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By profession

Academics

Activists

Anthropologists

Archaeologists

  • Mark Yoffe - (req. 2011-03-21) - Latvian born American cultural scholar and ethnologist; creator and curator of International Counterculture Archive at George Washington University, Washington, DC. Ph.D. University of Michigan. Collector and curator of largest in USA collection of historical rock recordings from variety of dictatorial regimes, largerst outside of Russia collection of Soviet and Russian rock zines; Co-aothor of Perun, the God of Thunder (study of ancient Slavic Mythology) and co-editor and major contributor of Rock'n'Roll and Nationalism: a multicultural perspective; writer,cultural and social commentator; adjunct professor of Slavic Languages at GWU.
  • Max Van Berchem - (req. 2009-02-17) - foremost leader of Arabic paleography.[5]
  • Noël Duval - (req. 2008-11-25) - French archeologist Emeritis professor University of Paris, Sorbonne
  • Genevieve von Petzinger - (req. 2010-2-27) - Canadian anthropolgy student (University of Victoria), notable for her studies of prehistoric cave art throughout France. Has discovered a veritable Ice Age language, consisting of 26 characters found over many cave sites across France. International acclaim for her recent work.
  • Gary Feinman - (req. 2008-11-25) - American archaeologist, Mesoamericanist. Curator of Mesoamerican Archaeology and Ethnology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Notable for his work in Oaxaca at El Palmillo and for his theory on the development of complex societies and state-formation.
  • Jean-Claude Gardin - (req. 2010-05-23) - French archaeologist with contributions to information science. In French: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Gardin
  • Orfali Gaudentius (req. 2008-08-02) - (1889-1926) Franciscan priest, archaeologist, Distinguished professor Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, excavated Capharnaum, see info
  • Maria Gurova (req. 2009-06-11) - Bulgarian archaeologist notable for her research on Neolithic usage of the so-called Balkanic Flint material.
  • Robert Koehl (req. 2008-6-28), American archeologist, Professor at Hunter College CUNY, Aegean Prehistory and Minoan and Mycenaean pottery.
  • Stanislao Loffreda (req. 2008-08-02) Franciscan priest, archaeologist, Emeritus professor Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jeruselum, see info
  • George Michanowsky - (req. 2011-01-29) specialist in Mesopotamian astronomy[6]
  • Larry J. Zimmerman - (req. 2008-12-12) - First professional archaeologist to support NAGPRA, American Archaeologist, now on faculty at Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis

Architects

Artists

See also: Wikipedia:Requested articles/Culture and fine arts/Visual arts § Artists

Khalil Rahman (born 1983) is a Bangladeshi political cartoonist. Khalil started to draw political cartoons for the English daily, The New Nation in 2003. He moved to drawing cartoons for the Bengali daily known as The Daily Inqilab. He became the cartoonist for The Daily Naya Diganta in 2007. In 2009 Khalil moved from Naya Diganta to become cartoonist for The Daily Samakal. At present Khalil is the cartoonist for The Daily Samakal and the editor for the monthly children’s magazine, Natunpata.

http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/rahman.asp http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=169435 http://www.natunpata.com/ http://khalilrahman.livejournal.com/ http://www.samakal.com.bd/admin/news_images/342/epaper_342.jpg http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=14&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=138247&pub_no=623&type=

  • Chadwick & Spector (born Chadwick Gray; June 21, 1972 & Laura Spector; June 11, 1973) are visual art collaborators from the United States who have worked worldwide. They are most noted for their visionary project "Museum Anatomy" which as been lectured about in universities, written about in several books and has won multiple international awards. [15]
  • Hollister J. "Hop" David Artist primarily known for his tessellations and other math art. [16] {http://www.clowder.net/hop/] [17]
  • Maya Green (born Maria Greenblat; March 11, 1957 ) is a Ukrainian-Jewish contemporary painter,graphic artist,illustrator and sculptor, born in Ukraine.[18]
  • Edgar Hubert (req. 2009-07-23)(1906 - 1985) was an abstract artist. He is considered one of Britain's most radical abstract painters of the 1930s.Biography on the Tate Collection website Examples of Edgar Hubert's work
  • Rockne Krebs - (req. 2011-05-02) - American sculptor born in Kansas City, MO (Dec. 24, 1938-) and currently resides in Washington, D.C. He is well-known for his pioneering work in the field of laser and light art and was a prominent member of the D.C. art scene from the 1960s to the early 90s. While he was active, Krebs used several different media such as lasers, prisms, neon, prints, paint, plexiglass, metals, mobiles, and cloth. His most famous works include the Miami Line and laser installments in Washington, D.C.; Johnstown, PA; Sacramento, CA; Long Beach, CA; St. Petersburg, FL; and Pasadena, CA. The technologies he developed and then patented while producing many of these pieces are greatly responsible for the popularity of lasers today, especially at concerts. As of June 25, 2011, one of his plexiglass pieces will be exhibited in the Corcoran Gallery's Washington Color School exhibit.
  • Peter Rodick - (req. 2008-04-12) - Prominent art director, responsible for the advancement of post-post-modern design; humanitarian and subject of upcoming CBS drama "House of Hope."
  • Lisa Solberg - (req. 2010-03-02) - Los Angeles artist Elle magazine, [19] [20]
  • Tiririca (person) - (req. 2010-10-3) - artist name of brazilian comedian, musician and politician Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva [21]
  • Kelly D. Williams (req. 2009-10-06) -- contemporary American artist and conceptual designer; founding member of the Rolf Contemporary Gallery of Art. [22] [23]........
  • Max Weisel (req. 2011-08-07) -- Digital media artist. Collaborator on Björk's Biophilia (album) app project. Wired Magazine, Billboard, Pitchfork Magazine

Designers

  • Rami Kashou - LA Based Designer, from season 4 runner-up of Project Runway, that has experienced much success in the fashion industry, dressing celebrities like Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Heidi Klum, and Queen Rania of Jordan.
  • Samuel Ayres - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - designer, well-known for his work at Steuben Glass in the 1930s
  • Jhane Barnes - clothing designer who uses advanced mathematical principles in her work. profiled in Wired.
  • Dany Mizrachi - designer from Tel Aviv
  • Tetsuya Nishio - (req. 2010-11-27) - graphic artist and puzzle designer, notable for inventing the Nonogram
  • Pascal Mouawad - jewelry designer and guardian of Mouawad. Owner of Glamhouse, a destination for jewelry collaborations, most notably with Nicole Richie, Erin Wasson and Kim Kardashian.

Graphic artists

Illustrators

  • Yvonne Gilbert, fantasy/nature illustrator, AKA Anne Yvonne Gilbert, illustrated The Unbroken Web by Richard Adams among other books (8 appearances in WP at this time). see [27]
  • Jennie Harbour, Children's book and postcard illustrator during art deco era, see [28]
  • Michael Komarck, (req 8/17/2011) Fantasy illustrator for Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars novels, Wizards of the Coast, Call of Cthulhu, and various other well-known properties. [29]
  • Peter Loewer (req 2009), botanical illustrator and author of "bringing the outdoors in" and 30 books on plants
  • Gustav Rehberger (req 7/25/2011) Austrian-born American artist --illustrator, draftsman, painter, teacher 1910-1995
  • Murray Tinkelman (req 05/2011), sf/fantasy illustrator, some mentions on WP now (all redlinked), website:[30], isfd link [31]

Painters

Barrels of Money, oil on canvas painting by Victor Dubreuil, c. 1897
  • Victor Dubreuil (req. 2010-11-28) Trompe l'oeil American painter, active 1886-ca.1900. Commons features his Barrels of Money, c. 1897
  • Amaranth Ehrenhalt (Abstract-Expressionist Painter) (req 2011-07-21) American painter, known for her expert use of color and her works' unforgettable quality. Her work has been displayed with many of contemporary art's biggest names, including Robert Rauschenberg, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Arman, Cy Twombly, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol. Artist website (includes Artist Statement, examples of paintings, etchings, prints, and scarves, as well as writing samples.) Additional examples of Amaranth Ehrenhalt's work
  • Edgar Hubert (req. 2009-07-23)(1906 - 1985) was an abstract artist. He is considered one of Britain's most radical abstract painters of the 1930s.Biography on the Tate Collection website Examples of Edgar Hubert's work
  • John McLaughlin (painter), california based abstract painter
  • Golden Millward (requested August 29, 2009) - Western American painter currently living in Pocatello, Idaho; his painting "Waiting for Lori" was personally requested by Ty Pennington for episode 38 ("The Piestewa Family") of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (it was only briefly shown in the broadcast episode), and was also featured in an issue of National Geographic
  • Aldo Muzzarelli- (req. 2008-05-01) Born in 1963. Venezuelan Painter, so called the Butterflies painter for his particular style. He also has been awarded many prizes in his country
  • Paul Plaschke- (req. 2009-09-11) Born in 1878, died 1954. Cartoonist and painter. Notable works: "Nocturnes," "Ohio River Shanty Boats," "Southern Indiana Hllsides," and "Fishing Craft at Biloxi." Link: [38]
  • Takashi Nakayama (req.2008-7-22) Japanese artist circa 1870's to 1960's)
  • Christopher O'Hoski (Born in 1983) Canadian Painter, Artist and Educator Link: [39]Recently Published ISBN: 9789609322980 ][40]
  • Tana Powell (req.2009-4-03) Canadian graphic artist living in San Francisco, former Art Director for San Diego newspaper, won 2001 Grammy Award for best Music Festival Poster. Poster Jammin one of the largest sellers ever. [41] [42]
  • Angelo Romano (req. 2010-3-5) - Spanish painter. best known for his angels, small protective talismans that he distributes freely to all, and for his murals which decorate many public spaces in Europe and the United States.[43]
  • Edward Tabachnik (req. 2010-08-01) - Canada/Ontario painter, founder of Romantic Expressionism. Born in Russia. Subject matter frequently refers to fantastic juxtaposition of peripatetic flying temple of Jerusalem and enchanted landscapes
  • Katsushika Ōi - Japanese ukiyo-e painter and daughter of Hokusai
  • Mariano Valadez - Mexican painter
  • Wilhelm Gause (req. 2011-08-01) - Germain artist (1853-1916) Category in commons [44] [45]

Photographers

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Sculptors

Astronomers

Authors

Fiction Writers/Dramatists/Poets

Rutledge, Phebe (25-July-2010) An American author who wrote "The Life of Angelus" and "Aurora Dawn of a Legend" <www.publishamerica.net/product93394.html> <thelifeofangelus.com/>

