Caan, James  US movie actor; starred in movies "The Godfather" 1972, "The Godfather, Part II" 1974, "Alien Nation" 1989, "Misery" 1990, "Dick Tracy" 1990 _1939--
Cabell, James Branch  US essayist & nov.; wrote novel "Jurgen" 1919 _1879-1958
Cabell, William Henry  US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1805-1808 _1772-1853
Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez  Sp. explorer _1490?-1560?
Cable, George Washington  US nov.; wrote novel "Old Creole Days" 1879, "The Silent South" 1885, "Kincaid's Battery" 1908 _1844-1925
Cabot, John (also Giovanni Caboto)  Eng. (It.-born) explorer _1450?-1499?
Cabot, Sebastian  Eng. explorer; son of John Cabot _1476?-1557
Cabral, Amilcar  Guinean revolutionary leader; assassinated _1924-1973
Cabral, Pedro Alvares  Port. explorer; discovered Brazil _1467?-1520
Cabrilho, Joao Rodrigues  Sp. (Port.-born) explorer of Mexico _15XX-1543
Cabrini, Frances Xavier (also Francesca Saviera Cabrini; Mother Cabrini)  US (It.-born) humanitarian & nun; founded Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; patron saint of emigrants; canoninzed as 1st US saint 1946 _1850-1917
Cade, John (Jack; John Mortimer; Captain of Kent)  Eng. rebel; killed _14XX-1450
Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de  Fr. colonizer; founded Detroit _1658-1730
Cadogan, Alexander George Montagu, Sir  Brit. broadcasting admin. & diplomat; 1st Brit. ambassador to UN 1946-1950; chairman of BBC 1952-1957 _1884-1968
Caedmon  Anglo-Saxon monk, poet, & shepherd _658?-680?
Caesar, [Gaius] Julius  Rom. aut., gen., & polit.; member of 1st Triumvirate; defeated Pompey at battle of Pharsalus 048b _100b-044b
Caetano, Marcello Jose das Neves Alves  Port. polit.; prime min. of Portugal 1968-1974; overthrown _1904-1980
Cage, John Milton  US composer of avant-garde music _1912-1992
Cage, Nicholas (orig. Nicholas Coppola)  US movie actor; starred in movies "Peggy Sue Got Married" 1986, "Raising Arizona" 1987, "Moonstruck" 1987, "Wild at Heart" 1990, "Honeymoon in Vegas" 1992; nephew of Francis Ford Coppola _1964--
Cagliostro, Alessandro di (orig. Giuseppe Balsamo)  It. imposter & swindler; involved in Diamond Necklace Affair _1743-1795
Cagney, James Francis  US movie actor _1899-1986
Cahn, Sammy  US lyricist & songwriter _1913-1993
Caillaux, Joseph  Fr. financial admin. & polit.; prime min. of France 1911-1912 _1863-1944
Cain, James Mallahan  US crime nov. & screenwriter; wrote novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" 1934 _1892-1977
Caine, [Thomas Henry] Hall, Sir  Eng. nov. _1853-1931
Caine, Michael (orig. Michael Maurice Micklewhite)  Eng. movie actor; starred in movies "Alfie" 1966, "Sleuth" 1972, "Educating Rita" 1983, "Hannah and Her Sisters" 1986, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" 1988, "On Deadly Ground" 1994 _1933--
Cairoli, Benedetto  It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1878, 1879-1881 _1825-1889
Cakobau, Ratu Sir George (George Kadavulevu Cakobau)  Fijian polit.; paramount chief of Fiji 1960-1989; gov-gen. of Fiji 1973-1983; cousin of Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau _1912-1989
Cakste, Janis (also Janis Chakste)  Latvian nationalist & polit.; pres. of Latvia 1922-1927 _1859-1927
Calas, Jean  Fr. Huguenot cloth merchant; accused & convicted of murdering son Marc Antoine Calas to prevent or punish conversion to Catholicism; executed; after outcry from Voltaire, retried & acquitted 1765 _1698-1762
Calas, Marc Antoine  Fr. eldest son of Jean Calas; probably suicide _17XX-1761
Caldecott, Andrew, Sir  Brit. admin.; gov. of Hong Kong 1935-1937 _1884-1951
Caldecott, Ralph  Eng. artist & illustrator in US; eponym of Caldecott Medal 1938 _1846-1886
Calder, Alexander  US sculptor; inventor of mobile _1898-1976
Caldera, Rafael  Venezuelan polit.; pres. of Venezuela 1969-1974, 1994-- _1916--
Calderon [Fournier], Rafael Angel  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1990-1994; son of Rafael Calderon Guardia _1949--
Calderon [Guardia], Rafael Angel  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1940-1944; father of Rafael Calderon Fournier _1900-1970
Calderon [Sol], Armando  El Salvadoran polit.; pres. of El Salvador 1994-- _1948?--
Calderon de la Barca, Pedro  Sp. dram. & poet; wrote plays "Life is a Dream" (also "La Vida es Sueno") _1600-1681
Caldwell, Erskine Preston  US nov.; wrote novels "Tobacco Road" 1932, "God's Little Acre" 1933; husband of Margaret Bourke-White 1939 _1903-1987
Caldwell, Joseph  US educator & math.; 1st pres. of Univ. of N. Carolina 1804-1812, 1817-1835 _1773-1835
Caldwell, Millard Fillmore  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1945-1949 _1897-1984
Caldwell, [Janet] Taylor  US (Eng.-born) aut.; wrote novels "Dynasty of Death" 1938, "The Eagles Gather" 1940, "The Strong City" 1942 _1900-1985
Calfa, Marian (also Marian Chalfa)  Czechoslovakian polit.; prime min. of Czechoslovakia 1989-1992 _1946--
Calhoun, John Caldwell  US lawyer & polit.; Secy. of War 1817-1825; vice-pres. of US 1825-1832; resigned; Secy. of State 1844-1845 _1782-1850
Califano, Joseph Anthony Jr.  US lawyer; Secy. of HEW 1977-1979 _1931--
Caligula, Gaius Caesar  Rom. emperor 037-041 _012-041
Callaghan, [Leonard] James  Brit. polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1974-1976; Brit. prime min. 1976-1979 _1912--
Callas, Maria (orig. Maria Anna Sofia Kalogeropoulos)  US soprano singer _1923-1977
Callaway, Howard Hollis  US admin.; secy. of army 1973-1975 _1927--
Callejas, Rafael Leonardo  Honduran polit.; pres. of Honduras 1990-1994 _19XX--
Calles, Plutarcho Elias  Mex. gen., polit., & reformer; pres. of Mexico 1924-1928 _1877-1945
Calley, William Laws  US army officer; led My Lai massacre 1968 in Vietnam War _1945--
Callicrates  Gk. architect; co-designed Parthenon with Ictinus _4XXb
Callimachus  Gk. sculptor _4XXb
Callimachus  Gk. scholar & librarian of Alexandria _305b?-240b?
Callisthenes  Gk. historian & philos. _360b?-328b
Callistratus  Gk. gen. & orator in Athens _3XXb-355b
Callistus I  It. saint, slave, & pope 217-222? _1XX-222?
Callistus II (orig. Guy of Burgundy)  Fr. pope 1119-1124 _10XX-1124
Callistus III (orig. Alfonso de Borgia, Alfonso de Borgia)  Sp. pope 1455-1458 _1378-1458
Callistus III (orig. Giovanni)  It. antipope 1168-1178 _11XX-1183?
Calment, Jeanne Louise  Fr. longevite; oldest authenticated living human _1875--
Cals, Joseph Maria Laurens Theo  Dutch polit.; prime min. of Netherlands 1965-1966 _1914-1971
Calvert, George (Lord Baltimore)  Eng. colonizer in America; founded Maryland colony 1632 _1580?-1632
Calvert, Leonard  Eng. colonial admin. in America; gov. of Maryland province 1634-1647 _1606-1647
Calvin, John (orig. Jean Chauvin)  Fr. reformer & theol. _1509-1564
Calvin, Melvin  US chem.; studied photosynthesis; NP Chem. 1961 _1911--
Calvino, Italo  It. nov. & short story aut.; wrote trilogy "Our Ancestors" 1960, novels "Invisible Cities" 1975, "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler" 1981, "Palomar" 1983 _1923-1985
Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo, Leopoldo  Sp. polit.; prime min. of Spain 1981-1982 _1926--
Calwell, Arthur  Austr. polit.; encouraged immigration to Australia _1896-1973
Camacho [y Roldan], Salvador  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1868-1869 _1827-1900
Cambaceres, Jean Jacques Regis de  Fr. jurist & advisor of Napoleon _1753-1824
Cambyses II  Pers. king 529b-522b; son of Cyrus II _5XXb-522b
Camden, William  Eng. antiquarian & historian _1551-1623
Camel, George Joseph (also Georg Josef Kamel)  Ger. botanist & missionary; source of word "camellia" _1661-1706
Cameron of Lochiel, Ewen, Sir  Scot. chieftain; grandfather of Donald Cameron of Lochiel _1629-1719
Cameron of Lochiel, Donald (the Gentle Lochiel)  Scot. chieftain; grandson of Ewen Cameron of Lochiel _1695?-1748
Cameron, James  US (Can.-born) movie director; directed movies "The Terminator" 1984, "Aliens" 1986, "The Abyss" 1989, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" 1991, "True Lies" 1994 _1954--
Cameron, James Donald  US polit.; Secy. of War 1876-1877; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1879-1880; son of Simon Cameron _1833-1918
Cameron, Simon  US financier & polit.; Secy. of War 1861-1862; father of James Cameron _1799-1889
Cameron, William Ewan (Read)  US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1882-1886 _1842-1927
Camoens, Luiz Vaz de (also Luiz Vaz de Camoes)  Port. national poet; wrote epic poem "Os Lusiadas" 1572 (also "The Lusiads") _1524?-1580
Camp, Walter Chauncey  US football player & coach; developed rules of modern football _1859-1925
Campanella, Roy  US baseball player _1921-1993
Campbell, Alexander  US (Irish-born) religious leader; founder of Disciples of Christ _1788-1866
Campbell, Avril Phaedra (Kim)  Can. polit.; leader of Progressive Conservative Party 1993; prime min. of Canada 1993 _1947--
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse  US Dem. polit.; Senator from Colorado 1993--; 2nd Native American elected to Senate _1933--
Campbell, Carroll Ashmore Jr.  US polit.; gov. of S. Carolina 1987-- _1940--
Campbell, Colin (orig. Colin Macliver)  Brit. marshal _1792-1863
Campbell, David  US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1837-1840 _1779-1859
Campbell, Earl Christian  US football player; won Heisman Trophy 1977 as running back for Univ. of Texas; running back for Houston Oilers 1978-1984, New Orleans Saints 1984-1986 _1955--
Campbell, George Washington  US (Scot.-born) diplomat, lawyer, & polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1814 _1769-1848
Campbell, James  US lawyer; Postmaster Gen. 1853-1857 _1812-1893
Campbell, John  Brit. gen. in America _1705-1782
Campbell, John Archibald  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1853-1861 _1811-1889
Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland (Marquis of Lorne)  Can. polit.; gov-gen. of Canada 1878-1883 _1845-1914
Campbell, John Wood Jr. (pseud. Don A. Stuart)  US science fiction aut. & editor; editor of magazine Astounding Science Fiction 1937-1971; changed name of magazine to Analog 1960; developed Laws of Robotics with Isaac Asimov _1910-1971
Campbell, Joseph  US folklorist & expert on mythology _1904-1987
Campbell, Milton Gray (Milt)  US track athlete; won gold medal in Olympic decathlon 1956 _1933--
Campbell, Thomas  Scot. poet _1777-1844
Campbell, Thomas Mitchell  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1907-1911 _1856-1923
Campbell, William (Bill)  US polit.; mayor of Atlanta 1994-- _19XX--
Campbell, William Wallace  US astronomer; pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy; catalogued radial velocities of stars; director of Lick Observatory 1901-1930; pres. of Univ. of California 1923-1930; suicide _1862-1938
Campbell-Bannerman, Henry, Sir  Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1905-1908 _1836-1908
Campenhout, Francois van  Belgian composer & violinist; composed Belgian national anthem "La Brabanconne" _1779-1848
Campi, [Cavaliere] Antonio  It. painter in Cremona; brother & student of Giulio Campi _1536-1591?
Campi, Galeazzo  It. painter in Cremona _1477-1536
Campi, Giulio  It. painter in Cremona _1502-1572
Campi, Vincenzo  It. painter in Cremona; brother & student of Giulio Campi _1536-1591
Campion, Jane  New Zealand movie director & screenwriter; directed & wrote movie "The Piano" 1993 _1954?--
Campion, Thomas  Eng. composer & poet _1567-1620
Campora, Hector Jose  Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1973 _1909-1980
Camus, Albert  Fr. (Algerian-born) existentialist aut. & philos.; wrote novel "The Stranger" 1942 (also "L'Etranger"), essay "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" 1942, play "Le Malentendu" 1945; NP Lit. 1957; died in automobile accident _1913-1960
Canaletto (orig. Giovanni Antonio Canal)  It. painter _1697-1768
Canaris, Wilhelm  Ger. adm.; director of Abwehr; led anti-Nazi resistance; executed _1887-1945
Canas, Juan  El Salvadoran diplomat & gen.; wrote El Salvadoran national anthem 1879 (adopted 1953) _1826-1912
Canby, Henry Seidel  US aut. & editor _1878-1961
Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de  Swi. botanist _1778-1841
Candy, John Franklin  US (Can.-born) comic movie actor; starred in movies "Spaceballs" 1987, "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" 1987, "Who's Harry Crumb?" 1989, "Uncle Buck" 1989, "Delirious" 1991, "Only the Lonely" 1991 _1950-1994
Canetti, Elias  Bulgarian aut. in Austria writing in German; wrote novel "Auto-da-Fe" 1935, study "Crowds and Power" 1960, autobiographies "The Tongue Set Free" 1977, "The Torch in my Ear" 1980; NP Lit. 1981 _1905-1994
Caniff, Milton Arthur (Milt)  US cartoonist; created Steve Canyon 1947 _1907-1988
Canine, Ralph Julian  US gen.; 1st director of National Security Agency 1952-1956 (NSA) _1895?--
Canning, Charles John (Earl of Canning)  Brit. colonial admin.; last gov-gen. of India 1856-1858; 1st viceroy of India 1858-1862 _1812-1862
Canning, George  Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1827 _1770-1827
Canning, Stratford  Brit. diplomat _1786-1880
Cannon, Annie Jump  US astronomer _1863-1941
Cannon, Joseph Gurney (Uncle Joe)  US polit.; Speaker of the House 1903-1911 _1836-1926
Canova, Antonio  It. sculptor _1757-1822
Canseco, Jose  US (Cuban-born) baseball player; outfielder for Oakland A's 1985-- _1964--
Cantinflas (orig. Mario Moreno Reyes)  Mex. comic actor; starred in movie "Around the World in Eighty Days" 1956 _1911-1993
Canto [e Castro Silva Antunes], Joao do  Port. adm. & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1918-1919 _1862-1934
Cantor, Eddie (orig. Edward Israel Itskowitz)  US comedian & singer _1892-1964
Cantor, Georg  Ger. math.; developed precise notion of infinity _1845-1918
Cantwell, John Joseph  US (Irish-born) archbishop; 1st archbishop of Los Angeles 1936-1947 _1874-1947
Canute the Great (Canute II, Canute the Dane; also Knut II)  Eng. king 1016-1035; king of Denmark 1018-1035; Norw. king 1028-1035 _995-1035
Canute IV  king of Denmark 1080-1086; son of Harald IV Hen _1040?-1086
Canute V  king of Denmark 1146-1157; co-regent with Sven III Grathe _1130?-1157
Canute VI  king of Denmark 1182-1202; son of Valdemar I _1163-1202
Capa, Robert (pseud. of Andre Friedmann)  Hung. war photographer _1913-1954
Capablanca [y Graupera], Jose Raoul  Cuban chess player; world chess champion 1921-1927 _1888-1942
Capek, Karel  Czechoslovakian dram. & nov.; wrote play "R. U. R." 1920 (also "Rossum's Universal Robots"); coined word "robot" _1890-1938
Caperton, W. Gaston  US polit.; gov. of W. Virginia 1989-- _1940--
Capone, Alphonse (Al; Scarface)  US gangster; led St. Valentine's Day massacre 1929; imprisoned 1931-1939 for tax evasion _1899-1947
Capote, Truman  US aut.; wrote novels "Other Voices, Other Rooms" 1948, "The Grass Harp" 1951, novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 1958, nonfiction "In Cold Blood" 1966 _1924-1984
Capp, Al (pseud. of Alfred Gerald Caplin)  US cartoonist; created Li' Abner 1934 _1909-1979
Capra, Frank  US (It.-born) movie director; directed movies "It Happened One Night" 1934, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" 1936, "You Can't Take It With You" 1938, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" 1939, "It's a Wonderful Life" 1946 _1897-1991
Caprivi, Georg Leo, Graf (Graf Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi)  Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1890-1894 _1831-1899
Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius (orig. Marcus Aurelius Bassanius)  Rom. emperor 211-217 _188-217
Caratacus (also Caractacus, Caradoc, Caradog)  Brit. chieftain _0XX
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da  It. Baroque painter _1573-1610
Caraway, Hattie (nee Wyatt)  US polit.; 1st woman elected to Senate 1932 _1878-1950
Carazo [Odio], Rodrigo  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1978-1982 _1921--
Carberry, John Joseph  US retired cardinal _1904--
Carcani, Adil  Albanian Communist polit.; prime min. of Albania 1982-1991 _1922--
Card, Andrew Jr.  US admin.; Secy. of Transportation 1992-1993 _1947--
Card, Orson Scott [Byron Walley]  US science fiction aut.; wrote novels "Ender's Game" 1985, "Speaker for the Dead" 1986, "Wyrms" 1987, "Red Prophet" 1988, "Prentice Alvin" 1989, "Xenocide" 1991 _1951--
Cardano, Girolamo  It. astrologer & math.; published Tartaglia's solution of cubic equation & Ferrari's solution of quartic equation 1545 _1501-1576
Cardenas, Lazaro  Mex. gen. & polit.; pres. of Mexico 1934-1940 _1895-1970
Cardoso [de Silva Pais], Sidonio Bernardino  Port. army officer & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1917-1918 _1872-1918
Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1932-1938 _1870-1938
Carducci, Giosue Alessandro Giuseppe  It. poet & literary historian; wrote San Marino national anthem; NP Lit. 1906 _1835-1907
Carew, Rodney Cline (Rod)  US (Panamanian-born) baseball player; second baseman for Minnesota Twins 1967-1978; first baseman for California Angels 1979-1985 _1945--
Carew, Thomas  Eng. Cavalier poet _1595-1639
Carey, George Leonard  Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1991-- _1935--
Carey, Hugh Leo  US polit.; gov. of New York 1975-1983 _1919--
Carey, Mariah  US singer _1969--
Carey, Ronald Robert (Ron)  US labor leader; pres. of Teamsters 1992-- _1936--
Carias [Andino], Tiburcio  Honduran gen. & polit.; pres. of Honduras 1933-1948 _1876-1969
Carl VII (also Charles VII)  Swed. king 1161-1167; assassinated; son of Sverker _11XX-1167
Carl VIII Knudsson  Swed. king 1449-1457, 1464-1465, 1467-1470; Norw. king 1449-1450 _1408?-1470
Carl IX (also Charles IX)  Swed. king 1604-1611; son of Gustav I _1550-1611
Carl X Gustav (also Charles X Gustav)  Swed. king 1654-1660; grandson of Carl IX; 1st ruler of Palatinate dynasty _1622-1660
Carl XI (also Charles XI)  Swed. king 1660-1697; ruled under regency 1660-1672; son of Carl X Gustav _1655-1697
Carl XII (also Charles XII)  Swed. king 1697-1718; defeated by Russians at battle of Pultowa 1709; killed _1682-1718
Carl XIII (also Charles XIII)  Swed. king 1809-1818; received sovereignty over Norway from Denmark 1814; Norw. king 1814-1818; last ruler of Holstein-Gottorp dynasty; son of Adolph Frederick _1748-1818
Carl XIV Johan (also Charles XIV John; orig. Jean Bernadotte)  Norw. king 1818-1844; Swed. king 1818-1844; 1st ruler of Bernadotte dynasty; adopted son of Carl XIII _1763-1844
Carl XV (also Charles XV)  Swed. king 1859-1872; Norw. king 1859-1872; established bicameral system for Swed. Parliament; son of Oscar I _1826-1872
Carl XVI Gustav (also Carl Gustaf XVI, Charles Gustav XVI; Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus)  Swed. king 1973--; grandson of Gustav VI Adolph _1946--
Carleton, Guy, Sir  Brit. administrator & gen. in America _1724-1808
Carlin, Thomas  US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1838-1842 _1789-1852
Carlisle, John Griffin  US polit.; Speaker of the House 1883-1889; House minority leader 1889-1890; Secy. of Treasury 1893-1897 _1835-1910
Carloman  Fr. king 768-771; co-regent with brother Charlemagne; son of Pepin III _751-771
Carloman  Fr. king 879-884; ruled Aquitaine, Burgundy, & Gothia; co-regent with brother Louis III; son of Louis II _866-884
Carlos  Port. king 1889-1908; assassinated; son of Luis _1863-1908
Carlos, Don  Sp. infante; pretender to Sp. throne _1788-1855
Carlos de Austria, Don  prince of Asturias & heir to Sp. throne _1545-1568
Carlota (Marie Charlotte Leopoldine)  Mex. empress 1864-1867 _1840-1927
Carlson, Arne Helge  US polit.; gov. of Minnesota 1991-- _1934--
Carlson, Chester Floyd  US inventor; invented xerographic photocopying 1940 _1906-1968
Carlsson, Ingvar Gosta  Swed. socialist polit.; prime min. of Sweden 1986-1991, 1994-- _1934--
Carlton, Doyle Elam  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1929-1933 _1887-1972
Carlton, Steven Norman (Steve)  US baseball player; pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals 1965-1971; pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies 1972-1986 _1944--
Carlucci, Frank Charles III  US admin. & diplomat; Secy. of Defense 1987-1989 _1930--
Carlyle, Thomas  Scot. aut., essayist, & historian; wrote "Sartor Resartus" 1833-1834, "On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History" 1841 _1795-1881
Carman, [William] Bliss  Can. poet _1861-1929
Carmichael, Hoagland Howard (Hoagy)  US songwriter; composed song "Stardust" 1927 _1899-1981
Carmichael, Leonard  US psychologist; secy. of Smithsonian Institution 1953-1964 _1898-1973
Carmichael, Stokely (Kwame Toure)  US black leader & radical; coined phrase "black power" _1941--
Carmona, Antonio Oscar de Fragoso  Port. dictator, gen., & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1928-1951 _1869-1951
Carnahan, James  US clergyman & educator; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1823-1854 _1775-1859
Carnahan, Melvin Eugene (Mel)  US polit.; gov. of Missouri 1993-- _1934--
Carnap, Rudolph  US (Ger.-born) logician & philos.; developed logical positivism; wrote "Meaning and Necessity" 1947, "The Logical Foundations of Probability" 1950 _1891-1970
Carnegie, Andrew  US (Scot.-born) businessman & philanthropist _1835-1919
Carneiro, Francisco Sa  Port. polit.; prime min. of Portugal 1979-1980 _1934-1980
Carney, Robert Bostwick (Mick)  US adm. & naval strategist; chief of naval operations 1953-1955 _1895-1990
Carnot, [Lazare] Hippolyte  Fr. polit.; son of Lazare Carnot; father of Marie Sadi Carnot _1801-1888
Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite (the Organizer of Victory)  Fr. gen., math., military engineer, & polit. for Fr. Revolution _1753-1823
Caro, Joseph ben Ephraim  Jewish (Sp.-born) religious leader & codifier of religious law _1488-1575
Caro, Miguel Antonio  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1894-1896, 1896-1898 _1843-1909
Carol I (Karl Eitel Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)  elected prince of Romania 1866-1881; 1st king of Romania 1881-1914 _1839-1914
Carol II  king of Romania 1930-1940; abdicated; son of Ferdinand I; father of Michael I _1893-1953
Carothers, Wallace Hume  US chem. & inventor; discovered nylon 1935; suicide _1896-1937
Carpaccio, Vittore  It. painter _1460?-1525?
