 16 he and his…
English musician who played in the progressive rock band Yes during the 1970s. He is a classically trained keyboardist. Link to Wikipedia biography
American magician and inventor known in the magic world for devising classic illusions and routines used by some of the top performers in the business.…
American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several…
Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on…
British actress and singer in stage musicals who has received two nominations (2010, 2014) for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.…
American cinematographer, most known for working on Martin Scorsese’s films Mean Streets (1973) and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), as well as on the…
American novelist, journalist and screenwriter, whose best-selling novels Going All The Way (1970) and Starting Over (1973) were made into feature films. He created the…
Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda (1995–2000) and Port Adelaide (2001–2007) in the Australian Football League as a defender. In round 5, 2007,…
French doctor, resistant and prisoner in the Auschwitz III (Buna-Monowitz) and Buchenwald camps. He was a witness at the Nuremberg trials. He died on 21…
Polish-Romani classic poet and singer. She died 8 February 1987. Link to Wikipedia biography
Japanese sumo wrestler, the older of two brothers who both became champions. He has the Ozeki rank, one grade less than his brother Takanohana, who…
Norwegian marathon runner and world record holder who won 12 World Marathon Majors, the most for any runner, earning her a place in the Guinness…
Polish athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. She died 1 February 1990. Link to Wikipedia biography
Peruvian politician, a member of Perú Posible since 1994, who was elected as a Congressman in 2000, 2001, and 2006, representing Lima. In 2000-01 Waisman…
American singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and a member of a noted family. His parents, folk singers Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, divorced when…
British diplomat, special envoy and hostage victim taken in Lebanon 1/20/1987, 21:30 EET. He was held hostage for five years along with Tom Sutherland from…
Tom Waits: A Musical Legend Through the Lens of Human Design Tom Waits, born December 7, 1949, in Pomona, California, is an iconic American singer,…
American singer, songwriter and guitarist who was noted, from the late ’60s, as one of pop music’s most piquant satirists. As a superb comic actor,…
Norwegian Jewish toolmaker and victim of the Holocaust. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. In the the four volume work “Våre Falne [Our Fallen]…
Australian doctor who successfully campaigned for legal access to abortion for women in the state of Victoria. In the process he received multiple death threats…
German politician of the Christian Social Union party in Bavaria (CSU). He represented Neu-Ulm in the Bundestag from 1976 to 2002. He studied law and…