- Raven Oak
Raven Oak (born December 21, 1977 in Riverside, California) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter, whose works deal with the survival side of life. As a survivor of both abuse and an attempted rape, Raven Oak strove to free herself from the confines of the silence often present in victims of abuse and rape. - Purushottam Nagesh Oak
Purushottam Nagesh Oak (born 2 March 1917), commonly referred to as P. N. Oak, is an Indian writer on history. According to the introduction of one of P. N. Oak's books, he was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. During World War Two he joined the Indian National Army, which fought with the Japanese against the British. He obtained M.A and L.L.B degrees from Mumbai University. - Gary Oak
Gary Oak, known in Japan as, in honor of the famous game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. He is Professor Oak’s grandson and Ash Ketchum’s archrival in the "Pokémon" anime. He is usually seen in the anime with messy brown hair, wearing a purple sweater and a yin-yang pendant. In the video games, he is seen in both the outfit mentioned above, and a clothing style that features cargo pants and a black t-shirt. - Liston Oak
Liston Oak was an American left-wing journalist. As a friend of the Soviet Union, Oak originally supported the policies of Joseph Stalin. But the Moscow Trials of the mid 1930s made him brake with Stalinism and Oak breifly became a supporter of Leon Trotsky before eventually shifting to Social Democracy. - Robert
Robert (Mousey) Thompson was a British furniture maker. He lived in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, where he set up a business manufacturing oak furniture, which featured a carved mouse on almost every piece. It is claimed that the mouse trademark came about accidentally in 1919 following a conversation about "being as poor as a church mouse", which took place between Thompson and one of his colleagues during the carving of a cornice for a screen. - Paul Martin
Paul Martin is the enthusiastic presenter of BBC antiques programme "Flog It!" He studied art and woodwork at Falmouth College in Cornwall. Following his graduation, he spent two years as a scenic painter on film sets. From the age of 25, owned a pitch on London's famous Portobello Road. He then went on to work as an antiques props stylist for magazines like Marie Claire and New Woman, … - Elijah Craig
Elijah Craig (1738 - May 18, 1808) was a Baptist preacher from Kentucky, who is remembered chiefly for being credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. Craig was born in Orange County, Virginia in approximately 1738. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1771, and was imprisoned briefly in South Carolina, apparently for disturbing the peace with his sermons. He then moved to what was then Bourbon County, Kentucky and settled in the area of Frankfort, Kentucky in 1785. - Henry Perry
Henry Perry (1875-March 22, 1940) was a restaurateur who is considered the "father of Kansas City barbecue." Perry was born in Shelby County, Tennessee near Memphis, Tennessee and worked on steamboat restaurants on the Mississippi River and Missouri River before moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 1907. In 1908 he began serving smoked meats to workers in the Garment District in Downtown Kansas City from an alley stand. - Shotgun Man
Shotgun Man was an assassin and mass murderer in Chicago, Illinois in the 1910s, to which 38 murders of Black Hand extortionists were attributed. Most notably, Shotgun Man killed 15 Sicilian and Italian immigrants between January 1-March 26, 1911 between Oak Street and Milton Street of Chicago's "Little Italy" (known as "Death Corner"). In March 1911, he reportedly murdered four people within a 72-hour period, also at the intersection of Oak and Milton. - Columbia South Carolina Temple
The Columbia South Carolina Temple is the 62nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in Columbia, South Carolina because of its central location within the state. The building is set in a residential neighborhood and surrounded by native loblolly pine and oak trees. The grounds are landscaped with the area's natural flora including myrtle, holly, mums, and dogwood trees. - Catald
Saint Catald of Taranto (also known as "Cataldus", "Cathaluds", "Cattaldo", "Cathal") was a friend of Saint Patrick an Irish monk who became a saint around in 685. His monastery was in Lismore, County Waterford but his apparent desire for a life of solitute saw him venture off to Jerusalem around the time that the city was coming under Muslim rule. On his return home his ship was wrecked off the Italian coast, near the city of Taranto. - Saint Gerlach
Saint Gerlach (Gerlache, Gerlac, Gerlachus van Houthem, Gerlac of Valkenberg) (d. ca. 1170 AD) was a 12th century Dutch hermit. His cult is centered at Valkenburg aan de Geul. The "Vita Beati Gerlaci Eremytae", written around 1227, describes his legend and life. Originally a licentious soldier and brigand, Gerlache became a pious Christian upon the death of his wife and went on pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem. At Rome, he nursed the sick for seven years. - Frank Ellis Boynton
