Flavius Valerius Leo (401-18 January 474), known in English as Leo the Thracian or Leo I, was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 457 to 474. He was the last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by Aspar, the Alan serving as commander-in-chief of the army. Leo's coronation as moneyon February 7 457, was the first known to involve the Patriarch of Constantinople.

Queen Teuta, was an Illyrian queen and regent who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228 BC. After the death of Agron (250 BC?-231 BC) who established the first kingdom of Illyria, extending from Dalmatia on the north to the Aous (Vjosa river) River on the south with Skodra as its capital, his widow, Teuta, acted as regent for her young stepson Pinnes. Teuta's first decision was to drive out the Greek colonies off the Illyrian coast.

Fritigern led his people into battle (the Gothic War (376-382)). After a battle in 376 Lupicinus' troops were completely defeated, which meant that the total Roman territorial defense in the region vanished. As a consequence the Thervingi soon held sway over much of the neighboring, richer province of Thracia. The crisis continued into 378, and on August 9 of that year, …

Suleiman Pasha (c. 1840-1892) was the chief commander of Turkish military operations in the Balkan Peninsula during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. His incompetent command is considered to have been one of the main reasons for the Turkish defeat. After that war he was sent into exile by the Turkish authorities. He was born at Constantinople, and trained at the military school in Constantinople. He entered the army, becoming major in 1867, when he served in Crete.

Flavius Phocas Augustus, Byzantine Emperor (reigned 602–610), ascended the throne from the Emperor Maurice, and was himself overthrown by Heraclius after losing a civil war. Almost nothing is known of Phocas's early life, although he may have been a native of Thrace. By 600, he was a subaltern officer in the Roman army that served in the Balkans, and apparently was viewed as a leader by his fellow soldiers.

Hunter Campbell "Patch" Adams (born May 28 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia) founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1972. In 1998 his life was portrayed as a movie. Patch Adams is a social activist, citizen diplomat, professional clown, performer, and author. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to Russia as clowns, to bring hope and joy to orphans, patients, and the people.

Prince Alexey Borisovich Lobanov-Rostovsky ((December 30, 1824-August 30, 1896) was a Russian statesman, probably best remembered for having published the "Russian Genealogical Book" (in two volumes). Descended from the legendary prince Rurik, Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky was educated at the famous lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo. At the age of twenty, he entered the diplomatic service and became minister at Constantinople in 1859.

Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (died c. 379, Dolikha) was a Christian martyr and opponent of Arianism. His feast day is June 21st in the Western Church and June 22nd in the Eastern Church. In 361 he became bishop of the ancient Syrian city of Samosata. Eusebius had been entrusted with the official record of the election (360) of Bishop St. Meletius of Antioch, who was supported by the Arian bishops, …

Allameh Ali Akbar Dehkhoda was a prominent Iranian linguist, and author of the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language ever published. He was also active in politics, and served in the Majles as a Member of Parliament from Kerman and Tehran. He also served as Dean of the School of Law of the University of Tehran. Dehkhoda was born in Tehran to parents from Qazvin. His father died when he was only 10 years old.

Percy Ellen Algernon Frederick William Sydney Smythe, 8th Viscount Strangford (November 26, 1826-January 9, 1869) was a British nobleman and man of letters. He was born in St Petersburg, Russia, the son of the 6th Viscount Strangford, the British Ambassador. During all his earlier years Percy Smythe was nearly blind, in consequence, it was believed, of his mother having suffered very great hardships on a journey up the Baltic Sea in wintry weather shortly before his birth.

Philip V was king of Macedon from 221 BC to 179 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty.