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Claudia Cardinale (born 1938).
Italian actress and goddess.  Edited by Atkingani - December 16 2017 at 18:58 |
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Posted: December 16 2017 at 09:01 |
You're obviously right! Hou could I forget about Nick D'Virgilio  ?-o0o- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) French abbot, reformer of the Cistercian order  |
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Posted: December 16 2017 at 08:13 |
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X.B.... no. Y.B.... no. Hmmm, Zowie Bowie... But his real name is Duncan Zowie Jones.
Ok, new round! Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), Grand Master of science fiction. (Sorry, no pic this time as I'm using my mobile phone.) |
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Posted: December 15 2017 at 14:32 |
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^ I know it's a prefix like von, de, etc. but I wrote it the way it's done in the USA (he was American) where this prefix is treated like a separate entity.
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^Van Buren is a Dutch surname, in which "van" is a prefix.
W.A. van Buren (b. 1967) Elfstedentocht participant in the 1986 edition, nowadays commonly known as King Willem-Alexander. The Dutch Royal House uses the pseudonym "van Buren" on certain occasions.  Edited by someone_else - December 15 2017 at 12:21 |
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Posted: December 15 2017 at 12:05 |
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Skipping the U.
Martin Van Buren (1782 - 1862). 8th President of the USA, 1837-1841.  |
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Posted: December 15 2017 at 03:06 |
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Timothy Bottoms (1951 - ), American actor and film producer.
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Posted: December 14 2017 at 14:52 |
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Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830).
El Libertador.  |
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Posted: December 14 2017 at 14:22 |
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Richard Branson
British entrepreneur and investor; billionaire founder of the Virgin Group.  |
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Sir Quentin Blake (1932 - ), English illustrator and children's author, perhaps best known for illustrating books by Roald Dahl.
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Posted: December 14 2017 at 03:24 |
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Paul Bunyan.
A character of North America folklore.  N.B.: Glad to find a fictional character using the initials.
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 23:39 |
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[O.B. was a tough one... but then I saw this book on a library shelf.]
Olivier Bourdeaut (1980 - ), French writer who debuted with a novel En attendant Bojangles (2016).  |
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 19:26 |
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Neil Bartlett
Chemist famous for creating the first noble gas compound.  |
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 09:29 |
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A lot of M.B. people... but I'll go with:
Monica Bellucci (born 1964). Italian actress and fashion model.  Edited by Atkingani - December 13 2017 at 09:32 |
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 09:13 |
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Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982)
Ukrainian leader of the Soviet Union 1964-1982  |
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 06:42 |
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Karl Benz (1844 - 1929)
German engineer: Mercedes-Benz.  |
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 06:35 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
German composer  |
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Posted: December 13 2017 at 00:42 |
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Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989), American composer. One of the icons of 'The Great American Songbook'.
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Posted: December 12 2017 at 14:25 |
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Herman Brood (1946-2001)
Dutch musician and painter. Rock 'n roll junkie.  Edited by someone_else - December 13 2017 at 03:12 |
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Posted: December 12 2017 at 12:24 |
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Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875).
French romantic era composer: Carmen.  |
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