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Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a Mexican-American boxing champion whose good looks and charisma made him one of the few non-heavyweights to become a pop culture celebrity. After years as a successful amateur…

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupéry was a French aviator and the author of the children's fable The Little Prince (1943). A veteran of France's air service (1921-23), he spent most of his working…

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Name at birth: Cristina FernándezCristina Fernández de Kirchner was elected president of Argentina in 2007. Her candidacy was boosted by the fact that her husband, Néstor Kirchner, was at the time…

Juan Ponce de León

Juan Ponce de León was a mariner and explorer of the 16th century who conquered Puerto Rico and claimed Florida in the name of Spain. Although little is known about his early career, Ponce de León…

Cecil B. De Mille

Name at birth: Cecil Blount de MilleEarly 20th century filmmaker Cecil B. De Mille was the living stereotype of the flamboyant, egotistical director, known especially for big screen epics such as The…

Warren de la Rue Biography

Warren de la Rueastronomer, physicistBorn: 1/15/1815Birthplace: Guernsey, United Kingdom After studying in Paris, he began working in his father's papermaking business, inventing an envelope-…

Onel de Guzman, 2000 News

23, Philippine college student, came just short of admitting to unleashing May's “I Love You” computer virus that crippled email systems all over the world and caused billions of dollars in…

Baron Guy de Rothschild Biography

bankerDied: June 12, 2007 (Paris, France) Best Known as: head of French banking dynasty Heir to the House of Rothschild and head of French bank dynasty. His…

Bertalan de Nemethy 2002 Deaths

Bertalan de NemethyAge: 90 Hungarian-born riding instructor, who coached the U.S. Equestrian show jumping team from 1955-80; won Olympic silver medals in 1960 and 1972; his book “The de…

Carmine De Sapio 2004 Deaths

Carmine De SapioAge: 95 powerful politician who dominated New York City Democratic politics as the last Tammany Hall boss. His power and popularity plummeted in the 1960s, however, when he…