Carpenter, Matthew Hale  US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1873, 1874 _1824-1881
Carpenter, [Malcolm] Scott  US astronaut; 2nd American to orbit Earth 1962; member of original Mercury 7 _1951--
Carper, Thomas Richard  US polit.; gov. of Delaware 1993-- _1947--
Carr, Emily  Can. landscape painter _1871-1945
Carra, Carlo  It. Metaphysical painter _1881-1966
Carranza, Venustiano  Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1917-1920; overthrown; killed _1859-1920
Carrel, Alexis  Fr. biologist & surgeon; NP Med. 1912 _1873-1944
Carreras, Jose  Sp. tenor opera singer _1947--
Carrere, John Merven  US architect _1858-1911
Carrero [Blanco], Luis  Sp. polit.; acting prime min. of Spain 1967-1973; prime min. of Spain 1973; assassinated _1903-1973
Carrier, Willis  US inventor; invented air conditioner 1911 _1876-1950
Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert, Lord  Brit. diplomat & polit.; Brit. defense secy. 1970-1974; Brit. foreign secy. 1979-1982; secy-gen. of NATO 1984-1988 _1919--
Carroll, Charles (Carroll of Carrollton)  US patriot; last surviving signer of Declaration of Independence _1737-1832
Carroll, John  US archbishop; 1st US Catholic bishop 1789; only bishop of Baltimore 1789-1808; 1st archbishop of Baltimore 1808-1815 _1735-1815
Carroll, Joseph Francis  US air force gen.; 1st director of Defense Intelligence Agency 1961-1969 _1910-1991
Carroll, Lewis (pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)  Eng. aut., puzzle creator, & recreational math.; wrote novels "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" 1865, "Through the Looking Glass" 1872, poem "The Hunting of the Snark" 1876 _1832-1898
Carson, Christopher (Kit)  US frontiersman & trapper _1809-1868
Carson, Edward Henry, Baron  Brit.-Irish polit.; Brit. first lord of the admiralty 1916-1917 _1854-1935
Carson, John William (Johnny)  US comedian & television host; hosted show "The Tonight Show" 1962-1992 _1925--
Carson, Rachel Louise  US ecologist _1907-1964
Carstens, Karl Walter  W. Ger. polit.; pres. of W. Germany 1979-1984 _1914-1992
Carte D'Oyly, Richard  Eng. opera impresario _1844-1901
Carter, Franklin  US educator; pres. of Williams College 1881-1901 _1837-1919
Carter, Howard  Eng. archaeologist & Egyptologist; discovered Tutankhamen's tomb 1922 _1873-1939
Carter, James Earl Jr. (Jimmy)  US diplomat & Dem. polit.; gov. of Georgia 1971-1975; 39th pres. of US 1977-1981; Dem. pres. cand. 1980; negotiated N. Korea standoff 1994; negotiated resignation of Raoul Cedras 1994 _1924--
Carter, Lynda  US television actress; starred in series "Wonder Woman" 1976-1979 _1951--
Carter, Marshall Sylvester  US gen.; director of National Security Agency 1965-1969 (NSA) _1909-1993
Carter, Rosalynn (nee Smith)  US wife of Jimmy Carter 1946 _1927--
Carteret, John  Eng. polit. _1690-1763
Cartier, George Etienne  Can. polit. _1814-1873
Cartier, Jacques  Fr. explorer in Canada; explored St. Lawrence River _1491-1557
Cartwright, Edmund  Eng. inventor _1743-1823
Caruso, Enrico (orig. Errico Caruso)  It. tenor singer _1873-1921
Carvajal [Prado], Patricio  Chilean adm.; helped overthrow Salvador Allende 1973; Chilean defense minister 1973-1974; Chilean foreign minister 1974-1978; suicide _1918?-1994
Carvel, Thomas (Tom)  US (Gk.-born) ice cream industrialist; founder & eponym of Carvel Corp. 1934 _1908-1989
Carver, George Washington  US horticulturist; developed peanut butter _1864?-1943
Carver, John  Eng. pilgrim on Mayflower; 1st gov. of Plymouth colony _1576-1621
Carver, Raymond Clevie Jr.  US poet & short story aut.; wrote short story collections "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?" 1976, "Cathedral" 1983, poetry collection "Ultramarine" 1986 _1933-1988
Carvey, Dana  US actor & comedian _1955--
Cary, Frank Taylor  US computer businessman; pres. of IBM 1971-1973; CEO & chairman of IBM 1973-1983 _1920--
Cary, [Arthur] Joyce [Lunel]  Brit. nov. _1888-1957
Cary, Henry Francis  Eng. clergyman & translator _1772-1844
Casals, Pablo (orig. Pau Carlos Salvador Casals)  Sp. Catalan cellist, composer, & conductor _1876-1973
Casanova, Giovanni Giacomo  It. adventurer & lover _1725-1798
Casaubon, Isaac  Fr. scholar & theol. _1559-1614
Casement, Roger David, Sir  Irish nationalist & rebel against Brit. rule _1864-1916
Caserio, Sante Jeronimo  It. anarchist; assassin of Marie Francois Sadi-Carnot; executed _1873-1894
Casey, Richard Gardiner, Sir (Baron Casey of Berwick)  Austr. polit.; gov-gen. of Australia 1965-1969 _1890-1976
Casey, Robert Patrick  US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1987-- _1932--
Casey, William Joseph  US admin.; director of CIA 1981-1987 _1913-1987
Cash, John (Johnny)  US singer & songwriter _1932--
Casimir  Pol. prince & saint; patron saint of Poland & Lithuania; canonized 1521; son of Casimir IV _1458-1484
Casimir I  Pol. king 1034-1058; son of Mieszko II _1016-1058
Casimir II  Pol. king 1177-1194; son of Boleslav III _1138-1197
Casimir III (Casimir the Great)  Pol. king 1333-1370 & reformer; codified laws; son of Ladislav I _1310-1370
Casimir IV  Pol. king 1447-1492; son of Ladislav II Jagello _1427-1492
Casimir-Perier, Jean Paul Pierre  Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1894-1895 _1847-1907
Caslon, William  Eng. typographer _1692-1766
Casper, Gerhard  US (Ger.-born) educator; provost of Stanford Univ. 1989-1992; pres. of Stanford Univ. 1992-- _1937--
Casper, William Earl (Billy)  US golfer _1931--
Cass, Lewis  US polit.; gov. of Michigan territory 1813-1831; Secy. of War 1831-1836; Dem. pres. cand. 1848; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1854; Secy. of State 1857-1860 _1782-1866
Cassatt, Mary  US Impressionist painter in France _1845-1926
Cassin, Rene Samuel  Fr. polit. & human rights advocate; NP Peace 1968 _1887-1976
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico  Fr.-It. astronomer; measured Earth-Mars distance; measured periods of rotation of Venus, Mars, & Jupiter; discovered Iapetus 1671, Rhea 1672, Dione & Tethys 1684; discovered Cassini division 1675 _1625-1712
Cassiodorus, Flavius Magnus Aurelius  Rom. aut. & polit. _490?-585?
