Mario Lanza (31 January 1921 - 7 October 1959) was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the late 1940s and 1950s. His voice was considered by many to rival that of Enrico Caruso, whom Lanza portrayed in the 1951 film "The Great Caruso". Lanza was able to sing all types of music. While his highly emotional style was not always universally praised by critics, he was immensely popular and his many recordings are still prized today.

David Bloom was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39. Bloom was traveling with the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq when he suddenly collapsed due to deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. He was pronounced dead an hour later. David Bloom grew up in Edina, Minnesota, an avid ice hockey player and state champion high school debater.

Gerry Eastman Studds was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay national politician in the U.S. In 1983, he admitted to having had an affair with a 17-year-old page in 1973 and was censured by the House of Representatives.

John Bowden Connally, Jr. (February 27 1917 - June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician from the state of Texas. He was initially a member of the Democratic Party, but in 1973, at the height of the Watergate affair, he switched allegiance to the Republican Party. He was also noteworthy as a passenger in the car in which John F. Kennedy was shot to death. Although badly wounded himself, Connally made a full recovery from his injuries.

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller was a venture capitalist, financier, philanthropist, a major conservationist and a prominent third-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He was the fourth child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and brother to John D. III, Nelson, Winthrop and David.

Lisa McPherson (February 10 1959-December 5 1995) was a Scientologist who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Flag Service Organization (FSO), a branch of the Church of Scientology. Following her death the Church of Scientology was indicted on two felony charges "abuse and/or neglect of a disabled adult and practicing medicine without a license", putting under trial the nature of Scientology beliefs and practices.

Peter G. Millard (born October 7, 1971 in Buffalo, New York, died April 26 2006) was one of the Jabber protocol's creators and designers. Millard grew up in Amherst, New York and graduated from Sweet Home High School. Peter is an Eagle Scout and Alumni of Troop 299 of Getzville, NY. Peter earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from SUNY in 1993. He married Christina DeMunda, a teacher of mathematics at Thorton High school, …

Hubert Selby, Jr. (July 23, 1928 - April 26, 2004) was a 20th century American writer. His best-known novels are "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1964) and "Requiem for a Dream", which was later adapted into a 2000 film.

George William Miller served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981. He previously served as the 11th Chairman of the Federal Reserve, where he had been serving since March 8, 1978.

Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21 1925 - March 13 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American actress in film, theater and television. She also won an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Dennis Linde was an American songwriter. Although he is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love", Dennis Linde has written numerous hit songs for mainly country music singers, beginning with hits for Roger Miller and Roy Drusky in 1970. In 1990, Sara Hickman covered his song "Hello, I Am Your Heart" for the compilation album Rubáiyát. In 2000, his song for the Dixie Chicks, "Goodbye Earl", …

Françoise Sagan, real name Françoise Quoirez, was a French playwright, novelist and screenwriter, best known for strong romantic themes involving middle-class characters. Sagan was born in Cajarc, Aveyron, where she lived for the first few years of her life, until her family moved to Lyon at the outset of World War II. She failed entrance examinations to the Sorbonne in 1953 mainly due to her active nightlife in the Paris clubs.

William II or Wilhelm II (27 January, 1859-4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia (German: "Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen"), ruling both the German Empire and Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918 and paternal great-grandfather of Princess Consort Sofia of Spain The role of Wilhelm II in German history is sometimes a controversial issue in historical scholarship.

Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis (April 20, 1929 - June 27, 1955) nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was an American athletic star in two sports. His family origins were from Longanikos near Sparta, Greece.

Lister Sheddon Sinclair, OC, MA, LL.D. (January 9 1921 - October 16 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster, playwright and polymath. Sinclair was born in Bombay, India to Scottish parents. His father, William Sheddon Sinclair, was a chemical engineer. He was sent to live with an aunt in London when he was 18 months old and did not see his parents again until he was seven. He taught himself to read at the age of five and began his formal education at Colet Court.

