triumvir: one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome


trombonist: a musician who plays the trombone


trombone player: a musician who plays the trombone


trooper: a mounted policeman


trouper: a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working


trooper: a state police officer


state trooper: a state police officer


trophy wife: a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man


Trotskyite: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution


Trotskyist: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution


Trot: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution


troublemaker: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


trouble maker: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


troubler: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


mischief-maker: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


bad hat: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


troubleshooter: a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)


trouble shooter: a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)


truant: one who is absent from school without permission


hooky player: one who is absent from school without permission


trudger: someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner


plodder: someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner


slogger: someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner


trumpeter: a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet


cornetist: a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet


trustbuster: a federal agent who engages in trust busting


trustee: a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit


legal guardian: a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit


trusty: a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges


tub-thumper: a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker


tucker: a sewer who tucks


Tudor: a member of the dynasty that ruled England


tumbler: a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.


tuner: someone who tunes pianos


piano tuner: someone who tunes pianos


turncock: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off


turner: one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope


turner: a lathe operator


turner: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein


turtler: someone whose occupation is hunting turtles


tutee: learns from a tutor


tv announcer: an announcer on television


television announcer: an announcer on television


twaddler: someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle


twerp: someone who is regarded as contemptible


twirp: someone who is regarded as contemptible


twit: someone who is regarded as contemptible


twiddler: someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner


fiddler: someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner


twin: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy


twiner: someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing


two-timer: someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else


Tyke: a native of Yorkshire


tympanist: a person who plays the kettledrums


timpanist: a person who plays the kettledrums


typist: someone paid to operate a typewriter


tyrant: a cruel and oppressive dictator


autocrat: a cruel and oppressive dictator


despot: a cruel and oppressive dictator


tyrant: any person who exercises power in a cruel way


tyrant: in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it


ugly duckling: an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person


umpire: an official at a baseball game


ump: an official at a baseball game


uncle: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt


uncle: a source of help and advice and encouragement


underachiever: a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates


underperformer: a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates


nonachiever: a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates


undergraduate: a university student who has not yet received a first degree


undergrad: a university student who has not yet received a first degree


undersecretary: a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government


underseller: a seller that sells at a lower price than others do


understudy: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required


standby: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required


undesirable: one whose presence is undesirable


undoer: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens


opener: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens


unfastener: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens


untier: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens


undoer: a seducer who ruins a woman


unemployed person: someone who is jobless


unicorn: an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead


unicyclist: a person who rides a unicycle


unilateralist: an advocate of unilateralism


uniocular dichromat: a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on color vision


union representative: a representative for a labor union


Unitarian: adherent of Unitarianism


Trinitarian: adherent of Trinitarianism


Arminian: adherent of Arminianism


universal agent: someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal


general agent: someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal


universal donor: a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types


UNIX guru: an expert on the UNIX operating system


Unknown Soldier: an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial


unmarried woman: a woman who is not married


unpleasant woman: a woman who is an unpleasant person


disagreeable woman: a woman who is an unpleasant person


untouchable: belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India


Harijan: belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India


upbraider: someone who finds fault or imputes blame


reprover: someone who finds fault or imputes blame


reproacher: someone who finds fault or imputes blame


rebuker: someone who finds fault or imputes blame


upholder: someone who upholds or maintains


maintainer: someone who upholds or maintains


sustainer: someone who upholds or maintains


upholsterer: a craftsman who upholsters furniture


upsetter: an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor


upstager: a selfish actor who upstages the other actors


upstart: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class


parvenu: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class


nouveau-riche: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class


arriviste: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class


upstart: an arrogant or presumptuous person


urban guerrilla: a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns


urchin: poor and often mischievous city child


urologist: a specialist in urology


user: a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something


usher: someone employed to conduct others


guide: someone employed to conduct others


usherette: a female usher


usher: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber


doorkeeper: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber


usufructuary: someone who holds property by usufruct


usurer: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest


loan shark: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest


moneylender: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest


shylock: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest


usurper: one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another


supplanter: one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another


utilitarian: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility


utility man: a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on


utility man: a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions


utilizer: someone who puts to good use


utiliser: someone who puts to good use


Utopian: an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer


utterer: someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins


utterer: an organism that can utter vocal sounds


vocalizer: an organism that can utter vocal sounds


vocaliser: an organism that can utter vocal sounds


uxor: (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife


ux.: (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife


uxoricide: a husband who murders his wife


vacationer: someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work


vacationist: someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work


vaccinee: a patient who has been vaccinated


vagrant: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support


drifter: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support


floater: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support


vagabond: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support


Vaisya: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes


valedictorian: the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement


valedictory speaker: the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement


valentine: a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day


valet: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer


valet de chambre: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer


gentleman: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer


gentleman's gentleman: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer


man: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer


valetudinarian: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health


valley girl: a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley


valuer: someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions


vandal: someone who willfully destroys or defaces property


Vandal: a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455


vanisher: a person who disappears


varnisher: someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish


vassal: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord


liege: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord


liegeman: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord


liege subject: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord


feudatory: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord


vaudevillian: a performer who works in vaudeville


vaulter: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole


pole vaulter: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole


pole jumper: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole


vegetarian: eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products


Vedist: a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas


vegan: a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all


venerator: someone who regards with deep respect or reverence


venter: a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance


ventriloquist: a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy


venture capitalist: a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)


venturer: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)


merchant-venturer: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)


verger: a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies


vermin: an irritating or obnoxious person


varmint: an irritating or obnoxious person


very important person: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


VIP: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


high-up: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


dignitary: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


panjandrum: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


high muckamuck: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person


vestal: a chaste woman


vestryman: a man who is a member of a church vestry


vestrywoman: a woman who is a member of a church vestry


veteran: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


old-timer: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


oldtimer: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


old hand: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


warhorse: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


old stager: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


stager: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service


veteran: a person who has served in the armed forces


vet: a person who has served in the armed forces


ex-serviceman: a person who has served in the armed forces


veteran: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service


veteran soldier: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service


veterinarian: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine


veterinary: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine


veterinary surgeon: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine


vet: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine


vibist: a musician who plays the vibraphone


vibraphonist: a musician who plays the vibraphone


vicar: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman


vicar: (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish


vicar: (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel


vicar apostolic: a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area


vicar-general: (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop


vice admiral: an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral


vice chairman: one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman


vice chancellor: a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor


vicegerent: someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy


vice president: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances


V.P.: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances


Vice President of the United States: the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate


vice-regent: a regent's deputy


viceroy: governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign


vicereine: governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign


vicereine: wife of a viceroy


victim: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance


victim: a person who is tricked or swindled


dupe: a person who is tricked or swindled


victimizer: a person who victimizes others


victimiser: a person who victimizes others


victor: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals


master: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals


superior: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals


Victorian: a person who lived during the reign of Victoria


victualer: an innkeeper (especially British)


victualler: an innkeeper (especially British)


vigilante: member of a vigilance committee


vigilance man: member of a vigilance committee


villager: one who has lived in a village most of their life


villain: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately


scoundrel: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately


villain: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction


baddie: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction


villainess: a woman villain


vintager: a person who harvests grapes for making wine


vintner: someone who makes wine


winemaker: someone who makes wine


wine maker: someone who makes wine


vintner: someone who sells wine


wine merchant: someone who sells wine


violator: someone who assaults others sexually


debaucher: someone who assaults others sexually


ravisher: someone who assaults others sexually


violator: someone who violates the law


lawbreaker: someone who violates the law


law offender: someone who violates the law


violinist: a musician who plays the violin


fiddler: a musician who plays the violin


violin maker: someone who makes violins


violist: a musician who plays the viola


virago: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman


virgin: a person who has never had sex


virologist: a specialist in virology


virtuoso: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry


Visayan: a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines


Bisayan: a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines


viscount: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron


viscountess: a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right


viscountess: a wife or widow of a viscount


viscount: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count


Visigoth: a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France


visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight


illusionist: a person with unusual powers of foresight


seer: a person with unusual powers of foresight


visionary: a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible


visiting fireman: an important or distinguished visitor


visiting nurse: a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes


visiting professor: a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time


visitor: someone who visits


visitant: someone who visits


visualizer: one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual


visualiser: one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual


visually impaired person: someone who has inferior vision


vitalist: one who believes in vitalism


vital principle: a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed


life principle: a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed


viticulturist: a cultivator of grape vine


vivisectionist: a biologist who cuts open live animals for research


vixen: a malicious woman with a fierce temper


harpy: a malicious woman with a fierce temper


hellcat: a malicious woman with a fierce temper


vizier: a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)