Non-fiction writers

  • Benjamin G. Armstrong - (req. 2011-03-18) Translater and son in law of Chief Buffalo of the Chippewa Nation. Author of "Early Life Among the Indians". In 1852 he accompanied the Chippewa chief, Great Buffalo, to Washington, D.C., to plead against cancellation of the treaty of 1842. Their trip was a success. Benjamin Armstrong short biography
  • Richard J. Anobile - (req. 2009-07-17) Currently a television producer. Notable for creating the "movie within a book" of which he edited numerous in the 1970's. Most famous for "The Marx Brothers Scrapbook" with Groucho Marx.
  • Kevin Barbieux - (requested 2009-08-15) Author of the blog, The Homeless Guy, that he began writing in 2002; chronically homeless; featured in many news articles, USAToday, [74] AP, Salon.com, etc.; His life story is of significant interest; [75]
  • Jeremy Bernstein (req 2011-02-19), science writer/historian, often quoted on WP
  • Kurt W. Beyer - req. 2010-08-26 Author of best seller Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age, The MIT Press, 2009. Brigade Commander and distinguished graduate, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis ([76]
  • Michael Bluejay - (req. 2009-02-05)-- web author http://michaelbluejay.com/. His work is referenced in various magazines, though he is primarily a web author, as opposed to a print author.
  • Michal Borwicz polish documentarian of the holocaust (hard to research)
  • Gregg Braden - (req. 2011-04-30) American author and speaker on science and spirituality, who has written numerous books including Awakening to zero point, including best-sellers. See [77]
  • Henry Burton (clergyman) (req. 2009-04-07) (1840-1930) English clergyman and author. Wrote a poem called Pass it On as well as many books.
  • Lawrence Beesly - Passenger aboard the RMS Titanic, author of The Loss of the SS Titanic, Its Story and Its Lessons, first survivor to write a book about the disaster
  • Ann Budd - knitting designer and writer, associated with Interweave Press; has published several knitting books (Ann Budd on LibraryThing)
  • Haid Bosmajian,the author of the book, 'Language of Oppression'.
  • Jonas Clark (author) Florida Christian author and publisher of several Christian Living books. Publishing The Voice (r) magazine, a quarterly Christian publication.
  • Horace Dediu - req. 2010-08-23 Author of the mobile telecommunications industry blog Asymco. Noted for accuracy in [78]; [79].
  • Maude M. C. Ffoulkes - Late 19th/early 20th century writer, ghost wrote for several, author of My Own Past, granddaughter of John Craven, famous for rail connection
  • Margalit Fox (requested 2010-08-10) Former New York Times book review editor; current NYT Obit reporter, author of book "Talking Hands." [80], [81]. Proscriptus (talk) 14:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Anne Fremantle, editor and writer, redlinked on wp as of 7.2010
  • Mary Barelli Gallagher - Mary Gallagher - Biographer, secretary of Jackie Kennedy, author of Kennedy biography see [82]
  • Victor Gold (author), author of "The Invasion of the Party Snatchers", about republican party politics
  • Carol Hurd Green (author), author of biographies, especially on women's writers. English professor at Boston College http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/capstone/faculty/green.html
  • Ken Howard (author & Episcopal minister) - (req 2010-10-17) Episcopal minister and author of Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them, (2010, Orleans, MA: Paraclete Press). Full name: The Rev. Kenneth W. Howard. For more information: [83].
  • Jane Haapiseva-Hunter (also known as Jane Hunter), (req. 2010-09-27) US-american historian/political scientist, author [84]
  • Heather Havrilesky - (req. Nov 7, 2008) - Columnist / critic for suck.com (as Polly Esther), Salon.com, and [85]
  • Tannah Hirsch Contract bridge columnist
  • Michael A. Hughes - Information Architect, Sr. User Experience professional, author, columnist, and speaker.
  • Sunny Jacobs - Imprisoned for 17 years for a double murder she did not commit. Author of Stolen Time, see [86]
  • Rhoda Janzen - author of NY times bestselling paperback nonfiction Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, and English and Creative Writing professor at Hope College.
  • Gregory Paul Johnson - Author of Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned Living in 140 Square Feet [87] published by Gibbs-Smith [88]. Also has been interviewed by numerous international media outlets including television, radio, and print media. [89]
  • M. Tim Jones - Author of several popular books in the field of computer science and many articles covering GNU/Linux, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and general topics in computer programming.
  • Evan Keliher aka Grandpa Ganja - American writer, cannibis culture
  • Jude Kessler Author of The Beatles trilogy "Shudda Been There"
  • Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood (1838-1926) Author of "Into the Eye of the Setting Sun" about her travels on the oregon trail
  • Mark Kriegel (req. 2010-05-18) author, sports commentator
  • Phyllis & Eberhard Kronhausen sexuality researchers and authors of numerous popular, somewhat controversial books in the 60s and 70s
  • Eve LaPlante - wrote 'Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall' The true story of Sewall, who sentenced to death more than 30 people convicted of witchcraft in Salem MA
  • Leo Ou-fan Lee - former Columbia University professor, one of the most important scholars of modern (20th century) Chinese literature in the Western world
  • Charles de Leusse (- req. 2011-02-13) French writer (born in 1976 in Paris). Author of the book of aphorisms, "Le Sablier" (in French text). (ISBN: 2-7481-7934-X EAN: 9782748179347), published in 2006. Several quotes [90]
  • Reeve Lindbergh - The author "Under a Wing: a Memoir", "Forward From Here: Leaving Middle Age--and Other Unexpected Adventures", etc, as well as numerous children's books. She is also the daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
  • William Lobdell -Former Los Angeles Times reporter, wrote "Losing My Religion : How I Lost my Faith Reporting on Religion in America and Found Unexpected Peace"
  • Nick Lowe (writer) - (req 2009-01-27) Writes "Mutant Popcorn" film review column in fantasy/sci fi magazine Interzone. Edited Folo Graff's African Guitar Styles: [91]. academic on Greek and Roman literature. Author of Comedy and The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative. [92]
  • Melanie McGrath, british writer, with one of her books referenced often here
  • Carlos Malvar - Author of Not Quite Unreal, Toured with speechless project for British Council Literature Department, Korea Literature Translation Institute's writer-in-residence(a one-week program), [2http://speechlesstour.wordpress.com], [93] http://www.panitikan.com.ph]
  • George J. Marlin - Political writer and editor, books include Squandered Opportunities : New York's Pataki Years, The Politician's Guide to Assisted Suicide, Cloning, and Other Current Controversies, and The American Catholic Voter : 200 Years of Political Impact.
  • Fik Meijer - Author of Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport and other books focusing on ancient history.
  • Robert Mole (author) - British civil service, Mention in despatches (MID), Burma Star, mentioned twice in despatches writer of 'The temple bells are calling' an autobiography of his posting in Burma incorporating the politics of Burma from 1824-1948, the occupation of Burma by the Japanese. Links: [94], [95],[96]
  • Alain Montadon — French author of several books on etiquette, perhaps equivalent to Letitia Baldridge or Debrett's.
  • Bob Powers - Comedian, Humor writer, author of You Are A Miserable Excuse For A Hero and Happy Cruelty Day!
  • Josephine Powell - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - filmmaker/ author of "Tito Puente:When the Drums are Dreaming", Authorhouse 2007. Movie consultant, Mambo Kings, 1991, (nominated for soundtrack)," Havana", soundtrack, "Salsa", soundtrack. Dancer and dance historian/ Cuban music historian. /consultant for Latin Jazz icon Tito Puente. Producer. (request March 11, 2010)
  • Edward Rasor Author of "The Journey of a Modern Mystic: The Battle for The Kingdom of God," 2006.
  • Carey Roberts - American columnist, men's rights activist and anti-feminist, conservative commentator on political correctness, see [97]
  • Shawn Roop - req. 2010-07-10 Author of "Pathways to Love: 28 Days to Self Love" 2010. Tantra Teacher and Spiritual Guide since 2000.
  • Matt Rosenberg - Author and Geographer
  • Neil Ruzic author of "where the wind sleeps", on future moon exploration. noted innovator
  • SARK - aka Susan Ariel Rainbow Kenedy - Author of books on creativity and how to release it. - SARK is a knife.
  • Susan Schaller - (req. 2008-12-13) - Author of A Man Without Words, the first book in English on a languageless adult
  • Herbert Schlossberg - (req. 2009-11-08) - Author of Idols for Destruction: Christian Faith and Its Confrontation with American Society, and other books
  • Takeo Shimizu, Ph.D. - Author of FIREWORKS: The Art, Science, and Technique, a major resource for the fireworks industry
  • Amit Singh - Author, technical writer, columnist etc. More info: [98]
  • Manuel J. Smith - req. 2010-08-17 Author of Assertiveness Training bestseller "When I Say No, I Feel Guilty" 1975.
  • PD Smith - (req 2008-11-03) UK author, of scientific and cultural history, most recently of Doomsday Men (2007); also writes for The Guardian. [99]
  • Glenn Stout - (req. 2009-05-31) - Author of "Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World," "Red Sox Century," "Nine Months at Ground Zero," and numerous other books, series editor of "The Best American Sports Writing" series.
  • Susan Rubin Suleiman - Susan Suleiman - Literary and Cultural Critic and Theorist, Harvard professor, author
  • Zena Sutherland - Reviewer of children's books; editor of "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" for almost 30 years. Namesake of the Zena Sutherland Prizes in Children's Literature.
  • Jack Terry, MD -- Holocaust survivor, born Jakub Szabmacher, Co-Author of the book "Jackub's World: A Boy's Sory of Loss and Survival in the Holocaust" with Alicia Nikecki. [100]
  • J. Douglas Thompson, doctor, diet book author, based in Oakland CA in the early 20th c. building named after him there
  • Dean Tong - (req. 2009-07-15) author andconsultnt on child abuse, custody and abduction cases, wrote Elusive Innocence, appeared on CNN, Court-TV, CBS 48 Hours, ABC Prime Time etc., later charged with domestic violence new item
  • Charles E. Trimble - (req 2010-02-22) AKA "Chuck" (born 1935) Native American writer, columnist for Indian Country Today, former Exec Director National Congress of American Indians, a founder of American Indian Press Association. Not associated with Trimble Navigation.
  • Ken Tucker (writer) - The name Ken Tucker is already taken by an English footballer (who amusingly receives a number of accidental links), but the prolific writer and reviewer Ken Tucker is mentioned much more on Wikipedia (A search for "Ken Tucker" and "Entertainment Weekly" brings up an amazing number of mentions, and many more without that linkage.) [101], [102], [103], [104]
  • Helen Waterford - (req. 2008-27-09) - Holocaust survivor and author of "Commitment to the Dead: One Woman's Journey Toward Understanding". She paired up with former Hitler Youth Alfons Heck to teach people that peace and understanding can come to two sworn enemies.
  • Margret Wittmer (1904-2001) [req.10/13/2009][323], German author of the book [“Postlagernd Floreana”][324](1959, Germany), later translated into 13 languages, a narration of the pioneering Wittmer Family in Galapagos Archipelago.
  • Martin Wright (author) of Power Politics - omission because of disambiguation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_politics
  • Caroline A. Zimmermann - (req 2008-06-30) (born 1944) American non-fiction writer who wrote "The Super Sneaker Book", "Your Child Can Be a Model", and "How to Break into the Media Professions".

Non-fiction writers (unclassified) (sorted by first name)

  • CleverCh1ck.101 - Critic on products and movies she is very clever and writes reviews on rotten tomatoes, facebook, walmart.com, imdb, blogger and many more.
  • Aidan Watson-Morris - Self published author of To Flee or Not to Be, has been featured on Google News, Newsguide, Having a Laugh and several other sites. [1]
  • Albert Sanchez Piñol (writer) - Contemporary Catalan horror and adventure writer, author of Cold Skin and Pandora in the Congo.
  • Barbara Fischkin Author of "Muddy Cup: A Dominican Family Comes of Age in a New America" book expanded from Newsday series which won Livingston Award for International Reportinhg 1996 more at http://barbarafischkin.com. Also by searching New York Times, the New Yorker ("Letter from Medxico City)
  • Barbara Stcherbatcheff - (1981-Present) Revealed as London's anonymous "CityGirl" columnist, writer of "Confessions of a City Girl." Also has written for Vanity Fair and is an accomplished musician. Articles on her are also on google news and she is a prominent financial journalist in London. [2]
  • Bernie DeKoven (1941-present - Author of several books on play and games, including The Well-Played Game (a philosophy of fun), Junkyard Sports and Great Games for Big Activity Ball - co-author with Todd Strong (Human Kinetics), please see [105]
  • Booton Herndon (1915-1995) - Writer of various historical & biographical books including a history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a history of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, a history of the Ford empire, biographies on Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford, Guy Lombardo, Fulton Lewis, Desmond Doss, Bergdorf Goodman, and a work on "The Humor of JFK". see [106] [107]
  • Camille Bacon-Smith - academic (Temple University), author of Science Fiction Culture, Enterprising Women, and other studies of science fiction fandom and its interaction with science fiction and popular culture; has written some minor fantasy fiction herself
  • Doreen Virtue - American author, alleged clairvoyant, and psychotherapist; prolific Hay House author of dozens of books on the topic of angels, and originator of "Angel Therapy" brand. http://www.hayhouse.com/authorbio.php?id=84 Requested 15 July '11, 14:30
  • Henry Hemming - British author and artist published by John Murray (publisher) works include In Search of the English Eccentric, Misadventure in the Middle East and OffScreen - see [108].
  • Imtiyaz Ali Khan 'Arshi' - Well-known Urdu scholar, commonly read when studying Urdu poet Ghalib
  • Jacob Whittingham - Author of the book 'What Being Black Is and What Being Black Isn't'
  • Michael Gurnow - His name appears as a source in many PoMo authors' listings, cf. William Burroughs and Thomas Pynchon. Should be included as a literary critic (has also written on horror films)
  • Mike Joyner - Author of books 'Hills Of Truxton, Stories And Travels Of A Turkey Hunter', 'Tales From The Turkey Woods, Mornings Of My Better Days'
  • Mikhail Davidovich Baitalsky - (1903-1978) Trotskyist journalist, writer, and publisher in Samizdat, author of "Notebooks for the Grandchildren: Recollections of a Trotskyist Who Survived the Stalin" [3]
  • Neil Ruzic author of "where the winds sleep", on future moon exploration. noted innovator, part of NASA/von braun group
  • Reb Bradley - Author of Child Training Tips and Born Liberal Raised Right. He is alleged to advocate a controlling and possibly abusive style of parenting.
  • Robert Bray (writer) - academic, writer on Tennessee Williams, etc. (Our article is on the actor who appeared on Lassie).
  • Shane G. Poplawski - (University of Pennsylvania) - Golf course architect historian, many publications on golf course architects native to the Philadelphia, PA area, especially Hugh Irvine Wilson.

