- Milton Talent
Milton O. Talent (died October 27, 2002, St. Louis, Missouri) was a labor-management attorney, and a Des Peres, Missouri alderman. He is best known for being the father of Missouri Senator Jim Talent. After graduating in 1935 from Harvard Law School, Talent founded in 1952 the law firm that became Moller, Talent, Kuelthau & Welch, which specialized in labor relations and employment law. In 1988, the firm merged into Lashly, Baer & Hamel. - Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician and former Senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being particularly outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion and flag burning. After serving for eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives and then working as a lobbyist, … - Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood OBE is a BAFTA award winning English comedian, actor, singer and writer born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich Village, Greater Manchester. She has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own composition, which she accompanies on piano. - Glenn Davis
Glenn Davis is best known for his contributions to the music scene in the Northeast, United States. A native of Weston, Massachusetts, he pioneered among other things, the shadowing technique of recording. Brief History: *Became a drummer at age 5 and was allowed to keep drums at school to play for talent shows and during lunch for other student's enjoyment all the way through High School Graduation. - Kira Eggers
Kira Eggers (born November 29 1975) is a model from Copenhagen, Denmark. She was named #34 in "FHM" magazine's list of the Top 100 Sexiest Women of 2004 is currently guest-starring in several episodes of "Hotel Erotica Cabo". At age 14, she hosted a radio show on national Danish radio, whereafter she started a career as nude model and stripper. Eggers has appeared in many magazines and papers across the world, including "Men's World", "Genesis", … - Becky
is a popular talent in Japan under the entertainment company Sun Music. Born on March 6 1984, in Kanagawa, she is the daughter of a Japanese mother and an English father. She had dual (British and Japanese) citizenship until she turned 20, at which time she resolved to hold a single Japanese passport, as is required by Japanese law - Joe Borchard
Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978 in Panorama City, California), a 1997 graduate of Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 MLB amateur draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox. Borchard, who also played quarterback for Stanford, took a $5.3 million signing bonus to play for the White Sox. - Yuri
Yuri (born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco on January 6, 1964) is a famous Mexican actress and singer born in the state of Veracruz. At a very young age, Yuri showed artistic interest and she was accepted to a famous Russian ballet. However, she wasn't allowed to join because her parents were afraid of the prospect of little Yuri living in a foreign country. When Yuri was 12, she participated in two famous Mexican television children's shows for Televisa, … - Sarah Lane
Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American television personality. She grew up in Sebastopol, California, and later attended San Francisco State University where she received a bachelor's degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts. She was the senior segment producer and on-air talent for the nightly G4 variety show "Attack of the Show!" (formerly "The Screen Savers"), … - Nonami Takizawa
is a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is from Saitama, and her nickname is 'Nonamin'. - Peter Buckley
Peter Buckley is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He represents District 5 (Ashland, Phoenix, Talent, Jacksonville, Ruch and the Applegate in the Oregon House of Representatives. Buckley was first elected in 2004 and serves on the Education Committee (Chair), the Education Subcommittee On Education Innovation, the Education Subcommittee On Higher Education (Chair), the Elections, Ethics and Rules Committee (Vice-Chair), … - David Robbins
David Robbins (born 1957 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, USA) is an artist best known for his exhibition entitled "Talent". Video work includes: "Lift"; "Studying the Lie" (with Bobby Ciraldo, Andrew Swant, and Ray Chi), winner of the Milwaukee International Film Festival's 24-Hour Video Competition; "The Ice Cream Social", winner of the Sundance TV Lab competition; and an episode of "The Street" for Fox Television. - Eric Hoffman
Eric Hoffman (aka Eric Von Hoffman) (born May 12, 1963) is an American actor, writer, producer and comedian best known for his work on the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show". Hoffman attended Columbia College Chicago, where he studied acting and comedy alongside other future "Mr. Show" alumni such as Jay Johnston, Dino Stamatopoulos and Scott Adsit. Hoffman was a member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, where he wrote, … - Hoshea
