'''Leroy F. Aarons''' ([[1944]] - [[November 28]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]], [[editor]], [[author]], [[playwright]], founder of the [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Assoc
'''Rosemarie Ackermann''' (born [[April 4]] [[1952]]) is a former [[Germany|German]] [[high jump]]er. She was the first female high jumper ever to cross the height of 2.00 m, on [[August 26]], [[1977]] in [[Ber
'''Ramadan Ali''' (born approx. [[1940]]) is the brother of [[Boxing|boxer]] [[Muhammad Ali]]. Ramadan, it could be said, was ''almost famous'' during Muhammad's career: His presence at Muhammad's activities
'''Roland Allen''' ([[1868]] - [[1947]]) was born in [[England]], Allen was the son of an Anglican priest but was orphaned early in life. He trained for ministry at Oxford and became a priest in [[1893]]. Allen
'''Margaret Whigham''' ([[December 1]], [[1912]] - [[July 25]], [[1993]]), later '''Margaret Sweeny''', was best known as '''Margaret, Duchess of Argyll''', whose divorce case featured salacious photographs and
'''''Her Royal Highness''''' '''The Princess Louise''', (Louise Caroline Alberta), ([[18 March]] [[1848]] - [[3 December]] [[1939]]) was a member of the [[British Royal Family]], the sixth child and third daug
'''Eberhard Arnold''' (1883-1935), German [[Christian]] writer, philosopher, and theologian, was the founder of the [[Bruderhof Communities|Bruderhof]] (''place of brothers'') in 1920. Eberhard Arnold was born
[[image:Vatche_Arslanian_sm.jpg|right|Vatche Arslanian]] '''Vatche Arslanian''' ([[1955]] - [[April 8]], [[2003]]) was a member of the [[Canadian Red Cross]] and head of [[logistics]] for the [[International C
[[Major General]] Sir '''George Arthur''' ([[1784]]-[[1854]]) was [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Upper Canada]] ([[March 23]], [[1838]]-[[1839]]?). Sir George Arthur, Baronet., born in Plymouth, England, 21 June
'''Nizamuddin Auliya''' (1238 - 1325 AD) also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, is a famous [[Sufi]] saint of the [[Chishti Order]] in [[India]]. He was born in [[Badayun]] (east of [[Delhi]]), though he later settle
'''Roger Avary''' (b. [[August 23]], [[1965]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] born movie writer, producer and director. Roger Roberts Avary was born in [[Flin Flon, Manitoba]], the son of a mining engineer, but grew
'''Roland Sherwood "Ernie" Ball''' (1930? - [[September 9]], [[2004]] in [[San Luis Obispo, California]]) was a pioneer maker of [[guitar]] strings used over the past 40 years by such artists as [[B.B. King]] t
'''RM Ballantyne''' ([[April 24]], [[1825]] - [[February 8]], [[1894]]), [[Scotland|Scottish]] fiction writer, Born '''Robert Michael Ballantyne''' in [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] he was part of a famous family of
'''Thomas John Barnardo''' ([[1845]]-[[1905]]), [[England|English]] [[philanthropist]], and founder and director of homes for [[destitute]] children, was born at [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], in [[1845]]. His father
<div style="float:right;width:170px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center">[[Image:MartinVanBurenBates.jpeg]]<small><br>Bates, right, in uniform, next to a man of average height</small></div> '''Martin Van Buren B
'''Thomas Berger''' (born [[March 23]], [[1933]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. Berger was the leader of the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party]] prior to [[David Barrett]]. Appointed to the [[Brit
Born in [[England]] in [[1956]], '''Dennison Berwick''' [[emigrate]]d to [[Canada]] in [[1980]]. Since then he has walked the entire length of the river [[Ganges]] in [[India]] ( the 3000 km walk is recounted
'''Wilfred Ruprecht Bion''', 1897-1979, was a British [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalyst]]. He was a pioneer in [[Group dynamics|group dynamics]]. He was the author of <CITE>Experiences in Groups</CITE>, London: [[
'''Rodrigue Biron''' (born [[September 8]] [[1934]]) is a politician in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]]. Biron served as Mayor of the Town of Sainte-Croix, Quebec, from [[1971]] to [[1973]]. H
[[image:raynaldblais.jpg|right]] '''Raynald Blais''' (born [[January 5]], [[1954]], in [[Port-Daniel, Quebec]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. Blais is a [[Bloc Québécois]] member of the [[Canadian Hous
'''Gordon Aylesworth Blake''' ([[1910]]-[[September 1]],[[1997]]) was a former director of the [[NSA]]. Gordon, son of George and Cecelia Blake, Charles City, Iowa, was born in Charles City in 1910, and gradua
'''Johannes Blaskowitz''' (July 10, 1883 - February 5, 1948) was a [[Germany|German]] general during [[World War II]]. During the [[Polish September Campaign]] he commanded the [[German 8th Army]]. ==World War
'''Harman Blennerhassett''' ([[1765]] -[[1831]]), Irish-American lawyer, son of an [[Ireland|Irish]] country gentleman of [[England|English]] stock settled in Co. Kerry, was born on [[October 8]], [[1765]]. He
[[image:alainboire.jpg|right]] '''Alain Boire''' (born [[June 23]], [[1971]], in [[Montreal, Quebec]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. Boire is a [[Bloc Québécois]] member of the [[Canadian House of Comm
[[image:francebonsant.jpg|right]] '''France Bonsant''' (born [[August 18]], [[1952]], in [[Waterville, Quebec]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. Bonsant is a [[Bloc Québécois]] member of the [[Canadian H
'''William Scott "Scotty" Bowman''' (born [[September 18]], [[1933]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]) is a former [[National Hockey League]] [[head coach]], considered among the greatest coaches in NHL
'''Stan Brakhage''' ([[January 14]], [[1933]] - [[March 9]], [[2003]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[filmmaker]]. He is regarded as one of the most important [[experimental filmmaker]]s of the [[20th cent
'''Malcolm Bricklin''' (b. [[January 9]], [[1939]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]) is an automotive entrepreneur from [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. In [[1958]], Bricklin dropped out of the [[University of Florida
'''Angelica Bridges''' (Born: [[November 20]], [[1973]] in [[Harrisonville, Missouri]], [[USA]]-) is an American [[actress]], [[model]] and [[singer]]. She is married to [[NHL]] [[defenceman (hockey)|defe
'''Frank Goodish''' ([[1946]]-[[1988]]) was a professional wrestler better known in the [[professional wrestling]] [[world]] as '''Bruiser Brody'''. Brody fought during the [[1970s]] in the [[WWE]], then known
'''Michael Brook''' (born [[1952]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]) is a Canadian [[guitarist]] familiar with many disciplines including rock , [[minimalism]] and film scores. Most famous perhaps for his work on [[U
[[Image:FrancesBrooke.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Frances Brooke]] '''Frances (Moore) Brooke''' (1724 - 1789) was an [[England|English]] [[author]]. Brooke wrote [[play]]s, [[essay]]s, [[libretto]]s, and [[novel]]s.