Biologists

Botanists

Chefs

  • Gabriel Frasca, American chef (radius, spire, straight wharf) now on nantucket (featured in food and wine & gourmet). see [110]

Chemists

Please put any requests in the chemists request page.

Computer science people

  • Arne Vidstrom - (req. 2009-11-24) - Computer security expert, known for developing a large number of security tools for Windows and discovering a number of vulnerabilites in software. See [www.ntsecurity.nu/toolbox] and [111] as well as already existing Wikipedia articles about Winzapper and Host Protected Area.
  • Benjamin Edelman - (req. 2009-04-28) - American spyware researcher, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, See [112]
  • Colin Percival - (req. 2009-07-11) -- Canadian computer scientist and Open Source Software developer. Is responsible for PiHex, Portsnap; has research cited from Timing attack, Hyper-threading, and Key derivation function. See [113]
  • Frank Colvin - (req. 2009-6-6) - MCP, MCP+I, MCSE-NT4.0, MCSA, MCSE+Sec-Win2003, Manager of Hosting Services - MDI-ICI, Manager of Global IT - Infoweapons, Actor/singer/Musician, listed in Who's Who of American Volunteers.
  • Grant Osborne - (req. 2008-07-07) - Creator of Basenotes.net (comprehensive fragrance resource)
  • i Mahmud - (req. 2011-2-1), 26 year old who founder of my2i.com - The instant media.
  • Jerry Jalava - (req. 2009-03-18), Finnish programmer who lost finger in motorcycle accident & replaced it with USB drive, see article
  • Jeffrey Word - (req. 2008-08-16) - Business and Technology Author and Thought Leader. Author of SAP Netweaver for Dummies, Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems and several other upcoming books on enterprise software and business trends. Vice President of Product Strategy at SAP and Visiting Professor of Supply Chain Innovation at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.
  • Johnathan Harris a computer scientist known for his "We feel fine" works neuromap simulation, featured on TED: Link autobio.
  • John Impagliazzo - American professor of computer science, Department chair at Hofstra, specialist in computer history. see [114]
  • Lim Ding Wen - (req. 2009-02-05), 9 year old who writes applications for Apple's iPhone.
  • Manoj Kumar (software engineer) - (req. 2010-09-05),First person who developed a software named 'Intranet Mailing System' which is currently working in MANIT, Bhopal. He got appreciation prize for that.
  • Marco Calasan - (req. 2009-1-17), world’s youngest Microsoft certified systems engineer (8 years old)
  • Martin D Webb - (req. 2010-09-23) - Born 02/05/1968. Computer Programmer, developed outrun Sega Commodore 64 port and Roadblasters Atari Commodore 64 port. Born in Kent England he was known too many as a computer whiz kid creating many game titles for the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A and Commodore 64 home computers.
  • Peter Pawlowski - (req. 2008-10-13) -- Developed foobar2000
  • Peter Zilahy Ingerman - (req. 2009-05-25) - computer scientist, FBCS, CITP, CEng, CSci, Life Member Sigma Xi, Life Member (Sr.) IEEE, inventor of the "thunk", implemented simulator (under Windows) for UNIVAC I and II
  • Pierre-e Gougelet - software developer, created XnView
  • Raymond Soneira, head of DisplayMate, expert on display systems, his opinion is cited in a few wp articles (one i added, though).
  • Steven K. Roberts - Coiner of the term technomad, Roberts is the creator of BEHEMOTH (Big Electronic Human-Energized Machine Only Too Heavy) in the 80's (An entire Donahue episode featured him as guest.), and creator of the Microship along with other other high-tech mobile machines. [115], [116], [117], [118]
  • Tim Collings - inventor of the V-chip
  • Tomohiro Kayano - Games designer, 3-d Designer of Kingdom Hearts (software?)

Educators

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  • Barbara Coloroso - Educator, speaker author of books on parenting, school discipline and bullying
  • Solomon Davidoff - American professor of ethnic and culture studies, written for The Heinlein Journal and The Apiary, The Columbia Companion to American History on Film, The Encyclopedia of Women¹s Biography, and Unveiling The Real Terrorist Mind.
  • Jodi Dean - U.S. Professor of Political Science, politics of technoculture, privacy, conspiracy, and blogs.
  • Mark Duggan (professor) - (req 2010-05-14) - Professor of Economics, University of Maryland - [120] [121]
  • Norman Foerster, (1887–1972). U.S. educator and critic, leader of new humanism movement
  • Dan Gurskis - (req. 2008-03-28) - Professor of Screenwriting Brooklyn College see [122]
  • Leslie Pinckney Hill (1880 – 1960) [123] [124] [125] African-American educator and writer, president of Cheyney State College [126]
  • Janet Hunt - Headteacher for Diss High School in Diss, Norfolk, UK
  • John Hutchinson (sociologist) (req. 2008-10-23) Sociology professor, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at Griffith University, specialised in (Irish) nationalism, author of Nations as Zones of Conflict etc.
  • Margaret Mary Kimmel - Margaret Kimmel - librarian & educator
  • Paul F. Kleine | Paul Kleine - (req. 2008-04-12) - Author, Educational Psychologist. Books include Using Educational Research, Innovation and Change in Schooling: History, Politics, and Agency, School as a Tool for Survival for Homeless Children.
  • George F. Kneller (req 13 February 2009)Psychologist, Professor of Education at UCLA until 1975. Pioneer in the field of philosophy of education - and understanding of creativity. Chair named for him at UCLA. Books include 'Art and Science of Creativity'. Major donor to UCLA. Prolific author of textbooks, developed expertise in international and comparative education.
  • Mark L. Landis - Mark Landis - American professor at Hofstra University, chair of political science dept, expert in American politics
  • Emmett Lawson - Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
  • Clifford Leech - British professor at University of Toronto English department, influential author and editor of many books on Shakespeare
  • Manuel Mora y Araujo (req 2009-05-22) - Argentinean sociologist and political analyst, a national figure and top expert in market research and analysis. Founder of the Mora y Araujo Communications group and president of IPSOS - Mora y Araujo. Dean of the Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires. see CV
  • Morton Malter - American educator who has studied the effect of comic books on minors
  • Keith Negus - (req 2008-03-04) - British music scholar, author Popular Music in Theory: An Introduction and other books
  • Bill Ohrenberger Superintendent of Boston Public schools, 20th century (req 2009-09-29)
  • Patrick Overton (req. 2009-08-29) American author of the "Faith" poem and many various other things, seewww.patrickoverton.com.
  • Martha T. Roth - Dean of Humanities, University of Chicago; Professor of Assyriology, Oriental Institute, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Committee on Jewish Studies, and the College; Editor-in-Charge, Chicago Assyrian Dictionary. See [127]
  • Cheryl Ryne - Speech, Forensics, Psychology and Sociology teacher at Friendswood High School. Winner of The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Teaching Award from the University of Texas in 2000
  • Gabriella Schubert - professor and slavic historian
  • Grant W. Sharpe - (req. 2010-1-23) - pioneer of environmental interpretation and author of Interpreting the Environment. See [128]
  • Edward B. Shils - (req 2009-10-17) - Founded the Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School (1973) and Chair in Alternative Dispute and Arbitration at Penn's Law School (1991), Professor of Management
  • Beth H. Slingerland - (req. 3.19.2009)- pioneering dyslexia educator, creator of the Slingerland classroom adaptation of the Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching dyslexic children. See [129]
  • Comfort Starr Early Cambridge, MA resident, first Harvard class convened in his living room, father of one of Danbury CT's eight founders
  • Susan Rubin Suleiman - Susan Suleiman - Literary and Cultural Critic and Theorist, Harvard professor, author
  • Rupert Till - (req. 2009-01-05), expert in sound technology at Huddersfield University. Believes Stonehendge used as a place for dancing
  • Glenn Tinder Political science professor, author
  • William P. Tolley Syracuse University Chancellor and President, requested 5/18/09 http://archives.syr.edu/exhibits/tolley.html
  • Priya Venkatesan - Former Dartmouth professor who achieve notoriety by threatening lawsuits against the university and some of her undergraduate students. [130] [131] [132]
  • Neil L. Waters - (req. 2009-01-21), Professor of History; Kawashima Professor of Japanese Studies at Middlebury College in Vermont. Also noted for speaking out against Wikipedia as a citable reference. Required subject of study at DeVry University Online........ see [133] and [134]
  • Fletcher G. Watson american education professor, work(ed) at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  • Patricia Zander (req. 2009-01-18) British-American pianist and instructor (1942–2008) ARCM, LRAM, Royal College of Music, London. Studied with Cyril Smith. Longtime faculty member of the New England Conservatory. Students included Yo-Yo Ma, Judith Gordon, and Max Levinson. Toured and recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. see [135]
  • Joshua Wolff - (req. 2009-07-08) New York City media teacher and director at Nomading Films. Produced the first online global classroom collaboration for Discovery Education.
  • Pericles Lewis (req. 2010-06-16), Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Yale University. Academic administrator. Founder of the Modernism Lab [136]

Engineers

Entertainers

  • Raye Sunshine-(2011-07-13) :Canadian drag queen, 39th Empress of the Dogwood Monarchist Society, [146]
  • Rizwanahmed Mujawar-(2011-07-05):Final Year of Information Technology IN SGGS I E & T Nanded,Maharashtra,India.

Actors

IMDb

IMDb

  • Amanda Pennington - (req. 2010-12-19), American actress and producer. Film: [Windcroft] TV: [All My Children] Producing: [The Sea Is All I Know starring Melissa Leo] [154]; [155];[156]
  • Paul Regina - (req. 2010-11-15) American actor from hit 80s US sitcom Brothers. He was also a regular on Law & Order in the early 90s. Tragically died of cancer aged 49 in 2006. IMDb
  • Avinash Sachdev - (req. 2009-10-11)Indian Actor, Dev in Choti Bahu. Cute.
  • Tianna Sansbury - (req. 2010-29-07), born 1992, indigenous Australian. A main character in 2002 film Rabbit Proof Fence, playing Daisy Craig-Kadibill, then in the 2002 TV series Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence. Nominated for a Young Artist Award in the Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under category in 2003. The film aroused special interest and controversy in Australia because it dealt with the highly opinionated topic of the Stolen Generation, which Australians are divided over. Being an indigenous Australian, Tianna played a large role in this.
  • Emily Schooley - (req. 2010-25-10), born 1984, Canadian actor, improviser, writer, and photographer. A scream queen in the Toronto independent film scene, and invited notable guest to sci-fi and tech conventions like Polaris and Notacon. IMDb
  • Harry Shannon (actor) - (req. 2010-04-09) Appeared in nearly 200 films from the '30s to the '60s, including High Noon and Citizen Kane; see Harry Shannon at IMDb and Harry T. Shannon at Find a Grave
  • Jeremy Spenser - (req. 2009-02-04) British film actor b.1937 IMDb
  • Lindsey Stagg - (req. 2009-07-05) British tv actress, played Pandora in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series)
  • Wan Hanafi Su - (req. 2009-04-06) Malaysian Actor, Anugerah Seri Angkasa - Best TV Actor: Wan Hanafi Su (Anak Penarik Beca, RTM), plays as witch doctor in Susuk the movie 2008, plays as Wak Hitam in drama Jangan Pandang Belakang.
  • Marcus Toji - (req. 2011-03-19), born 1984, Asian American TV Actor, starred in Self Medicated, Jingle All the Way, Corrina, Corrina and Little Giants
  • Ricky Trammell - (req. 2008-21-10) played Creeper in The Salton Sea; IMDb
  • Noel True - (req. 2008-01-27) Stage and television actress, 2004 Helen Hayes Award nominee, performed at the White House
  • Mikee Villanueva - (req. 2011-04-05) Filipino Movie Actress, Starred in the movie Sariwang Bulaklak in 2006, Hosted T.V. Show That's Entertainment
  • Simon Willmont - (req. 2009-05-31) English stage actor currently starring as Eddie in the UK touring production of Blood Brothers
  • Ian Patrick Williams - (req. 2009-11-01) Appeared in Dolls. See IMDb
  • Jeff Woodman - voice actor and narrator of audiobooks; provides the voice for IBM's Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing computer. Some links: [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162]
  • Francine York - (req. 2011-03-10)born Francine Yerich 1938; played many roles including Thelma from General Hospital and several Jerry Lewis films. See web or book
  • Lorena York - (req. 2008-11-17) guest starred on nick's original TV series iCarly; IMDb
  • Kristen Zang - (req. 2008-10-17) American model/actress, mostly famous for dating Leonardo DiCaprio and engagement to Nicolas Cage

Pornography Actors

Disc Jockeys

See also the list of requests for Radio Personalities.

