- Roaring Lion
Roaring Lion (born Rafael de Leon, Aroquita, Trinidad, British Trinidad and Tobago, February 22, 1908; d. July 11, 1999) was one of the greatest calypsonians (calypso singer/composers) of the 20th century. His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty," which are still performed today. - Henry The Lion
Henry the Lion was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, which duchies he held until 1180. He was one the most powerful of the German princes of his time, … - Wax Lion
"Wax Lion" is the pilot episode of the television show "Wonderfalls". - Conquering Lion
Conquering Lion aka Congo Natty aka Rebel MC is the stage name of Jungle producer and Toaster Michael West. "Conquering Lion" is short for "the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah," one of emperor's Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia many titles. One of Jungle's unsung heroes, Michael West began his career as Rebel MC with Brit rappers Double Trouble and the bubblegum pop hit "Street Tuff". - Mad Lion
Oswald Priest, known as Mad Lion, is a dancehall musician and rapper. He frequently collaborates with fellow hip hop artist KRS-One — most recently on a DVD promoting the Temple of Hiphop. Weaving a seamless blend of reggae and hip hop, Lion created one of the most influential sounds of the past two decades. The recipient of the 1994 Source award as Reggae Artist of the Year, he has inspired similar-sounding recordings by such artists as Ini Kamoze, … - Flora Lion
Flora Lion, 1878-1958, English portrait painter, b. London 3 December 1878. Her father, Michel L. Lion, was born of Franco-Jewish immigrants. He, like his father and other members of an extended London Lion clan, was a successful boot and shoe manufacturer. Flora painted her mother, Regine Levilion, a French citizen, in 1909. This portrait was presented in 1915 to the Tate Gallery where it remains. In 1915 Flora Lion married Ralph P. Amato, who later assumed her surname. - Alfred Lion
Alfred Lion (1909-1987) was a German-born American record executive who co-founded Blue Note Records in 1939. Blue Note recorded many of the biggest names in jazz throughout the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Alfred Lion began his lifelong fascination with jazz at the age of 16 when he saw a jazz concert given by Sam Wooding's Orchestra in his native Berlin. In 1929 Alfred Lion migrated to the United States, but a physical attack necessitated hospital treatment, … - P. Lion
P. Lion (Pietro Paolo Pelandi, born June 29, 1959) is an Italian singer and musician of the 1980s. He took the name of "P. Lion" because of the three "P" in his name and because the symbol of his family is a lion. But his astrological sign is a lion too. He started to play the piano and write his own music very early; he claims to be very romantic and sometimes too much of a "dreamer", … - Dennis Lion
Dennis Lion (born 1969) is a football coach and physiotherapist. Currently he is fitness and rehability coach at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Lion has been part of the Feyenoord non-playing staff for many years. Players who lack of fitness or who are coming back from injuries do not train with the regular squad, but will train separately with Dennis Lion. This will give them more attention and the ability to completely focus on their rehability instead of tactics. - Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna (born January 2, 1947 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American zoo keeper who is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was Director of the zoo from 1978 to 1993, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His media appearances have made him one of the best known and well liked animal experts in the United States. Hanna, nicknamed "Jungle Jack", is instantly recognizable by his khaki safari outfit, deep tan, … - Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh (born 22 February, 1963) is a professional golfer who was number one in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. A Indo - Fijian of Hindu ancestry, he was born in Lautoka, Fiji and grew up in Nadi. His name means "Victorious Lion". He has won three major championships (The Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004) and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003 and 2004. - Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson was a naturalist and author, best known for her book, "Born Free", which described her experiences in raising Elsa from cub to lioness. The book "Born Free" was an international best seller and printed in several languages. She was born Friedericke Victoria Gessner in Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary (now Opava, Czech Republic). She was first married to Austrian Viktor von Klarwill and then botanist Peter Bally, … - Clyde Beatty
Clyde Beatty (born June 10, 1903 in Bainbridge, Ohio, USA; died July 19, 1965) was a big game hunter who became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also was a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus. Beatty became famous for his "fighting act", in which he entered the cage with wild animals with a whip and a pistol strapped to his side. - Al Atkins
