Robert Clive: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)


Baron Clive: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)


Baron Clive of Plassey: British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)


Clovis: king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)


Clovis I: king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)


Coca: United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)


Imogene Coca: United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)


Cochise: Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)


Cochran: United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)


Jacqueline Cochran: United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)


Cockcroft: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)


Sir John Cockcroft: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)


Sir John Douglas Cockcroft: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)


Cocteau: French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)


Jean Cocteau: French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)


Cody: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


William F. Cody: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


William Frederick Cody: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


Buffalo Bill: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


Buffalo Bill Cody: United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)


Cohan: United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)


George M. Cohan: United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)


George Michael Cohan: United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)


Cohn: German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants


Ferdinand Julius Cohn: German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants


Coleridge: English romantic poet (1772-1834)


Samuel Taylor Coleridge: English romantic poet (1772-1834)


Colette: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)


Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)


Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)


Collins: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)


Wilkie Collins: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)


William Wilkie Collins: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)


Columbus: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)


Christopher Columbus: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)


Cristoforo Colombo: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)


Cristobal Colon: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)


Comenius: Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)


John Amos Comenius: Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)


Jan Amos Komensky: Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)


Compton: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)


Arthur Compton: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)


Arthur Holly Compton: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)


Comstock: United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)


Anthony Comstock: United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)


Comte: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study


Auguste Comte: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study


Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study


Conan Doyle: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)


A. Conan Doyle: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)


Arthur Conan Doyle: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)


Condorcet: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)


Marquis de Condorcet: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)


Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat: French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)


Confucius: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)


Kongfuze: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)


K'ung Futzu: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)


Kong the Master: Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)


Congreve: English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)


William Congreve: English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)


Connolly: United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)


Maureen Catherine Connolly: United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)


Little Mo Connolly: United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)


Connors: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)


Jimmy Conors: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)


James Scott Connors: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)


Conrad: English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)


Joseph Conrad: English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)


Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski: English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)


Constable: English landscape painter (1776-1837)


John Constable: English landscape painter (1776-1837)


Constantine: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)


Constantine I: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)


Constantine the Great: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)


Flavius Valerius Constantinus: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)


Cook: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)


James Cook: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)


Captain Cook: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)


Captain James Cook: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)


Cooke: United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)


Jay Cooke: United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)


Cooke: United States journalist (born in England in 1908)


Alistair Cooke: United States journalist (born in England in 1908)


Alfred Alistair Cooke: United States journalist (born in England in 1908)


Coolidge: elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)


Calvin Coolidge: elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)


President Coolidge: elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)


Cooper: United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)


James Fenimore Cooper: United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)


Cooper: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)


Gary Cooper: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)


Frank Cooper: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)


Cooper: United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)


Peter Cooper: United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)


Copernicus: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)


Nicolaus Copernicus: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)


Mikolaj Kopernik: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)


Copland: United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)


Aaron Copland: United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)


Copley: American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)


John Copley: American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)


John Singleton Copley: American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)


Coppola: United States filmmaker (born in 1939)


Francis Ford Coppola: United States filmmaker (born in 1939)


Corbett: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)


Jim Corbett: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)


James John Corbett: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)


Gentleman Jim: United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)


Corday: French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)


Charlotte Corday: French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)


Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont: French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)


Cordoba: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)


Francisco Fernandez Cordoba: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)


Cordova: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)


Francisco Fernandez de Cordova: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)


Corelli: Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)


Arcangelo Corelli: Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)


Corneille: French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)


Pierre Corneille: French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)


Cornell: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)


Ezra Cornell: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)


Cornell: United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)


Katherine Cornell: United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)


Cornwallis: commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)


Charles Cornwallis: commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)


First Marquess Cornwallis: commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)


Corot: French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)


Jean Baptiste Camille Corot: French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)


Correggio: Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)


Antonio Allegri da Correggio: Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)


Cortes: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Cortez: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Hernando Cortes: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Hernando Cortez: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Hernan Cortes: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Hernan Cortez: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)


Cosimo de Medici: Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)


Cosimo the Elder: Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)


Coue: French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)