Entertainment business people

Comedians

Filmmakers

Place new filmmaker requests under the most appropriate subcategory below.

Directors

  • Rahi Anil Barve (unstated reason for notability)
  • Anjan Baidya Anjan Baidya is a Bangladeshi Independent Film director & Screenplay writer. He is a First Bangladeshi Young Independent Film director who achieved a prestigious honor Life Membership from International Film & Television Research Center (IFTRC) in India 2004. He is a Member of United Film maker Association(UFA)in USA & Member of Independent Film maker Alliance(IFA)in USA.He is a Representative in Asian Academy of Film & Television in India. He is a Members of several Filmmaker Community in USA & India. He wrote & directed his short film " Behind The Religion" which was produced by world record holder short film producer & founder of AAFT & National Chairman IFTRC in India Sandeep Marwah.
  • Ernst Rechenmacher a.k.a Ernesto Remani -Italian-German film director. [175] and [176]
  • Beth B and Scott B - filmmakers prominent in the NYC punk-rock scene; real last name is "Billingsly" Beth, Scott
  • Alexander Barnett - Award winning American stage and film director. [177]
  • Hervé Bodilis - (req. 2008-12-09) porn director best known for work with Marc Dorcel, numerous awards won, has French Wikipedia page
  • Alexander Bruckner - Award winning Austrian film director. (req. 2010-07-29)[178]
  • Tony De Nonno - (req. 2009-01-22) An active Italian-American Film director who has worked with notable people, like Itzak Pearlman, John Tuturro and Michael Balducci. see [www.denonnoproductions.com]
  • Swaroop kanchi - Indian English Film Director, Producer. (req. 2009-09-13) [179]
  • Angus Borsos - Canadian filmmaker. Best known for Never Never Land, and Into the Woods.
  • Travis Senger - American Writer and Director. Best known for CC 2010 and White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug. [180]
  • Brett Ingram - American documentary filmmaker. (req. 2010-6-1). [181][182]
  • Abhijeet Choudhary - Indian Young Theatre and Film Writer,Director. (req. 2010-03-20).

[183] [184]

List of Canadian Film Directors.

Documentary Filmmakers

Magus Janus is a writer/film maker based in the south of England. With close ties to Purpular Records, for whom he designed and oversaw the production artwork, Magus-or Mags to his friends- is also an accomplished artist and musician. Magus takes his name from the Enochian and Qabbalistic tradition-The Mage-one of wisdom and insight.

Magus is also highly skilled in make up art and prosthestics, using latex, silicone and gelatine to sculpt appliances . Magus is also a master prop builder and skilled pyrotechnician, weapons are his speciality.

Producers

Dennis Rider- Evanescence ex producer

Screenwriters

Jacqueline Feather is an award-winning New Zealand/American screenwriter.

  1. Malice in Wonderland (1985)
  2. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
  3. Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1988)
  4. Dancing in the Dark (1995)
  5. Lies He Told (1997)
  6. Time to say Goodbye (1997)
  7. Quest for Camelot (1998)
  8. The King and I (1999)
  9. Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story (1999)
  10. By Dawn's Early Light (2000)
  11. Son of the Dragon (2008)

Other Filmmakers

Magicians

Musicians

Performance Artists

  • Drag King Rebellion - (req. 2009-04-19) - Gender performance troupe, notability: [197], [198]
  • Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée (req. 2009-04-19) - french actor and stage performer founder of contemporary traveling circuses Le cirque bonjour, Le cirque imaginaire and Le cirque invisible inspiration for cirque de soliel married to victoria chaplin daughter of charlie chaplin
  • Michael Mack - American poet and performer [199] - ***NOTABLE?***
  • Ayrton dos Santos, Jr. (req. 2008-6-28), The "Mayor of Strawberry Fields", dedicated to John Lennon, in NYC's Central Park. Also known as "Gary".
  • The Poet Drama- (req. 2010-6-16) American Poet and performer, born Kinney Lee Fields
  • Michael Chase DiMartino - req. 2010 -09-08 - First American Pop singer/performer to include the deaf and hard of hearing communities. [200]
  • Rima Das - (req. 2010-10-24) - Indian Australian model, dancer and choreogrpaher, Miss India Australia Bollywood 2008, Miss Earth Australia Water 2010, Community worker and ambassador, Melbourne Bollywood Icon, Diwali Ambassador 2009, female protagonist in upcoming Indian TV series filmed in Melbourne (Release 2011), see [201] , http://hatawbeauties2007.blogspot.com/2010/10/miss-world-fever-is-on_04.html , [202] , [203] , [204] , [205] , [206] , [207] , [www.proofmountainproductions.com], [208] , [209]
  • Neil Marcus -(req. 2011-06-20) - "an internationally recognized central figure in the development of disability culture" and "writer, actor, dancer, philosopher, and visual artist"Access Living bio, UC Berkeley Bancroft Library Oral History project
  • Branko Miliskovic -(req. 2010-11-06) - Serbian artist born in 1982 , [Belgrade], [Serbia] working in a [performance art] field , long term living installations, film and photography. Living in [Hamburg], [Germany] and working worldwide. [210] [211] [212] Trouble #6, Avril/Mai 2010, Bimestriel [Halles de Schaerbeek], Brussels, BE, p.23 [Nederlands Film Festival] 09, Catalogue , Panorama Nieuwe Lichting, p. 242 [Time Out Magazine]- Tel Aviv, Interviewed by Eitan Buganim, Nov 26, 2009, Issue 369 p.76 [Alba Art Show] 2008, Associazione Culturale "Amici Dell'Arte" ( Catalogue)[213] [214] [215][216] [217]
  • Pauline Crespo -(req. 2011-7-23) Venezuelian model and TV star

Radio Personalities

See also the list of requests for Disc Jockeys.

  • Kathleen Gustafson had a public confrontation with Sarah Palin that is creating quite a buzz across the internet. Over 2 million ghits (Was for many years the morning news host on local radio station KBBI)
  • Gary Spears (2010-07-25) - Actor, host and radio personality. Worked in New York and move to Los Angeles to work for KISS FM and KBIG FM.
  • Fred Bugsy Buggs(2009-05-16) - Programmer/Personality New York. Worked in Jacksonville Fla,WashingtonD.C,Newark N.J. and Philadelphia P.A.
  • Caroline Casey - (req. 2008-04-15) - talk show host of radio station KPFA's "Somethings Happening" [218], as well as author of the Random House published book "Making the Gods Work for You" - 1998, [219] ............ A7 speedy deletion February 2008
  • John Dunne (broadcaster) - (req. 2008-09-14) Newstalk ZB Christchurch breakfast host, New Zealand
  • Ken Ellis (broadcaster) - (req. 2008-09-14) Newstalk ZB Christchurch breakfast newsreader, New Zealand
  • LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman (two teens that created a radio documentary entitled "Ghetto Life 101")
  • John H. Lienhard IV - (req. 2010-10-12) Creator, voice, and author of National Public Radio program, "The Engines of our Ingenuity," [220] Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at University of Houston, many awards for both academic work and the radio program
  • Liam McEwan - (req. 2009-05-28) Presenter on The Flea 88.2 and Classic Gold in New Zealand
  • Herbert Moore, founder of the defunct Transradio Press Service
  • Dustin Luke Nelson - (req. 2007-12-05) Radio host of The Local Point, KUST's local music radio show
  • Nick Queen, Host of the paranormal talk radio show, Whispers Radio, in Ohio on WKKX see [221]...... A7 speedy deletion September 2005
  • Mark Rocha - (req. 2008-11-19) Radio Presenter for 'Cruise Control' on 91.9fm Radio Indigo, Goa
  • Herb Shaindlin - (req. 2009-06-17) Radio personality in Alaska KFQD radio, died 2008
  • Marc Silverman - (req. 2008-11-11)- Co-host of ESPN Radio's "Waddle and Silvy", former sports reporter for WGN Radio in Chicago
  • Bill St. James - (req. 2007-11-07) Prolific voice actor (credits include NBC's Olympics coverage) and host of Flashback classic rock radio show
  • Larry Stone (broadcaster) - (req. 2009-01-24) NFL Broadcaster, Tennessee Titans
  • Christy Taylor (2009-05-21) - Night show host and Music director for 91x XETRA in San Diego, CA. Also worked for WXRK, WZMR, WFLY, WWYL, WDRE (formerly WXXP), and WICB. see [222] see [223] see [224] see [225] see [226]
  • Ryan J. Thompson - (req. 2007-12-05) host of KUST's The Local Point
  • Russell Truran - (req. 2008-06-03) Presenter on University Radio York
  • Rick Vaughn - British radio DJ for BRMB.
  • Phumlane Sipho Mbatha A.k.a DJ Sgqemeza - (req. 2009 -8 -26) Is a south African Radio Presenter (Ukhozi FM), Music Producer, Proffesinal Programme Director, Club DJ and has released two house compilation CD, Kusazobamnandi Room 1 and Room 2. Brief resume at [227]
  • Tony Gray (businessman)(req. 2010-05-10),founder of Gray Communications Inc. President/CEO WBLS,WRKS,WUSL,WDRQ,WEZB - (to differentiate from the cricket player)
  • Bill Walley (req. 2010-09-03) Longtime broadcaster in Alaska, particularly with KFAR. Became GM and later part-owner of KFAR. Former mayor of Fairbanks. Had a bit part in the movie Spirit of the Wind. Died in 1991.
  • Kim Williams (req. 2010-09-05) (1923-1986) Writer, naturalist, teacher, and radio commentator. [228] [229] [230] [231] [232] [233] [234]

Singers

  • Pretty - (req.2010-7-26) - Aspiring singers/rappers
  • Danielle Kalil - (req. 2009-2-2) - Aspiring singer/songwriter; sister of NFL Carolina Panthers offensive lineman, Ryan Kalil, and USC offensive tackle, Matt Kalil; daughter of former USFL member, Frank Kalil, and former Miss California (1981), Cheryl Kalil.
  • Jimmy Merchant - Origianl member of The Teenagers during the 1950s
  • Bob Pyle - (req. 2008-12-30) American folk musician, vegan/animal rights activist, 3 recorded CDs Apples & Oranges and When J. Edgar Hoover Wore a Dress
  • Laurence Revey - Swiss singer specializing in the Alpine style of music. She sings in a provincial Swiss variety of the Franco-Provençal language. Click this link to see her biography on her website.
  • Maria Spacagna - (req. 2008-09-22) - American opera singer, debuted opposite Luciano Pavarotti in title role of Verdi’s Luisa Miller, was first American to perform the role of Madame Butterfly, sang for the Bill Clinton White House, brief resume at Maria Spacagna.
  • Raiatea Helm - (req. 2009-08-24) - American singer specializing in Hawaiian style of music, Nominated for Grammy in 2006 and 2000, Winner of Vocalist of the Year at 2003 HARA awards. Brief resume at Raiatea Helm Personal website.
  • Phumlane Sipho Mbatha A.k.a DJ Sgqemeza - (req. 2009-8 -26) Is a south African Radio Presenter (Ukhozi FM), Music Producer, Proffesinal Programme Director, Club DJ and has released two house compilation CD, Kusazobamnandi Room 1 and Room 2. Brief resume at [235]
  • Pradikta Wicaksono - (req. 2009-09-14) id
  • Haifa Hussein - (req 2009-10-15) (seconded 2009-12-01) Haifa Hussein is a Bahraini Khaliji singer and actress. She is to star in a new drama series entitled "Laila" and has already been in such shows as «القمر والنجوم الثلاث» (Qamar Wa Thalth Nojoom), "The Moon and Three Stars" or "Three Stars and a Moon"[236]. One moment that will not be forgotten occurred when she announced on television that she was going to divorce her husband, the father of her son[237][238].
  • Tom Chalkely (req 2010-10-03). Satirist, performer etc. See The Flintstones#Popular culture for a link.
  • Doc Thompson Conservative commentator on WRVA (AM) Radio, regular guest host on the Glenn Beck Program.