Cassius Longinus, Gaius  Rom. conspirator & gen.; co-assassin of Julius Caesar; lost battle of Philippi 042b; suicide _0XXb-042b
Castaneda, Jorje Ubico  Guatemalan polit.; pres. of Guatemala 1931-1944; overthrown _1878-1946
Castelar [y Ripoll], Emilio  Sp. aut. & polit.; pres. of Spain 1873-1874 _1832-1899
Castelo [Branco], Humberto de Alencar  Brazilian gen. & polit.; pres. of Brazil 1964-1967 _1900-1967
Castelvetro, Lodovico  It. critic & philologist _1505?-1571
Castiglione, Baldassare, Conte  It. aut., courtier, & polit.; wrote "Il Cortegiano" 1528 (also "The Courtier", "Il Libro d'Oro") _1478-1529
Castilho, Antonio Feliciano de  Port. poet _1800-1875
Castillo, Ramon  Argentine polit.; acting pres. of Argentina 1940-1942; pres. of Argentina 1942-1943 _1873-1944
Castle, Irene (nee Foote)  US ballroom dancer; wife & partner of Vernon Castle _1893-1969
Castle, Michael  US polit.; gov. of Delaware 1985-1993 _1939--
Castle, Vernon (orig. Vernon Blythe)  US ballroom dancer; husband & partner of Irene Castle _1887-1918
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2nd Viscount  Eng. diplomat & polit.; Brit. war minister 1805-1806, 1807-1809; Brit. foreign secy. 1812-1822; opposed Napoleon; represented Britain at Congress of Vienna 1814; suicide _1769-1822
Castro, Cipriano  Venezuelan gen. & polit.; pres. of Venezuela 1899-1906, 1906-1908 _1858-1924
Castro, Ines de  Sp. noblewoman _1320?-1355
Castro [Ruz], Fidel  Cuban dictator & polit.; prime min. of Cuba 1959-1976; pres. of Cuba 1976-- _1927--
Caswell, Alexis  US Baptist clergyman, educator, & sci.; pres. of Brown Univ. 1868-1872 _1799-1877
Cates, Clifton Bledsoe  US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1948-1951 _1893-1970
Catesby, Mark  Eng. naturalist _1679?-1749
Catesby, Robert  Eng. conspirator; organizer of Gunpowder Plot _1573-1605
Cather, Willa Sibert  US nov.; wrote novels "O Pioneers" 1913, "The Song of the Lark" 1915, "My Antonia" 1918, "One of Ours" 1922, "Death Comes for the Archbishop" 1927 _1873-1947
Catherine of Aragon  Sp. 1st wife of Henry VIII 1509; divorced 1533; daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella; mother of Mary I _1485-1536
Catherine I Alexeyevna (orig. Martha)  Lithuanian-born Rus. tsarina 1725-1727; 2nd wife of Peter I 1712 _1684-1727
Catherine II Alexeyevna (Catherine the Great)  Rus. tsarina 1762-1796; wife of Peter III _1729-1796
Catherine of Braganza  queen of Charles II of England _1638-1705
Catherine de Medicis  It.-born wife of Henry II of France; ordered St. Bartholomew's Day massacre 1572; mother of Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III, & Margaret of Valois _1519-1589
Catiline (also Lucius Sergius Catalina)  Rom. conspirator & polit. _108b?-062b
Catlin, George  US artist _1796-1872
Cato, Gavin  US black automobile accident victim; hit by automobile in Hasidic motorcade; death sparked Crown Heights riots _1984?-1991
Cato, Marcus Porcius (Cato the Elder, Cato the Censor)  Rom. orator & polit.; urged destruction of Carthage, causing 3rd Punic War; great-grandfather of Cato the Younger _234b-149b
Cato, Marcus Porcius (Cato the Younger)  Rom. polit.; opposed Julius Caesar & supported Pompey; urged Brutus to assassinate Julius Caesar; suicide; great-grandson of Cato the Elder _095b-046b
Catron, John  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1837-1865; only justice to hold 8th seat on Supr. Ct. _1786-1865
Catt, Carrie Chapman (nee Lane)  US suffragist _1859-1947
Cattell, James McKeen  US editor & psychologist; co-founded Psychological Review 1894 _1860-1944
Catton, [Charles] Bruce  US historian & journalist _1899-1978
Catts, Sidney Johnston  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1917-1921 _1863-1936
Catullus, Gaius Valerius  Rom. lyric poet _084b?-054b?
Cauchy, Augustin Louis  Fr. math.; studied analysis & group theory; co-eponym of Cauchy-Schwarz inequality _1789-1857
Caulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, Marquis de  Fr. diplomat & gen. _1773-1827
Cavaco Silva, Anibal  Port. economist & polit.; prime min. of Portugal 1985-- _1939--
Cavalieri, Bonaventura Francesco  It. math.; discovered Cavalieri's Theorem; did work that foreshadowed integral calculus _1598-1647
Cavanagh, Jerome Patrick  US polit.; mayor of Detroit 1962-1970 _1928-1979
Cavazos, Lauro Fred  US admin.; Secy. of Education 1988-1990; 1st Hispanic Cabinet member _1927--
Cavell, Edith Louisa  Eng. humanitarian & nurse; killed by Germans in World War I _1865-1915
Cavendish, Henry  Eng. (Fr.-born) chem. & phys.; discovered hydrogen 1766; measured gravitational constant _1731-1810
Cavendish, Spencer Compton  Eng. polit. _1833-1908
Cavendish, William, Sir  Eng. polit. _1505?-1557
Cavendish, William  Eng. polit. _1640-1707
Cavett, Richard (Dick)  US comedian & television host _1936--
Cavour, Camillo Benso, Conte di  It. polit. of Risorgimento movement; 1st prime min. of Italy 1861 _1810-1861
Caxias, Duque de (Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva)  Brazilian gen. & polit. _1803-1880
Caxton, William  1st Eng. printer; produced 1st book printed in English 1474 _1422?-1491
Cayce, Edgar  US mystic & clairvoyant healer _1877-1945
Cayley, Arthur  Eng. math.; discovered theory of algebraic invariants independently of James Sylvester _1821-1895
Ceausescu, Elena (nee Petrescu)  Romanian polit.; wife of Nicolae Ceausescu; executed _1919-1989
Ceausescu, Nicolae  Romanian dictator & Communist polit.; secy-gen. of Romanian Communist Party 1965-1989; pres. of Romania 1967-1989; overthrown & killed _1918-1989
Cech, Thomas Robert  US biochem.; NP Chem. 1989 _1947--
Cecil, [Edgar Algernon] Robert, Sir  Brit. admin. & advocate of League of Nations; NP Peace 1937 _1864-1958
Cecil, [Edward Christian] David, Lord  Eng. biographer _1902-1986
Cecil, Robert  Eng. polit. _1563-1612
Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-  Eng. polit. _1830-1903
Cecil, William  Eng. polit. _1520-1598
Cecilia (also Caecilia)  Rom. martyr & saint; patron saint of musicians, poets, & singers _1XX?-2XX?
