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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...lorations]], [[Sea explorer|sea explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[Hi...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ex...
8: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
15: *[[Diego de Almagro]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
17: ...Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
25: ...es de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
27: *[[Spiro Agnew|Agnew, Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United St...
36: ...nnes Agricola|Agricola, Johannes]], (1494-1566), Protestant reformer - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ...r [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member ...
7: ....S. Representative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: She remained in Indianapolis through high school, when she left for [[Miami Univers...
13: ..., which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She als...
15: ...t. Republican [[Rick White]] used that vote to narrowly defeat her in the Republican landslide year of... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
3: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:t...
25: ...der of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...d the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[comm...
29: ...]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...stained economic growth occured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporte... - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...ptember 22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], ...
7: ...1906, Christabel Pankhurst obtained a law degree from the [[University of Manchester]]. Between 1912 a... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...[Salvador Allende]], the President of [[Chile]] from [[1970]] to [[1973|73]]. In 1945, her parents s...
8: ...e school in [[Beirut]]. She returned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there sh...
10: ...ater in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and elsewhere in Europe. Her daughter Paula was born in 1963. In 196...
12: ...lodita''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
14: ...whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile i... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...mark|Danish]] author '''Karen Blixen'''. Blixen wrote works both in [[Danish language|Danish]] and in...
5: ... won the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Can...
7: ... coffee market in 1931 forced her to abandon the project.
9: ...h, mostly collections of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitled ''The Angelic Avengers'', unde...
11: ...ered for many years from [[syphilis]] contracted from her husband. - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
1: [[Image:Rosalind Franklin.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Rosalind Franklin]]
2: ...nklin''' ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[cryst...
4: ==Background==
5: .... Later they helped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
8: ...charcoal and how to use them most efficiently, a problem affecting the war. Her work helped spark the ... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala,...
3: ...xtremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spo...
5: ...[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona Arena]] in ''[[La Gioconda]]'' under the baton ...
7: ...ingly unstable higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ... a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat sin...
6: ...'s Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, in...
10: ...ice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...s she was now called by other singers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their ...
14: ...portant groups and [[Solo (music)|solo]]ists. Her role effectively was the "instrumentalist of voice".... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...thers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...r mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her...
5: ...rded with [[Percy Faith]], and performed at the [[1958]] [[Newport Jazz Festival]] and the inauguration ... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...ression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...n Dillinger]] and [[Ma Barker]], were notorious across the nation. They captivated the attention of th...
9: ...12; and in January 1929, she told him they were through. Although he was sentenced to 5 years in priso...
11: ...he was a stalwart and loyal companion to Clyde Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent d...
15: ...fteen bank robberies attributed to him and the Barrow gang. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: '''Tallulah Brockman Bankhead''' ([[January 31]], [[1902]] - [[De...
4: ...John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[1920]]).
6: ... won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in The Squab Farm.
8: ...ugh as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was so pretty that we t...
12: ...hat she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...ter]] in Stockholm and had a small role in [[Munkbrogreven]] ([[1934]]), her first movie. After a doze...
7: ...an's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ...nate between performances in [[American]] and [[European]] films. She received her third Academy Award...
49: * [[Stromboli (movie)|Stromboli]] (1950)
57: * [[Indiscreet]] (1958) - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
5: ...ames|Olympic]] [[Sport rowing|sculler]], and her brother "Jack" followed in that tradition. ''Kelly Dr...
7: ... ([[1952]]), a generally praised but somewhat controversial [[Western movie|western]] starring [[Gary ...
9: ...award went to [[Donna Reed]] for her role in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films wit...
11: ...co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations.
13: ...t|In the 1956 film The Swan, Kelly starred in the role of a princess, alongside Alec Guinness and Loui... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...te daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicol...
7: ...s and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...n meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...l]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romantic comedy again co-starring Cary Grant), and [...
13: ...re freely expressed herself, although she gained profiency in the [[English language]]. In [[1960]], h... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
1: [[Image:MarilynMonroe.jpg|right|frame|Marilyn Monroe]]
2: '''Marilyn Monroe''' ([[June 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [...
6: ...he studio where Marilyn's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker, worked as a film-cutter. However in later...
12: ...[1941]], Grace took her in again. She was then introduced to a neighbor's son, James Dougherty, who wo...
16: ...d the spectacular heights of fame that Marilyn Monroe has. Her [[face]] was certainly her fortune and ... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: ...rd of at a time where female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"T...
7: ...nd set or tied 12 [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader...
11: ...he Netherlands at that time (such as [[Rie Mastenbroek]]), and she would have a better chance to quali...
17: ...ek before the Netherlands were invaded by German troops.
27: ...ollowing year, she did even better. First, she improved the high jump record to 1.71 m in a speci... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...]’s palace, taking the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]
19: *[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome Olympic Games]]
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
4: ...ics]], at the age of eleven. During the [[1924]] program, she skated over to the side of the rink seve...
6: ...he following year. She also won six consecutive European championships.
10: ...dition in [[1954]]. She retired from acting in [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became on...
12: ...married three times, with [[Dan Topping]], [[Winthrop Gardner]], and finally the shipowner [[Niels Ons...
14: ...he died in [[1969]] of [[leukemia]], on a flight from [[Paris]] to Oslo. Considered by most as the gre...
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