TV Personalities

Environmentalists

Espionage and Intelligence

  • Richard Bliss, the first American charged with espionage after the fall of the Soviet Union
  • Donald E. Graves (1929-2009) -- Chief Kremlinologist of the US State Department, identified as "Mr. X" in news, predicted collapse of USSR against Reagan administration opinion, see[257], [258]
  • Milan C. "Mike" Miskovsky, (d. 2009) (req. 2010-1-23) CIA lawyer who negotiated the release of downed U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion prisoners in 1962. see[259] and [260]
  • Edmond Pope Former Naval Intelligence Officer, Author of Torpedoed: An American Businessman's True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Imprisonment in Russia, and the Battle to Set Him Free
  • Richard Sakakida, (d. 1996) US Japanese linguist in WWII, captured and tortured by Japanese, masterminded largest prison escape from Japanese POW camp in WWII, spied for US from Japanese hq, see congress tribute
  • René Carmille, (req 2008-09-10) French Army officer in WWII, founder of Demographic Service, part of the French Resistance, died Dachau Jan 25, 1945
  • John Maxwell (Confederate Agent)- (req. prior 2010-05-18)- Southern secret agent during the American Civil War, involved in the City Point, Virginia sabotage explosion [261]

(his page currently redirects to the City Point Virginia sabotage, and includes no biographical information)

Executioner

  • Joseph Francel - Executioner for New York State. Executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

Explorer/Pioneer/Adventurer

  • Ripley Davenport, (req. 2010-11-08) - Desert explorer, adventurer and Expedition leader, born 1970 in the United Kingdom. Davenport served in both the British Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Regiment and is known to have served in a special forces unit of the Royal Navy for a period of time. Davenport completed a solo unassisted traverse of the Namib Desert in 1998 and in the same year completed a solo traverse of the Kara-kum Desert. Numerous other desert crossings are listed to him including the longest solo and unassisted walk ever completed across the vast land mass of Mongolia in 2010 without the aid of machine, animal or outside support. Davenport completed 1012 miles in 52 days while hauling his entire supplies on a specially wheeled trailer. His jounrey was cut short due to injury. Davenport continues to engage in desert exploration and adventure.
  • "Black" Mike Winage (1870-1977), One of the original settlers of the Klondike from the Gold Rush age. He was a subject of a National Geographic article back in 1968 at the age of 98. Well-known as a pioneer, scout, explorer, tracker and mine-finder.
  • William A. Bond (req.2008-6-27), World record holding exotic game hunter, (has a museum of 140 individual mounts), one of the largest private collections of Civil War artifacts, (after his death they were auctioned to museums and other collections all over the world), owner of 4,400 acre 5BB Ranch in Vernon, Texas, graduated from Virginia Military Institute and served as a Captain in World War II, has a book called the Bill Bond Chronicle, ancestors were largest plantation operators in the state of Tennessee, etc. So interesting and part of merican history, needs a Wikipedia page.
  • John Broache or John Broach (which is it?) - (req. 2008-03-31) - Cavaliers/Pioneer/Explorer / Scotish, French? / one of the first explorers in Virginia, twenty years after Captain James Hook, listed in the "Virginia Land Patents and Grants" the first Broach to arrive in America (most Broaches in America are related to him distantly)
  • Scott Cassell (req. 2009-01-11) - Explorer, Filmmaker, first to film giant squid in its native environment. Documentary credits include undersea cameraman for nearly 20 documentaries for Disney, MTV Wildboyz, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC and the History Channel. Cassell has over 12,000 hours as a diver and is a Submersible Pilot/Captain with over 800 dives. Holds the world record for longest distance traveled by a diver. Cassell led an expedition that filmed an estimated 40 foot long Giant Squid in predatory behavior in its natural environment in November of 2006.
  • Johnathan Franklin (req. 2008-08-30) Canadian explorer seeking the Northwest Passage. Could this be John Franklin?
  • Farnum Fish (req 2009-08-17) - Early aviator [262], [263]
  • James L. Fisk US Army captain who led expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and Montana Territory (Fisk expedition of 1864, Fisk expedition of 1866)
  • Charles K. Hamilton (req. 2009-03-18) Charles Hamilton was a pioneer American aviator who piloted atleast one of Augustus Roy Knabenshue's dirigibles. Lived from 1886 - 1914.
  • David H. Jarvis | David Jarvis - (req. 2008-04-09) - David Henry Jarvis led a three-man rescue team with a herd of about 400 reindeer across 1500 miles of tundra and pack-ice to Point Barrow to save the men of a whaling fleet that had become trapped in the ice off Point Barrow, Alaska.
  • Elizier Jewett - Jewett City namesake. Founded a settlement there in 1771. see [264]
  • Thelma Popp Jones, (req. 2008-12-28), road bike w/ friend to follow path of Mark Twain's adventures. Circa 1944, wrote online memoir The Lure of the Open Road
  • Shinzi Kazama (req 2008-10-08)Japanese motorcyclist. Rode to North and South Poles on motorcycles. (mentioned in Michael Palin documentary 'pole to pole')
  • Daniel Lagace (req 2010-4-15) world traveler and former member of the USAF created a new system for travel.* Jef Last or Josephus Carel Franciscus Last -- Dutch author 1898-1972, socialist writer, fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War, books include Bali, The Bamboo Schoolhouse, The First Ship up the Neva
  • Charles Rawden Maclean Also known as John Ross. Undertook an epic journey from Port Natal to Delagoa Bay in 1827, at the age of thirteen, to obtain medicines and shipbuilding equipment.
  • John Rowe Moyle Mormon Pioneer, Settler of Alpine, Utah, Master Stone Mason for the Salt Lake Temple, Carver of the inscription "Holiness to the Lord"
  • George Moyse, (req. 2009-04-04), thought to be the oldest British skydiver--97 years of age
  • Bimal Mukherjee - (req 2008-06-12) - First Indian Globe Trotter who traveled around the world on bicycle during 1926-1937. Author of the famous Bengali book Du chakay duniya.
  • Xavier Rosset [265]
  • Lucas Sullivant (req. 2010-04-14) Surveyor who established the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio and for who a street on the west side of the city is named for
  • James Smith (frontiersman) - (ca. 1737–1814), American leader of the "Black Boys", captive of Caughnawagas for five years, colonel in American Revolution, Kentucky legislator
  • Anton Westgard (req 2010-7-25) early automobile adventurer, first to cross United States in a truck, worked for the American Automobile Association, plotted many early auto trails, including the National Park to Park Highway.
  • Slender Man, (req 2011-01-10) A creature that stalks people for reasons unknown. See http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=3#post36

Fashion

Designers

  • Tony Bowls - (req. 11-11-2008) American fashion designer for Mon Cheri, specializes in prom dresses and evening gowns, designer for Miss America and Miss USA pageant and others. www.tonybowls.com
  • Cyril Duval - fashion editor, fashion director for Tokion magazine
  • Oscar Casares - (req. 2009-9-6) - Portuguese fashion designer, specializes in dresses for Theater and Cinema.[266]
  • Bibhu Mohapatra - Indian Born Fashion designer based in New York, women's ready to wear, and Haute Couture. attended the fashion institute of technology, was the design director of J. Mendel for 8 years. Now working under his own name in New York.

Models

Feminist figures

Folklorists

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  • (
    ) (b.1922-) - Professor Emeritus of English, University of Pennsylvania, author [285], specialized in American folklore
  • (
    ) - African-American folklorist, political activist, administrator of the National Negro Congress, founder of Philadelphia chapter of the American Federation of Teachers
  • (
    ) - Folklorist
  • (
    ) - British folklorist (1848-1927), solicitor
  • Lee M. Hollander (1880-1964)-- American researcher of Norse literature and mythology, professor of Germanic Studies University of Texas, translated Norse Poetic Eddas into English, Knighthood in the Icelandic Order of the Falcon, see [UT memorial]
  • (
    ) - African American folklorist (1898-1967)
  • (
    ) also Gladys Armanda Reichard - American anthropologist (1893 - 1955), authority on Navajo culture
  • (
    ) - Swedish professor of ethnology (Scandinavian and Irish folklore}, father of Max von Sydow, see sv:Carl Wilhelm von Sydow
  • (
    ) - American folklorist (1890-1973), proverb scholar, "Paremiologist", Professor of German Literature and Folklore at the University of California at Berkeley, see bio
  • (
    ) - professor of folklife studies and American civilization at the University of Pennsylvania