Emile Coue: French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)


Coulomb: French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)


Charles Augustin de Coulomb: French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)


Couperin: French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)


Francois Couperin: French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)


Courbet: French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)


Gustave Courbet: French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)


Court: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)


Margaret Court: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)


Cousteau: French underwater explorer (born in 1910)


Jacques Costeau: French underwater explorer (born in 1910)


Jacques Yves Costeau: French underwater explorer (born in 1910)


Coward: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)


Noel Coward: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)


Sir Noel Pierce Coward: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)


Cowper: English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)


William Cowper: English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)


Cowper: English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)


William Cowper: English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)


Craigie: English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)


William A. Craigie: English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)


Sir William Alexander Craigie: English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)


Crane: United States poet (1899-1932)


Hart Crane: United States poet (1899-1932)


Harold Hart Crane: United States poet (1899-1932)


Crane: United States writer (1871-1900)


Stephen Crane: United States writer (1871-1900)


Crawford: United States film actress (1908-1977)


Joan Crawford: United States film actress (1908-1977)


Crawford: United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)


Thomas Crawford: United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)


Crazy Horse: a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)


Tashunca-Uitco: a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)


Crichton: Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)


James Crichton: Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)


The Admirable Crichton: Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)


Crick: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)


Francis Crick: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)


Francis Henry Compton Crick: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)


Crispin: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)


Saint Crispin: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)


St. Crispin: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)


Crockett: United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)


Davy Crockett: United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)


David Crockett: United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)


Croesus: last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)


Crohn: United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)


Burrill Bernard Crohn: United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)


Cromwell: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)


Oliver Cromwell: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)


Ironsides: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)


Cronyn: Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)


Hume Cronyn: Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)


Hume Blake Cronyn: Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)


Crookes: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)


William Crookes: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)


Sir William Crookes: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)


Crosby: United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)


Bing Crosby: United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)


Harry Lillis Crosby: United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)


Crouse: United States playwright (1893-1966)


Russel Crouse: United States playwright (1893-1966)


Culbertson: United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955)


Ely Culbertson: United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955)


Cumberland: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)


William Augustus: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)


Duke of Cumberland: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)


Butcher Cumberland: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)


cummings: United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)


e. e. cummings: United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)


Edward Estlin Cummings: United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)


Cunningham: United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)


Merce Cunningham: United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)


Curie: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)


Marie Curie: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)


Madame Curie: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)


Marya Sklodowska: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)


Curie: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)


Pierre Curie: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)


Curl: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)


Robert Curl: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)


Robert F. Curl: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)


Robert Floyd Curl Jr.: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)


Currier: United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)


Nathaniel Currier: United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)


Curtis: English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)


William Curtis: English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)


Curtiss: United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)


Glenn Curtiss: United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)


Glenn Hammond Curtiss: United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)


Cushing: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)


Harvey Cushing: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)


Harvery Williams Cushing: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)


Custer: United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)


George Armstrong Custer: United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)


General Custer: United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)


Cuvier: French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)


Georges Cuvier: French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)


Baron Georges Cuvier: French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)


Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier: French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)


Cynewulf: Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century)


Cynwulf: Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century)


Cyrano de Bergerac: a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)


Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac: a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)


Cyril: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)


Saint Cyril: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)


St. Cyril: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)


Cyrus: Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)


Cyrus the Younger: Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)


Cyrus II: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)


Cyrus the Elder: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)


Cyrus the Great: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)


Czerny: Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)


Karl Czerny: Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)


da Gamma: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)


Vasco da Gamma: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)


Gamma: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)


Daguerre: French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)


Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre: French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)


Daimler: German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)


Gottlieb Daimler: German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)


Dali: surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)


Salvador Dali: surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)


Dalton: English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)


John Dalton: English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)


Damocles: the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)


Damon: the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)


Daniel: (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)


Dante: an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)


Dante Alighieri: an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)


Danton: French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)


Georges Jacques Danton: French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)


Darius I: king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)


Darius the Great: king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)


Darius III: king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)


Darrow: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)


Clarence Darrow: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)


Clarence Seward Darrow: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)


Darwin: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)


Charles Darwin: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)


Charles Robert Darwin: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)


Daumier: French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)


Honore Daumier: French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)


David: (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)


David: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)


Jacques Louis David: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)


David: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)


Saint David: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)


St. David: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)


Davis: United States film actress (1908-1989)


Bette Davis: United States film actress (1908-1989)


Davis: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)


Dwight Davis: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)


Dwight Filley Davis: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)


Davis: American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)


Jefferson Davis: American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)


Davis: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)


Miles Davis: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)


Miles Dewey Davis Jr.: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)


Davis: United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)


Stuart Davis: United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)


Davy: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)


Humphrey Davy: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)


Sir Humphrey Davy: English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)


Davys: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)


John Davys: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)


Davis: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)


John Davis: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)


Dawes: American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)


William Dawes: American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)


Day: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)


Clarence Day: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)


Clarence Shepard Day Jr.: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)


Dayan: Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)


Moshe Dayan: Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)


Dean: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)


James Dean: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)


James Byron Dean: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)


De Bakey: United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)


Michael Ellis De Bakey: United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)


Debs: United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)


Eugene V. Debs: United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)


Eugene Victor Debs: United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)


Debussy: French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)


Claude Debussey: French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)


Claude Achille Debussy: French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)


Decatur: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)


Stephen Decatur: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)


Decius: Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)


Deere: United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)


John Deere: United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)


Defoe: English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)


Daniel Defoe: English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)


De Forest: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)


Lee De Forest: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)


Father of Radio: United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)


Degas: French impressionist painter (1834-1917)


Edgar Degas: French impressionist painter (1834-1917)


Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas: French impressionist painter (1834-1917)


de Gaulle: French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)


General de Gaulle: French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)


Charles de Gaulle: French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)


General Charles de Gaulle: French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)


Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle: French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)


Dekker: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)


Decker: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)


Thomas Dekker: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)


Thomas Decker: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)


de Kooning: United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997)


Willem de Kooning: United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997)


Delacroix: French romantic painter (1798-1863)


Eugene Delacroix: French romantic painter (1798-1863)


Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix: French romantic painter (1798-1863)


de la Mare: English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)


Walter de la Mare: English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)


Walter John de la Mare: English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)


Delbruck: United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)


Max Delbruck: United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)


Delibes: French composer of operas (1836-1891)


Leo Delibes: French composer of operas (1836-1891)


Clement Philibert Leo Delibes: French composer of operas (1836-1891)


Delilah: (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength


Delius: English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)


Frederick Delius: English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)


Delorme: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)


Philibert Delorme: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)


de l'Orme: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)


Philibert de l'Orme: French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)


Demetrius: son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)


Demetrius I: son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)


Demetrius Poliorcetes: son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)


de Mille: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)


Agnes de Mille: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)


Agnes George de Mille: United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)


DeMille: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)


Cecil B. DeMille: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)


Cecil Blount DeMille: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)


Democritus: Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)


Demosthenes: Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)


Dempsey: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)


Jack Dempsey: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)


William Harrison Dempsey: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)


Manassa Mauler: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)


Deng Xiaoping: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)


Teng Hsiao-ping: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)


Teng Hsiaoping: Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)


De Niro: United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)


Robert De Niro: United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)


Depardieu: French film actor (born in 1948)


Gerard Depardieu: French film actor (born in 1948)


De Quincey: English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)


Thomas De Quincey: English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)


Derain: French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954)


Andre Derain: French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954)


Derrida: French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)


Jacques Derrida: French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)


de Saussure: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)


Ferdinand de Saussure: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)


Saussure: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)


Descartes: French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)


Rene Descartes: French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)


De Sica: Italian film maker (1901-1974)


Vittorio De Sica: Italian film maker (1901-1974)


de Valera: Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)


Eamon de Valera: Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)


deVries: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)


De Vries: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)


Hugo deVries: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)


Hugo De Vries: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)


Dewar: Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)


Sir James Dewar: Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)


Dewey: United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)


John Dewey: United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)


Dewey: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War


George Dewey: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War


Admiral Dewey: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War


Dewey: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)


