Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

female, deceased (1990)
death by pneumonia, gustafson, Hollywood Walk of Fame, naturalized citizen of the United States, movie star, swedish…Guinness World Records, TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords
Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 - April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age....

Barbara Blackburn

female
world record holder, the david letterman show, TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords, Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, words per minute
As of 2005, Barbara Blackburn is the fastest English language typist in the world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Using the...

Georgia Brown

female
Whistle register singer, note, frequency, hearing, Vocal range, Guinness World Records…TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords, world record holder
Georgia Brown is a Brazilian pop singer notable for her extensive vocal range. She is the current "Guinness World Records" holder for singing the...
Ben Selvin

Ben Selvin

male, deceased (1980)
Jewish, 78-rpm discs, Musical styles, TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords, labels, musical band
Ben Selvin (March 5, 1898 - July 15, 1980), son of Russian-immigrant Jewish parents, started his professional life at age 15 as a fiddle player in...

Bernard Coyne

male, deceased (1921)
Guinness World Records, TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords, eunuchoidal, gigantism, Bernard A. Coyne, acromegalic
Bernard A. Coyne (July 27, 1897 - May 20, 1921) Anthon, Iowa, USA. Is one of only a handful of individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet...
Maurice Catarcio

Maurice Catarcio

male, deceased (2005)
cancer death, World Wrestling Entertainment, world wrestling federation, TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords
Maurice Catarcio (March 21 1929 - May 12 2005) competed in the World Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960, under the ring-name 'The Matador.'...