'''Maria Gowen Brooks''' ([[1794]] - [[1845]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[poet]]. She was born '''Abigail Gowen''' in [[Medford, Massachusetts]]. Her father was a man of literary tastes, and she was
'''Curtis Brown''' (Born: [[February 12]], [[1976]] in [[Unity, Saskatchewan]]-) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[professional]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] [[centre (hockey)|centre]]. He currently plays for [[Chicago Blac
'''John W. Brown''' ([[1867]] - [[June 19]], [[1941]]) was a [[labor union]] leader. Born in [[Canada]], he moved to [[Maine]] and worked as a joiner at the [[Bath Iron Works]], where he became involved with t
'''Charles Buller''' ([[August 6]], [[1806]] - [[November 28]], [[1848]]), [[England|English]] [[politician]], son of Charles Buller (d. 1848), a member of a well-known [[Cornwall|Cornish]] family (see below),
'''Clarence Joseph Bulliet''' ([[March 16]], [[1883]] - [[October 20]], [[1952]]) was a [[U.S.]] art critic and author. Bulliet grew up in Corydon, Indiana and graduated in 1904 from Indiana University. For ni
'''Oscar Buneman''' ( -[[January 24]] [[1993]]) made advances in [[science]], [[engineering]], and [[mathematics]]. Buneman was a pioneer of computational [[plasma physics]] and [[plasma]] [[simulation]]. Bun
:''For the musician, see [[John Butler (musician)]].'' '''John Butler''' ([[1728]]-[[1796]]) was a Tory who led an irregular unit known as [[Butler's Rangers]] on the northern frontier in the [[American Revolu
'''Armin van Buuren''' Armin was (born [[December 25]], [[1976]]) in [[Leiden]], [[Holland]]. As long as he remembers he's been fascinated by [[music]]. This has a lot to do with his father who listened to lot
'''Sir Hall Caine''' ([[May 14]], [[1853]] - [[August 31]], [[1931]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[novel]]ist and [[playwright]] born '''Thomas Henry Hall Caine''' at [[Runcorn, Cheshire]], [[England]] an
'''Pierre of Calvet''', (1735-1786), born of a French huguenote family, was a wealthy merchant who lived in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. He proposed legal and constitutional reforms, multiplied opened letters, memo
[[Image:Christiancampbell.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Christian Campbell, in a still from ''All My Children''.]] '''Christian Campbell''' (born [[May 12]], [[1972]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] and the [[brot
'''George Campbell''' (-[[July 15]], [[1871]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[farmer]] who was [[murder]]ed by his [[wife]] [[Phoebe Campbell]] and [[Thomas Coyle]], her lover and former farmhand to George. {{ms
'''Phoebe Campbell''' (-[[June 20]], [[1872]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] woman who was [[hanged]] for the [[murder]] of her [[husband]]. Campbell had alleged that on the morning of [[July 15]], [[1871]], in [[
'''Dan''' (born [[1931]]) '''and Frank Carney''' (born [[1938]]) are the founders of [[Pizza Hut]]. Dan and Frank both graduated from the University of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Kansas]], [[USA]] (now [[W
'''Donald J. Carty''' (born [[1946]]) was the [[chairman of the Board|chairman]] and [[CEO]] of AMR, the parent company of [[American Airlines]], from [[1998]] to [[2003]]. Born in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] in
'''Ellen Cashman''' ([[1845]]-[[January 4]], [[1925]]), better known as '''Nellie Cashman''', was a native of [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]], who became famous across the [[United States]] west as a caretaker and
'''Robert Milton Cato''' ([[June 3]] [[1915]] [[February 10]] [[1997]]) was a [[socialism|socialist]] political leader in [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]. Cato was born on Saint Vincent island. He joined
'''Bořivoj (Boris) Čelovský''' (born [[8 September]], [[1923]] in [[Ostrava]]-Heřmanice) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] [[historian]], member of the post-[[1948]] [[Czec
<b>Ernie Centofanti</b> (born [[August 17]], [[1956]]) is an artist, composer, musician, and writer from [[Loma Linda, California]]. He is the son of Ernest Centofanti and Josephine Vescera, the youngest of fiv
'''Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark''' (born on [[August 11]], [[1960]]) is an [[Argentina|Argentinian]] artist and [[songwriter]]. During the [[1980s]] and [[1990s|90s]] he was a member of the rock group [[Soda Ste
'''Jerome Ch'en''' (b. [[1919]]) was a Chinese history professor at the [[University of York]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] from [[1971]] to [[1987]]. He was the director of the University of Toronto/York Univers
For "The Preppie murderer", see [[Robert Chambers (killer)|Robert Chambers]]. For "The King in Yellow", see [[Robert W. Chambers]]. '''Robert Chambers''' ([[July 10]], [[1802]] - [[March 17]], [[1871]]), [[Sc
'''Pierre Charles''' ([[June 30]], [[1954]] - [[January 6]], [[2004]]) was [[Prime Minister]] of [[Dominica]] ([[2000]] - [[2004]]). He was born in [[Grand Bay, Dominica]]. A member of the [[Dominica Labor Par
[[Image:DucdeChoiseul.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Étiennte-François, duc de Choiseul, French diplomat and statesman]] '''Étienne-François, duc de Choiseul''' ([[June 28]], [[1719]] — [[May 8]], [[1785]]) was a
'''Eric Chouinard''' (born [[July 8]], [[1980]], in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]) is a [[professional hockey player]] and the son of former [[Atlanta Flames]] star [[Guy Chouinard]]. Eric took a more intriguing path to
'''Tom Clancy''' was a member of the Irish folksinging group the [[Clancy Brothers]]. Some may say he had the most powerful voice of the three brothers, a voice he initially used in his earlier career as an act
General Sir '''Henry Clinton''' [[K.B.]] ([[1732]]–[[1795]]) was a [[Britain|British]] officer during the [[American War of Independence]]. He was born in [[Newfoundland]], [[Canada]] where his father [[
'''Samuel Franklin Cody''' ([[1867]] - [[August 7]] [[1913]]) was an early pioneer of manned flight, most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used in [[World War I]] as a sm
'''Wilbert Coffin''' (d. [[Montreal, Quebec]], [[10 February]] [[1956]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] who was believed to have been [[wrongful conviction|wrongfully convicted]] in the [[Coffin affair]] and [[hangi
'''John Colicos''' ([[December 10]], [[1928]] - [[March 6]], [[2000]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] born actor. He is perhaps best remembered for playing the [[Klingon]] [[Kor]] in [[Star Trek]], as well as playi