vociferator: a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)


voice: (metonymy) a singer


voicer: a speaker who voices an opinion


voicer: someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes


volleyball player: someone who plays the game of volleyball


volunteer: a person who performs voluntary work


unpaid worker: a person who performs voluntary work


volunteer: (military) a person who freely enlists for service


military volunteer: (military) a person who freely enlists for service


voluntary: (military) a person who freely enlists for service


voluptuary: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses


sybarite: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses


vomiter: a person who vomits


spewer: a person who vomits


votary: a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity


votary: a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult


votary: one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service


voter: a citizen who has a legal right to vote


elector: a citizen who has a legal right to vote


vouchee: (law) a person called into court to defend a title


voucher: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement


verifier: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement


vower: someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way


voyager: a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)


voyeur: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others


Peeping Tom: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others


peeper: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others


vulcanizer: someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency


vulcaniser: someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency


vulgarian: a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)


vulgarizer: someone who makes something vulgar


vulgariser: someone who makes something vulgar


Wac: a member of the Women's Army Corps


waddler: someone who walks with a waddling gait


waffler: someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner


wag: a witty amusing person who makes jokes


wit: a witty amusing person who makes jokes


card: a witty amusing person who makes jokes


Wagnerian: a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner


wagoner: the driver of a wagon


waggoner: the driver of a wagon


wagonwright: a wagon maker


waggonwright: a wagon maker


wainwright: a wagon maker


Wahhabi: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam


Wahabi: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam


waif: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned


street child: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned


wailer: a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries


waiter: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)


server: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)


