St. John Philby

St. John Philby

male, deceased (1960)
Harry St. John Bridger Philby CIE (April 3, 1885 - September 30, 1960), also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah, his Arabic name, was an...
John Harvey-Jones

John Harvey-Jones

male, 85 years old
Sir John Harvey-Jones, MBE, was chairman of ICI from 1982 to 1987. He is probably best known for his BBC television show "Troubleshooter", in which...
Ahmed Yacoubi

Ahmed Yacoubi

male, deceased (1985)
Ahmed Yacoubi (1931 - 1985) was born in Fes, Morocco in 1931 and was a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed on both his mother and father's sides....
Reginald Edward Stubbs

Reginald Edward Stubbs

male, deceased (1947)
Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (1876 - 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He disgraced himself while...
Edward Shepherd Creasy

Edward Shepherd Creasy

male, deceased (1878)
Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812 - 1878), historian, was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University and called to the Bar in 1837. He became...

Talduwe Somarama

male
Talduwe Ratugama Rallage Weris Singho better known as Talduwe Somarama (1915-1962) was a Sri Lankan Sinhalese serving Buddhist monk who shot and...
James Horsburgh

James Horsburgh

male, deceased (1834)
James Horsburgh was a Scottish hydrographer. He worked for East India Company, who mapped many seaways around Singapore in the late 18th century...
Thanjavur Nayaks

Thanjavur Nayaks

male
Thanjavur Nayaks were the rulers of Thanjavur principality of Tamil Nadu between the 16th to the 19th century C.E. Nayaks were subordinates of the...

Robert Caesar Childers

male, deceased (1876)
Robert Caesar Childers was a British Orientalist scholar, compiler of the first Pāli dictionary. He was the father of British soldier and Irish n...
Rijckloff van Goens

Rijckloff van Goens

male, deceased (1682)
Rijckloff van Goens (June 24 1619 - November 14 1682) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1678-1681. He wrote extensively about his...