- male
- P. Edwin Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department. He resigned as Chief of Police on September 27, 2005....
- male
- Neal Lawson is a political commentator in the United Kingdom. Lawson writes regularly for "The Guardian" and the "New Statesman" about equality,...
- male, deceased (1603)
- William Gilbert, also known as Gilberd (Colchester, England, May 24, 1544 - London, England, November 30, 1603) was an English physician and a...
- male
- Mike Marshall is a mandolin player and has been an instrumental part of new acoustic music for the past 25 years. He has performed and recorded...
- female
- Geraldine Doogue AO is an Australian journalist and radio and television host. She was the host of Radio National's "Life Matters" program for 11...
- male, deceased (1095)
- Shen Kuo or Shen Kua (1031–1095 AD) was a polymath Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). Excelling in many fields of s...
- male, deceased (265)
- Ma Jun (馬鈞, Wade-Giles: Ma Chün; 200 - 265), styled Deheng (徳衡), was a Chinese mechanical engineer and government official during the Three Kin...
- male, deceased (1995)
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (January 22, 1907-December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. In 1938, after a...
- male
- Robert Norman was a 16th century British mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer. He is noted for his London publication in 1581 of "The Newe...
- male, deceased (1939)
- Tuomas Vohlonen was a famous Finnish inventor. His patents cover a wide area of devices and activities including compasses, skis, surveying,...
| |