waitress: a woman waiter


waiter: a person who waits or awaits


waker: a person who awakes


waker: someone who rouses others from sleep


rouser: someone who rouses others from sleep


arouser: someone who rouses others from sleep


walk-in: an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum


walk-in: person who walks in without having an appointment


walking delegate: a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed


walk-on: plays a small part in a dramatic production


wallah: usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing


wallflower: remains on sidelines at social event


walloper: a winner by a wide margin


walloper: a very hard hitter


wallpaperer: a worker who papers walls


wall-paperer: a worker who papers walls


wally: a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid


Walter Mitty: fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs


waltzer: a dancer who waltzes


wanderer: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life


roamer: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life


rover: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life


bird of passage: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life


Wandering Jew: a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion


wanter: a person who wants or needs something


needer: a person who wants or needs something


wanton: lewd or lascivious woman


war baby: conceived or born during war


warbler: a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song


war bride: bride of a serviceman during wartime


war correspondent: a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast


war criminal: an offender who violates international law during times of war


ward: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another


warden: the chief official in charge of a prison


warder: a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners


wardress: a woman warder


warehouser: a workman who manages or works in a warehouse


warehouseman: a workman who manages or works in a warehouse


war god: a god worshipped as giving victory in war


god of war: a god worshipped as giving victory in war


warlock: a male witch or demon


warlord: supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak


warner: someone who gives a warning to others


warrantee: a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given


warrantee: a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States


warrant officer: holds rank by virtue of a warrant


warrener: maintains a rabbit warren


warrior: someone engaged in or experienced in warfare


war widow: a woman whose husband has died in war


washer: someone who washes things for a living


washerman: operates industrial washing machine


laundryman: operates industrial washing machine


washwoman: a working woman who takes in washing


washerwoman: a working woman who takes in washing


laundrywoman: a working woman who takes in washing


laundress: a working woman who takes in washing


wassailer: someone who enjoys riotous drinking


carouser: someone who enjoys riotous drinking


wastrel: someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently


waster: someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently


watchdog: a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste


watcher: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body


watchmaker: someone who makes or repairs watches


horologist: someone who makes or repairs watches


horologer: someone who makes or repairs watches


watchman: a guard who keeps watch


watcher: a guard who keeps watch


security guard: a guard who keeps watch


water boy: an assistant who supplies drinking water


waterer: an assistant who supplies drinking water


water dog: a person who enjoys being in or on the water


water rat: a person who enjoys being in or on the water


watercolorist: a painter who paints with watercolors


watercolourist: a painter who paints with watercolors


waterer: someone who waters plants or crops


water witch: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water


dowser: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water


rhabdomancer: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water


Wave: a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch


waver: someone who communicates by waving


wayfarer: a traveler going on a trip


journeyer: a traveler going on a trip


wayfarer: a pedestrian who walks from place to place


weakling: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual


doormat: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual


wuss: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual


wearer: a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory


weasel: a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky


weatherman: predicts the weather


weather forecaster: predicts the weather


weaver: a craftsman who weaves cloth


webmaster: a technician who designs or maintains a website


wedding guest: a guest at a wedding


weekender: someone who vacations on a weekend


weekend warrior: a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends


weekend warrior: a homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)


weeder: a farmhand hired to remove weeds


weeper: a hired mourner


weeper: a person who weeps


crier: a person who weeps


weigher: an official who weighs and records the weight


weightlifter: an athlete who lifts barbells


lifter: an athlete who lifts barbells


welcher: someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager


welsher: someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager


welder: joins pieces of metal by welding them together


welfare case: a case for a welfare worker


charity case: a case for a welfare worker


welterweight: a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds


welterweight: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds


welterweight: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds


wencher: someone who patronizes prostitutes


westerner: an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.


West Indian: a native or inhabitant of the West Indies


West-sider: a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City


wet nurse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


wet-nurse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


wetnurse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


amah: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


wetter: a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process


whaler: a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales


wharf rat: someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses


wheedler: someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing


coaxer: someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing


wheeler: the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling


wheelwright: someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels


wheeler: someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels


whiffer: a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike


Whig: a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War


Whig: a supporter of the American Revolution


Whig: a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories


whiner: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


complainer: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


moaner: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


sniveller: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


crybaby: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


bellyacher: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


grumbler: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


squawker: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining


whip: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline


party whip: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline


whipper-in: huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds


whippersnapper: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous


jackanapes: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous


lightweight: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous


whirling dervish: a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling


whirler: a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling


whisperer: one who speaks in a whisper


whistle blower: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it


whistle-blower: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it


whistleblower: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it


whistler: someone who makes a loud high sound


whited sepulcher: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous


whited sepulchre: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous


whiteface: a clown whose face is covered with white make-up


Carmelite: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers


White Friar: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers


Dominican: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order


Black Friar: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order


Blackfriar: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order


friar preacher: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order


Franciscan: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order


Grey Friar: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order


Augustinian: a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders


Austin Friar: one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine


white hope: someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field


great white hope: someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field


white separatist: someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races


white slave: a woman sold into prostitution


white slaver: a person who forces women to become prostitutes


white supremacist: a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme


whittler: someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)


whoremaster: a pimp who procures whores


whoremonger: a pimp who procures whores


whoremaster: a prostitute's customer


whoremonger: a prostitute's customer


john: a prostitute's customer


trick: a prostitute's customer


Wiccan: a believer in Wicca


witch: a believer in Wicca


wicket-keeper: stands behind the wicket to catch balls


widow: a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried


widow woman: a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried


widower: a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried


widowman: a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried


wife: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage


married woman: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage


wiggler: one who can't stay still (especially a child)


wriggler: one who can't stay still (especially a child)


squirmer: one who can't stay still (especially a child)


wigmaker: someone who makes and sells wigs


wildcatter: an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field


wild man: a person who is not socialized


feral man: a person who is not socialized


wimp: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy


chicken: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy


crybaby: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy


winder: a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)