Frederick Ellis Boynton was an American botanist active in the Southeastern United States, working at Biltmore Estate with Chauncey Beadle and his (apparent) brother, Charles Lawrence Boynton. The oak species "Quercus boyntonii" was named in honor of Frederick Ellis Boynton. - Andrew de Durisdeer
Andrew de Durisdeer [Durisdere] or Andrew Muirhead was a 15th century bishop of Glasgow. "Muirhead" is not used in any contemporary sources, and may be inaccurate. However, his geographical appellation indicates that he came from Durisdeer in Galloway. Durisdeer is often taken as an Anglo-Latin corruption of "dorus doire", entrance to the wood or thicket; but the word "dair" is also an old Gaelic word for an oakwood, … - Otto von Münchhausen
Otto von Münchhausen was a German botanist. He was Chancellor of University of Göttingen and a correspondent of Linnaeus. He named several species of oaks by the Linnean system, as well as other plants. The standard botanical author abbreviation Münchh. is applied to species he described. - John La La Montaine
John La Montaine (b. Oak Park, Illinois, United States, 17 March 1920) is an American composer who won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 9, "In Time of War" (1958), which was premiered by Jorge Bolet. His teachers included Howard Hanson, Bernard Rogers, and Nadia Boulanger. His works have been performed by Jessye Norman and Jorge Bolet. La Montaine lives in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. - Carol Shields
Carol Ann Shields ,BA, MA, CC, OM, D.Litt., LL.D, FRSC (June 2, 1935 - July 16, 2003) was an American-born Canadian author. She is best known for her successful 1993 novel "The Stone Diaries", which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award - Andrew Greeley
The Reverend Dr Andrew M. Greeley (born February 5, 1928 in Oak Park, Illinois to Andrew and Grace Greeley) is an Irish-American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, journalist and best selling author. He has given numerous interviews on both radio and television. Greeley is also Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona and is a Research Associate with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. - Hyman G. Rickover
Admiral Hyman George Rickover, U.S. Navy, (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", which as of July 2007 had produced 200 nuclear-powered submarines, and 23 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and cruisers, though many of these U.S. vessels are now decommissioned and others under construction. With his unique personality, political connections, responsibilities and depth of knowledge regarding naval nuclear propulsion, … - Jim Cantalupo
James Richard Cantalupo was an American executive, serving as chairman and chief executive officer of McDonald's Corporation until his sudden death by heart attack at the age of 60. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Cantalupo earned a degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity. He became a certified public accountant and worked for Arthur Young for eight years before joining McDonald's. - A. G. Lafley
Alan George Lafley (born June 13, 1947) is the CEO and an executive director of Procter & Gamble. He joined P&G upon his graduation, in 1977. He assumed the CEO office in 2000. He is American and was born in Keene, New Hampshire. He graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois and received a B.A. from Hamilton College in 1969 and a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977 (after serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War). - Gilda Jacobs
Gilda Z. Jacobs is a member of the State Senate in the U.S. state of Michigan representing the the 14th district, located in south-eastern Oakland County. Her district is mostly suburban and includes the cities of Huntington Woods, Michigan, Southfield, Michigan, and Oak Park, Michigan. She is one of only a few Jewish legislators in Michigan. In 2007, Jacobs was elected Chair of the Democratic Caucus. - Bruce Davidson
Bruce Davidson (born September 5, 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American photographer. He has been a member of Magnum since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, have been widely exhibited and published in a number of books. - Frank McErlane
Frank McErlane (1894-8 October 1932) was a Prohibition-era gangster. He led the Saltis-McErlane Gang, allied with the Johnny Torrio-Al Capone Gang, against rival bootleggers, the Southside O'Donnell Brothers. During the Chicago Bootleg Wars, McErlane was known as one of the most violent gunmen of the 1920s. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Frank McErlane was first arrested in 1911 and sent to Pontiac Prison in June 1913 for involvement in a car theft ring. - Sam Raimi
Samuel Marshall Raimi (born October 23, 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for directing the classic cult-horror film "The Evil Dead" and the blockbuster "Spider-Man films". - Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph Peter Kerwin, M.D. (born February 19, 1932) is a physician and former NASA astronaut. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he graduated from Fenwick High School, a private school in Oak Park, in 1949. He received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1953; a Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, … - Leicester Hemingway
