- Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael Benoit (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. A two-time World Heavyweight Champion, he was widely regarded as one of the best technical professional wrestlers of his generation. Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel were found dead in their Fayetteville, Georgia home on June 25, 2007.
- Heidi Fleiss
Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born December 30 1965), known as the "Hollywood Madam", is a former American madam. She was convicted in connection with her prostitution ring with charges including pandering and tax evasion. Her ring had numerous famous and wealthy clients. She was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, (pandering charges were dropped) but served just 21. Her father, Doctor Paul M. Fleiss is a famous Intactivist (one who opposes circumcision).
- Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 - April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist and writer best known for her criticism of pornography, which she linked with rape and other forms of violence against women. An anti-war activist and anarchist in the late 1960s, Dworkin became a radical feminist after escaping an abusive marriage in the Netherlands, and went on to publish ten books on radical feminist theory and practice.
- Erin Pizzey
Erin Pizzey (born 19 February, 1939 in China, daughter of a diplomat) is a British family care activist and a best-selling novelist. She became internationally famous for having started one of the first Women's Refuges (called women's shelters in the U.S.) in the modern world in 1971.
- Tammy Bruce
Tammy Bruce (born August 19, 1962) is a pro-choice lesbian feminist who hosts "The Tammy Bruce Show," a radio talk show broadcast on over 160 stations in the United States. Bruce describes herself as a classical liberal author and political commentator. "The Tammy Bruce Show" broadcasts three hours a day six days a week, including Saturdays. She is also a political contributor to Fox News Channel. She is described on her website as "an openly homosexual, …
- Denise Brown
Denise Brown (born July 29, 1957) is the older sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, who was found murdered along with her friend Ronald Goldman. Nicole's former husband, O.J. Simpson, was accused of the murder. Born in Germany to an American serviceman father and German mother, Denise grew up in Dana Point, California along with her younger sisters Nicole, Dominique, and Tanya Brown. Denise Brown "led a life remarkable only in its normalcy until June 12, 1994, …
- Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Ash (May 12, 1918-November 22, 2001) was a U.S. businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.. Born Mary Kathlyn Wagner in Hot Wells, Texas, Ash worked for several direct sales companies from the 1930s until the early 1960s, achieving considerable success as a salesperson and trainer. Frustrated, however, at being passed over for promotions in favor of men, she retired in 1963, intending to write a book to assist women in business.
- Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson, has been a reporter in Washington since 1979, and has played a key role in "Time" magazine's coverage of national security issues since joining the magazine in 1994. He also currently serves as deputy of the magazine's Washington bureau. He has written the magazine's cover stories on the Army at the breaking point, a second on the wisdom of restarting the military draft, …
- George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his "annus mirabilis", he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for the Northern Ireland team, …
- Philip Cook
Philip Cook is the author of "Abused Men - The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence". He is a journalist who has received awards for his reporting from the Associated Press and the Professional Journalism Society among others. Philip Cook holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon, and has appeared on numerous national radio and television shows such as MSNBC, Fox TV's "The Crier Report", "The O'Reilly Factor," The Sally Jesse Raphael Show", …
- Indira Jaising
Indira Jaising was born in 1940 in Mumbai. She went to school in Mumbai and graduated in Bangalore, before getting her degree in law in 1962. Jaising became the first woman to be designated as a Senior Advocate by High Court of Bombay in 1986. Right from the beginning of her legal career, she has focused on protection of human rights, rights of women and those of the poor working class.
- Rania Al-Baz
Rania al-Baz, a Saudi celebrity, is famous internationally for speaking out against violence against women, in particular domestic violence against Muslim women. Rania is the daughter of Yahya al-Baz, a businessman who owns a large chain of hotels in Saudi Arabia. Rania al-Baz started her career in her late teens. By her early 20s, she had become one of the best known TV figures in Saudi Arabia.
- Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is an English singer and songwriter from Davyhulme, near Manchester. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the English band The Smiths. When the band broke up in 1987, Morrissey began a successful solo career, racking up ten Top 10 singles in the UK.
- Lincoln Davis
Lincoln Davis (born September 13, 1943 in Pall Mall, Tennessee) is a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, currently representing the state's 4th Congressional district (map). He is a Democrat. He is frequently mentioned as a 2010 gubernatorial candidate. Davis, a 1966 Tennessee Technological University agriculture graduate who was raised in rural Fentress County, has been serving Tennesseans since being elected as mayor of Byrdstown in 1978.