wing: a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side


wingback: (football) the person who plays wingback


wing commander: (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain


winger: (sports) player in wing position


wingman: the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation


winner: a gambler who wins a bet


winner: the contestant who wins the contest


victor: the contestant who wins the contest


window cleaner: someone who cleans windows for pay


window dresser: someone who decorates shop windows


window trimmer: someone who decorates shop windows


window washer: someone who washes windows


wine taster: a taster who evaluates the quality of wines


winker: a person who winks


wiper: a worker who wipes


wireman: a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring


wirer: a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring


wire-puller: one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends


wirer: someone who sends a telegram


wise guy: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


smart aleck: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


wiseacre: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


wisenheimer: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


weisenheimer: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments


junior: term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male


wisp: a small person


witch doctor: someone who is believed to heal through magical powers


witch-hunter: someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions


withdrawer: a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited


withdrawer: a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled


withdrawer: a contestant who withdraws from competition


withdrawer: a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics


withdrawer: an individualist who withdraws from social interaction


withdrawer: an authority who withdraws permission


withholder: a person who restrains or checks or holds back


withholder: a person who refrains from granting


withstander: an opponent who resists with force or resolution


witness: someone who sees an event and reports what happened


witnesser: someone who sees an event and reports what happened


informant: someone who sees an event and reports what happened


witness: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature


attestant: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature


attestor: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature


attestator: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature


witness: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law


wittol: an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it


Wobbly: a member of the Industrial Workers of the World


wog: (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia


wolf: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


woman chaser: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


skirt chaser: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


masher: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women


wolf boy: a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves


woman: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)


adult female: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)


woman: a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man


womanizer: a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them


womaniser: a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them


philanderer: a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them


wonder boy: a man who is unusually successful at an early age


golden boy: a man who is unusually successful at an early age


wonderer: someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something


marveller: someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something


wonderer: someone who is curious about something


wonder woman: a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time


woodcarver: makes decorative wooden panels


carver: makes decorative wooden panels


woodcutter: cuts down trees and chops wood as a job


woodworker: makes things out of wood


woodsman: makes things out of wood


woodman: makes things out of wood


woodsman: someone who lives in the woods


woodman: someone who lives in the woods


wool stapler: a person who sorts wool into different grades


woolsorter: a person who sorts wool into different grades


wool stapler: a dealer in wool


wordmonger: a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning


word-painter: a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power


wordsmith: a fluent and prolific writer


workaholic: person with a compulsive need to work


working girl: a young woman who is employed


workman: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor


workingman: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor


working man: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor


working person: an employee who performs manual or industrial labor


workmate: a fellow worker


worldling: a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world


worm: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


louse: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


insect: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


dirt ball: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect


worrier: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


fuss-budget: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


fusspot: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


worrywart: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen


worshiper: someone who admires too much to recognize faults


worshipper: someone who admires too much to recognize faults


worthy: an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)


wrangler: someone who argues noisily or angrily


wrecker: someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job


wrester: someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements


wrestler: combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground


grappler: combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground


matman: combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground


wretch: performs some wicked deed


wright: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)


write-in candidate: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters


write-in: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters


writer: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)


author: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)


writer: a person who is able to write and has written something


Wykehamist: a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College


xylophonist: someone who plays a xylophone


yakuza: a Japanese gangster


Yahoo: one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift


yachtsman: a person who owns or sails a yacht


yachtswoman: a person who owns or sails a yacht


yanker: someone who gives a strong sudden pull


jerker: someone who gives a strong sudden pull


Yankee: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)


Yank: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)


Northerner: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)


yard bird: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks


yardbird: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks


yardie: member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence


yardman: a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)


yardman: worker in a railway yard


yardmaster: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard


trainmaster: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard


train dispatcher: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard


yawner: a person who yawns


yenta: (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal


yenta: (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant


yeoman: in former times was free and cultivated his own land


yeoman: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch


yeoman of the guard: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch


beefeater: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch


yodeller: a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)


yogi: one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight


yokel: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


rube: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


hick: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


yahoo: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


hayseed: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


bumpkin: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


chawbacon: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture


young buck: a teenager or a young adult male


young man: a teenager or a young adult male


young person: a young person (especially a young man or boy)


youth: a young person (especially a young man or boy)


younker: a young person (especially a young man or boy)


spring chicken: a young person (especially a young man or boy)


young Turk: a young radical who agitates for reform


Young Turk: a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule


yuppie: a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style


zany: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect


Zealot: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans


Zionist: a Jewish supporter of Zionism


zombi: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force


zombie: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force


living dead: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force


zombi: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies


zombie: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies


snake god: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies


zombi: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body


zombie: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body


zombi spirit: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body


zombie spirit: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body


zoo keeper: the chief person responsible for a zoological garden


zoologist: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals


animal scientist: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals


Zurvan: the Zoroastrian god of time


Aalto: Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)