Hoshea ("salvation") was the last king of Israel and son of Elah. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 732 BC-721 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 732 BC-722 BC. There are two versions of how he became king. According to the author of "2 Kings", Hoshea conspired against and slew his predecessor, Pekah ("2 Kings" 15:30); Shalmaneser V then campaigned against Hoshea, and forced him to submit and render tribute (17:3). - Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger(August 14, 1929 - December 14 1971) was a boxer from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool (and later to America). Tiger was a talented boxer, commercial venturer, and Biafran rebel. His boxing career record was: Fought 81; Won 60; Lost 18; Drew 3. Dick Tiger was one of the great fighters to come out of the African continent. Tiger became a two-time undisputed world middleweight titlist. - John Beeson
John Beeson (1803 - 1889) was an abolitionist and early Native American advocate. He authored "A Plea for the Indians" in 1857. Beeson was born in Nottinghamshire, England on September 18, 1803. He emmigrated to the United States in 1832 settling in Illinois. His farm was a station on the underground railroad. In 1853 he walked to southern Oregon with his wife and son, settling in Talent. - Titus Quinctius Flamininus
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (ca. 228 BC-174 BC) was a Roman politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece. Member of the "gens" Quinctia, he served as a military tribune in the Second Punic war and in 205 BC he was appointed propraetor in Tarentum. He was a curule aedile in Rome in 203 BC and a quaestor in 199 BC. He became consul in 198 BC, despite being only about 30 years old, … - Madeline Smithberg
Madeline Smithberg is a co-creator of "The Daily Show", along with Lizz Winstead, as well as the executive producer. She was also executive producer of "Steve Harvey's Big Time" and a talent coordinator for "Late Night with David Letterman". She is now the Executive Producer of Infomania on Current TV. - Diopeithes
Diopeithes was an Athenian general, probably father of the poet Menander, who was sent out to the Thracian Chersonese about 343 BC, at the head of a body of Athenian settlers or κληρoυχoι. Disputes having arisen about their boundaries between these settlers and the Cardians, the latter were supported, but not with arms in the first instance, by king Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC), who, when the Athenians remonstrated, … - Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC and son of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. Scaurus lost his father very young, but his education was insured by several family friends. Pompey the Great was briefly married to his sister Aemilia Scaura and, even after her death, he continued to take personal interest in the young man. During the Third Mithridatic War, Pompey asked for Scaurus by name to become his military tribune, and charged Scaurus, … - Philetaerus
Philetaerus was the founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon in Anatolia. He was born in Tieum, a small town on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia between Bithynia to the west and Paphlagonia to the east. His father was Attalus (perhaps from Macedon) and his mother Boa was Paphlagonian. After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, Philetaerus became embroiled in the struggle for supremacy, … - Yoshua Daely
Green Property and Resort Management. Has 30 years experience in Hospitality Industry, previously working with various hotels and resorts. Involved with The HITA properties. It is a luxury traditional home concept that will feature all exclusive private villas in a design that respects the surrounding environment, offer an enriching lifestyle experience that is based on local art, culture and community spirit. - Aristodemus Of Miletus
Aristodemus, native of Miletus, was a friend and flatterer of Antigonus, king of Asia, who sent him, in 315 BC, to the Peloponnese with 1000 talents, and ordered him to maintain friendly relations with Polyperchon and his son Alexander, to collect as large a body of mercenaries as possible, and to conduct the war against Cassander. On his arrival in Laconia, he obtained permission from the Spartans to engage mercenaries in their country, … - Franjo Krežma
Franjo Krežma, also known as "Franz Krezma" in German-speaking countries (2 September, 1862 -June 5, 1881), was a violinist and composer of prodigious talent. Born in Osijek, Croatia, he showed interest for music in his early childhood and his talent was obvious in playing the violin and gave him a reputation of an authentic violin virtuoso. Still a child, at the age of only 9 he entered the music Conservatory of Vienna, Austria as the youngest student ever, … - Diogenes The Stoic
