Mata Hari

Mata Hari

female, deceased (1917)
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August, 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - 15 October, 1917, Vincennes,... More
Sylvanus Morley

Sylvanus Morley

male, deceased (1948)
Sylvanus Griswold Morley (June 7, 1883 - September 2 1948) was an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar who made significant... More
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

male, deceased (1965)
William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25 1874 - December 16 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and theatre writer. He was one of the most... More
Freya Stark

Freya Stark

female, deceased (1993)
Dame Freya Madeleine Stark, DBE (b. 31 Jan1893, Paris France - d. 9 May 1993, Asolo Italy) was a British travel writer. In between that time, she... More
Sidney Reilly

Sidney Reilly

male, deceased (1925)
Lieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC (c. March 24, 1873? - November 5, 1925), famously known as the "Ace of Spies", was a Russian-born adventurer... More
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

female, deceased (1926)
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was a British writer, traveller, political analyst, administrator in Arabia, and an archaeologist who found... More
Aaron Aaronsohn

Aaron Aaronsohn

male, deceased (1919)
Aaron Aaronsohn (1876-May 15, 1919) was a renowned Romanian-born Jewish botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician.
William Melville

William Melville

male, deceased (1918)
William Melville (April 25 1850 - February 1 1918) was an Irish law enforcement officer and the first chief of the British Secret Service,... More
Alfred Redl

Alfred Redl

male, deceased (1913)
Alfred Redl was an Austrian officer who rose to head the counter-intelligence efforts of Austria-Hungary. He was one of the leading figures of... More
Hugh Sinclair

Hugh Sinclair

male, deceased (1939)
Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, nicknamed Quex, was a British intelligence officer. Between 1919 and 1921, he was Director of British Naval... More