Alvar Aalto: Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)


Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto: Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)


Aaron: (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf


Aaron: United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)


Henry Louis Aaron: United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)


Hank Aaron: United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)


Abel: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)


Niels Abel: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)


Niels Henrik Abel: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)


Abelard: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)


Peter Abelard: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)


Pierre Abelard: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)


Abraham: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son


Ibrahim: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son


Acheson: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)


Dean Acheson: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)


Dean Gooderham Acheson: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)


Adam: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)


Robert Adam: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)


Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)


John Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)


President Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)


President John Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)


Adams: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)


John Quincy Adams: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)


President Adams: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)


President John Quincy Adams: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)


Adams: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)


Sam Adams: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)


Samuel Adams: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)


Adenauer: German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)


Konrad Adenauer: German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)


Adrian: English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)


Edgar Douglas Adrian: English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)


Baron Adrian: English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)


Aeschylus: Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)


Aesop: Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)


Agassiz: United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)


Louis Agassiz: United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)


Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)


Agee: United States novelist (1909-1955)


James Agee: United States novelist (1909-1955)


Agricola: Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)


Gnaeus Julius Agricola: Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)


Agrippa: Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)


Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa: Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)


Agrippina: granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)


Agrippina the Elder: granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)


Agrippina: wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero


Agrippina the Younger: wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero


Ahab: according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)


Aiken: United States writer (1889-1973)


Conrad Aiken: United States writer (1889-1973)


Conrad Potter Aiken: United States writer (1889-1973)


Ailey: United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)


Alvin Ailey: United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)


a Kempis: German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)


Thomas a Kempis: German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)


Akhenaton: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)


Akhenaten: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)


Ikhanaton: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)


Amenhotep IV: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)


Alaric: king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)


Albee: United States dramatist (1928-)


Edward Albee: United States dramatist (1928-)


Edward Franklin Albeen: United States dramatist (1928-)


Albers: United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)


Josef Albers: United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)


Albert: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)


Prince Albert: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)


Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)


Alberti: Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)


Leon Battista Alberti: Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)


Alcaeus: Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)


Alcibiades: ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)


Alcott: United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)


Louisa May Alcott: United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)


Alexander: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)


Alexander the Great: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)


Alexander I: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)


Czar Alexander I: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)


Aleksandr Pavlovich: the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)


Alexander II: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)


Czar Alexander II: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)


Alexander the Liberator: the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)


Alexander III: son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)


Czar Alexander III: son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)


Alexander VI: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)


Pope Alexander VI: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)


Borgia: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)


Rodrigo Borgia: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)


Alfred: king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)


Alfred the Great: king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)


Alger: United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)


Horatio Alger: United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)


Algren: United States writer (1909-1981)


Nelson Algren: United States writer (1909-1981)


Al-hakim: an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)


Alhazen: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)


Alhacen: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)


al-Haytham: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)


Ibn al-Haytham: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)


Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)


Ali: the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects


Ali: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)


Muhammad Ali: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)


Cassius Clay: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)


Cassius Marcellus Clay: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)


Allen: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)


Ethan Allen: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)


Allen: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)


Woody Allen: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)


Allen Stewart Konigsberg: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)


Allen: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)


Gracie Allen: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)


Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)


Gracie: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)


Alonso: Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)


Alicia Alonso: Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)


Amati: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)


Nicolo Amati: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)


Nicola Amati: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)


Ambrose: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)


Saint Ambrose: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)


St. Ambrose: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)


Amos: a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet


Amundsen: Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)


Roald Amundsen: Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)


Anaxagoras: a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)


Anaximander: a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)


Anaximenes: a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)


Andersen: a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)


Hans Christian Andersen: a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)


Anderson: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)


Carl Anderson: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)


Carl David Anderson: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)


Anderson: United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)


Marian Anderson: United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)


Anderson: United States dramatist (1888-1959)


Maxwell Anderson: United States dramatist (1888-1959)


Anderson: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)


Philip Anderson: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)


Philip Warren Anderson: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)


Phil Anderson: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)


Anderson: United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)


Sherwood Anderson: United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)


Andrew: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland


Saint Andrew: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland


St. Andrew: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland


Saint Andrew the Apostle: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland


Andrews: United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)


Roy Chapman Andrews: United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)


Anne: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)


Anouilh: French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)


Jean Anouilh: French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)


Anselm: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God


Saint Anselm: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God


St. Anselm: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God


Anthony: United States suffragist (1820-1906)


Susan Anthony: United States suffragist (1820-1906)


Susan B. Anthony: United States suffragist (1820-1906)


Susan Brownell Anthony: United States suffragist (1820-1906)


Antichrist: (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ


Antigonus: a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)


Antigonus Cyclops: a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)


Monophthalmos: a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)


Antoninus: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)


Aurelius: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)


Marcus Aurelius: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)


Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)


Marcus Annius Verus: Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)


Antonius Pius: Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)


Antony: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Anthony: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Mark Antony: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Mark Anthony: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Antonius: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Marcus Antonius: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)


Apollinaire: French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)


Guillaume Apollinaire: French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)


Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki: French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)


Appleton: English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)


Edward Appleton: English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)


Sir Edward Victor Appleton: English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)


Aquinas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


Thomas Aquinas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


Saint Thomas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


St. Thomas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


Saint Thomas Aquinas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


St. Thomas Aquinas: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)


Arafat: Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)


Yasser Arafat: Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)


Aragon: French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)


Louis Aragon: French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)


Archimedes: Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)


Arendt: United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)


Hannah Arendt: United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)


Aristarchus: an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)


Aristarchus of Samos: an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)


Aristophanes: an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)


Aristotle: one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)


Arius: a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)


Arminius: German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)


Armin: German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)


Hermann: German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)


Arminius: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)


Jacobus Arminius: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)


Jacob Harmensen: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)


Jakob Hermandszoon: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)


Armstrong: United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)


Louis Armstrong: United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)


Satchmo: United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)


Armstrong: United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)


Neil Armstrong: United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)


Arnold: United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)


Benedict Arnold: United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)


Arnold: English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)


Matthew Arnold: English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)


Arnold of Brescia: Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)


Arp: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)


Jean Arp: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)


Hans Arp: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)


Arrhenius: Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)


Svante August Arrhenius: Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)


Artaxerxes I: king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)


Artaxerxes: king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)


Artaxerxes II: king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)


Artaxerxes: king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)


Arthur: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot


King Arthur: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot


Arthur: elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)


Chester A. Arthur: elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)


Chester Alan Arthur: elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)


President Arthur: elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)


Asanga: Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)


Asch: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)


Sholem Asch: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)


Shalom Asch: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)


Sholom Asch: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)


Ashe: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)


Arthur Ashe: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)


Arthur Robert Ashe: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)


Ashton: British choreographer (1906-1988)


Sir Frederick Ashton: British choreographer (1906-1988)


Ashurbanipal: king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)


Assurbanipal: king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)


Asurbanipal: king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)


Asimov: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)


Isaac Asimov: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)


Astaire: United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)


Fred Astaire: United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)


Astor: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)


John Jacob Astor: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)


Astor: British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)


Nancy Witcher Astor: British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)


Viscountess Astor: British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)


Ataturk: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)


Kemal Ataturk: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)


Kemal Pasha: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)


Mustafa Kemal: Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)


Athanasius: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)


Saint Athanasius: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)


St. Athanasius: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)


Athanasius the Great: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)


Athelstan: the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)


Attila: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)


Attila the Hun: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)


Scourge of God: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)


Scourge of the Gods: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)


Attlee: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)


Clement Attlee: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)


Clement Richard Attlee: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)


1st Earl Attlee: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)


Auchincloss: United States writer (born in 1917)


Louis Auchincloss: United States writer (born in 1917)


Louis Stanton Auchincloss: United States writer (born in 1917)


Auden: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)


W. H. Auden: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)


Wystan Hugh Auden: United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)


Audubon: United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)


John James Audubon: United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)


Augustine: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)


Saint Augustine: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)


St. Augustine: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)


Augustine of Hippo: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)


Augustus: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)


Gaius Octavianus: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)


Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)


Octavian: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)


Austen: English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)


Jane Austen: English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)


Averroes: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)


ibn-Roshd: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)


Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)


Avicenna: Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)


ibn-Sina: Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)


Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina: Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)


Avogadro: Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)


Amedeo Avogadro: Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)


