John Sperling

John Sperling

male, 88 years old (Phoenix, Arizona, United States)
John Sperling (born 1921) is a US billionaire who is credited with leading the contemporary for-profit education movement in the United States. His...
Janet Fitch

Janet Fitch

female
Janet Fitch is most famously known as the author of the Oprah's Book Club novel "White Oleander", which became a film in 2002. She is a graduate of...

Mike Davis

male, 63 years old
Mike Davis (born 1946) is an American social commentator, urban theorist, historian, and political activist. He is best known for his...
Peter Norton

Peter Norton

male, 66 years old
Peter Norton (born November 14 1943) is an American software publisher, author, and philanthropist.
Howard Wolpe

Howard Wolpe

male, 70 years old (Washington D.C. Metro Area, United States)
Howard Wolpe , a former seven-term Member of Congress and former Presidential Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region, is also Director of the...

Amanda Reed

male, deceased (1904)
Amanda Reed (1832-1904) was the wife and widow of Simeon Gannett Reed, American entrepreneur from Oregon. In Simeon's will, he suggested that his...

Lorne W. Craner

male
Lorne W. Craner, United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor The Newspaper Guild The North American Broadcasters...
William Trufant Foster

William Trufant Foster

male
William Trufant Foster (Jan. 18, 1879 - Oct. 8, 1950), was an American educator and economist, whose theories were especially influential in the...
David Ray

David Ray

male, 77 years old
David Ray (born May 20, 1932), is an American poet and author of fiction, essays, and memoir. He is particularly noted for poems that, while being...
Steven Raichlen

Steven Raichlen

male
Steven David Raichlen is an American barbecue chef, author and TV host. He is the author of twenty-five books, mainly centering around barbecue...