- Don McPherson
Donald G. McPherson (born April 2 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) was an NFL and CFL quarterback drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988 after a college career at Syracuse University during which he won the Maxwell Award and finished second in the 1987 Heisman Trophy voting. He also played for the Houston Oilers and for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough-Riders.
- Chuck Finley
Charles Edward Finley (born November 26 1962 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the California Angels (later the Anaheim Angels) from 1986 to 1999 and the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals through 2002, compiling a 200-173 record with a 3.85 earned run average over 3197-1/3 innings and 2,610 strikeouts. Finley is best known for his long career with the Angels.
- Mark Dratch
Rabbi Mark Dratch is the founder of JSAFE (The Jewish Institute Supporting an Abuse-Free Environment). Rabbi Dratch served as a congregational rabbi for 22 years. He was a Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America, is chairman of its Task Force on Rabbinic Improprieties and responsible for spearheading and formulating its new policy guidelines for responding to allegations against member rabbis.
- Margaret Colin
Margaret Colin is an actress born on May 26, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of a police officer and a crop duster. She was raised on Long Island and began her acting career in the soap opera "The Edge of Night", playing an heiress and former terrorist. In seven months on that show her character survived seven murder attempts and ended up marrying her stepbrother. She followed that role with a longer stint on "As The World Turns", …
- Stephanie Studebaker
Stephanie Studebaker (b. circa 1961), a veterinarian, was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 3rd congressional district in the 2006 elections. Her opponent was to be incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Turner. Stephanie dropped out of the race after she and her husband were arrested following a domestic dispute.
- Deborah Moore
Deborah Moore (b.27th October 1963 in London England) is a British actress and the daughter of actor Roger Moore. Early in her career, she was billed as Deborah Barrymore and appeared in such films as "Chaplin", "Into The Sun" and opposite her father in the 1990 comedy, "Bullseye!". She later took on the name Deborah Moore and appeared on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives".
- Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer/songwriter who is part of the Boston folk scene. She was involved in producing 1998's "Respond" compilation, a fundraiser for domestic violence groups, and it included her song "Weatherman". In 1999, she released a live album with The Vinal Avenue String Band, consisting of herself, Sean Staples, and Ry Cavanaugh. She has also recorded three full-length solo albums and one EP.
- Kimberly Guilfoyle
Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle (born March 8, 1969) is a cable news personality and the ex-wife of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. She is currently the anchor of "The Lineup", a weekend crime show that airs on Fox News Channel, and was previously an anchor at Court TV and a legal analyst/commentator for CNN and ABC. Guilfoyle previously served as an Assistant District Attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office from 2000 to 2004.
- Rinki Bhattacharya
Rinki Bhattacharya is a Kolkata native born in 1942. She was the eldest daughter of the renowned Indian filmmaker, Bimal Roy. Her childhood was spent around prominent writers, poets and artists, who frequented their household, which was also noted for its gourmet Bengali cuisine. She began her career as a freelance journalist in 1966 and had aticles published in the "Economic Times", "Indian Express" and many other periodicals.
- Mary Fairhurst
Justice Mary E. Fairhurst is a member of the Washington State Supreme Court. She began her legal career in the Supreme Court as a judicial clerk, working for Chief Justice William H. Williams in 1984 and later Justice William C. Goodloe until 1986. Justice Fairhurst served the citizens of the State of Washington in the Washington Attorney General's office. She worked with Attorneys General Christine Gregoire and Ken Eikenberry.
- Wally Backman
Walter 'Wally' Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, Oregon) is a retired baseball player. Backman spent his 14 season career with the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners. Backman is most well-known for his time with the Mets from 1980-1988, and was as a member of their 1986 World Championship team. Backman was a key part of the 1986 Mets as he batted .320 and played a very solid second base.
- Sue Murphy
Sue Murphy is a Labour Councillor, representing Brooklands ward in Manchester since 1995. Sue is also chair of the Manchester Fair Trade City Steering Group and led the successful bid to get Fair Trade City status for Manchester. She is active in a number of fora fighting domestic violence, and is on the governing bodies of two schools.
- Doug Schmidt
Doug Schmidt is an American author and editor. Schmidt grew up in Oak Lawn, Illinois. After graduating from Wheaton College (Illinois), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, he started his work in Christian publishing. According to Schmidt’s website, his published works have been especially well-received by people who have been traumatized by abuse and domestic violence, and with those who struggle with internalizing appropriate responsibility.