'''Eden Colvile''' ([[1819]]-[[1893]]) was born in [[Langley]], near [[Beckenham]], [[England]], son of [[Andrew Colvile]] and Mary Louisa Eden. His father was a merchant and member of the [[Hudson's Bay Compa
'''''Her Royal Highness''''' '''Princess Patricia of Connaught ''' ([[17 March]] [[1886]]-[[12 January]] [[1974]]) was a member of the [[British Royal Family]], a granddaughter of [[Queen Victoria]]. She is the
'''Adolph Coors III''' ([[January 12]], [[1916]]-[[February 8]], [[1960]]), was the former heir to the [[Coors]] [[beer]] empire. Victim of an attempted [[kidnapping]] by [[Joseph Corbett, Jr.]] in [[Colorado
'''Lauchlin Currie''' ([[1902]]-[[1993]]) was a distinguished Canadian economist. As a naturalised American citizen he served as White House economic adviser to President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] from 1939-45. It
'''Ross Cuthbert''' (1776-1861) was heir to the seigniories of [[Lanoraie]] and [[Dautray]]. He completed his studies of law in [[Philadelphia]] where he married [[Emily Rush]], daughter of one of the signatori
'''Dorothy Day''' ([[November 8]], [[1897]] - [[November 29]], [[1980]]), initially [[Marxist]], became [[Catholic]] in 1927. She was the cofounder in [[1933]] of the [[Catholic Worker movement]], which espouse
'''Roberto DeVicenzo''' (Born April 14, 1923) -- Perhaps the archetypal international golfer of the 1950s, he won an astonishing 230 tournaments worldwide in his career, including four on the [[PGA Tour]] and t
'''Dennis Decker''' ([[November 15]], [[1942]] - [[December 20]], [[1997]]) was a [[martial art]]ist who taught [[Chi Lin]] in the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Somerville, New Jersey]]. He started mar
Generally known as ''Gassy Jack'', '''John Deighton''' ([[1830]]- May 23 [[1875]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] bar owner who was born in [[Hull, England]]. The [[Gastown]] neighbourhood of [[Vancouver, British C
Sir '''Kenelm Digby''' ([[July 11]] [[1603]]-[[July 11]] [[1665]]) was born at [[Gayhurst]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. He was of [[gentry]] stock, but his family's adherence to [[Roman Catholicism]] coloured his car
Major '''C. H. (Clifford Hugh) Douglas MIMechE, MIEE, ''' ([[January 20]], [[1879]]-[[September 29]], [[1952]]) son of Hugh Douglas and Louisa Horfdern, was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[engineer]] and pioneer of t
'''Sir James Douglas''', born [[August 15]], [[1803]] in [[Demerara]], [[Guyana|British Guiana]] - died [[August 2]], [[1877]], in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], was a statesman known as the "fathe
'''Herbert Henry Dow''' ([[1866]] - [[1930]]) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Canada|Canadian]]-born) chemical industrialist. He attended the Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, OH, where he
'''Lorenzo Dow''' ([[October 16]], [[1777]]–[[February 2]], [[1834]]) was an eccentric minister whose infamy, influence and travels throughout the country led to many thousands of [[United States|U.S.]] c
<div style="float:right;width:184px;margin:0 0 1em 1em"> [[Image:drummond.jpg|Sir Gordon Drummond]] </div> Lieutenant-General Sir '''Gordon Drummond''' holds the honour of being the first [[Canada|Canadian]]-bo
'''Tom Duff''' ('''Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff''', born December 8, 1952) is a computer programmer. — He was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] and grew up in Toronto and [[Leaside, Ontario|Leas
'''Sir Philip Gordon Dunn''', 2nd Baronet Dunn (born [[October 26]], [[1905]] - died [[June 20]], [[1976]]), was a British businessman. He was the second child and first son of the wealthy [[Canada|Canadian]]
'''Sir Philip Gordon Dunn''', 2nd Baronet Dunn (born [[October 26]], [[1905]] - died [[June 20]], [[1976]]), was a British businessman. He was the second child and first son of the wealthy [[Canada|Canadian]]
'''Gordie Dwyer''' (born January 25,[[1978]], Dalhousie,[[New Brunswick]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] player who plays with the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. He plays left wing. He was drafted by the [[
'''Aileen Eaton''' ([[1909]]-[[1987]]) was a [[Boxing|boxing]] promoter who was influential in the [[United States]]' west coast's boxing scene for five decades. Eaton was born in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]
'''Anthony Jacob William Gysbert van Egmond''' ([[10 March]] [[1778]]-[[5 January]] [[1838]]) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Napoleonic War]] veteran who was one of the early settlers in the [[Huron Tract]]. He
'''Frederick W. Elvidge''', born [[November 4]], [[1911]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]] - died [[December 23]], [[1988]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], is an actor under the stage name of '''Ted Howard''
'''Emmons, George Thornton''' ([[June 6]], [[1852]] - [[June 11]], [[1945]]) was an [[Ethnography | ethnographic]] [[photographer]] and a [[US Navy]] Lieutenant. He was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. His fat
'''Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema''' ([[April 3rd]], [[1917]], [[Surabaya]], [[Netherlands East Indies]] - present), is the writer of the book ''Soldaat van Oranje'' (Dutch for Soldier of Orange) in which he describe
'''Gene "Eugene" Andrusco''' ([[April 6]], [[1961]] - [[March 20]], [[2000]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] born [[actor]], [[record producer]], [[engineer]], [[composer]] and [[musician]]. Andrusco was best known
'''James Evans''' ([[January 18]], [[1801]]-[[November 23]], [[1846]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Methodist]] missionary and amateur linguist. He is best remembered for his creation of writing systems for seve
''What is needed then ... is to set the whole subject matter of art free and not just the landscape part of it. It is the human subject, the human face, the human figure whether alone or in groups or in crowds,
'''Mark Farner''' (born [[September 29]], [[1948]] in [[Flint, Michigan]]) is a [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and [[songwriter]], best known as the leader of [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. Farner began his career in mu
'''Wilmer Leon Fields''' ([[August 2]], [[1922]] - [[June 4]], [[2004]]) was a professional ballplayer in [[Negro League baseball|Negro League Baseball]]. ''[[image:NLB-Wilmer_Fields.jpg|right|]]'' Fields was b
'''Rob Fleming''' (born [[November 11]], [[1971]], in [[Windsor, Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[politician]]. Fleming was first elected to the City Council of [[Victoria, British Columbia]] in [[1999]].
