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Mohandas Gandhi
Revered in India as the "Father of the Nation," Mohandas K. Gandhi is also a worldwide icon of non-violent political resistance. Mohandas Gandhi was born in India and studied law in England, then…Tom Jones
Name at birth: Thomas John WoodwardTom Jones's single "It's Not Unusual" shot to #1 in 1965, making him a player in the swinging music scene of the 1960s. The same year he scored hits with the movie…Iris Murdoch Biography
Iris MurdochwriterBorn: 7/15/1919Birthplace: Dublin important British writer whose 27 novels included The Bell (1958) and The Sea, the Sea (1978), for which she won the Booker Prize. In 1987…George MacDonald Fraser Biography
authorDied: January 2, 2008 (Isle of Man) Best Known as: author of the Flashman novels A British writer who wrote the Flashman novels over four decades…Diana Rigg
Longtime leading lady Dame Diana Rigg was best known for her television roles: as Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s swinging British series The Avengers, and, beginning in 1989, as the elegant host of the…P.D. James
Name at birth: Phyllis Dorothy JamesOne of the most famous mystery novelists in the world, P.D. James was the author of several novels featuring the clever poet-detective, Chief Inspector Adam…Alexander McQueen
Name at birth: Lee Alexander McQueenTheatrical, radical, and talented, Alexander McQueen was perhaps Britain's most famous young designer when he killed himself in 2010 at age 40. McQueen quit school…Jason Kenny
Cyclist Jason Kenny has won six Olympic gold medals, tying him for the all-time lead among British athletes. He has won medals at three different Olympic games. Jason Kenny grew up in Bolton in…King George V
Name at birth: George Frederick Ernest AlbertEngland's George V was the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (after 1927, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)…Iris Murdoch
Irish-English writer Iris Murdoch's long career as a novelist, playwright, critic and philosophy professor came to an end in the 1990s because of Alzheimer's disease. Murdoch was made a fellow in…Trending
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