Alan John "Al" Atkins (born October 11, 1947 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England) is a hard rock vocalist, perhaps best known for his association with Judas Priest. He began his musical career in 1966, singing in a succession of blues-rock outfits before forming a band named Judas Priest (named after the Bob Dylan song "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"). Featuring a musical direction unrelated to the future metal band, this band lasted until 1969, … - Mark The Evangelist
Mark the Evangelist (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Peter. He also accompanied Paul and Barnabas in Paul's first journey. After a sharp dispute, Barnabas separated from Paul, taking Mark to Cyprus (Acts 15:36-40). Later Paul calls upon the services of Mark, the kinsman of Barnabas, and Mark is named as Paul's fellow worker. - Clare Bell
Clare Bell is an author in the USA best known for her Ratha series of young adult fantasy novels about prehistoric big cats. These books, also called the "Named series", are about intelligent self-aware large cats who have puma, cheetah and lion characteristics, and are based on fossil creatures who are ancestors of the saber-tooth cat. The first book in the series, "Ratha’s Creature" appeared in 1983. - Ross Anderson
Ross J. Anderson is a researcher, writer, and industry consultant in security engineering. He is a professor in security engineering at Cambridge University where he leads the computer security group. In cryptography, he, together with Eli Biham, designed the BEAR, LION and Tiger cryptographic primitives, the block cipher Serpent (with Biham and Lars Knudsen), and the stream cipher Pike. He has also discovered weaknesses in many algorithms (FISH) and security systems. - Chris Weston
Chris Weston is a British comic artist who has worked both in the US and UK comics industries. He was born in Germany and lived in various countries as a child. Growing up without television, the artist says, affected his future career. "My primary source of entertainment? You guessed it: comics! British comics, at that! Lion, Valiant, Bullet, Victor, Hotspur, Buster, War Picture Library, … - Edwin Henry Landseer
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA (b. March 7, 1802 in London - d. October 1 1873) was an English painter, well known for his paintings of animals - particularly horses, dogs and stags. The best known of Landseer's works, however, are sculptures - the lions in Trafalgar Square, London. At the age of just 13, in 1815, Landseer exhibited works at the Royal Academy. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy at the age of 24, … - Nat Lofthouse
Nathaniel Lofthouse, OBE (born August 27, 1925), better known as Nat Lofthouse, was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1925, Lofthouse joined the town's main club on September 4, 1939 and made his debut in a 5-1 win against Bury on March 22, 1941 when he scored two goals. It was then more than five years until he made his league debut for the club, … - Bikram Singh
Bikram Singh is a name originating from the northern Indian province of Punjab. "Bikram", meaning valour, is a common name which is also written as "Vikram". "Singh", meaning Lion, is also a very common name as far as Sikhs are concerned. Bikram Singh is also an American Bhangra-Urban Fusion music artist. He provided the vocals for Punjabi MC's US chart hit Beware of the Boys, which was remixed featuring Jay-Z. His latest album, American Jugni, was released in 2006. - Joe Colquhoun
Joe Colquhoun (1926-1987) was a British comics artist best known for his work on "Charley's War" in "Battle Picture Weekly". He was also the first artist to draw Roy of the Rovers. Born in Harrow, Middlesex, Joe Colquhoun served in the Royal Navy during World War Two, and won a place at Kingston upon Thames School of Art on his return. His career in comics began in 1951 in Jungle Trails, and he went on to work for IPC Media on titles such as "Lion", … - George Wombwell
George Wombwell, was a famous menagerie exhibitor in the Victorian Britain. George Wombwell was born in Wendon Lofts, Essex in 1777. Around 1800 he moved to London and in 1804 became a shoemaker in Soho. However, when a ship from South America brought two boas to London docks, he bought them for £75 and began to exhibit them in taverns. He soon made a good profit. Wombwell began to buy exotic animals from ships that came from Africa, Australia and South America, … - Reg Bunn
Reg Bunn (born 1905 in King's Norton, Birmingham - died 1971) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work on "The Spider" and other British comics during the 1960s. Bunn reputedly led an impoverished life before being discovered by Amalgamated Press during a 1949 nationwide search for artists. He would go on to draw for "Comet" ("Buck Jones" and "Robin Hood"), "Sun" ("Clip McCord"), "Thriller Comics" and, … - Ted Cowan
Ted Cowan, being the most well known familiar name of Edward George Cowan, is a British comic book writer. His early career included working as a laboratory assistant prior to World War II when he enlisted firstly in the Royal Air Force and subsequently in the British Army where he was a dispatch rider. Post war he initially continued in the Services in a clerical capacity when he began to make the change to writing. - Brian Walter
Lion Brian Walter MJF (Melvin Jones Fellow) is the first Lion to take Lionism to Republic of Maldives in the year 2006, by forming the "Male, Maldives Lions Club". Maldives is the 197th country for the International Association of Lions Clubs, which is the largest and the most active service oriented organization in the world. The objective of the Male, Maldives Lions Club is to serve the down trodden people of the society, … - Damien Hardwick