'''Friedrich St. Florian''' (born [[1932]]) is an [[Austria]]n-[[United States|American]] [[architect]]. He was born Friedrich St. Florian Gartler in the Austrian city of [[Graz]]. He moved to the USA in [[1961
'''Jeffrey de Fourestier''' ([[1960]]-) claims to be a modern "renaissance man", [[lexicographer]], [[mineralogist]], [[historian]], who was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] to a German immigrant fa
'''David Salisbury Franks''' ([[1740]] – [[1793]]) was born and later died in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. He was living in [[Quebec]] with his parents when the [[American Revolution]] began. When
'''Claude François''', born [[February 1]], [[1939]] in [[Ismaïlia]], [[Egypt]]; died [[March 11]], [[1978]] in [[Paris, France]], was a [[pop music]] [[singer]]. The son of an [[Italy|Italian]] mother and a [
[[Image:CAGSheilaFraser.jpg|right|Sheila Fraser]] '''Sheila Fraser''' (born [[September 16]], [[1950]] in [[Dundee, Quebec]], [[Canada]]) is the current [[Auditor General of Canada]]. She earned a [[Bachelor]]
'''Louis Agassiz Fuertes''' ([[1874]] - [[1927]]) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[ornithologist]] and illustrator. Fuertes decided to concentrate on painting birds as a career after a meeting wi
'''John Galt''' is a character in [[Ayn Rand]]'s ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' ---- '''John Galt''' ([[May 2]], [[1799]] - [[April 11]], [[1839]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[novel]]ist. He is best known for his
'''Joel Garreau''' (born [[1948]]) is a journalist and author. Presently he works as the editor in charge of [[cultural revolution]] reporting at the [[Washington Post]], as senior fellow at the [[School of Pu
'''Arturo "Thunder" Gatti''' (born [[April 15]], [[1972]]) is a native of [[Canada]] who is a professional [[Boxing|boxer]]. Gatti is considered by many boxing experts (including former world Heavyweight champi
'''Roberto Gilfraillani''' ([[1798]] - [[1850]]), [[poet]], born in Dunfermline, was largely a Collector of Poe works in Leith. He wrote a number of Scottish drinking songs, and was favourably mentioned in ''[[
'''King Camp Gillette''' ([[January 5]], [[1855]] - [[July 9]], [[1932]]) developed and patented the safety [[razor]]. He is incorrectly known as its original inventor, though his particular innovation for disp
'''Raymond Sydney Ginger''' ([[October 16]], [[1924]] - [[January 3]], [[1975]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[historian]], [[author]], and [[biography|biographer]]. He specialized in labor history from t
'''April Catherine Glaspie''' (born [[April 26]], [[1942]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, is best-known for her role in the events leading up to the [[Gulf War]] of [[1991]]. Glaspie was born in [[Vanco
Albert "Ginger" Goodwin [born Treeton, Yorkshire, England] [[May 10]], [[1887]] inspired the first [[General Strike]] in Canada on [[August 2]], [[1918]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. This strike preceded
'''George Monro Grant''' ([[1835]] - [[May 10]], [[1902]]), principal of [[Queen's University, Kingston]], Ontario, was born in [[Nova Scotia]] in 1835. He was educated at [[Glasgow University]], where he had
'''Duff Green''' ([[August 15]], [[1791]] - [[June 10]], [[1875]]), [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and [[journalist]], was born in [[Woodford County, Kentucky]]. He was a school teacher in his nativ
'''Sheila Greibach''' ([[1939]]-) is a researcher in [[formal language]]s, [[automata]], [[compiler]] theory in particular; and [[computer science]] in general. She is currently Professor of [[Computer Science
'''John Grierson''' ([[1898]] - [[February 19]] [[1972]]), born in [[Bath, England|Bath]], [[England]], was one of the most influential early [[documentary film|documentary]] filmmakers. Born in Perthshire, G
'''William Tyrone Guthrie''' ([[2 July]] [[1900]] - [[15 May]] [[1971]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] theatrical director. He was born in [[Tunbridge Wells]], [[Kent]]. Guthrie was educated at [[Oxford Uni
'''Gary Hall Sr.''' (born c [[1948]]) is a [[dentist]] from [[Phoenix, Arizona]] who became famous during the late [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]], as an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] swimmer for the [[United States]].
'''George Hall''' ([[November 19]], [[1916]]-[[October 21]], [[2002]]) was a theater, TV, and movie actor best remembered by his role as the elderly Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones in the [[television|TV]] series ''[
'''Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstängl''' ([[Munich]], [[February 2]], [[1887]] - [[November 6]], [[1975]]) was a friend of [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. His mother was Katharine Wilhelm
'''Maura Hanrahan''' (b. [[1963]] in [[Newfoundland]]) is a Canadian author and anthropologist. She also writes a column for http://www.thesocialedge.com. ==Papers== Maura Hanrahan, ''The Lasting Breach: The
'''Sir Richard Davies Hanson''' ([[December 6]], [[1805]] - [[March 4]], [[1876]]), chief justice of [[South Australia]], was born in [[London]]. Admitted a [[solicitor]] in [[1828]], he practised for some tim
[[Image:Richard t harris.jpg|right|thumb|Richard T. Harris]] '''Richard T. Harris''' ([[1833]] - [[1907]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[miner]] and [[prospector]]. He is most famous for co-founding (with [[Joe
'''Pearl Taylor''' ([[1871]]-[[1956]]), better known as '''Pearl Hart''', was a [[List of cowboys and cowgirls|cowgirl]] who was a native of [[Lindsay]],[[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. She was of [[France|French]] des
Dr. '''Adam John Hart-Davis''' (born [[July 4]], [[1943]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]], [[photographer]], and [[broadcaster]], well-known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] for presenting the [[televis
'''Wassef Ali Hassoun''' (born c. [[1980]]) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Corporal]] who is to be charged with [[desertion]] for leaving his unit and apparently engaging with others in a [[hoax]] to mak
'''John G. Hayes''' ([[1917]]-[[1998]]), was a [[harness racing]] driver/trainer/owner. Born in [[Oshawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]], he was the son of a dairy farmer who went on to become a prominent figure in har
Sir '''Francis Bond Head''' ([[1793]] - [[1875]]) was [[Lieutenant-Governor]] of [[Upper Canada]] during the [[Upper Canada Rebellion|Rebellion]] of [[1837]]. Bond Head was a soldier in the [[Britain|British]]
'''Jerry Heath''' (born circa [[1935]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician and member of the federal [[Green Party of Canada]]. Heath is a retired [[engineer]]. He spent his career working for the [[Multin
'''Josiah Henson''' ([[June 15]], [[1789]] – [[May 5]], [[1883]]) was born into [[slavery]] in [[Charles County, Maryland]]. He escaped to [[Canada]] in [[1830]], and founded a settlement and labourer's s
'''Nicholas Herkimer''' ([[1715]]-[[1777]]) was a militia general in the [[American Revolutionary War]], who died of wounds after the [[Battle of Oriskany]]. He was the son of an immigrant from the [[Rhine Pal
'''Dick Higgins''' (born [[Cambridge, England]] [[1938]], died [[Quebec, Canada]] [[1998]]) was a poet and early [[Fluxus]] artist. His most notable contributions include "Danger Music" scores and the use of th