Melvil Dewey: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)


Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)


Diaghilev: Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)


Sergei Diaghilev: Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)


Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev: Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)


Diana: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)


Princess Diana: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)


Princess of Wales: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)


Lady Diana Frances Spencer: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)


Diane de Poitiers: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)


Duchesse de Valentinois: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)


Dias: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)


Diaz: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)


Bartholomeu Dias: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)


Bartholomeu Diaz: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)


Dickens: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)


Charles Dickens: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)


Charles John Huffam Dickens: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)


Dickinson: United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)


Emily Dickinson: United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)


Diderot: French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)


Denis Diderot: French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)


Didion: United States writer (born in 1934)


Joan Didion: United States writer (born in 1934)


Diesel: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)


Rudolf Diesel: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)


Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)


Dietrich: United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)


Marlene Dietrich: United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)


Maria Magdalene von Losch: United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)


DiMaggio: United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)


Joe DiMaggio: United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)


Joseph Paul DiMaggio: United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)


Dinesen: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)


Isak Dinesen: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)


Blixen: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)


Karen Blixen: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)


Baroness Karen Blixen: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)


Diocletian: Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)


Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian: Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)


Diogenes: an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)


Dionysius: the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)


Dionysius the Elder: the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)


Diophantus: Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)


Dior: French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957)


Christian Dior: French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957)


Dirac: English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)


Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac: English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)


Disney: United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)


Walt Disney: United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)


Walter Elias Disney: United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)


Disraeli: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)


Benjamin Disraeli: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)


First Earl of Beaconsfield: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)


Dix: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)


Dorothea Dix: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)


Dorothea Lynde Dix: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)


Doctorow: United States novelist (born in 1931)


E. L. Doctorow: United States novelist (born in 1931)


Edgard Lawrence Doctorow: United States novelist (born in 1931)


Dolby: United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording


Ray M. Dolby: United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording


Domingo: Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)


Placido Domingo: Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)


Dominic: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)


Saint Dominic: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)


St. Dominic: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)


Domingo de Guzman: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)


Domino: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)


Fats Domino: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)


Antoine Domino: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)


Domitian: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)


Titus Flavius Domitianus: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)


Donatello: Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)


Donato di Betto Bardi: Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)


Donatus: Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)


Aelius Donatus: Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)


Donizetti: Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)


Gaetano Donizetti: Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)


Don Juan: a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas


Donkin: English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)


Bryan Donkin: English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)


Donne: English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)


John Donne: English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)


Doolittle: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)


Jimmy Doolittle: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)


James Harold Doolittle: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)


Doppler: Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)


Christian Johann Doppler: Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)


Dos Passos: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)


John Dos Passos: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)


John Roderigo Dos Passos: United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)


Dostoyevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Dostoevski: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Dostoevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Dostoyevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Dostoevski: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Dostoevski: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Dostoevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Dostoevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky: Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)


Douglas: United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)


Stephen A. Douglas: United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)


Stephen Arnold Douglas: United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)


Little Giant: United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)


Douglass: United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)


Frederick Douglass: United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)


Dowding: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)


Hugh Dowding: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)


Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)


Dowdy: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)


Dowland: English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)


John Dowland: English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)


Down: English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)


John L. H. Down: English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)


Downing: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)


Andrew Jackson Downing: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)


D'Oyly Carte: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)


Richard D'Oyly Carte: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)


Draco: Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)


Drake: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)


Francis Drake: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)


Sir Francis Drake: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)


Dreiser: United States novelist (1871-1945)


Theodore Dreiser: United States novelist (1871-1945)


Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser: United States novelist (1871-1945)


Drew: United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)


John Drew: United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)


Dreyfus: French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)


Alfred Dreyfus: French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)


Dryden: the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)


John Dryden: the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)


Du Barry: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)


Comtesse Du Barry: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)


Marie Jeanne Becu: courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)


Du Bois: United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)


W. E. B. Du Bois: United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)


William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)


Duchamp: French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)


Marcel Duchamp: French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)


Dufy: French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)


Raoul Dufy: French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)


Dukas: French composer (1865-1935)