Geographers

Historians

  • Margaret Atwood Judson* requested July 25, 2011 - American historian, specializing in British political history of the Tudor and Stuart period, university professor and academic
  • Lars Hedegaard (historian) (requested on May 08, 2011) - Danish historian, journalist and author who in 2011 was convicted of racism. There is already an entry on him in the Danish version of Wikipedia.
  • Ken Mondschein - Translator of Camillo Agrippa's 1553 treatise and discoverer of the Paris MS of Fiore dei Liberi, teacher of fencing at the Higgins Armory Museum. (Also, an old article about him is turning up on Wikipedia mirror sites and hurting his chances of getting an academic job; a new Wikipedia article would flush out the garbage.)
  • Stefan VI - Moldavia ruler cited many times on Wikipedia
  • Dr Arthur Keaveney, ancient roman historian and biographer of Lucullus
  • Luis Espejo y Valdelomar
  • Terry L. Alford - Terry Alford - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Author, Historian, PhD Professor of History, John Wilkes Booth and Lincoln Assassination expert. Author of Prince among Slaves, The story of Abd Rahman Ibrahima captured by warring tribesmen when he was 26 years old, sold to slavetraders, and shipped to America.
  • Dr. Marimba Ani Ph.D. - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - author of "Let the Circle Be Unbroken"
  • Gil Anidjar - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Columbia University professor and deconstructionist
  • RL Brohier, Richard Leslie Brohier - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Historian and Author specializing in Sri Lanka and Ceylon
  • Barhadbeshabba of Holwan - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - 6th century bishop and scholar
  • Ted Franklin Belue - Ted Belue - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - author/ historian
  • Allan Brandt - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Harvard historian of medicine Homepage
  • William L. Cleveland - author/ historian, wrote 'A History of the Modern Middle East'
  • Brendan Clifford- (req 2008-06-25) (Born 1935?-) Irish Historian and political activist, former leader of British and Irish Communist Organisation. Local historian of the Sliabh Luachra area, critic of R. F. Foster (historian)
  • Christian Essellen - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - (1823-1859) German historian and author, wrote dramatic poem "Babylon (German Life and Civilization)"
  • Sydney Bradshaw Fay American revisionist historian. Bellieved World War I was caused by powerful forces such as nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the system of alliances.
  • C. P. Fitzgerald (1902-1992), scholar of Chinese history, [287]
  • Ellen Fitzpatrick - Historian, Atlantic contributor, and News Hour with Jim Lehrer pundit (Requested 2 May 2009, Purplebackpack89)
  • Marcel Franciscono - Art historian and professor. (requested March 17, 2009)
  • Patrick J. Geary - Author, Professor of medieval history at UCLA
  • Paul Ginsborg - Paul Anthony Ginsborg - (req. 2009-02-15) author/professor of modern Italian history at Florence, British born, see [288]
  • John Steele Gordon - Historian, economist, Atlantic contributor, and radio pundit (Requested 2 May 2009, Purplebackpack89)
  • Eve Hostettler - Historian of Isle of Dogs etc, curator of Island History Trust, writer
  • Leonard V. Huber - historian and author. (1903-1984) Author of "Mardi Gras: A Pictorial History of Carnival in New Orleans", "New Orleans Architecture Vol III: The Cemeteries", "New Orleans: A Pictorial History", "The Cabildo on Jackson Square", "Tales of the Mississippi", "Landmarks of New Orleans"
  • Yoneo Ishii - leading scholar of Thai studies in Japan; abbreviated bio/resume can be found here. Author of "The Junk Trade from Southeast Asia", "Sangha, State and Society: Thai Buddhism in History", among others; contributor to "Cambridge History of Southeast Asia". More can be found here
  • Iliya Konev - historian of literature
  • Albert Terrien de Lacouperie - a French Sinologist who proposed a theory that Chinese civilisation originated from the Near East see [http://www.umass.edu/wsp/sinology/persons/lacouperie.html
  • Thomas Laqueur - Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he writes about and teaches European cultural history. Famous for the book Making Sex where he discusses the one sex two sex theory. Established in cultural studies, gender studies etc.
  • Kathleen Lord canadian assistant professor, with forthcoming book [289]
  • Simon Loseby - British historian, University of Sheffield professor of late antique and early medieval history, specializes on exchange-systems; Gaul/Francia; the Mediterranean; Gregory of Tours. see [290]
  • Walter McElreath - Atlanta Politician, attorney and state legislator, founder of the Atlanta Historical Society
  • John T. McGreevy - John McGreevy - PhD, Chair of History at the University of Notre Dame, historian of Catholic America
  • Carlos Norena - professor of Ancient Roman history at the University of California, Berkeley. Winner of the 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Social Sciences.
  • Sarah Pomeroy (sometimes Sarah B. Pomeroy) (req. 2010-3-30), prominent historian of antiquity and author of Spartan Women, and Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity, both of which are heavily referenced in Wikipedia articles (Sparta, Gorgo, etc.)
  • Albert Prago - Historian and veteran of the Spanish Civil War. Wrote about the role of Jews in the Spanish Civil War
  • J. Saunders Redding-African-American Historian and first African-American faculty member at an Ivy League School (Brown and later a full professor at Cornell)
  • William Rubin - Art Historian, curator of MoMA, Leader in the research of Primitivism in Modern art.
  • Loren J. Samons II - (req. 2008-10-10) Associate Professor of Classical Studies and Associate Dean for Students at the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University. Author of Empire of the Owl, editor of Athenian Democracy and Imperialism, and coauthor of Athens from Cleisthenes to Pericles.
  • John S. Shirley - (req. 2009-03-01) (1908-1988) Historian,author,biographer. Life work on history of Thomas Harriot (q.v. in Wikipedia) 3books, papers in Univ Delaware, (22 lin ft) Wrote 3 books on Harriot. Harriot quatrcentenary 2009 important for
  • Jon Tuska (req. 2009-01-27), film historian and author, cited many times on Wikipedia, see Special:Search/Jon Tuska, see [book list]
  • David Ulansey - (req. 2008-11-28) American historian of religion specializing in religions of the ancient Mediterranean, author of "The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World", founder of Species Alliance nonprofit organization, co-founder of Planetwork Project, and webmaster of massextinction.net.
  • Henry Sills - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - An Ethical Historian known for his public speeches and critical views on fellow historians works
  • Charles Read (historian) - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - cited many times on wikipedia
  • Rena Molho (historian) - (req 2010-12-20) - cited multiple times on wikipedia e.g. here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Thessaloniki
  • Peter Alter, author of often cited book Nationalismus, 1985

Inventors

Journalists

See also the list of requests for Documentary Filmmakers.

  • Peter Hadfield (disambiguation needed), a British journalist who recently outed himself in a YouTube video as the person behind the channel potholer54 (http://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54)
  • Erwin D Canham - former editor of the Christian Science Monitor and author of "The Authentic Revolution," published July 15, 1950, added to the Congressional Record July 25, 1950, and widely referenced in bibliographies.

Law

Criminals

  • Swami Aseemanand (req. 2011-05-12) - Hindu militant responsible for the launch of a wave of terrorist attacks on mosques and Muslim holy places in India from 2007-08.[326] Please delete the redirect. This person is notable enough to warrant his own article.
  • Clarence Aaron - American student sentenced to 3 life sentences in a drug conspiracy trial; subject of Snitch, a 2008 PBS "Frontline" documentary about mandatory drug laws.
  • Donald Blom (req. 2009-11-5) American serial killer,convicted in 2000 for the kidnapping and murder of Katie Poirier, [327]
  • Doyle Arthur Cannon - American criminal fugitive, former Green Beret, escaped 1990s, see Article from TIME [328]
  • Charles Carneglia (req. 2011-05-05) - Gambino crime family soldier responsible for the murder of New York city court officer Albert Gelb.
  • Hubert Geralds (req. 2008-10-17) - Hubert Geralds was charged with six homicides of prostitutes or drug-addicted women. His convictions are pending a new trial.
  • Lewis Gilbert (criminal) (req. 2008-10-17) - received the death penalty for murdering Bill and Flossie Brewer. executed 2003
  • James Durward Harper - James Harper - Man who sold US secrets to Polish convicted of treason in 1983 see [329]
  • Bernard Holstein real name Bernard Brougham - Australian literary hoaxer, author of fake Holocaust memoir, Stolen Soul
  • Sunny Jacobs - Wrongly accused American prisoner, Imprisoned for 17 years for a double murder she did not commit. Author of Stolen Time, see [330]
  • Francesco Lanza - San Franciscan Don in the 1930s
  • Edward Mueller (criminal) - AKA Mr 880, New York counterfeiter in the late 1930s-1940s, notable for the difficulty the Secret Service encountered trying to identify him. A movie was made about him in 1950. [331]
  • Edward O'Donnell (req. 2008-6-21) aka. "Spike" Chicago bootlegger and Public enemy mentioned in several Wikipedia articles, but lacking one of his own. Great Depression era (ca. 1930's) figure.
  • Walter Thomas Porriott - (req. 2008-09-01) - Possible Jack the Ripper according to historian Paul Tully
  • Si Quey - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Thai serial killer and rapist, displayed at the The Forensic Medicine Museum in Bangkok
  • Guy Anthony Ray-Hills - (req. 2011-13-02) - Scottish pedophile who sexually abused noted British film director Don Boyd at Loretto School, see A suitable boy
  • Willie Carter Sharpe (req. 2010-7-4) - Woman blockader (rum runner) from Franklin County, Virginia. With a proto-muscle car, she distracted federal agents watching for bootleg convoys out of the mountains during prohibition. Sherwood Anderson wrote an article on her in Liberty magazine in 1934 called "The Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy." She was also featured in History's miniseries America: the Story of Us in the episode "Boom".
  • Rosina Townsend - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - female brothel owner in 19th century antebellum New York.
  • Howard Walmsley (req. 2009-04-13) - jailed for fraud after pretending to win the lottery in order to keep his wife Donna from leaving him.
  • Anson Wong Believed to be worlds biggest trafficker in wildlife. As mentioned in the January 2010 issue of National Geographic.
  • Amanda Knox (req. 2011-01-13) American student convicted in 2009 of the murder of British student Meridith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. The case was highly publicized worldwide and is the subject of TV movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy". Mentioned in Murder of Meredith Kercher but lacking article of her own. See this article from Time magazine.

Detectives and police

Lawyers

  • Ansu Nath Banerjee - Special Counsel, Division of Enforcement, United States Securities & Exchange Commission (1997 - present).
  • Henri Bernard - (req. 2008-04-24) French jurist who wrote one of the dissenting opinions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal following World War II.
  • Michael A. Cardozo - Michael Cardozo - American lawyer, New York City Corporation Counsel, fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers; former president NY Bar assoc.
  • William James Crawford - (req. prior 2008-03-30) - (1907-1970), Oregon attorney, major case (Snake River or Piute Indians v. United States), papers housed at University of Oregon
  • Lee Parsons Davis - Lee Davis - (req. 2008-04-13) - lawyer, Westchester Bar, cited in The Art of Cross-Examination - Rhinelander case of miscegnation
  • John Lorimer Graham - (1797-1876), prominent NYC lawyer, innovative NYC postmaster, summoned to DC as adviser to Lincoln, Army Col., associate of an introducer of baseball to West Coast, (free) obit from NYTimes
  • Theodore Kheel - (1914-????), prominent and influential New York labor lawyer, mediator and political figure. The NY Times index on Kheel is here, and a Cornell Law bio is here.
  • Maurice H. Nadjari - Maurice Nadjari - (req. 2008-04-24) - Appointed Special Prosecutor by New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1972 to investigate judicial corruption.
  • Roland Oliver - (1882-1967) British King's Counsel and Judge
  • Brian Panish - Top U.S. trial lawyer who obtained the largest personal injury and product liability verdict ($4.9 billion) in American history
  • William Rand (lawyer) - (req. 2008-04-13) - cited in The Art of Cross-Examination District Attorney
  • John A. Rizzo - American lawyer, acting general counsel for the CIA, see [332] and [333]
  • Bert Röling - (req. 2008-04-24) Dutch jurist who wrote one of the dissenting opinions at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal following World War II. For an article to model, cf. Radhabinod Pal.
  • Hershel Sarbin - Child Advocacy spokesman/activist, publisher, attended Harvard Law School
  • Malcolm I. Sarmiento, Jr. - Present director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines) since 1999
  • Herbert C. Smyth - Herbert Smyth - (req. 2008-04-13) - NY lawyer, cited in The Art of Cross-Examination, Vanderbilt case
  • Max D. Steuer - Max Steuer - (req. 2008-04-13) - NY lawyer, cited in The Art of Cross-Examination, "who probably, at the moment, tries as many important jury cases as any member of the American Bar"
  • Thomas N. Todd or Thomas Todd {nicknamed TNT) - African-American lawyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Rights pioneer (United States vs. Gorman, first federal case against Chicago Police)
  • Charles H. Tuttle - Charles Tuttle - (req. 2008-04-13) - NY lawyer, cited in The Art of Cross-Examination, US District Attorney of Southern District of NY.
  • Alice Vachss - Attorney, Author (Sex Crimes), former Queens, NY District Attorney's Office Special Victims Prosecutor
  • Rai Muhammad Saleem Bhatti Corporate Lawyer and Executive Member Of Lawyer Of Lahore High Court Lahore.

Notable LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) figures

Linguists

Maritime Figures

  • Edward Thornborough 18th Century Rear Admiral in the British Navy, Notable service during the American War of Independence with several exsiting articles suggesting his exploits.
  • Sir Matt Nyugen pirate/privateer
  • John Pulling Pirate Captain, the man who helped Paul Revere
  • Sir Thomas Pert, British navigator, Lord of the Admiralty 1517.