'''Alonzo Horton''' ([[October 24]], [[1813]] - [[1910]]) could be considered the second founder of the city of San Diego. The Horton Plaza mall in downtown [[San Diego]] is named for him. He was born in [[Un
'''Charles Hamilton Houston''' ([[1895]]–[[1950]]) was a black lawyer who trained [[Thurgood Marshall]]. He played a role in nearly every civil rights case before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|
'''John Howard''' ([[1726]]-[[1790]]) was an [[England|English]] [[prison reformer]]. In [[1773]] he was appointed as High Sheriff or [[Bedfordshire]]. Although the position of High Sheriff was largely ceremoni
[[image:Pierre_Le_Moyne_d'Iberville.jpg|thumb|150px|Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.]] '''Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville''', ([[1661]]-[[1706]]), founder of the colony of [[Louisiana]], was born at Ville-Marie, [[Mont
'''Istvan Kantor''' (aka "[[Monty Cantsin]]", and "Amen!") (born [[27 August]], [[1949]] in [[Budapest]]) is a [[Hungary|hungarian]] born [[Canada|canadian]] [[performance art|performance]] and [[video art|vid
[[Image:HonoreJackson2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Honoré Jaxon, 1907, Chicago, Illinois]] '''William Henry Jackson''', also known as Honoré Jackson or Jaxon ([[May 13]], [[1861]] - [[January 10]], [[1952]]) was a l
'''Sir Richard Downes Jackson''' ([[1777]]-[[1845]]) was [[Lieutenant Governor|Administrator]] of [[Canada West]] and [[Canada East]] ([[1841]]-[[1842]]) until the arrival of Sir [[Charles Bagot]] who took the
'''Anna Brownell Jameson''' ([[May 17]], [[1794]] - [[March 17]], [[1860]]), [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[writer]], was born in [[Dublin]]. Her father, Denis Brownell Murphy (d. 1842), a miniature an
'''Vassiliy Valeryvich Jirov''' (born [[April 4]], [[1974]]), better known in the [[boxing]] world plainly as Vassiliy Jirov, is a boxer who was born in Balgash, [[Kazakhstan]], then still part of the [[Russia|
[[Image:Joe juneau.jpg|right|thumb|Joesph Juneau]] '''Joseph Juneau''' ([[1836]] - [[1899]]) was a [[miner]] and [[prospector]] from [[Canada]] who was born in [[Saint-Paul-L'Hermite]], in [[Québec]]. He is m
<table align="right"><tr><td align="center">[[image:shibatasenseixx.jpg]]</td></tr></table> '''Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX''', Sensei (born [[1921]]) is twentieth in a line of master bowmakers and a [[Kyudo]]
'''Herbert Kaufman''' ([[1878]]-[[1947]]) was an [[American]] [[writer]] and [[newspaper]]man whose [[editorial]]s were widely syndicated in both the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. During [[World War I]], Ka
'''John Kay''' (born Joachim Fritz Krauledat [[April 12]], [[1944]]) is a German-born Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He founded a blues rock group known as [[The Sparrow]] in [[1965]], which had mod
'''Hugh Kennedy''' ([[1879]]-[[1934]]) was the first [[Attorney-General of Ireland|Attorney-General of the Republic of Ireland]]. He was born in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], which, along with [[England]], [[Scotlan
'''Robert Kennicott''' ([[November 13]], [[1835]] - [[May 13]], [[1866]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[natural history|naturalist]]. Kennicott was born in [[New Orleans]] and grew up in [[Chicago]]. Fro
[[image:Prince_Michael_of_Kent.jpg|thumb|HRH Prince Michael of Kent]] '''''His Royal Highness''''' '''Prince Michael of Kent''' (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor) ([[4 July]] [[1942]]-) is a member of t
'''Craig Kielburger''' ([[1984]]-) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[humanitarian]] and [[activist]] for [[children's rights]], with [[child labor]] in particular, most famous for forming a non-profit organization, [[
'''Alan King''' ([[December 26]], [[1927]] - [[May 9]], [[2004]]), born '''Irwin Alan Kniberg''', was an [[United States|American]] comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became
'''Maxine Klibingaitis''' (born [[May 17]] [[1964]] in [[Ballarat]], [[Victoria, Australia]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[actress]]. She played the character ''Bobbie Mitchell'' in the series ''Prisoner: Cell
Conrad Kohrs, born ''Carsten'' Conrad Kohrs on August 5, 1835 in the [[Holstein]] Province of [[Denmark]] (it later became part of [[Germany]]). At age 15, he went to sea and, over the next 17 years worked as
'''[[Media:BojanKrizaj.ogg|Bojan Križaj]]''' (born [[January 3]] [[1957]]) is a [[Slovenes|Slovenian]] [[alpine skier]] Bojan, born in [[Kranj]], was a member of a well known [[Trzic|Tržič]] [[ski]] famil
'''Joseph J. Lannin''' was born on [[April 23]], [[1866]] in [[Lac Beauport]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], the son of Irish immigrants. Orphaned at the age of 14, Joseph Lannin migrated with the flood of French
'''Elena Lappin''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] author and journalist, born in [[Moscow]] in [[1954]], who grew up in [[Prague]] and [[Hamburg]], and has lived in [[Israel]], [[Canada]] and the [[United Stat
'''Abbott Lawrence''' ([[December 16]], [[1792]]–[[August 18]], [[1855]]) was an [[United States|American]] businessman and politician, and the founder of [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]. Born in [[Groton, M
'''Noel Le Vasseur''' ([[December 25]], [[1799]] - [[1879]]) was a trader and merchant born in [[St. Michel d`Yamaska, Canada]]. In [[1817]], he became a [[voyageur]] working for [[John Jacob Astor]], eventual
'''Rasmus Lerdorf''' (born [[November 22]] [[1968]] in [[Qeqertarsuaq]], [[Greenland]]) is a [[Denmark|Danish]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] [[programmer]] and the author of the first version of the [[PHP]] web programm
'''Charles James Lever''' ([[August 31]], [[1806]] - [[1872]]) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[novelist]] of [[England|English]] descent. He was born in [[Dublin]], the second son of James Lever, an architect and b
''For the [[American Football]] star, click [[Ray Lewis (NFL)]]'' ------ '''Ray Lewis''' ([[October 8]], [[1910]] - [[November 15]], [[2003]]) was the first [[Canada|Canadian]]-born black [[Olympics|Olympic]]
'''Terrance Lindall''' was born in [[1944]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. He attended the [[University of Minnesota]], and graduated [[magna cum laude]] from [[Hunter College]] in N
'''John Lions''' (died [[December 5]], [[1998]]) was an [[Australia]]n [[computer science|computer scientist]]. He is best known as the author of ''[[Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code]]'',
[[Image:EdouardLockSelfPortrait.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Edouard Lock Self Portrait]] '''Édouard Lock''' (born 1954) is the founder of the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[dance]] group, [[La La La Human Steps]]. {{stub}}
'''George London''' ([[1920]]-) is an [[Canada|Canadian]]-born [[United States|American]] concert and [[opera|operatic]] [[baritone]]. His first major performance was with the [[Vienna State Opera]] in [[1949]]
'''Albert James Lothian''' (1895-1952) was an [[architect]], first half of the 20th Century. He was born in [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] in [[1895]] and died in [[Cuernayaca, Mexico]] on [[December 14]], [[1952]].