Cedras, Raoul  Haitian dictator, gen., & polit.; overthrew Jean Bertrand Aristide 1991; de facto head of government of Haiti 1991-1994; resigned under pressure from US _1948?--
Cela, Camilo Jose  Sp. nov.; wrote novels "San Camilo" 1936, "The Family of Pascual Duarte" 1942, "Viaje a la Alcarria" 1948 (also "Journey to the Alcarria"), "La Colmena" 1951 (also "The Hive"); NP Lit. 1989 _1916--
Celebrezze, Anthony Joseph  US (It.-born) polit.; mayor of Cleveland 1953-1962; Secy. of HEW 1962-1965 _1910--
Celestine I  It. saint & pope 422-432 _3XX-432
Celestine II (orig. Guido del Castello)  It. pope 1143-1144; student of Peter Abelard _10XX-1144
Celestine II (orig. Teobaldo Boccapecci)  It. canonically elected antipope 1124 _10XX-1125?
Celestine III (orig. Giacinto Bobone)  It. pope 1191-1198 _1106?-1198
Celestine IV (orig. Gofredo Castiglioni)  It. pope 1241 _11XX-1241
Celestine V (orig. Pietro del Murone)  It. saint & pope 1294; resigned _1210-1296
Celler, Emanuel  US polit.; chairman of House Judiciary Committee 1949-1953, 1955-1973 _1888-1981
Cellini, Benvenuto  It. autobiographer, goldsmith, & Mannerist sculptor _1500-1571
Celsius, Anders  Swed. astronomer & phys.; inventor & eponym of Celsius temperature scale _1701-1744
Cenci, Beatrice  It. woman executed for parricide _1577-1599
Cerf, Bennett Alfred  US publisher; founded Random House Publishers 1927; pres. of Random House Publishers 1927-1965 _1891-1971
Cermak, Anton Joseph  US (Czechoslovakian-born) polit.; mayor of Chicago 1931-1933; assassinated by accident _1873-1933
Cernan, Eugene  US astronaut; last human to walk on moon 1972 _1934--
Cervantes [Saavedra], Miguel de (El Manco de Lepanto)  Sp. adventurer, aut., nov., & poet; wrote novels "La Galatea" 1585, "Don Quixote" 1604-1615 (also "Don Quijote de la Mancha") _1547-1616
Cetshwayo (also Ceteshwayo, Cetewayo)  last independent Zulu chief 1872-1879; deposed by Brit. invasion; son of Mpande _1826?-1884
Cezanne, Paul  Fr. Impressionist painter _1839-1906
Chaban-Delmas, Jacques Michel Pierre  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1969-1973 _1915--
Chabrier, [Alexis] Emmanuel  Fr. composer; composed piano pieces "Pieces pittoresques", rhapsody "Espana", "Ode to Music", comedy "Le Roi malgre lui" _1841-1894
Chadbourne, Paul Ansel  US educator & naturalist; pres. of Univ. of Wisconsin 1867-1870; pres. of Williams College 1872-1881 _1823-1883
Chadli, Bendjedid (also Bendjadid Chadli, Shadli ben Gadid)  Algerian army officer & polit.; pres. of Algeria 1979-1991 _1929--
Chadwick, James, Sir  Eng. phys.; discovered neutron 1932; NP Phys. 1935 _1891-1974
Chaffee, Adna Romanza  US gen.; army chief of staff 1904-1906 _1842-1914
Chaffee, John Hubbard  US Rep. polit.; gov. of Rhode Island 1963-1969; secy. of navy 1969-1972; Senator from Rhode Island 1976-- _1922--
Chaffee, Roger Bruce  US astronaut; died in Apollo 1 fire _1935-1967
Chagall, Marc  Rus. painter in France _1887-1985
Chagatai (also Jagatai)  Mongol ruler; 2nd son of Genghis Khan _12XX-1241
Chaikin, Sol Chick  US labor leader; pres. of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 1975-1986 (ILGWU) _1918-1991
Chain, Ernst Boris, Sir  Brit. (Ger.-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1945 _1906-1979
Chakovsky, Alexander Borisovich  Rus. editor & nov.; editor-in-chief of "Literaturnaya Gazeta" 1962-1988 _1913-1994
Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich  Rus. basso singer _1873-1938
Chalmers, Alexander  Scot. biographer & editor _1759-1834
Chaloryoo, Sangad  Thai adm. & polit.; head of government of Thailand 1977-1979 _1915-1980
Chamberlain, [Joseph] Austen, Sir  Brit. diplomat & polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1924-1929; chief negotiator of Locarno Pact 1925; NP Peace 1925 _1863-1937
Chamberlain, Houston Stewart  Ger. (Eng.-born) aut., mystic, & Aryan supremacist; son-in-law of Richard Wagner _1855-1927
Chamberlain, Joseph  Brit. polit. _1836-1914
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence  US polit. & soldier _1828-1914
Chamberlain, [Arthur] Neville  Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1937-1940; resigned _1869-1940
Chamberlain, Owen  US phys.; co-discovered antiproton with Emilio Segre; NP Phys. 1959 _1920--
Chamberlain, Richard  US actor; starred in series "Dr. Kildare" 1961-1966, movies "King Solomon's Mines" 1985, "The Bourne Identity" 1988 _1935--
Chamberlain, Wilton Norman (Wilt)  US basketball player; played for Philadelphia Warriors 1959-1965, Philadelphia 76ers 1965-1968, Los Angeles Lakers 1968-1973; scored record 4,029 season points 1961-1962 _1936--
Chambers, Ephraim  Eng. encyclopedist _1680?-1740
Chambers, Robert  Scot. editor & publisher _1802-1871
Chambers, Whittaker (orig. Jay Viviuan Chambers)  US Communist & journalist; incriminated Alger Hiss of spying 1948 _1901-1961
Chambord, Henri Dieudonne d'Artois Comte de  Fr. pretender _1820-1883
Chamorro [Cardenal], Pedro Joaquin  Nicaraguan dissident & editor; assassinated; husband of Violeta Chamorro 1950 _1924?-1978
Chamorro [Vargas], Emiliano  Nicaraguan polit.; pres. of Nicaragua 1917-1921, 1926 _1871-1966
Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de  Nicaraguan polit.; pres. of Nicaragua 1990--; wife of Pedro Chamorro 1950 _1929--
Chamoun, Camille Nimer  Lebanese Maronite Christian polit.; pres. of Lebanon 1952-1958 _1900-1987
Champlain, Samuel de  Fr. explorer in N. America; founder of Quebec _1567?-1635
Champollion, Jean Francois  Fr. archaeologist & Egyptologist; used Rosetta stone to decipher hieroglyphics _1790-1832
Champollion-Figeac, Jacques Joseph  Fr. archaeologist _1778-1867
Chan, Julius, Sir  Papua New Guinea polit.; prime min. of Papua New Guinea 1980-1982 _1939--
Chance, Freank Leroy  US baseball player; first baseman in Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance combination with Chicago Cubs _1877-1924
Chandler, Albert Benjamin (A. B. Chandler; Happy)  US polit. & baseball admin.; gov. of Kentucky 1935-1939, 1955-1959; national baseball commissioner 1945-1951 _1898-1991
Chandler, Asa Griggs  US pharmacist & drink industrialist; founded Coca-Cola Co. 1892 _1851-1929
Chandler, Raymond Thornton  US detective nov. & screenwriter; created character Philip Marlowe; wrote novels "The Big Sleep" 1939, "Farewell, My Lovely" 1940, "The Lady in the Lake" 1943, "The Long Goodbye" 1953 _1888-1959
Chandler, William Eaton  US lawyer & polit.; Secy. of Navy 1882-1885 _1835-1917
Chandler, Zachariah  US polit.; Secy. of Interior 1875-1877; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1876-1879 _1813-1879
Chandragupta (also Candragupta)  Indian emperor 321b?-297b? _3XXb-297b?