Paul Dukas: French composer (1865-1935)


Dulles: United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)


John Foster Dulles: United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)


Dumas: French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)


Alexandre Dumas: French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)


du Maurier: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)


George du Maurier: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)


George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)


du Maurier: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)


Daphne du Maurier: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)


Dame Daphne du Maurier: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)


Duncan: United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)


Isadora Duncan: United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)


Duns Scotus: Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)


John Duns Scotus: Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)


Durant: United States historian (1885-1981)


Will Durant: United States historian (1885-1981)


William James Durant: United States historian (1885-1981)


Durante: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)


Jimmy Durante: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)


Durer: a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)


Albrecht Durer: a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)


Durkheim: French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)


Emile Durkheim: French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)


Durrell: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)


Lawrence Durrell: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)


Lawrence George Durrell: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)


Duse: Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)


Eleonora Duse: Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)


Duvalier: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)


Francois Duvalier: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)


Papa Doc: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)


Duvalier: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)


Jean-Claude Duvalier: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)


Baby Doc: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)


Dvorak: Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904)


Antonin Dvorak: Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904)


Dylan: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)


Bob Dylan: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)


Eames: United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)


Charles Eames: United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)


Earhart: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)


Amelia Earhart: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)


Eastman: United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)


George Eastman: United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)


Eccles: Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)


John Eccles: Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)


Sir John Carew Eccles: Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)


Eck: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)


Johann Eck: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)


Johann Maier Eck: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)


Johann Maier: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)


Eckhart: German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)


Johannes Eckhart: German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)


Meister Eckhart: German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)


Eddington: English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)


Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington: English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)


Eddy: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)


Mary Baker Eddy: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)


Mary Morse Baker Eddy: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)


Ederle: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)


Gertrude Ederle: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)


Gertrude Caroline Ederle: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)


Edgar: the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)


Edison: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)


Thomas Edison: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)


Thomas Alva Edison: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)


Edmund I: king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946)


Edmund II: king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)


Edmund Ironside: king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)


Edward: son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)


Black Prince: son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)


Edward: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)


Prince Edward: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)


Edward Antony Richard Louis: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)


Edward: King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)


Edward I: King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)


Edward: King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)


Edward II: King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)


Edward: son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)


Edward III: son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)


Edward: King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)


Edward IV: King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)


Edward: King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)


Edward V: King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)


Edward: King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)


Edward VI: King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)


Edward: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)


Edward VII: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)


Albert Edward: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)


Edward: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)


Edward VIII: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)


Duke of Windsor: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)


Edwards: American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)


Jonathan Edwards: American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)


Edward the Confessor: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)


Saint Edward the Confessor: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)


St. Edward the Confessor: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)


Edward the Elder: king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924)


Edward the Martyr: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)


Saint Edward the Martyr: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)


St. Edward the Martyr: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)


Edwin: king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)


Edwy: King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)


Eadwig: King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)


Egbert: king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)


Eglevsky: United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)


Andre Eglevsky: United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)


Ehrenberg: Russian novelist (1891-1967)


Ilya Ehrenberg: Russian novelist (1891-1967)


Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg: Russian novelist (1891-1967)


Ehrlich: German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)


Paul Ehrlich: German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)


Eichmann: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)


Adolf Eichmann: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)


Karl Adolf Eichmann: Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)


Eiffel: French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)


Alexandre Gustave Eiffel: French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)


Eigen: German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)


Manfred Eigen: German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)


Eijkman: Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)


Christiaan Eijkman: Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)


Einstein: physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)


Albert Einstein: physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)


Einthoven: Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927)


Willem Einthoven: Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927)


Eisenhower: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


Dwight Eisenhower: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


Dwight D. Eisenhower: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


Dwight David Eisenhower: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


Ike: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


President Eisenhower: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)


Eisenstaedt: United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898)


Alfred Eisenstaedt: United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898)


Eisenstein: Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948)


Sergei Eisenstein: Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948)


Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein: Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948)


Ekman: Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)


Vagn Walfrid Ekman: Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)


Eleanor of Aquitaine: queen of France as the wife of Louis VII; that marriage was annulled in 1152 and she then married Henry II and became Queen of England (1122-1204)