Will Quadflieg, born as Fredrich Wilhelm Quadflieg (b.September 15, 1914-November 27, 2003) was a German actor, born in Oberhausen, Germany on September 15, 1914. He is the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war. One of his most widely recognized roles was as Dr. Henrich Faust in the 1960 film, Faust. He also starred in a number of other roles. On November 27, 2003, Quadflieg died due to pulmonary embolism.

Wilbur D. "Bill" King (October 6 1927 - October 18 2005) was the radio voice of the Oakland Athletics for twenty-five years (1981-2005), the longest tenure of any A's announcer since the team's games were first broadcast in Philadelphia in 1938. Prior to joining the A's, he had been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders football team and the San Francisco/Golden State Warriors basketball team for many years.

Walter Harlan "Mike" Echols was an American author who has written several books, mainly dealing with pederasty. His books include "I Know My First Name is Steven", which chronicles the story of Steven Stayner, and "Brother Tony's Boys", which tells the story of Brother Tony Leyva, a Pentecostal revivalist preacher and pederast. Echols was known for researching the Internet for pedophile chat rooms and forums.

Frida Kahlo (July 61907 - July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter who depicted the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism. An active communist supporter, she was married to Mexican muralist and cubist painter Diego Rivera. She is widely known for her self-portraits often expressing her physical pain and suffering through symbolism. In the last three decades she has gained admiration in Europe and the US. In 2002, …

Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 - February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. He is best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. The "Dune" saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, dealt with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power, …

Dr. Bernard A. Galler (b. October 3 1928, Chicago - d. September 4 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Michigan who was involved in the development of large-scale operating systems and computer languages including the MAD programming language and the Michigan Terminal System operating system. He attended the University of Chicago where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, …

Maria Christina Aumont, best known as Tina Aumont was a French actress. She was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of actors Jean-Pierre Aumont and Maria Montez. She made her debut as Tina Marquand in Joseph Losey's 1966 movie "Modesty Blaise". She worked in Italian cinema with, among others, Alberto Sordi ("Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?", 1966), Tinto Brass ("L'urlo", 1968 and "Salon Kitty", …

Michael Raphael O'Halloran (12 April 1893 - 22 September 1960) was an Australian Labor Party (ALP) politician, serving in the Australian Senate and as opposition leader in South Australia. Born in Yanyarrie in outback South Australia, the Irish Catholic O'Halloran was educated at public schools before leaving to work on his parents' farm aged 13.

Gudmundur Svavar (Bo) Bodvarsson was director of the Laboratory’s Earth Sciences Division since 2001 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Bodvarsson was a pioneer in 3-D mathematical modeling of unsaturated zone flow and transport. He led efforts to ensure a Nevada desert mountain Yucca Mountain the federal government's proposed disposal site for high-level nuclear waste, could safely store the most radioactive nuclear wastes for tens of thousands of years.

Clifton Earl (Cliff) Heathcote (January 24, 1898 - January 19, 1939) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, (1918-1922), Chicago Cubs (1922-1930), Cincinnati Reds (1931-1932) and Philadelphia Phillies (1932). Heathcothe batted and threw left handed. He was born in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. In a 15-season career, Heathcote posted a .275 batting average with 42 home runs, 448 RBI, and 191 stolen bases in 1415 games played.

Michel Simon, was a French actor. François Simon, also an actor, was his son.

Richmal Oates-Whitehead was an employee of the British Medical Association. She was dubbed as the "53rd victim" of the 7/7 attacks by the media after the discovery of her body in a flat. She came into news in her native New Zealand for (purportedly) tending to the attack victims as a doctor and came into the news again when her medical credentials were under spotlight. Initially, it was suspected that she might have committed suicide, …

Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with General Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surrender of Dietrich von Choltitz at the Liberation of Paris.

Shanwntinice Polk (March 27,1983 - September 26,2005) was a women's basketball player who played for the University of Arizona.

Ewald Wilhelm Hubert Mataré (25 February 1887 in Burtscheid, Aachen - 28 March 1965 in Büderich) was a German painter and sculptor, who dealt with, among other things, the figures of men and animals in a stylized form.

Bishan Singh Ram Singh (May 31 1944 - November 30 2006) was a Malaysian social activist and environmentalist.