Chandragupta II (also Candra Gupta II)  Indian ruler 380?-415? _3XX-4XX
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan  US (Indian-born) astrophysicist; discoverer & eponym of Chandrasekhar's limit; NP Phys. 1983 _1910--
Chanel, Gabrielle (Coco)  Fr. fashion designer & perfumer _1883-1971
Chaney, Alonso (Lon; the Man of a Thousand Faces)  US actor _1883-1930
Chanin, Irwin  US architect _1892-1988
Chang Hsueh-liang  Chinese gen.; son of Chang Tso-lin _1898--
Chang Tso-lin  Chinese gen. _1873-1928
Channing, Edward  US historian _1856-1931
Channing, William Ellery  US abolitionist & Unitarian clergyman _1780-1842
Chao K'uang-yin (also T'ai Tsu)  1st Sung Chinese emperor 960-976 _927-976
Chapin, Roy Dikeman  US industrialist; Secy. of Commerce 1932-1933 _1880-1936
Chaplin, Charles Spencer, Sir (Charlie)  Brit. movie actor, director, & screenwriter; starred in, wrote, & directed movies "The Kid" 1921, "City Lights" 1931, "Modern Times" 1936, "The Great Dictator" 1940, "Limelight" 1952 _1889-1977
Chaplin, Oona  Brit.-US (Bermuda-born) wife of Charlie Chaplin 1943; daughter of Eugene O'Neill _1926-1991
Chapman, Frank Michler  US ornithologist _1864-1945
Chapman, George  Eng. dram., poet, & translator; translated "Iliad" 1611 & "Odyssey" 1616 into English; wrote plays "All Fools" 1599, "The Gentleman Usher" 1606, "The Widow's Tears" 1612, "Caesar and Pompey" 1631 _1559?-1634
Chapman, Graham  Eng. actor & comedian; member of Monty Python's Flying Circus _1941-1989
Chapman, John (Johnny Appleseed)  US pioneer & tree planter _1774-1845
Chapman, Leonard Jr.  US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1968-1971 _1913--
Chapman, Mark David  US murderer of John Lennon _1955--
Chapman, Nathaniel  US physician; 1st pres. of American Medical Association 1847 _1780-1853
Chapman, Oscar Littleton  US admin.; Secy. of Interior 1950-1953 _1896-1978
Chappe, Claude  Fr. engineer & inventor; invented semaphore 1794; suicide _1763-1805
Chappell, Thomas Matthew (Tom)  US natural personal-care goods businessman & manufacturer; founder & eponym of Tom's of Maine, Inc. 1970 _1943--
Charcot, Jean Martin  Fr. neurologist _1825-1893
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Simeon  Fr. painter of still lifes _1699-1779
Charest, Jean  Can. polit.; leader of Progressive Conservative Party 1993-- _1958--
Charlemagne (Charles I; also Charles the Great, Karl der Grosse)  Fr. king 768-814; co-regent with brother Carloman 768-771; 1st Holy Rom. emperor 800-814 _742-814
Charles  Aus. archduke _1771-1847
Charles (Charles Theodore Henri Antoine Meinrad)  Belgian prince; regent of Belgium 1944-1950; son of Albert I; brother of Leopold III _1903-1983
Charles (Count of Valois)  regent of France 1316; father of Philip VI _1270-1325
Charles (Charles Philip Arthur George; Prince of Wales)  Brit. prince; heir to Brit. throne; son of Elizabeth II _1948--
Charles I Stuart  Brit. king 1625-1649; deposed & killed; son of James I _1600-1649
Charles II  Brit. king 1660-1685; son of Charles I _1630-1685
Charles I Francis Joseph  last Aus.-Hung. emperor 1916-1918; great-nephew of Francis Joseph I _1887-1922
Charles I (Charles the Bald; Charles le Chauve)  Fr. king 840-877; Holy Rom. emperor 875-877 as Charles II; son of Louis I _823-877
Charles II (Charles the Fat)  Fr. king 885-888; Holy Rom. emperor 881-887 as Charles III; deposed; grandson of Louis I _839-888
Charles III (Charles the Simple; Charles le Simple)  Fr. king 898-922; deposed; son of Louis II _879-929
Charles IV (Charles the Fair; Charles le Bel)  Fr. king 1322-1328; last ruler of Capetian dynasty; son of Philip IV; brother of Philip V _1294-1328
Charles V (Charles the Wise; Charles le Sage)  Fr. king 1364-1380; son of John II _1337-1380
Charles VI (Charles the Mad, the Silly, the Beloved; Charles le Fou)  Fr. king 1380-1422; ruled under regency 1380-1388, 1393-1422; son of Charles V _1368-1422
Charles VII (Charles the Victorious, the Well-Served; Charles le Victorieux)  Fr. king 1422-1461; son of Charles VI _1403-1461
Charles VIII (Charles the Affable)  Fr. king 1483-1498; ruled under regency 1483-1491; son of Louis XI _1470-1498
Charles IX  Fr. king 1560-1574; son of Henry II; brother of Francis II _1550-1574
Charles X  Fr. king 1824-1830; deposed by July Revolution; last ruler of House of Bourbon; brother of Louis XVIII _1757-1830
Charles V  Holy Rom. emperor 1519-1556; Sp. king 1516-1556 as Charles I (also Carlos I); convened Diet of Worms 1521; abdicated; 1st ruler of Hapsburg dynasty in Spain; grandson of Ferdinand II of Spain _1500-1558
Charles II (also Carlos II)  Sp. king 1665-1700; ruled under regency 1665-1675; last ruler of Hapsburg dynasty in Spain; son of Philip IV _1661-1700
Charles III (also Carlos III)  Sp. king 1759-1788; half-brother of Ferdinand VI; son of Philip V _1716-1788
Charles IV (also Carlos IV)  Sp. king 1788-1808; abdicated; son of Charles III _1748-1819
Charles III  prince of Monaco 1856-1889; 1st prince of independent Monaco 1861 after separation from France; son of Florestan _1818-1889
Charles Albert (also Carlo Alberto)  king of Sardinia-Piedmont 1831-1849; abdicated; supported unification of Italy; father of Victor Emmanuel II _1798-1849
Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender; Bonnie Prince Charlie)  Scot. (It.-born) prince; pretender to Brit. throne 1744-1746; defeated at battle of Culloden Moor 1746 _1720-1788
Charles Felix (also Carlo Felice)  king of Sardinia-Piedmont 1821-1831 _1764-1831
Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)  Fr. king 719-741; defeated Saracens at battle of Tours 732; grandfather of Charlemagne _688?-741
Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar  Fr. inventor & phys. _1746-1823
Charles, Ray (orig. Ray Charles Robinson)  US composer, pianist, & songwriter _1930--
Charlotte  grand duchess of Luxembourg 1919-1964; abdicated; daughter of Marie Adelheid _1896-1985
Charpak, Georges  Fr. (Pol.-born) phys.; NP Phys. 1992 _1924--
Charpentier, Gustave  Fr. composer _1860-1956
Charteris, Leslie (pseud. of Leslie Charles Bowyer Lin)  US (Brit.-Singapore-born) mystery nov. & screenwriter; created character Simon Templar (The Saint); wrote novels "Meet the Tiger" 1928, "Enter the Saint" 1930 _1907-1993