Leicester C. Hemingway (born April 1, 1915 in Oak Park, Illinois - died 1982), was an American writer and outdoorsman. He was the younger brother of the legendary writer, Ernest Hemingway, and authored six books, including a first novel entitled "The Sound of the Trumpet" (1953), which was based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany during World War II. In 1961, Leicester published "My Brother, Ernest Hemingway", a biography of his brother. - Joe Corvo
Joe Corvo (born June 20 1977, in Oak Park, Illinois, USA) is a professional hockey player who currently is signed to the Ottawa Senators. Corvo was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 1997 NHL draft. - Sammy Mandel
Sammy Mandell (b. February 5, 1904 in Rockford, Illinois, d. November 7, 1967 in Oak Park, Illinois) was a former world lightweight boxing champion. Born Samuel Mandella, he was known as the "Rockford Sheik", due to his Rudolph Valentino like good looks. Trained by the legendary Jack Blackburn, Mandell was an outstanding, clever fighter who carried a solid punch, fast hands and superb defensive skills. - Patricia McPherson
Patricia McPherson (Born November 27,1954 in Oak Harbor, Washington, USA) is an American actress. She is well known for her role in the 1980s hit TV series "Knight Rider" as Bonnie Barstow, KITT's mechanic from 1982-1983. She was subsequently asked to return to the show, which she did in the season-three opener, remaining until the end of the series (from 1984-1986). Her first movie role was in the (1976) film "The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones". - Colette Nelson
Colette Nelson (born April 5, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder, dietitian and web designer. Colette was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan. She studied Dietetics at Michigan State University. She began training with weights at MSU while she was teaching aerobics. After her graduation she moved to New York to further study clinical nutrition at New York University. - Andy Meisner
Andrew Meisner is a politician from Ferndale, Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He is a co-founder of Michigan Democratic Action Network (MDAN), an organization created to engage young adults in the political process. - Judith Guest
Judith Guest (born March 29, 1936) is an American novelist and screenwriter. The great-niece of Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959), who had been a Poet Laureate of Michigan, Judith Guest was born in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Dondero High School in Royal Oak in 1954, then studied English and psychology at the University of Michigan, graduating with a BA in education. - Pat Mayer
Pat Mayer (b. July 24, 1961 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is a former professional ice hockey player. - Corrado Parducci
Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 - November 22, 1981) was an American architectural sculptor. He was born in Buti, Italy and immigrated to New York City in the United States in 1904. At a young age he was sponsored by heiress/sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and sent to art school. He attended the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and Art Students League. His teachers included anatomist George Bridgman and sculptor Albin Polasek. - Bryan Rekar
Bryan Robert Rekar (born June 3, 1972 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) was a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Kansas City Royals. - E. Riley Anderson
E. Riley Anderson (born August 10, 1932) is a judge and former Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Anderson received a J.D. and Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1957. He graduated from the Appellate Judges Program in 1988 and from the Advanced Appellate Judges Program in 1999 at New York University. He practiced private law in Oak Ridge from 1958 to 1987. - W. E. Whetstone
William Edwin "Ed" Whetstone (August 29, 1908 -- February 28, 1987) was a Monroe (Ouachita Parish) businessman and civic leader who served as the Fifth Congressional District member of the Louisiana State Board of Education during the 1960s and 1970s. Whetstone was born in the village of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish to Will Whetstone, a farmer, and the former Luta Craig (1883-1967). His formal education was limited to the Oak Ridge public school, … - Randy McNally
Randy McNally is a Tennessee politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 5th district, which encompasses Anderson County, Loudon County, Monroe County, and part of Knox County. He is a resident of Oak Ridge. He was elected to the 91st through 94th General Assemblies as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was a key figure in the Operation Rocky Top investigation in the late 1980s, … - Edwards Barham
Erle Edwards Barham (born July 10, 1937) is an American farmer and conservationist in Oak Ridge, a village in Morehouse Parish in north Louisiana, best known for having been the first Republican elected -- by a 29-vote margin -- to the Louisiana State Senate since the era of Reconstruction. Barham represented the agricultural District 33 from 1976-1980. He was narrowly unseated in the 1979 jungle primary by the Democrat David Ginn, who held the seat until 1988.
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