- Joi Ito
Joi Ito , an activist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, has received much recognition for his role as an entrepreneur of Internet and technology companies. He has founded companies such as PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan and is the founder and currently the CEO of the venture capital firm, Neoteny Co., Ltd. - Kelly McGillis
Kelly McGillis (born July 9 1957, in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actress, whose notable movies include "Witness" (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), "Top Gun", and "The Accused". - Basil Blackwell
Sir Basil Blackwell was born Henry Blackwell in Oxford, England. He was the son of the founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell's family publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street in central Oxford. In 1921, he founded his own publishing group, the Shakesphere Head Press, with Bernard Newdigate as typographer. This he integrated into the family book business when he became chairman in 1924. - Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon, France, September 13, 1924) is a French composer and conductor. Although he has composed several concert works, he is best known for his film scores for motion pictures, particularly those of David Lean -- "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), and "A Passage to India" (1984). All three of these scores won Academy Awards. His other notable scores include The Message (1976), … - Karen Hesse
Karen Hesse, born August 29, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an author of children's literature and literature for young adults. She is best known as a writer of historical fiction. She has received many awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002, and the 1998 Newbery medal for her book "Out of the Dust", a story of a girl living through the dust bowl of the depression. - Josef Sommer
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born 26 June 1934 in Greifswald, Germany) is a German-American film actor. He made his debut in the film "Dirty Harry". He appeared in "Witness" opposite Harrison Ford. As of 2007 he has appeared in almost 100 films. - David Duncan
David Duncan (born 1960), is the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron. He was an Andersen employee for 20 years, who was in charge of the Enron account since 1997, for which he was paid over $1 million. He was fired from Andersen in January 2002 and charged with aiding in Enron's fraudulent bookkeeping. - Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar (born 19 July 1967) is a British television news presenter and writer of Somali origin. His latest book "Only Half of Me" deals with the tensions between these two sides of his identity. He used to be a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. He moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English in September 2006, where he currently presents the nightly weekday documentary series "Witness". - Alexander Godunov
Aleksandr Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов, 28 November, 1949, Sakhalin, USSR — 18 May, 1995, Los Angeles, California) was a Russian ballet dancer and actor, whose defection caused a diplomatic incident between the USA and the USSR. He joined the Bolshoi Ballet in 1971 and rose to become premier dancer before defecting to the USA in 1979. After briefly dancing with the American Ballet Theatre, … - Thomas Robb
According to http://www.kkk.bz/nationalleaders.htm, Thomas Robb is the national director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. To clarify where the KKK Headquarters is located, though Robb's address reads Harrison, Arkansas, his home and headquarters are located in Zinc, Arkansas. The E911 system gives everyone in Boone County, Arkansas a Harrison street address. Again, according to his website, Robb is an ordained Baptist minister. - Colin Ferguson
Colin Ferguson (born January 14, 1958, Kingston, Jamaica) was convicted of murdering six people and injuring nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Garden City, New York on December 7, 1993. As the train pulled into the Merillon Avenue Station, Ferguson pulled out his gun and started firing at passengers. He killed six and wounded nineteen before being stopped by three of the passengers: Kevin Blum, Mark McEntee, and Mike O'Connor. - Rosa Lopez
Rosa López was a housekeeper from El Salvador and a witness in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. The defense originally hoped that López' testimony would provide an alibi because she had reported having seen Simpson's Ford Bronco parked outside his estate in Rockingham around the approximate time of the murder (around 10:15 pm). Asserting that she wanted to return her native El Salvador because of death threats, … - Tommaso Buscetta