'''Matthew Lyon''' ([[July 14]], [[1749]] - [[August 1]], [[1822]]), (father of [[Chittenden Lyon]] and great-grandfather of [[William Peters Hepburn]]), was a printer, farmer, soldier, and politician, serving
'''Jane McCrae''' ([[1752]]?- [[1777]]) was a Tory loyalist during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Her death at the hands of [[Native American|Indian]] warriors accompanying British General [[John Burgoyne]
'''Bruce McCulloch''' (born [[1961]]) is an [[actor]], [[writer]] and [[comedian]]. He is perhaps best known for his time on ''[[Kids in the Hall]]''. McCulloch has also appeared on ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', and w
'''Miles MacDonell''' ([[1767]]–[[1828]]), was the first governor of [[Red River Colony]] (or, [[Assiniboia]]), a 19th-century [[Scottish]] settlement located in present-day [[Manitoba]] and [[North Dakot
'''Thomas Macdonough''' ([[23 December]] [[1783]] - [[10 November]] [[1825]]), was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] naval officer. Commodore Macdonough was born 23 December 1783 in The Trap (now [[Macdonou
'''Robert McKenzie''' ([[1917]]-[[1981]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]]-born [[Politics]] professor and [[psephologist]]. He was widely known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] for his televised reports on [[general el
Sir '''Peregrine Maitland''' ([[July 6]], [[1777]]–[[May 30]], [[1854]]) was a [[British]] soldier and colonial administrator. He joined the [[Grenadier Guards]] at the age of 15. He served with distincti
Elisabeth Mann-Borgese is the youngest daughter of [[Thomas Mann]] and his wife [[Katia Pringsheim]], sister to [[Klaus Mann|Klaus]], [[Erika Mann|Erika]], [[Golo Mann|Golo]] and [[Michael Mann (musician)|Micha
'''Antonio Margarito''' (born [[March 18]], [[1978]]) is a [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]]. Margarito is the [[WBO]]'s world Welterweight champion. On [[January 14]], [[1994]], he beat [[Jose Tru
'''Daniel Massey''' ([[1798]] - [[1856]]) was a blacksmith in [[Newcastle, Ontario]], who began production of [[agriculture|agricultural]] implements in [[1847]]. His business grew and its heir, [[Massey-Fergus
'''Brian Maxwell''' ([[1953]] - [[March 19]], [[2004]]) was the founder of [[PowerBar]], a maker of quick energy products for athletes. Brian was born in [[London]], and grew up in [[Toronto, Canada]]. He gr
'''Paul McKinnon''' (born [[1946]]) is a drummer. McKinnon was born in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]] and played his first [[drum]] when he was eight years old. Paul was, and still is, a very sought after sidema
'''Chris McKinstry''' (born [[February 12]], [[1967]]) is the pioneer of [[public distributed artificial intelligence]]. He founded the [[Mindpixel]] project in July of 2000 which is currently the largest [[Lis
'''Bennett Metcalfe''' ([[October 31]], [[1919]] - [[October 14]], [[2003]]) was a Canadian journalist and first chairman of [[Greenpeace]], founded 1971. Ben Metcalfe was born in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg
Professor Julius Sumner Miller ([[May 17]], [[1909]] - [[April 14]], [[1987]]), was an [[American]] [[science]] populariser. He had studied under [[Albert Einstein]], but is best know for his work with [[childr
'''Walter Moberly''' ([[1832]] - [[1915]]) was a civil engineer and surveyor who played a large role in the early exploration and development of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], including discovering Eagle Pas
'''Sir Robert Ludwig Mond''' (born [[March 7]], [[1839]], [[Kassel]]; died [[December 11]], [[1909]], [[London]]) was an important German-born British chemist and industrialist. Mond attended universities in [
'''Nicholas Monsarrat''' ([[1910]]–[[1979]]) was the working name of Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat, a [[United Kingdom|UK]] novelist best known today for his [[sea stories]], particularly ''[[The Cruel S
'''Édouard Montpetit''', ([[1881]]-[[1954]]), was a [[Quebec]] lawyer, economist and academic. ==Biography== Called to the bar in [[1904]], Montpetit worked as a lawyer and taught political economy before he o
'''Brian Moore''' ([[August 25]], [[1921]] - [[January 11]], [[1999]]) was a novelist. He published twenty [[novel]]s, was shortlisted for the [[Booker Prize]] three times and also worked as a screenwriter. Mo
'''Morley Safer''' (born [[November 8]], [[1931]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]) is a [[television]] [[reporter]] and [[correspondent]] for the [[CBS]] weekly news program [[60 Minutes]]. [[Category:1931 births]
'''Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen''' ([[1887]] - [[1970]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]]-born adventurer who became a bodyguard for [[Sun Yat-sen]]. According to his own claims, he influenced [[Nationalist Chinese]]
'''Bill Moyer''' ([[September 17]], [[1933]] - [[October 21]], [[2002]]) was a [[United States]] social change activist, author, and founding member of the [[Movement for a New Society]]. Initially trained as
'''Gerda Munsinger''' (c.1926-1998) was an [[East Germany|East German]] [[prostitute]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spy who was the centre of the [[Munsinger Affair|political scandal]] in [[Canada]]. Born in [[
'''Roger Paul Neilson''' ([[June 16]], [[1934]]-[[June 21]], [[2003]]) was a [[National Hockey League]] coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game. Born in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Neilson's coac
'''Kam Ning''' (1975 - ) is a [[Singapore]]an [[violin]] player. Recipient of the National Arts Council's Young Artist Award in 2000, Miss Kam was first given [[violin]] lessons at the age of six by her violin
'''Louis Edward Nolan''' ([[1818]]–[[1854]]), [[British Army]] officer. Louis Edward Nolan was born in Upper Canada, now [[Ontario]] on [[January 4]], [[1818]], the third, but second surviving son of Capt
'''Geoffrey O'Hara''' ([[February 2]], [[1882]] - [[January 31]], [[1967]]) was a musician, singer, and composer. He was born in [[Chatham, Ontario]], [[Canada]]. He moved to the [[United States|USA]] in [[19
'''Laurence Oliphant''' ([[1829]] - [[December 23]], [[1888]]), [[British]] author, son of Anthony Oliphant (1793-1859), was born at [[Cape Town]]. His father was then attorney-general in Cape Colony, but was
'''Andrew J. Onderdonk''' (1848 - 1905) was a construction contractor who worked on several major projects including the [[San Francisco]] seawall in [[California]] and the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in [[Bri
"Prophet Onias" is a [[pseudonym]] used by [[Robert Crossfield]] [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/misc/misc30.html], born in [[1929]] in [[Canada]]. Though there are some parallels between the work of this prophet
'''Daniel David Palmer''' ([[March 7]], [[1845]]–[[October 20]], [[1913]]) was the founder of [[chiropractic medicine]]. Born near [[Toronto]], [[Canada]], at an early age his family moved to the [[Unite
'''Jesse Palmer''', born [[5 October]] [[1978]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] and [[reality television]] star. As a backup quarterback for the [[New York Giants]], Pa
''For George Papandreou's grandfather, also called '''George Papandreou''', see [[George Papandreou, senior]].'' [[Image:ac.georgepapandreou3.jpg|thumb|300px|George Papandreou]] '''Giorgos''' (or '''George''
'''Mimi Parent''' (born [[8 September]] [[1924]] as '''Marie Parent''' in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]) is a Canadian [[surrealist]] [[artist]]. She is the eighth of the nine children of architect [[Lucien Parent
'''Colonel Tom Parker''' was the [[pseudonym]] of '''Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk''' (b. [[1909]] or [[1910]] in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]] – d. [[January 21]], [[1997]], [[Las Vegas, NV]]), the manager wh
'''Lynsey Rubin''' (born [[June 11]], [[1950]] in [[London]]) is a [[songwriter]] and [[singer]]. Renowned for her keyboard skills and ability to write catchy songs, Lynsey first big hit the UK charts in 1972,
'''Edmund Peck''' ([[April 15]], [[1850]] - [[September 10]], [[1924]]) was an [[Anglican]] missionary in [[Canada]]. He is most notable for his work in developing [[Inuktitut syllabics]] and for writing the f
'''Daniel M. Petrie''' ([[November 26]], [[1920]], [[Glace Bay]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] - [[August 22]], [[2004]], [[Los Angeles, California]]) was a [[television]] and [[movie]] director. One of his mos
'''Alexandr Petrov''' (also '''Aleksander Petrov''' or '''Aleksandre Petrov''') ([[1957]]) is a [[Russia|Russian]] [[animator]] and [[animation]] director. He was born in [[Prechistoye]] ([[Yaroslavl]] Region).