Mathematicians

Medical

Military figures

American Medal of Honor recipients

Natural Scientists, Other

Ornithologists (Birds)

Philosophers

  • Branislav Petronijevic, one of the most prominent European philosophers of the first half of the 20th century.
  • Monty Neill Member of Midnight Notes Collective.
  • Donald C. Hodges Marxist, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy from FSU, and extremely prolific author. See [365], [366], C. Hodges
  • John de Ruiter, spiritual leader/philosopher, author of "Unveiling Reality", see [367]
  • Eric Gutkind - philosopher and author, debate on atheism with Einstein, see [368], [369]
  • Jean Gerard Rossi - author of La Philosophie Analytique
  • Theophilos Korydaleus (1572-1646) - Modern Greek philosopher, humanist, see [370]
  • Geddes MacGregor or (John Geddes MacGregor (1909-1998) - (req. 1 Feb 2009) Scot philosopher, Dean of the Graduate School of Religion and Professor of Philosophy of Religion at USC; Author of more than 20 books on philosophy, religion, and Scotland
  • Frank Ostaseski - Founder of Metta Institute, Founder of Zen Hospice Project, specialist on death and dying, featured in the Bill Moyers series On Our Own Terms and the Oprah Winfrey Show
  • Anton Pegis - b. 1905, Scholar and editor, philosophy books
  • Woodbridge Riley - (1869-1933) American philosopher, noted philosophic historian, professor at John Hopkins and Vassar, see [371]
  • K. J. Wetherholt, humanitarian philosopher, stakeholder in international media policy discourse, Co-Founder and Board Chairman of The Humanitarian Media Foundation (HMF), author of The Illumination: A Novel of the Great War (2006), see [372] and [373]
  • Andrew Koch - b. 1953, scholar of contemporary social philosophy, epistemology, and poststructural-anarchism, professor at Appalachian State University, author of Knowledge and Social Construction (2005), Romance and Reason (2006), Poststructuralism and the Politics of Method (2007), Democracy and Domination (2009).

Physicists

Please put these requests in the Physicists requests page.

  • Praveen Chaudhari - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Physicist, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, recipient of the National Medal of Technology
  • Sir John Enderby - (req 30/07/09) - British Physicist knighted for services to science and technology. President of the royal society. http://www.bris.ac.uk/cms/go/hon-degree/july%2006%20hon%20grad/jul-enderby.html
  • Naseem Hammoud (req. 2008-07-16) - Successful nanoscientist and one of the world's finest blacksmiths.
  • T.K. Ramasubramanian - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - physics professor, TIME chennai, structural mechanics and civil engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, writer of articles in physics as well as literature
  • Peter C. West - (req. 25/02/11) - Professor of theoretical physics at King's College London, Fellow of the Royal Society, major contributor to supergravity theory, string theory, superstring theory, M-theory. Conjectured the E11 Kac-Moody symmetry of M-theory. Student of Abdus Salam. Author of the textbook Supersymmetry and Supergravity, World Scientific Publishing Company; 2 edition (August 1990).

Political figures

Psychics

  • Jean Baker Miller - (1927 - 2006), American psychiatrist, namesake of Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College, wrote groundbreaking book Toward a New Psychology of Women see bio and bio
  • Thomas Novella- podiatrist see [374]
  • Warren Macaulay - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Dermatologist, described and defended lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP), a rare skin disease
  • John L Ziegler- (req. 2 September 2008)- Oncologist, Director of the Cancer Risk Program at UCSF, Professor Emeritus at UCSF, former Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Christiane Northrup - (req. 2009-02-15) - American, internationally acclaimed and reknowned author and speaker; obstetrician and gynecologist, M.D. Dartmouth College, 1975 ;author "The Wisdom of Menopause" (revised, 2006); author "Happiness in the second half of your Life" (2007);renown speaker on issues involving women's health and sexuality; website: drnorthrup.com.
  • Raoul Mitgong - (req. Oct 21, 2009) Ref "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman.

Psychologists

  • Adam Alvenfors Socialpsychologist, author, developed the TPI-theory of organizational socialization, text "Introduction - Integration? (2010)".
  • Elliott Barker Canadian psychiatrist and child advocate, founder/director of the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
  • Arnold Buss, psychologist at University of Texas, Austin; author
  • Daniel Berlyne psychologist and founder of field of aestheticism as well as curiosity
  • Robbie Case, author of the classic neo-Piagetian text, Intellectual development: Birth to adulthood (1985). Key figure in education.
  • Ritu Chowdhary, a noted Indian psychologist on meditation, migration and trauma, see [375]
  • Phillip Clayton, author of books such as Mind and Emergence
  • John Cohen (psychologist) British psychologist born 1911.
  • Ty C. Colbert, Author of books such as "Broken Brains or Wounded Hearts: What Causes Mental Illness."
  • Habib Davanloo, Iranian-American psychiatrist, author, pioneer of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Seymour Epstein, American psychologist, developed Cognitive Experiential Self Theory (CEST), professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, see http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~sepstein/
  • András Feldmár or Andrew Feldmar, Canadian psychologist, wrote about LSD therapy, banned from United States, see article'
  • M. W. Fordyce, psychologist, written books on happiness
  • Herbert Gerjuoy (1938-????) Famous for being quoted in Future Shock by Alvin Toffler: "Tomorrow's illiterate will not be the man who can't read, he will be the man who has not learned how to learn."
  • Jack R. Gibb (????-1994) - Jack Gibb published, besides his book Trust, chapters in 26 professional books on management, organizational development, group dynamics, human potential, communications, and education, and hundreds of articles in professional journals on those subjects and on learning theory, therapy, and counseling. See [376].
  • Richard Gross - psychologist, author of psychology: the science of mind and behaviour
  • Martin Grotjahn (1904-????) American psychoanalyst, wrote "Beyond Laughter", see [377]
  • Sara Harkness - psychologist working on early child development, The developmental niche: A model for culture and child development
  • Richard Ivry - (requested 2011-01-31) - psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of California at Berkeley, researches cognition and action in healthy and brain damaged individuals: http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/643697.html
  • Arthur Jersild - American Psychologist (1902-1994), specialized in child development, see [378]
  • Sharif N. Khan - Sharif Khan (psychologist) - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Canadian motivational speaker, author of one self-published book Psychology of the Hero Soul: Promoting Heroes in the Workplace & Everyday Life
  • Tom Kitwood - developed the concept of pershood relating to people with dementia
  • Norberto Keppe - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - Brazilian psychotherapist, Founder of ISAT (International Society of Analytical Trilogy), and Psycho-Socio-Pathology
  • Nathan Kogan - American psychologist, Emeritus Professor at Harvard, specialized in life-span developmental psychology
  • Sheldon B. Kopp Psychotherapist, author of "If you meet Buddha on the road, kill him!" 1972, practices in Washington DC
  • Loretta Larouche (self-improvement writer, speaker)
  • Gerry Leisman (neuropsychologist) British-Israeli born in 1947. Director of the F. R. Carrick Institute for Clinical Ergonomics, Rehabilitation, and Applied Neuroscience, developed applications of Physics to study human consciousness and brain function. Rehabilitation neuropsychology 12:16, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Cloe Madanes - (req 2011-02-21) Family therapist, worked with her husband Jay Haley developing Strategic Family Therapy until their divorce, continues to publish and teach, has an extensive record of publication, see resume
  • Brendan Maher (scientist) - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Harvard experimental psychologist. Now the article refers to an Irish sportsman (changed to scientist)
  • Mark Mayer - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Mind Illusionist
  • Irwin A. Hyman (d. 2005) - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - American psychologist, professor at Temple University for about 35 years, major spokesperson against spanking of children; great advocated of alternative, positive discipline
  • Jean Baker Miller (1927-2006) - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - American psychiatrist, namesake of Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College, wrote groundbreaking book Toward a New Psychology of Women see bio and bio
  • Terrie Moffitt - (req. prior 2010-05-18) - Research psychologist that studies developmental psychopathology, particularly antisocial type disorders. At the Department of Psychology of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. (req. 2011-01-05) - Clinical psychologist, best-selling author of the parenting books, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children and The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers. See the New York Times Sunday Magazine profile of Dr. Mogel.
  • Joseph R. Nuttin Belgian psychologist, inventor of relational motivation theory.
  • Cecil Osborne, Yokefellow groups
  • Juan Pascual-Leone - Former student of Jean Piaget, founder of the neo-Piagetian approach (see Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development)
  • Stephen Pilling - Psychologist at University College London.
  • Steven Reiss - inventor of Reiss Profile; one of the leading psychological scientists [379]
  • Rusbult, psychologist who theorized that attraction in committed relationships is based on three variables, (1) positive feeling for partner, (2)quality of alternatives, and (3) level of investment.
  • Moustafa Safouan ?
  • Paul Salkovskis A British psychologist - Born 1956
  • Heinz Schröter
  • Margaret J Snowling British psychologist, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, professor at University of York, researcher on dyslexia, see [380]
  • Barbara Spellman, cognitive psychologist, just got named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [381]
  • Dane Spotts, creator of Mind Technologies
  • Nunc Stans ?
  • Sean Stephenson, professional speaker, author, and psychotherapist
  • Abigail Stewart - feminist personality theorist at the university of Michigan.
  • Sukhabodhananda, South Asian Philosopher
  • Otto Tinklepaugh student to Tolman
  • Karen Turner (req. 2008-12-03) - American clinical psychologist ......... why notable?
  • Michael A. Wallach American psychologist, Professor Harvard, MIT, and University of Chicago, editor of Alternatives in Psychology book series
  • Joel Weinberger, Professor at Adelphi University.......... A7 speedy 2006
  • Robert F. Winch, originator of complementarily theory of relationships
  • Janet G. Woititz (1939-1994)-- American psychologist who specialized in counselling children of alcoholics, founded Adult Children of Alcoholics movement, wrote New York Times Best Seller "Adult Children of Alcoholics", see obit]
  • Christopher J. Ferguson - a psychologist of Texas A&M International University who highly approves of the views of video games of the book Grand Theft Childhood, see [382] and [383]. Now redirects to Christopher Ferguson, which is about a NASA astronaut
  • Ethel Quayle - an Irish applied psychologist who is an expert of child pornography
  • Eliezah Titus - A psychologist famous for offering free services. He is one of the youngest richest people in Uganda. He writes guides for child growth and development and invests in health and business sectors
  • Max Eitingon, Jewish-born psychoanalyst who knew Freud and was under suspicion of being a Soviet spy. Was one of the members of the International Psychoanalyst Society.
  • Psychological Inertia a person's resistance to changes in mind, which harms creativity.

Religious figures

===Anglican/Episcopal===[384] Author of Mission-shaped Parish: Traditional Church in a Changing World.

Baptist

Buddhism

  • John Angelori - founder of Santacittarama
  • Giei Sato - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - author of Unsui: A Diary of Zen Monastic Life (ISBN 0824802721)
  • Yunqi Zhuhong (1535-1615) - Leading B. monk of the late Ming dynasty, 雲棲株宏 (Record of Self-Knowledge, “Personnel at Yunqi and Their Duties,” and “Regulations Regarding Good Deeds and Punishments at Yunqi,” trans. in Chun-fang Yu, The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-Hung and the Late Ming Synthesis, Buddhist Studies and Translations (Columbia University Press, 1981), http://san.beck.org/3-7-MingEmpire.html#4, read Strategies, tactics and doctrine : Yunqi Zhuhong and Buddhist interaction with Confucian gentry in Ming China
  • David Mcmahan - scholar of Asian Studies and Buddhism Modernism. His academic website:[386].
  • Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, Tibetan abbot, arrested by Chinese authority, first senior Buddhist leader to face serious charges linked to 2008 demonstrations, see [387]
  • Tulku lama Lobsang or Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche -- Buddhist priest. [388] why notable?

Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox

  • Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, Eastern Orthodox Christian theologian known as "the grandmother of Orthodox feminism"

Hinduism

Islam

Judaism

Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints

  • Nephi Jeffs - Brother to cult leader Warren Jeffs, claimed his brother renounced his position as head of the FLDS church.