Tommaso Buscetta was a Sicilian mafioso. Although he was not the first pentito (informant) in the Italian witness protection program, he is widely recognized as the the first important one breaking omertà. Many mafiosi would follow his example. He was the youngest of 17 children raised in a poverty-stricken area of Palermo, which he escaped by getting involved with crime at a young age. - Marie Lee
Marie Myung-Ok Lee (born in Hibbing, Minnesota) is an American author and essayist. Her stories and essays have been published in "Witness", "The Kenyon Review", "Newsweek", and the "New York Times". She has received many honors for her work, including an O. Henry honorable mention for an adaptation of a chapter from "Somebody's Daughter". Lee has been a MacDowell Colony fellow, has served as a National Book Award judge, … - Thom Noble
Thom Noble is an Academy Award winning film editor. His oscar was for his editing of the film, Witness. His other credits include: *Reign of Fire *Red Dawn *The Mosquito Coast *And Now For Something Completely Different *The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz *Vertical Limit *Poltergeist II: The Other Side *Thelma & Louise (Nominated for Best Film Editing Academy Award) *The Scarlet Letter *Final Analysis - Allan Park
Allan Park was a limousine driver in Los Angeles, California who is noted for his testimony in the O.J. Simpson murder case. - Jana Wendt
Jana Wendt (born 9 May 1956 in Melbourne, Australia) is a leading television journalist in Australia. She was born to Czech parents who emigrated to Australia in 1949. Until August 2006, she was host of the Nine Network's "Sunday" program. Prior to her time with "Sunday", she worked as a reporter on Australian "60 Minutes", as well as filing stories for the American CBS "60 Minutes". She has been host of A Current Affair, also on Nine, … - James Mudge
James Mudge (1844- ?) was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and writer, nephew of Zachariah Mudge. He was born at West Springfield, Mass., and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1865 and from Boston University School of Theology in 1868. The same year he entered the ministry, joining the New England conference. While a missionary in India from 1873 to 1883 he edited the Lucknow "Witness". - Richard S. Castellano
Richard S. Castellano was an American actor. Born in the Bronx, his greatest fame came from playing the part of Vito Corleone's Capo, Pete Clemenza, in "The Godfather". One of his most famous Quotes of the film is " Leave the gun, take the cannoli."(After witnessing the murder of Paulie Gatto.) He also appeared on television, playing the lead role of Joe Girelli in the TV sitcom "The Super". Richard Castellano died from a heart attack at the age of 55. - Tafunga Bonjisi
Tafunga Bonjisi (b. 1982) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. Born a twin in Ruwa, Bonjisi is the brother of sculptors Witness and Lameck Bonjisi; he attended primary school in Ruwa and high school in Tafara. He studied sculpture with Lameck before beginning a solo career in 2000. He has worked in cobalt and springstone, among other media. - Billy Ray Hamilton
Billy Ray Hamilton is an American convicted murderer who conspired with Clarence Ray Allen to murder eight witnesses to a crime committed by Allen in 1974. Hamilton met Allen in Folsom Prison in 1979. Allen befriended Hamilton and allegedly offered to pay him $25,000 to carry out the murders. At Folsolm Prison, Allen used to refer to Hamilton as his "good dog", though at the time of Allen's trial, he claimed to only have met Hamilton three or four times. - Hidetsugu Aneha
is a former Japanese first-class architect and builder accused of falsifying structural data regarding the earthquake resistance of various condominiums and hotels. Aneha was born in Osato, Miyagi Prefecture in 1957 and graduated from the construction program at Furukawa Technical High School in 1976. Instead of attending university, he joined an Osaka-based general contractor firm. In 1984, Aneha established an architect's office in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. - Sukumaran
Sukumaran was a leading actor in Malayalam cinema from 1977 to 1984. His famous films include "Shankupushpam", "Avalude Ravukal", "Angadi", "Bandhanam", "Etho Oru Swapnam", "Manasa Vacha Karmana", "Ahimsha", "Spodanam", Salini end kootukari, Angakkuri, Kolilakkam, Theekkadal "Sandarbam", "Witness", and "Kottayam Kunjachanan". His last film was "Shibiram", directed by T.S. Suresh Babu. - Johnathon Robert Madden
Johnathon Robert Madden (11 May 1991 - 25 November 2003) was a twelve-year-old Canadian boy whose gruesome murder at the hands of his sixteen-year-old brother Kevin Madden and his brother's friend Timothy Ferriman provoked widespread revulsion and outrage in Johnathon's home city of Toronto and across Canada. The ensuing trials of Madden and Ferriman have created a media sensation in Toronto and in the Canadian English media generally, … - David Cash Jr.