'''William Phips''' (or '''Phipps''') ([[February 2]], [[1651]] - [[February 18]], [[1695]]), colonial governor of [[Massachusetts]], was born at [[Woolwich, Maine]], near the mouth of the [[Kennebec River]].
'''John Pitcairn''' ([[1722]]–[[June 17]], [[1775]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] Marine who was stationed in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] at the start of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. John was bor
'''Philip Pocock''', born [[Ottawa]], Canada, [[1954]], is an artist who combines media including [[Internet art]], installation, sculpture, photography, painting, drawing and writing. In the 1980s, he lived an
'''Hendrik N. Poinar''' (born [[1970]], [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[The Netherlands]]) is an evolutionary biologist. He is best known for successfully extracting DNA sequences from [[ground sloth]] [[coproli
[[Image:Madame de Pompadour.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Madame de Pompadour's portrait]] '''Madame de Pompadour''' ([[December 29]], [[1721]] - [[April 15]], [[1764]]) was the famous [[mistress]] of King [[Louis XV
'''Mary Elizabeth Post''' ([[June 17]], [[1841]]-[[1934]]) was an [[Elizabethtown, New York]] native who immigrated to [[Arizona]] in [[1872]] to become a teacher there. Although her father was a [[carpenter]]
'''Thomas Pownall''' ([[1722]] - [[February 25]], [[1805]]), [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] colonial [[statesman]] and soldier, was born at Saltfleetby, [[Lincolnshire]], England. He was educated at [[Li
'''Richard Prescott''' ([[1725]]-[[1788]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] soldier, and a general during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He was the only British General with the distinction of being captur
'''Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales''' ([[January 7]], [[1796]] - [[November 6]], [[1817]]) was the only child of the ill-fated marriage between [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] (at that time th
'''Monica Proietti''' ([[1939]] – [[1967]]) was a [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]] bank robber and folk hero better known as "Machine Gun Molly". Monica came from a poor Montreal family, many of whom were i
'''Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia, later the Duchess of Connaught''' ([[25 July]] [[1860]] - [[14 July]] [[1917]]) was the wife of [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught]], the third son and seventh child of
'''Priit Pärn''' (born in [[1946]]) is an Estonian animated film director and graphic artist whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals. He is, by many, consi
'''Daniel Quinn''' (born [[1935]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]) is a [[United States]] [[writer]]. Quinn received an extensive education at three different universities: [[Saint Louis University]], [[University of
'''Theo de Raadt''' (born [[1968]] in [[South Africa]]) is a [[software engineer]] presently living in [[Calgary, Alberta]], [[Canada]]. He is the founder and leader of the [[OpenBSD]] and [[OpenSSH]] projects
Gerome Ragni has been famed as the writer and co-writer of several musicals that spoke to the generation of the [[1960s]]. He was born Gerome Bernard Ragni on [[September 11]], [[1942]] in [[Pittsburgh]], one
The Honorable '''Raymond George Hardenbergh Seitz''' is a former career diplomat and [[U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]. He was born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] on December 8, [[1940]].
[[Image:Usher-Confessions.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Usher on the cover of his album ''Confessions'']] '''Usher Raymond''' (born [[October 14]], [[1979]]) has been a popular [[R&B]]/[[pop music]]ian since the early
'''Leon Redbone''' is a performer of classic early 20th-century, [[jazz]], and [[blues]] music who has been called the most famous non-famous American musician. Born Dickran Gobalian in Cyprus on 26 Aug 1949
'''Matthew Reilly''', born [[July 2nd]], [[1974]], is an [[Australia]]n thriller [[writer]]. While attending the [[University of New South Wales]], he wrote his first book ''[[Contest (novel)|Contest]]'' in [[
[[Image:stephenvanrensselaerIII.jpg|right|Stephen Van Rensselaer III]] '''Stephen Van Rensselaer III''' ([[November 1]], [[1764]]–[[January 26]], [[1839]]) was an [[United States|American]] statesman, so
'''Friedrich Adolph, Baron von Riedesel''' ([[1738]] - [[1800]]) was a [[Hessians|Hessian]] general supporting British forces in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He and his wife were captured when General [[
[[Image:John Arthur Roebuck.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rt Hon. John Arthur Roebuck]] '''John Arthur Roebuck''' ([[December 28]], [[1801]] - [[November 30]], [[1879]]), [[United Kingdom|British]] [[politician]], was b
'''Robert Rogers''' ([[1731]]-[[1795]]) commanded [[Roger's Rangers]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. The [[Queen's York Rangers]] of the Canadian Army and the [[U.S. Army Rangers]] claim him as their fou
'''Robert Baldwin Ross''' ([[May 25]],[[1869]]-[[October 5]], [[1918]]) was a man of many talents, responsible for bringing together several great literary figures and acting as their mentor. An art expert, he
Major-General '''Francis de Rottenburg, baron de Rottenburg''' (1757-1832) was born in what is now [[Gdansk, Poland]] to a [[Swiss]] family and became a [[British]] military officer and colonial administrator.