- Harvey Martin
Harvey Banks Martin (born November 16, 1950 in Dallas, Texas; died December 24, 2001) was a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He started playing football in high school, only because he overheard his father tell his mother that he was ashamed that his son didn't play like his friends' kids. He eventually starred at South Oak Cliff High School and East Texas State University before being drafted in the third round of the 1973 NFL draft.
- Mark bin Bakar
Mark Bin Bakar is an Indigenous Australian radio announcer based in the Kimberley region of Western Australia who is best known for his television character Mary Geddarrdyu or Mary G who hosted a variety show broadcast nationally on ABC Television. The son of a Catholic Indigenous mother and a Muslim Singaporean father, Bin Bakar created Mary G, a Stolen generation woman like his mother, …
- Bill Koch
William Ingraham Koch (born May 3, 1940) is a wealthy American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992.
- Geraint Davies
Geraint Richard Davies (born 3 May 1960) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Labour member of Parliament for Croydon Central, in London, until 2005 and was first elected in the 1997 election. He unsuccessfully stood in Croydon Central in 1992 & 2005 and in Croydon South in 1987. Davies served as a councillor for New Addington on Croydon Council from 1986 until his resignation in 1997 upon being elected as an MP. He was Council Leader and Chair of Housing.
- Colleen Sexton
Colleen Sexton is an American folk singer/songwriter, and the sister of musician Martin Sexton. She attended Syracuse University Law School but dropped out after two days to become a musician. She has released two studio albums and one live album. Her song "Dear Arlene" appeared on the Respond compilation, and she was associate producer of the Respond II compilation (the compilations were a benefit for domestic violence causes).
- Susan Cummings
Susan Cummings (born c. 1959) is an American who was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Argentine polo player Roberto Villegas. Cummings inherited her fortune from her billionaire father, former CIA agent turned arms dealer Samuel Cummings. She lived a lavish lifestyle, owning a horse farm and being a well known Virginia socialite. Cummings, however, was also a very shy person who did not enjoy socializing, and was devoted to her horses.
- Sasha Mitchell
Sasha Mitchell (born July 27, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, best known for his role as "Cody" on the television series "Step by Step". Sasha had a starring role in the 1988 film "Spike of Bensonhurst". From 1989-1991, Mitchell appeared on the hit CBS prime time soap opera "Dallas", playing James, the illegitimate son of J.R. Ewing (played by series star Larry Hagman).
- Maria Wallis
Maria Wallis QPM was the Chief Constable of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in the United Kingdom from 2002 until 26 July 2006. She served with the Metropolitan Police Service for 18 years undertaking various roles including working at the Community Relations Policy Unit at New Scotland Yard as a Chief Inspector, with responsibility for developing policies on Domestic Violence and Racial Attacks, as well as working as a Detective Superintendent in South East London.
- Craig Roger Gregerson
Craig Roger Gregerson (born c. 1986) is a Salt Lake City, Utah man convicted of the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Destiny Norton on July 16 2006.
- Hadden Clark
Hadden Clark (b. April 1951) is an American serial killer and cannibal. Clark's family was affluent but dysfunctional; his parents were both alcoholics who physically and emotionally abused their four children, and his two brothers were both arrested as adults for murder and domestic violence, respectively. Clark's mother would dress him in girl's clothes when she was drunk, and as a result he grew to identify himself as a woman and would often wear women's clothes.
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait (aka Mary Gayle Sims) is a former chief executive of the Women's Refuge organisation of New Zealand. She also stood as a candidate for Parliament, serving briefly as deputy leader of the small Christian Heritage Party. Raukawa-Tait was born in Feilding, New Zealand. She has worked in a number of jobs, both in New Zealand and in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Anthony Hardy
Anthony Hardy (b. 1951) is an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering three women in London. Born on 31 May 1951 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, Anthony Hardy had an apparently uneventful childhood and excelled in school and college, particularly in engineering. He married and fathered two sons and two daughters, but his wife divorced him in 1986, accusing him of domestic violence.
- Nicole Speirs
Nicole Marie Speirs (born November 3, 1983) made headlines in the area of Tooele, Utah as a domestic violence murder victim. She was killed March 25, 2006 at age 22, by her then-boyfriend and father of her twins, Walter Smith. On the night of Nicole's death, Smith reported that he found her dead in her home, drowned in her bathtub, after returning from a trip to Idaho. The autopsy confirmed that drowning was the cause of death.