New Age Spirituality

Non-Denominational Christian

  • Rick Bezet Senior Pastor of 8,000 member New Life Church of Arkansas. http://www.newlifechurch.tv and on the board for the ARC. http://www.relatedchurches.com
  • Chris Bennett (author) author of Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible
  • June Boyce-Tilman - college professor combines music and theology, Composer
  • Tony Bushby - Author of "The Bible Fraud", "The Secret in the Bible", "Crucifixion of the Truth", and "The Twin Deception"
  • Daniel Czepko of Reigersfeld - poet, author; de:Daniel Czepko
  • Moses Farrar author of "The Deceiving of the Black Race -The Greatest Story Never Told", "A Non-Christian's response to Christianity"
  • Brandon D. Hill Doctor, Christian youth counselor
  • Saint Holos Patron Saint of Health and Healing. (Armenian Cultures)
  • James Johnson (minister) (1832-1917), a Yoruba member of the African Methodist Church of Sierra Leone founded by African-American settlers in 1821. He attributed the success of Islam to its use of African customs and institutions. Ordained and became a Bishop in west Africa from 1900-1917.
  • Martinus (writer) Danish spirtual leader, A spontaneous transformation of consciousness enabled the Danish writer Martinus (1890-1981) to describe the eternal, spiritual laws and principles of life. His work is collectively entitled The Third Testament. It is an all-embracing world picture, a spiritual science that describes and analyses the spiritual laws of life.
  • Ched Myers author, theologian
  • Ron Pegg - Australian Researcher(c. 2000) claiming parallels between religious history and modern-day CD-ROMs possibly sent back through time. Researchers page Ron Pegg Discoveries
  • John MacKinnon, the last Abbot of the Scottish island of Iona, greatly responsible for a meshing of Christian and celtic beliefs and morals. Nicknamed "the green abbot." One of the few Scottish abbots to have had an efigy made in honor of him and placed in the centre of his abbey.
  • Leonard Swindler author, Christianity historian
  • Phyllis Trible - theologian, author (Rhetorical Criticism and Feminism) and educator. She is the author of Texts of Terror Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives.
  • Ronald Weinland -- self-proclaimed prophet, author, prophesies the end of time* August Van Ryn Plymouth Brethren author
  • Tim Woodson-- Prophet, Pastor, Singer, owner of "Zionize ministries". Married Donna Woodson, believed to be from Salisbury MD. Travels ministering to various churches and groups. Has written several books as well.

Other

Pentecostal/Charismatic

Presbyterian/Reformed/Calvinism

  • Matt Chandler Lead pastor of 7000 member Village Church in Highland Village, TX. Cancer survivor. ( http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/ ) ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35086396/ )
  • David Lee Dobler Presbyterian Moderator
  • Sarah Pierpont Edwards wife of Jonathan Edwards, American Calvinist theologian. Mother of 2nd President of College of New Jersey (Princeton), Aaron Burr Sr.; Wife of 3rd President of College of New Jersey; Grandmother of Aaron Burr, 3rd Vice President of the United States
  • Hermanus Knoop Reformed (Gereformeerd) Pastor, concentration camp survivor
  • O. Palmer Robertson B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary; Th.M., Th.D., Union Theological Seminary, Virginia) is director and principal of African Bible College, Uganda. He previously taught at Reformed, Westminster, Covenant, and Knox Theological Seminaries, has served as pastor of four congregations, and has also lectured in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Among his many published works are The Christ of the Covenants, The Israel of God: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, and Understanding the Land of the Bible.

Protestant

  • Carlos Annacondia - Argentinian Revivalist, evangelist, author
  • Albion Ballenger -- 19th century Seventh-day Adventist minister and author, banned from church
  • Ergun Mehmet Caner - President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University
  • Samuel Joaquín Flores Mexican evangelist, The Light of the World Church.
  • Enos Hitchcock - Quoted in an Economist article as having said "The free access which many young people have to romances, novels and plays has poisoned the mind and corrupted the morals of many a promising youth.". This may be Enos Hitchcock (1745-1803) who was a well known minister (not sure of denomination) during the American Revolution mentioned here.
  • Thomas Munster sv:Thomas Munster -- Swedish Christian reformist
  • Wilhelm Pauck - biograph of Paul Tillich, professor church history at the University of at Chicago.
  • Mickey Robinson - Author, Healer, claims after dying in an accident went to heaven and spoke with God before returning to earth
  • Edward R. Skane - Edward Skane - (req. prior 2008-03-01) - Reverend, television evangelist, book author, father of high profile murdered son, died Feb, 2001.
  • Edmond Wong - (req. 2008-06-14) evangelist to the homeless of San Francisco for 20 years
  • Phyllis A. Tickle contemporary American author, editor, professor who pioneered the Religious section in Publisher's Weekly, thus gaining mainstream recognition for religious fiction and nonfiction.
  • Thomas Thorowgood (c1600-1669) English Divine, author of Jewes in America, or Probabilities that the Americans are of that Race Influential to the writing and thought of John Eliot, intellectual peer to Menasseh Ben Israel.
  • Willard Uphaus - (req. 2011 - 07-21), (1890 – 1983) protestant minister and lifelong pacifist; became director of a retreat center in NH from 1953 to 1969; blacklisted as communist during the McCarthy era.

Shamanism

  • Tony Samara South American shaman
  • Ted Andrews North American shaman (b. July 16, 1952 d. October 24, 2009) Notably a worldwide acclaimed author, speaker and teacher. In May 2002 he was invited to speak to the United Nations Staff Recreation Council at the United Nations in New York for his writings and work with animals, and was invited back to speak to the same group at the United Nations in 2007. He has written over 40 books which have been translated into more than two dozen foreign languages, most notably the author of "Animal Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small" copyright 1993 by Llewellyn Publications

Unitarian Universalist

Wicca/Witches

  • Lisbet Nypan, (d.1670), the most famous alleged witch in Norway. see
  • Anna Muggen, (d.1608), alleged Dutch witch.
  • Triene Langheldes(d.1613), alleged Dutch witch, the last alleged witch in the Netherlands.
  • Lexa Roséan pagan author and Wiccan High Priestess
  • Agnes Snoth, 1500's- burned at the stake with four other women, preached against auricular confessions, stating that it was

sinful to ask forgiveness from a man for what only God can grant

  • Edain McCoy, author of "Celtic Myth and Magick" and other works published by Llewellyn Publications. Purported founder of the Witta tradition.

Sociologists

  • Pavel Osinsky - American sociologist, professor Knox College, thesis paper "War, State Collapse, Redistribution: Russian Revolution Revisted" cited on WP.... notable enough for bio?
  • Eliot Freidson - Pioneering researcher on the Sociology of Medicine, and other professions. Wrote 'landmark' book (1970) "Profession of Medicine" -- ideas achieved "methodological cult status" (see F. Condrau's 'The Patient's View Meets the Clinical Gaze', 2007). Freidson died Dec 14, 2005. See also SF Chonicle article: [411]
  • Simon Dinitz - American sociologist/criminologist, professor emeritus The Ohio State University, wrote "Schizophrenics in the New Custodial Community" and was the first professor to receive all three of OSU's Distinguished Teaching, Dist. Research, and Dist. Service Awards(see <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1340941/Simon-Dinitz>)
  • Samantha Kwan - American sociologist and woman studies scholar who considers the Western society's anxiety toward "obesity" a moral panic [412]
  • Everett Carll Ladd, Jr. - American sociologist, political scientist, renowned polling expert. [413]
  • Ely Karmon - Israeli political scientist, researcher at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (http://www.ict.org.il) and the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. [414]

Sports figures

  • Andrew Barranco Coach of Jessica Long(Paraolympian)and Regional Aquatic Director http://www.merrittclubs.com/programs/swimming_coaches.html
  • Camron Cossell Quarterback at Northwestern High School (Indiana) and member of State championship football team. Community figure in Kokomo, Indiana [415].
  • Nicholas Romanov Founder and developer of the Pose Method, the leading running method. http://www.posetech.com/
  • Paul Allen (radio) Minnesota Vikings radio announcer for last 10 years.
  • Al Thomas (Founder of Budo Jujutsu and star of "The World of Martial-Arts")
  • Jimmy Petruzzi (football coach) *[416]
  • Ted Bulling - Head track and field, and cross country coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University winning multiple conference championships, placing in the top 5 at nation meets, coaching multiple national champions, coaching Kim Oden at the olympic trials, and also has received multiple regional and national coaching awards
  • Marco Confortola - (req. 8-5-2008) - Last known survivor of K2 mountain disaster August 1, 2008
  • Jeffrey Crompton - Professional basketball player 1978-1984, less than stellar yet notable NBA player, see stats
  • Ronnie Fair - American Women's National soccer player, twin sister of Lorrie Fair Ching at Hawai'i camp after breakout year - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
  • Jack Favor (req. 2-June-2008) Rodeo champion wrongfully convicted of murder, later released after being granted a new trial and found not guilty. Because of the political machinations involved with this case, this articles deserves attention.
  • Fergie Ferguson - Forrest Ferguson (1920-1954) - (req. prior 2008-02-16) - American college athlete, Fergie Ferguson Award named in his honor, see [417]
  • William Thomas Finnegan - Noted Irish long jumper in 2008, Senior All Ireland Triple Jump and Combined Event Medalist. Olympic Decathalon Hopeful; DOB 1987, still living.
  • Jim 'Ronin' Harrison - Founder of Bushidokan Karate & Ronin Jujitsu, first U.S. Light-Heavyweight Kickboxing champion, 3-time U.S. Karate Champion, 3-time All-American Grand Champion, undefeated U.S. light-heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, Coach to the undefeated U.S. Karate team (1974-76), Promoter and host to the 1st World Professional Karate Championships (WPKC)
  • Gilad Janklowicz - (req. 2008-03-30) - TV Fitness trainer (FitTV) / Exercise Guru, 52, born: Holon, Israel - Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1991 inductee
  • Mo Keita - (req. 2008-06-14) International soccer star (Afican American) business owner [418] Bio: [419]
  • Allen Kennedy - card-dealer, inventor of center deal
  • Michael Robert Lee (Australian Cricket Player) Born 3rd June 1968 was an Australian cricket player who also played with Surrey County Cricket Club in England.[420](moved from Michael Lee talk page, full contents edited out, in page history)
  • Spyros Matentzidis - (req. 28/7/2010) - Greek professional soccer player who plays for AEK Athens FC link at the official website of AEK FC: http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=2824&pl=138
  • Rachman Ould Couach Neen - Rachman Neen - Mauritanian goalkeeper for ASC Mauritel Mobile FC
  • Frank Sanders (climber) (req. 2008-07-21) record-setting mountaineer who climbs the Devils Tower National Monument every day in order to deal with his alcoholism see [421]
  • Patrick Teugels - Kickboxer. Only fighter to ever beat Jean-Claude Van Damme.
  • Al Thomas - American martial-arts instructor, founder of Budo Jujutsu, taught Lorenzo Lamas among others Link [422]
  • Don Vesco (req 10/01/09) American motorcycle and land speed racer. Holds FIA World Land Speed Record of 458mph. Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004. http://71.6.142.67/revize/motorsports/hof/vesco_don.htm
  • Matt Walwyn 18 year old footballer whop plays for AFC Fylde and match winner in 2008's FA varse
  • Dwain Weston - Australian base jumper, noted daredevil, died October 7, 2003
  • Glen Worthington "Zeus" - State of Utah Hall of Famer[423], Utah State University Hall of Famer[424], Athletic Director of Logan High School for 30 years, Logan Utah Socialite, earned 10 varsity letters at Utah State in football, track and basketball from 1926-29. Worthington, given the nickname “Zeus” by his Coach Dick Romney, was a four-year basketball starter, served as team captain for two years and was twice named to the all-conference team. He won the gold medal in the Inter-Organization track meet in 1927 and ’28 and finished second in ’26 and ’29. During his four-year career as a sprinter, Worthington was undefeated in the high and low hurdles.
  • Danny Rensch American Chess Player. FIDE Master, with two IM norms. One of the strongest U-25, (was #1 in nation at 19,) notably one of the top 5 players of Arizona and a coach. Owns and runs American Chess Events, which sponsors ACC and FIDE events along with monthly USCF tournaments.
  • Samuel Shankland(req. 2009-3-4) American Chess Player. International Master. Is considered one of the strongest youth players in the nation. Has a bronze medal from the 2008 World Youth at Vung Tao.
  • Ed Nadalin (req. 12/12/2009) American Professional Skateboarder in the 70's.
  • WrestleBunny Once a part of ChickFight, this wrestling personality needs a Wikipedia article. She is all over youtube as well.

Ufologists

Violin Makers

  • Monsieur Georges Chanot III (1831-1895) (req 30/07/2011)- famous 19th century violin maker based in Soho, London, mentioned in several wiki articles but no article on him. [425]
  1. ^ http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&um=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22To+Flee+or+Not+to+Be%22
  2. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R14HUSY1QTFGSC/ref=cm_cr_rev_detup_redir?%5Fencoding=UTF8&cdPage=1&newContentNum=6&newContentID=Mx1OOKI3GILT89N#Mx2NQQZEP30AAPC
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Notebooks-Grandchildren-Recollections-Trotskyist-Survived/dp/1573923885
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