'''Ann Rutherford''' ([[November 2]], [[1920]] - ) is a [[Canada|Canadian]]/[[United States|American]] actress in [[film]], [[radio]], and [[television]]. She has had a long career starring and co-starring in
'''Lt. Col. Charles-Michel de Salaberry''' ([[1778]] - [[1829]]) was a French-Canadian nobleman who served as an officer of the British army in Lower Canada (now [[Quebec]]) and won distinction for repelling th
'''Robert (Bob) Satiacum''' ([[1929]]-[[1991]]) was [[Puyallup (tribe)|Puyallup]] tribal leader, and an advocate of native treaty fishing rights. Satiacum first came to the public attention in 1954, when he wa
Her Highness '''Princess Marie Louise''' ([[12 August]] [[1872]] - [[8 December]] [[1956]]), nee Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, was a granddaughter of Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom]] and
'''Alexandra Flynn Scott''' ([[January 18]], [[1996]] - [[August 1]], [[2004]]), of [[Wynnewood, Pennsylvania]], was the founder of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which she started to raise money for [[cancer|pediatric
'''Peter F. Secchia''', (born [[15 April]] [[1937]]), is an [[Italian-American]] [[diplomat]] and [[businessman]]. Secchia served as the United States [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|Ambassador]] to [[Italy]] from [[
'''Frank Secich''' (born June 14,1951) is a rock musician, songwriter and producer. He was the bass player and founding member of the group Blue Ash (1969-1979) and guitarist and bassist for the [[Stiv Bators]
'''Austin Seward''' ([[1793]]-[[1860]]) was an [[African-American]] [[abolitionist]] and [[author]]. He was born a slave of William Helm in [[Prince William County, Virginia]]. In [[1815]], Seward escaped to
'''Mary Ann Shadd''' (1823 - 1893) started the first integrated school in Canada and was also the first female [[newspaper]] editor, establishing "The Provincial Freeman" in [[Windsor, Ontario]], [[Canada]], in
'''Sir James Shaw-Kennedy''' ([[1788]] - [[1865]]), [[Britain|British]] soldier and military writer, was the son of Captain John Shaw, of Dalton, [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]. Joining the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light
'''Johnny Shines''' ([[1915]]-[[1992]]) was a blues [[guitar|guitarist]]. He was born '''John Ned Shines''' on [[April 26]], [[1915]] in [[Frazier, Tennessee]]. He spent most of his childhood in [[Memphis, Te
'''William Shunn''' (1967-) is an American [[science fiction]] writer and memoirist. He was raised in a devout [[Mormon]] household, the oldest of eight children. He attended the [[Clarion Workshop]] in 1985.
'''Samuel Smith''' ([[December 27]], [[1756]] - [[October 20]], [[1826]]) was an army officer, politician and colonial administrator in [[Upper Canada]]. Smith was born in [[Hempstead, New York]], the son of
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'''W. Thomas Smith, Jr.''' (born April 30, [[1959]]) is an American [[author]], [[editor]], and [[journalism|journalist]]. His work has appeared in many of the nation's leading newspapers and magazines, and he
[[David Solway]] (born [[1941]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]], [[educational theorist]], [[travel writer]] and [[Critic]] of [[Jew]]ish descent. Member of the [[Jubilate Circle]]. Formerly professor of [[E
'''Ned Sparks''' ([[November 19]], [[1883]] - [[April 3]], [[1957]]), was a [[Canada|Canadian]] actor. Sparks, a dour-faced, cigar-chomping [[character actor]] in the [[1930]]s, was noted for a caustic wit an
'''Paul Spong''' was born in [[New Zealand]] in [[1939]]. Postgraduate work on the brain functions at [[UCLA]]. Began researching [[orca]]s at [[Vancouver Aquarium]]. Understanding the benefits of studying orc
'''Jessica Stam''' (b. [[April 23]], [[1986]] in [[Kincardine, Ontario]]) is a Canadian [[model]]. Michèle Miller, an agent at the [[International Model Management]] agency in [[Barrie, Ontario]], Canada, fou
'''Andrija Štampar''' ([[September 1]], [[1888]] - [[June 26]], [[1958]]) was a distinguished scholar in the field of social [[medicine]] from [[Croatia]]. ==Education== Andrija was born in [[Drenovac]] n
'''Andrew "Andy" L. Stern''' (born [[1950]]) is the president of the [[Service Employees International Union]], the largest and fastest-growing union in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Elected in [[1996]]
'''Barry Stevens''' (1902-1985) was a writer and [[Gestalt therapy|Gestalt therapist]]. Self-described as a "High School drop-out, 1918, because what she wanted to know, she couldn't learn in school." (Source
'''Gideon Sundback''' ([[1880]] - [[1954]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] ([[Sweden|Swedish]]-born) [[inventor]]. He invented the modern [[zipper]] in [[1914]]. The [[patent]] was issued in [[1917]] under the name
'''John Surratt''' ([[April 13]], [[1843]]-[[April 21]],[[1916]]) was one of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The [[assassin|assassination]] of [[Abraham Lincoln]] on [[April 14]], [[1
'''Richard K. Sutherland''' ([[November 27]], [[1893]] - [[June 25]], [[1966]]) was a [[General|Lieutenant General]] of the [[United States Army|US Army]] and [[Douglas MacArthur|General MacArthur]]'s Chief of
'''Rein Taagepera''' (born [[28 February]] [[1933]]) is an [[Estonia]]n-[[United States|American]] politician and [[political science|political scientist]]. Born in [[Tartu]], [[Estonia]], Taagepera fled from
'''Jean Talon''' ([[1625]]-[[1694]]) was a [[France|French]] colonial administrator who was the first and most highly regarded [[intendant of New France|Intendant]] of [[New France]]. His parents were Philippe
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William Thomas (1799--1860). Born in [[Suffolk]], [[United Kingdom]]. Emigrated with wife and 10 children to [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] in 1843. [[Architect]] and City Engineer in Toronto and other
'''Fiona Thornewill''' (born [[July 10]], [[1966]]) is an [[England|English]] [[explorer]] who reached the [[South Pole]] solo and unaided in a record 42 days in [[2004]], walking and skiing over 700 miles in t
[[Image:KHTing.jpg|right|K H Ting]] '''Ting Kuang-hsun''' (丁光訓; 丁光训) (born September [[1915]]), is a former [[Anglican]] [[Bishop]] in [[mainland China]], who is now th
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[[Image:Pix_Bill_Steven_Burton.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bill, Steven Seagal, Burton Cummings]] '''Bill Wallace''' (born [[May 18]], [[1949]]) is a [[bassist]] from [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[
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'''Alfred Lambremont Webre''' (born [[May 24]], [[1942]]) is an author, lawyer, environmentalist and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons. He was born in a U.S. Naval Air Station in [[Pensac
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'''David (Dave) Williams''' ([[February 29]], [[1972]] - [[August 14]], [[2002]]) was the singer for the band [[Drowning Pool]]. He was born in [[Princeton, Texas]] and was a fixture in the [[Dallas, Texas|Dal
'''Thomas Leopold "Carbide" Willson''' ([[March 14]], [[1860]] - [[December 20]], [[1915]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[inventor]]. He was born on a farm near [[Princeton, Ontario]] in [[1860]] and went to sch
'''Herbert Wohlfarth''' ([[5 June]] [[1915]]–[[13 August]] [[1982]]) was a successful [[World War II]] [[U-boat]] commander. Born in [[Kanazawa, Japan]], Herbert Wohlfarth began his naval career in April
'''Kerri Yascheshyn''' ([[1985]]-[[2003]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] resident of the town of [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] who suffered [[Liver cancer|liver cancer]]. Yascheshyn was a big fan of [[singer]] [[Mad
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