Bach: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)


Johann Sebastian Bach: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)


Bacon: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


Francis Bacon: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


Sir Francis Bacon: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


Baron Verulam: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


1st Baron Verulam: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


Viscount St. Albans: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)


Bacon: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)


Roger Bacon: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)


Baedeker: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)


Karl Baedeker: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)


Bailey: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)


Nathan Bailey: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)


Nathaniel Bailey: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)


Bailey: United States singer (1918-1990)


Pearl Bailey: United States singer (1918-1990)


Pearl Mae Bailey: United States singer (1918-1990)


Bakunin: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)


Mikhail Bakunin: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)


Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)


Balanchine: United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)


George Balanchine: United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)


Balboa: Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)


Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)


Baldwin: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)


Stanley Baldwin: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)


1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)


Baldwin: United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)


James Baldwin: United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)


James Arthur Baldwin: United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)


Balenciaga: Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)


Cristobal Balenciaga: Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)


Balfour: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)


Arthur James Balfour: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)


1st Earl of Balfour: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)


Ball: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)


Lucille Ball: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)


Balthazar: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus


Balthasar: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus


Balzac: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)


Honore Balzac: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)


Honore de Balzac: French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)


Bankhead: uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)


Tallulah Bankhead: uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)


Banks: English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)


Sir Joseph Banks: English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)


Bannister: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)


Roger Bannister: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)


Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)


Banting: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)


F. G. Banting: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)


Sir Frederick Grant Banting: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)


Baraka: United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)


Imamu Amiri Baraka: United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)


LeRoi Jones: United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)


Barany: Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)


Robert Barany: Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)


Barbarossa: Barbary pirate (died in 1546)


Khayr ad-Din: Barbary pirate (died in 1546)


Barber: United States composer (1910-1981)


Samuel Barber: United States composer (1910-1981)


Bardeen: United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)


John Bardeen: United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)


Barkley: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)


Alben Barkley: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)


Alben William Barkley: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)


Barnum: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)


P. T. Barnum: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)


Phineas Taylor Barnum: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)


Barrie: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)


James Barrie: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)


J. M. Barrie: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)


James Matthew Barrie: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)


Sir James Matthew Barrie: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)


Barrymore: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)


Maurice Barrymore: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)


Herbert Blythe: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)


Barrymore: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)


Georgiana Barrymore: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)


Georgiana Emma Barrymore: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)


Barrymore: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)


Lionel Barrymore: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)


Barrymore: United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)


Ethel Barrymore: United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)


Barrymore: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)


John Barrymore: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)


Barth: United States novelist (born in 1930)


John Barth: United States novelist (born in 1930)


John Simmons Barth: United States novelist (born in 1930)


Barth: Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)


Karl Barth: Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)


Barthelme: United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)


Donald Barthelme: United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)


Bartholdi: French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor


Frederic Auguste Bartholdi: French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor


Bartholin: Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)


Caspar Bartholin: Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)


Bartlett: United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)


John Bartlett: United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)


Bartlett: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)


Robert Bartlett: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)


Robert Abram Bartlett: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)


Captain Bob: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)


Bartok: Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)


Bela Bartok: Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)


Baruch: a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah


Baruch: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)


Bernard Baruch: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)


Bernard Mannes Baruch: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)


Baryshnikov: Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)


Mikhail Baryshnikov: Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)


Basil: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)


St. Basil: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)


Basil of Caesarea: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)


Basil the Great: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)


St. Basil the Great: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)


Bathsheba: (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)


Baudelaire: a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)


Charles Baudelaire: a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)


Charles Pierre Baudelaire: a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)


Baum: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)


Frank Baum: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)


Lyman Frank Brown: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)


Bayard: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)


Seigneur de Bayard: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)


Chevalier de Bayard: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)


Pierre Terrail: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)


Pierre de Terrail: French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)


Bayes: English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)


Thomas Bayes: English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)


Beadle: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)


George Beadle: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)


George Wells Beadle: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)


Beaumont: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)


Francis Beaumont: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)


Beaumont: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)


William Beaumont: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)


Beauvoir: French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)


Simone de Beauvoir: French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)


Beaverbrook: British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)


1st Baron Beaverbrook: British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)


William Maxwell Aitken: British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)


Becket: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)


Thomas a Becket: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)


Saint Thomas a Becket: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)