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Miriam Oremans (born 9 September 1972) is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 26 July 1993 she reached her career-high...

Sara Delano Wilford (née Roosevelt, later Whitney, then di Bonaventura; March 13, 1932 – October 22, 2021) was a psychologist who taught at Sarah Lawrence...

Azi are a fictional type of human clones invented by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. They appear in various books in her Alliance-Union...

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place from 29 November to 1 December. This swimming event used freestyle swimming...

Julia Cornelia Paula (lived 3rd century AD) was a distinguished Roman noblewoman who became Empress of Rome as the first wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus...

The Coffin Quilt is a novel by Ann Rinaldi that was first published in 2002. Set in Kentucky and West Virginia, it tells the story of the Hatfield–McCoy...

Christine Imogen Rice MBE is an English operatic mezzo-soprano. She has performed across Europe at venues including the Royal Opera House, the Bavarian...

Mario Eric Gamalinda (born October 14, 1956 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and experimental filmmaker. Recognition...

Ursula Hirschmann (2 September 1913 – 8 January 1991) was a German anti-fascist activist and an advocate of European federalism. Hirschmann was born into...

Alexander Constantine Ionides (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ιωνίδης), also known as Konstantinos Ioannou or Iplixis (Κωνσταντίνος Ιωάννου/Ιπλιξής; 1 September 1810...

Lindsay Nicole Chambers (born April 22, 1980) is an American actress and singer, known for her work on Broadway and in Submissions Only. Chambers understudied...

Ellen P. Reese (August 30, 1926 – April 2, 1997) was the Norma Cutts Dafoe professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College until 1994. She received her...

Grace Marra is an American, Olean, New York-born musician. She currently is the director of the Midland Men of Music, conductor of the Chancel Choir at...

Brad Viktor Johnson, better known by his stage name Brad Vee Johnson, is a Romanian-based American singer from New York City. He rose to prominence after...

André Krust (10 May 1926 – 7 September 2020) was a French classical pianist. Born in Belfort, Krust studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in Jean Doyen's...

Carrie L. Hoyt (1866–1950) was the mayor of Berkeley, California, from January 20 to circa May 1947. She is notable for having been Berkeley's first female...

Asami Kiyokawa (Japanese: 清川 あさみ) is an embroidery artist from Japan who creates colorful designs over photographs using a needle and thread. She has collaborated...

Adele Rivero (March 10, 1908 – May 5, 1992) was an American chess player. She won the first U.S Women's Chess Champion and held the title twice, in 1937...

Élise Oscarine Masson, known by the stage name Elisa Masson, was a French mezzo-soprano (1824 or 1825 - 2 April 1867). Born in Paris, she was a pupil of...

Betty (also called Berthy or Baty) Halff-Epstein, née Epstein (born 3 January 1905 in Zurich, died 31 May 1991 in Basel) was a Swiss entrepreneur and pioneer...