William Adams

male, deceased (1620)
John Blackthorne, Anglo-Japanese relations, hatamoto, Advisors to Tokugawa shoguns, briton, navigator…southeastasia
William Adams, was an English navigator who travelled to Japan and is believed to be the first Briton ever to reach that country. He was the...

Jeff Cooper

male, deceased (2006)
Modern Technique, American military personnel of World War II, The Modern Technique of the Pistol, southeastasia, united states marine corps, M1911 Colt pistol
John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (10 May 1920 - 25 September 2006) was recognized as the father of what is commonly known as "the Modern Technique" of...

William Lederer

male
American military personnel of World War II, Futurologist, chinese, Cold warrior, The Ugly American, Balao class submarines…southeastasia
William Julius Lederer (born March 31, 1912) was an American author, US Naval Academy graduate in 1936, and Cold warrior. His first appointment was...

Daniel Ford

male
journalist, Air&Space/Smithsonian, Flying Tigers, National Air and Space Museum, South Vietnam, king's college london…southeastasia
Daniel Ford (1931 -) is an American author and journalist. The son of Patrick and Anne Ford, he was educated at public schools in New Hampshire and...
Michael D. Coe

Michael D. Coe

male, 80 years old
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Mesoamerica scholar, Ph.D., Harvard University, mesoamerica, civilization…southeastasia
Michael D. Coe (b. 1929) is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher and author. Primarily known for his research in the field of...
Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Jomo Kwame Sundaram

male, 57 years old
Economist, capital control, International Development Economics Associates, Internal Security Act, Asian financial crisis, United Nations Secretariat…southeastasia
Jomo Kwame Sundaram (born 11 December 1952), better known as Jomo KS, is a prominent Malaysian economist, who is currently serving as the United...
Russell Peters

Russell Peters

male, 39 years old
Indian-Canadian, Indo-Canadian, South Asia, dubai, kolkata, arab…southeastasia
Russell Dominic Peters (born 1970) is an Indian-Canadian stand-up comic from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. His parents are originally from Bombay and...
Francis Garnier

Francis Garnier

male, deceased (1873)
Muslim, Explorer of Asia, French, pacific, southeastasia, cambodia
Marie Joseph François (Francis) Garnier was a French officer and explorer known for his exploration of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. He was b...
Paul Mus

Paul Mus

male, deceased (1969)
Yale University, World War II, Sociologist, linguist, French, Historical linguist…southeastasia
Paul Mus (1902 - 1969) was a French author and scholar. His studies focused on Vietnam and other Southeast Asian cultures. He was born in Bourges...
Josh Neufeld

Josh Neufeld

male, 42 years old
cartoonist, alternative comics, Keyhole, american splendor, comic book, from New York City…southeastasia
Josh Neufeld (b. 1967 in New York City) is an alternative cartoonist and commercial illustrator known for his fact-based comics on subjects like...