Diogenes the Stoic, also known as Diogenes of Babylon or Diogenes the Babylonian, was a Stoic philosopher. Born in Seleucia on the Tigris in Babylonia, Diogenes was educated at Athens under the auspices of Chrysippus and succeeded Zeno of Tarsus as head of the Stoic school there in the 2nd century BC. Among his pupils was Panaetius. He seems to have closely followed the views of Chrysippus, especially on dialectic, … - Lycurgus Of Athens
Lycurgus, an Attic orator, was born at Athens about 396 BC, and was the son of Lycophron, who belonged to the noble family of the Eteobutadae. He should not be confused with the quasi-mythological Spartan lawgiver of the same name. In his early life he devoted himself to the study of philosophy in the school of Plato, but afterwards became one of the disciples of Isocrates, and entered upon public life at a comparatively early age. - Deni Alagic
Deni Alagic, born 11th November 1990, is a young Bosnian footballer currently playing for Regionall league outfit VfL Osnabrück in Germany. He's 1,88 cm tall and plays as a striker. Moved to Germany in summer 2006. On of the biggest talents in his country. He owns an Australian passport too. Before moving to Germany he played for his hometown club NK Jedinstvo Bihac. - Talent Caldwell
Talent Caldwell is a comic book artist best known for his work on the Top Cow Productions character Fathom. He has also drawn for DC Comics' Superman and Marvel Comics' Spider-Man characters. - Aristides Of Thebes
Aristides of Thebes, a Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He is said to have excelled in expression. For example, a picture of his representing a dying mother's fear lest her infant should suck death from her breast was much celebrated. He also painted one of Alexander the Great's battles. One of his pictures was said to have been bought by King Attalus for 100 talents. - Attalus Of Macedonia
Attalus, son of Andromenes the Stymphaean, and one of Alexander's officers, was accused with his brothers, Amyntas and Simmias, of having been engaged in the conspiracy of Philotas, 330 BC, but was acquitted, together with his brothers. In 328 BC, Attalus was left with Polyperchon and other officers in Bactria with part of the troops, while the king himself marched against the Sogdians. He accompanied Alexander in his expedition into India, … - Adolf William Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Adolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (b. Weimar, 14 May 1632 - d. Eisenach, 22 November 1668), was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach. He was the fourth but second surviving son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. When Adolf was nineteen years old, he traveled around several different countries, in particular France. - Dave Mendoza
Dave Mendoza is a Master CyberSleuth and an Affiliate Partner to Shally Steckerl’s JobMachine. He is recognized for his expertise in the integration of sourcing methodologies, employment branding and recruitment technologies. He is a distinguished writer, public speaker and trainer in Advanced Sourcing Methodologies. Few in the recruiting business take “networking” more seriously or pursue it more passionately. - Garrett A. Morgan
Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr., (1877-1963) was an African American inventor who originated a respiratory protective hood (similar to the modern gas masks), invented a hair-straightening preparation, and patented a type of traffic signal. He is renowned for a heroic rescue in which he used his hood to save workers trapped in a tunnel system filled with fumes. - Gino Micucci
Highly regarded Retained Executive Search Consultant and business leader. Currently Managing Consultant at EDOUARD FRANKLIN's Executive Search practice in Luxembourg. Previously held senior positions in Executive Search, Sales Management and General Management advising companies in various sectors (Distribution, ICT, Manufacturing, Banking, Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Public sector & administrations, European Institutions, and Business Advisory/Consulting) in Western Europe. - Jamie D. Pedersen
- Alexander Duff 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCB, GCVO, PC (10 November 1849-12 January 1912), styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a Scottish peer who married Princess Louise of Wales, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra. - Ulrich Hermann Kiefer
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Born in Birmingham, UK, to L. Webb a battle of El Alamein war widow, I was the youngest of 5 children. Started cycling at the age of 8 and was many times British National cycling champion and National record holder at 10 miles, 25 miles and 1 hour. Moved to the Netherlands in 1967 where I became world cycling road champion, signed a professional contract with the French Mercier team in 1968 and moved to Belgium, where I still live with my family. http://crazyaboutbelgium.co.uk/blogs/webb.htm - Ike Turner
Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. - Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16 1986) is an American actress and model, perhaps best known for her roles on the television series "Hope", "Faith", and in the 2007 film "Transformers".
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