P. J. O’Rourke (1947)

Inez Foxx and her elder brother Charlie Foxx were an American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang backing vocals and played guitar.

Sigmund Groven is a Norwegian classical harmonica player, today considered one of the world’s leading classical harmonica players. He plays with a large number of the world’s leading musicians and…

Baron Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de Prony was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics. He was born at Chamelet, Beaujolais, France and died in Asnières-sur-Seine, France.

Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas, then lost it in his first defense in the same…

Cho Ki-chon was a Soviet-born North Korean poet. He is regarded as a national poet and “founding father of North Korean poetry” whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical epic poetry in the…

Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical concert pianist. Argerich is noted especially for her interpretations of the works by composers such as Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, Prokofiev, and Schumann, and…