Damien Patrick Hardwick (born August 18, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer. Beginning his career with the Essendon Football Club in 1994, Hardwick was known as a tough, solid defender. His aggressive nature sometimes got him into trouble at the AFL Tribunal. He was a crucial part of Essendon's 2000 premiership side. He moved from Essendon to the Port Adelaide Football Club and played with the side in the twilight of his career, until his retirement in 2004. - Dena Schlosser
Dena Schlosser, born 1969 in Plano, Texas murdered her eleven month old daughter, Margaret Schlosser, in 2004, amputating the baby's arms with a knife and offering her to God. On November 22, 2004 the Texas Police arrived at Schlosser's apartment to find the mother of three sitting calmly in her living room listening to hymns. She was covered in blood and holding a knife. The officers were responding to a 911 call made by workers at a local day care center, … - Saint Prisca
Saint Prisca was a Roman young woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith; she is considered a saint and a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches. - Francis John William Harvey
Francis John William Harvey (1873-31 May 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School. He was 43 years old, and a Major in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Marines during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 31 May 1916, … - Idan Gafni
Idan Gafni is an award winning mobile expert and entrepreneur. Using a creativity technique he created named “Object Pairing”, Idan harnesses innovation to create mobile value added services. Services are based on mobile interaction, contextual awareness, user-generated content, and dynamic content, using the advantages of technologies such as SMS, MMS, IVVR, and WEB technologies. In the past, Idan served as the innovation manager of Orange Israel, part of the Hutchison 3 telecom group. - Bob Netolicky
Robert Netolicky (born August 2, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'9" power forward/center, he played professionally in the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1967 to 1976. Netolicky was an All-American selection at Drake University in the 1960s before being drafted by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) San Diego Rockets in 1967. - Manius Acilius Glabrio
Manius Acilius Glabrio was the name of a Roman consul in 91, conjointly with Trajan, who was afterwards emperor. As he was of great strength and activity, he was commanded by Domitian to descend into the arena and fight a huge lion. He slew the animal, and was greeted with so much applause, that he roused the jealousy of the emperor, who first banished, and then put him to death on some false pretext. <br> - Marshal Of Finland
Marshal of Finland (Finnish "Suomen marsalkka", Swedish "Marskalken av Finland") was the title awarded to the Finnish Commander-in-Chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim on his 75th birthday on June 4, 1942. Mannerheim continued to wear the same rank insignia as he had as Field Marshal ("sotamarsalkka") since 1933: three heraldic lions of a full general with crossed marshal's batons. - Gary Williams
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Engineer and Specialist in Messaging and Collaborative Technologies. Expertise in Lotus Domino Architecture, Lotus Notes Administration and full-scale Collaborative and Workflow Solutions. - Stephan Bibrowski
Stephan Bibrowski (1891-1932) better known as Lionel the Lion-Faced Man was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was likely due to a rare condition called hypertrichosis. Bibrowski was born in 1891 near Warsaw in Poland with one-inch hair covering his body. His mother blamed the condition on the mauling of his father by a lion, which she witnessed while pregnant with Stephan. - William I of Scotland
William I "the Lion" (known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garbh or "William the Rough"), (1142/1143 - December 4 1214) reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Act of Union with England in 1707, (James VI's was the longest 1567–1625). He became King following his brother Malcolm IV's death on 9 December 1165 and was crowned on 24 December 1165. - Annie Parkhouse
Annie Parkhouse has been one of the leading letterers in British comics for over 30 years. Beginning her career working on "Lion" for IPC magazines, she has since provided dialogue for many DC Comics titles and "2000AD", working on scripts by writers and artists such as Alan Moore and Garry Leach (on "Marvelman"). Annie has been the recipient of an Eagle Award for her lettering. She is married to British writer/artist Steve Parkhouse, … - William Shepard Wetmore
William Shepard Wetmore (January 26, 1801 - June 16, 1862); Old China Trade merchant. On January 25, 1801, William S. Wetmore was the first child born to Seth and Nancy Shepard Wetmore in St. Albans, Vermont. He was a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Whitmore, who immigrated to Boston in 1635 from the west coast of England and became one of the earliest settlers of the Connecticut Colony.. His mother died on February 2, 1802.
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