Elgar: British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)


Sir Edward Elgar: British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)


Sir Edward William Elgar: British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)


El Greco: Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)


Greco: Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)


Domenikos Theotocopoulos: Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)


Elijah: a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)


Eliot: British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)


George Eliot: British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)


Mary Ann Evans: British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)


Eliot: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)


T. S. Eliot: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)


Thomas Stearns Eliot: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)


Elizabeth: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)


Elizabeth I: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)


Elizabeth: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)


Elizabeth II: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)


Ellington: United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)


Duke Ellington: United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)


Edward Kennedy Ellington: United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)


Ellison: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)


Ralph Ellison: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)


Ralph Waldo Ellison: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)


Ellsworth: United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)


Oliver Ellsworth: United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)


Emerson: United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)


Ralph Waldo Emerson: United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)


Empedocles: Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)


Endecott: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)


Endicott: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)


John Endecott: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)


John Endicott: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)


Enesco: Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)


Georges Enesco: Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)


George Enescu: Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)


Engels: socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)


Friedrich Engels: socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)


Epictetus: Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)


Epicurus: Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)


Epstein: British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)


Jacob Epstein: British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)


Sir Jacob Epstein: British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)


Erasmus: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)


Desiderius Erasmus: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)


Gerhard Gerhards: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)


Geert Geerts: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)


Eratosthenes: Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)


Erlenmeyer: German chemist (1825-1909)


Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer: German chemist (1825-1909)


Ernst: painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)


Max Ernst: painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)


Erving: United States basketball forward (born in 1950)


Julius Erving: United States basketball forward (born in 1950)


Julius Winfield Erving: United States basketball forward (born in 1950)


Dr. J: United States basketball forward (born in 1950)


Esaki: physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)


Leo Esaki: physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)


Esau: (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage


Esther: (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)


Ethelbert: Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)


Ethelred: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)


Ethelred I: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)


Ethelred: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)


Ethelred II: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)


Ethelred the Unready: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)


Euclid: Greek geometer (3rd century BC)


Eugene: Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)


Prince Eugene of Savoy: Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)


Euler: Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)


Leonhard Euler: Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)


Euripides: one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)


Eusebius: Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)


Eusebius of Caesarea: Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)


Eustachio: Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)


Bartolommeo Eustachio: Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)


Evans: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)


Arthur Evans: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)


Sir Arthur John Evans: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)


Evans: United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)


Herbert McLean Evans: United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)


Evers: United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)


Medgar Evers: United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)


Medgar Wiley Evers: United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)


Evert: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)


Chris Evert: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)


Chrissie Evert: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)


Christine Marie Evert: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)


Eyck: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)


van Eyck: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)


Jan van Eyck: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)


Eysenck: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis


Hans Eysenck: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis


H. J. Eysenck: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis


Hans Jurgen Eysenck: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis


Ezekiel: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC


Ezechiel: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC


Ezra: a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem


Faberge: Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)


Peter Carl Faberge: Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)


Fahd: king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005)


Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud: king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005)


Fahrenheit: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)


Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)


Fairbanks: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)


Douglas Fairbanks: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)


Douglas Elton Fairbanks: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)


Julius Ullman: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)


Fairbanks: United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)


Douglas Fairbanks Jr.: United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)


Faisal: king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975)


Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud: king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975)


Falla: Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)


Manuel de Falla: Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)


Fallopius: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)


Gabriele Fallopius: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)


Fallopio: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)


Gabriello Fallopio: Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)


Fallot: French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)


Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot: French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)


Faraday: the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)


Michael Faraday: the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)


Farmer: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)


Fannie Farmer: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)


Fannie Merritt Farmer: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)


Farmer: United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)


James Leonard Farmer: United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)


Farouk I: king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965)


Faruk I: king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965)


Farragut: United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)


David Glasgow Farragut: United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)


Farrell: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)


Eileen Farrell: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)


Farrell: United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)


James Thomas Farrell: United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)


Fatima: youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)


Fatimah: youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)


Faulkner: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)


William Faulkner: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)


William Cuthbert Faulkner: United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)