For the professional wrestler, see David Cash David Cash, Jr. is an American who witnessed his friend Jeremy Strohmeyer molest a 7-year-old girl, Sherrice Iverson in a bathroom at a Nevada casino on 1997-05-25 shortly before she was murdered. Strohmeyer was later convicted of the murder and sentenced to four separate life sentences. - Lameck Bonjisi
Lameck Bonjisi (1973-2004) was a Zimbabwean sculptor. The brother of Witness and Tafunga Bonjisi, both of whom he mentored, Bonjisi began sculpting full-time at 17. He worked for a time as an assistant to Nicholas Mukomberanwa before setting out on his own. He died at 30. - Ward Pigman
William Ward Pigman was an American citizen and member of the Communist Party of the United States who worked in the National Bureau of Standards in the 1930s. He was allegedly a member of the "Karl group" of spies for Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU). Pigman allegedly supplied documents to J. Peters for Soviet intelligence as early as 1936. In his book, "Witness", Whittaker Chambers refers to Pigman using the pseudonym "Abel Gross". - Alexander Ulanovsky
Alexander Petrovich Ulanovsky (aka Ulrich, William Berman, Nathan Sherman) (1895-1968?) was the chief illegal resident for Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) in the United States from 1931 until 1934. Born into a Jewish family in the Ukraine, Ulanovsky joined the Socialist Revolutionary Party as a youth. Arrested by the Tsarist Okhrana for radical activity, he was deported to Siberia where he was confined to the same camp as Joseph Stalin. - Witness Lee
Witness Lee (1905-June 9, 1997) was a Chinese Christian preacher and church leader associated with the Local churches movement and Living Stream Ministry. He was born in Chefoo, Shandong Province, China, in 1905, to a Southern Baptist family. He converted to Christianity in 1925 after hearing the preaching of Peace Wang, and almost immediately came under the influence of Watchman Nee. He became a full-time co-worker of Nee in 1933, … - Witness Bonjisi
Witness Bonjisi (b. 1975) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. A native of Mudzi, Mutoko, he was the second child in a family of second, and grew up in Domboshoava, Chinamhora. There he completed primary school before moving to Mabvuku, on the outskirts of Harare, and completing his secondary education. He began sculpting in 1992, working with his brother Lameck and with Nicholas Mukomberanwa; his brother Tafunga is also an artist. In 1997 he began to work on his own, … - Witness Tha Realest - Tha Mixtape
"Witness Tha Realest - Tha Mixtape" is a free mixtape available for download as advanced promotion for his debut album of same name. Most of the tracks are left overs from other albums and unreleased Death Row Records material. - Witness Mangwende
Witness Pasichigare Magunda Mangwende (August 15, 1946-February 26, 2005) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as head of several government ministries in the Mugabe administration, and as provincial governor for Harare. Mangwende began his political career as a student leader at the University of Rhodesia. He also studied in the United Kingdom, earning a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of London. - Madhu Omalloor
Dr. Madhu Omalloor (aka P. Madhusoodanan Pillai), a cartoonist and journalist was born on 28-10-1954 at Omalloor, Pathanamthitta District in Kerala. Cochin University of Science and Technology awarded him a Doctorate degree in Newspaper Management. He has more than 25 years of experience in journalism in editorial positions and as [cartoonist]] in leading dailies and journals in Malayalam, English and Hindi. - Damijan Sinigoj
Damijan Sinigoj, writer, translator, editor, publicist and scriptwriter. Born in Novo mesto (Slovenia) in 1964. Member of Slovene Writers' Association (www.drustvo-dsp.si), Slovene Translators' Association (www.dskp-drustvo.si), chief editor at GOGA Publishing House (www.goga.si) and Park newspaper (www.park-on.net). Columnist at MAMA magazine (www.mama.si). - Éric de Montgolfier
Éric de Montgolfier is a famous French prosecutor ("procureur de la République"). When head prosecutor in Valenciennes, he became famous for prosecuting the businessman-cum-politician Bernard Tapie for rigging the match between his football club Olympique de Marseille and the local club Valenciennes FC. Tapie was sentenced to prison in 1995 for complicity of corruption and subornation of witnesses. - Rick Parets
Rick Parets is an avant-garde comedian, performing both live and in feature films. Parets grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, United States. He rose to international fame with his portrayal of Mnester in the 1979 classic "Caligula". After a series of commercials and outside projects following the movie, Parets earned a role as the Inquisitor on the TV show "Witness". Then, in 1999, Parets played a detective in the Michael Chiklis, Jennifer Tilly, … - Jan Rubes
Jan Rubes CM (born 6 June 1920 in Volyně, Czechoslovakia) is a bass singer and actor based in Canada. Born at the end of World War I he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass singer. In 1948 he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Festival, and emigrated to Canada at the end of the year to pursue a career in a wider sphere. Beginning as a singer with the Canadian Opera Company, … - John E. Page
John Edward Page was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. Born in 1799 in Trenton, New York, Page was the son of Ebenezer and Rachael Page. He was baptized into the Latter Day Saint church in Brownhelm, Ohio in August 1833 by missionary Emer Harris, brother of Martin Harris, a witness to the Book of Mormon. After his conversion, he was ordained an Elder. He relocated to Kirtland, Ohio in 1835, and joined the growing body of church members in that region. - John Seale
John Seale (born October 5, 1942 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian cinematographer. He won an Oscar for Best Cinematography for the 1996 film "The English Patient". Seale also received Oscar nominations for his work on "Witness", "Rain Man", and "Cold Mountain". Seale also directed one film, "Till There Was You", in 1990. - Joe Carr
Joe Carr, also known as Joseph Smith (born 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri) was brought to public attention in March 2003 when he came forward as an eyewitness to the death of Rachel Corrie. Corrie, a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), died in Rafah in the Gaza Strip when she tried to obstruct the operation of an Israeli bulldozer.
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