Chase, Chevy (orig. Cornelius Crane Chase)  US comedian & movie actor; starred in show "Saturday Night Live" 1975--, movies "Caddyshack" 1980, "National Lampoon's Vacation" 1983, "Spies Like Us" 1985, "Fletch" 1985 _1943--
Chase, Mary Ellen  US aut. & educator _1887-1973
Chase, Salmon Portland  US jurist & polit.; gov. of Ohio 1856-1860; Secy. of Treasury 1861-1864; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1864-1873 _1808-1873
Chase, Samuel  US jurist & polit. in American Revolution; Supr. Ct. justice 1796-1811; for personal attacks on Thomas Jefferson, only Supr. Ct. justice ever impeached 1804 _1741-1811
Chase, William Merritt  US painter _1849-1916
Chateaubriand, Francois [Auguste] Rene, Vicomte de  Fr. aut., Catholic apologist, & polit.; wrote apology "Genie du christianisme" 1802 _1768-1848
Chatrian, Alexandre (joint pseud. Erckmann-Chatrian)  Fr. aut.; collaborator with Emile Erckmann _1822-1899
Chatterjee, Bankim Chandra  Indian nov.; wrote novels "Durges Nandini" 1864, "Anandamanth" 1882 _1838-1894
Chatterton, Thomas  Eng. poet; suicide _1752-1770
Chaucer, Geoffrey  Eng. poet; wrote poems "Book of the Duchess" 1369, "The Parliament of Fowls", "The House of Fame", "Troilus and Cressida" 1385? (also "Troilus and Criseyde"), "The Legend of Good Women", "Canterbury Tales" _1342?-1400
Chauncy, Charles  American (Eng.-born) clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1654-1672 _1592-1672
Chausson, Ernest  Fr. composer; composed "Poeme", song cycle "Poeme de l'amour et de la mer" _1855-1899
Chautemps, Camille  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1930, 1933-1934, 1937-1938 _1885-1963
Chauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivier  Can. Quebecois polit.; 1st premier of Quebec 1867-1873 _1820-1890
Chauvin, Nicolas  Fr. patriot & soldier under Napoleon; source of word "chauvinism" _17XX-18XX
Chaves, Federico  Paraguayan polit.; pres. of Paraguay 1949-1954 _1878-1978
Chavez, Carlos  Mex. composer & conductor _1899-1978
Chavez, Cesar Estrada  US labor leader; founded United Farm Workers union 1966 _1927-1993
Chavez, Dennis  US polit.; 1st Hispanic in Senate 1935 _1888-1962
Chavis, Benjamin Franklin Jr.  US clergyman & black civil rights leader; executive director of NAACP 1993-1994 _1948--
Chayakovsky, Nikolai Vasilyevich  Rus. populist political philos. _1851-1926
Chayefsky, Sidney (Paddy)  US dram.; wrote television screenplays "Marty" 1953, "The Bachelor Party" 1954, movie screenplay "Network" _1923-1981
Chebrikov, Viktor Mikhailovich  Ukrainian Soviet marshal; chairman of KGB 1982-1988 _1923--
Checker, Chubby (orig. Ernest Evans)  US rock singer _1941--
Cheeseman, Joseph James  Liberian polit.; pres. of Liberia 1892-1896 _1843-1896
Cheever, John  US nov. & short story aut.; wrote short story collections "The Enormous Radio and Other Stories" 1953, "The Stories of John Cheever" 1979, "novels "The Wapshot Chronicle" 1957, "The Wapshot Scandal" 1964 _1912-1982
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (also Anton Chekov)  Rus. dram. & short story aut.; wrote plays "Ivanov" 1887, "The Seagull" 1896, "Uncle Vanya" 1900, "The Three Sisters" 1901, "The Cherry Orchard" 1904, story "Lady with Lapdog" _1860-1904
Chen Cheng  Taiwanese (Chinese-born) gen. & polit.; prime min. of Taiwan 1950-1954, 1958-1963 _1898-1965
Chen Duxiu (also Chen Tu-hsiu)  Chinese Communist editor _1879-1942
Cheney, Lynne Ann (nee Victor)  US admin.; chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities 1986-1993; wife of Richard Cheney 1964 _1941--
Cheney, Oren Burbank  US clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Bates College 1857-1894 (orig. Maine State Seminary) _1816-1903
Cheney, Richard Bruce (Dick)  US Rep. polit.; White House chief of staff 1975-1977; House minority whip 1989; Secy. of Defense 1989-1993 _1941--
Chenier, Andre Marie de  Fr. poet; wrote poems "Le Mendiant", "Suzanne", "Hermes"; executed by Maximilien Robespierre _1762-1794
Chennault, Claire Lee  US gen.; led Flying Tigers in World War II _1890-1958
Chen Yi  Chinese diplomat, marshal, & Communist polit.; Chinese foreign minister 1958-1972 _1901-1972
Cheops (also Khufu)  Egyptian king 2553b?-2530b?; member of 4th dynasty; ordered construction of Great Pyramid _25XXb-2530b?
Cher (orig. Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre)  US actress & singer; starred in movies "Silkwood" 1983, "The Witches of Eastwick" 1987, "Moonstruck" 1987 _1946--
Cherenkov, Pavel Alexeyevich (also Pavel Cerenkov)  Rus. phys.; NP Phys. 1958 _1904--
Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich  Rus. Soviet Communist polit.; chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet 1984-1985; secy-gen. of Soviet Communist Party 1984-1985 _1911-1985
Chernik, Oldrich  Czechoslovakian Communist polit.; prime min. of Czechoslovakia 1968-1970 _1921--
Chernomyrdin, Viktor Stepanovich  Rus. polit.; prime min. of Russia 1992-- _1938--
Cherny, Jan  Czechoslovakian polit.; prime min. of Czechoslovakia 1920-1921, 1926 _1866?-1959
Chernyshevsky, Nikolai Gavrilovich  Rus. aut., critic, & revolutionary; wrote "Aesthetic Relationship between Art and Reality" _1829-1889
Cherubini, [Maria] Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore  It. composer _1760-1842
Chervenkov, Vylko Velyev  Bulgarian Communist dictator & polit.; secy-gen. of Bulgarian Communist Party 1949-1954; prime min. of Bulgaria 1950-1956 _1900-1980
Chesnutt, Charles Waddell  US nov. _1858-1932
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of  Eng. polit. _1694-1773
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (G. K. Chesterton)  Eng. aut., critic, journalist, & mystery nov.; created character Father Brown; wrote novels "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" 1904, "The Innocence of Father Brown" 1911 _1874-1936
Chevalier, Maurice  Fr. entertainer _1888-1972
Cheves, Langdon  US banker & polit.; Speaker of the House 1814-1815 _1776-1857
Chevrolet, Louis  US (Swi.-born) automobile racer & industrialist; founder & eponym of Chevrolet line of automobiles _1879-1941
Chiang Ching-kuo  Taiwanese (Chinese-born) polit.; prime min. of Taiwan 1972-1978; pres. of Taiwan 1978-1987; son of Chiang Kai-shek _1910-1988
Chiang Kai-shek (Chiang Chung-cheng)  Chinese gen. & polit.; Nationalist pres. of China 1928-1929; pres. of Taiwan 1943-1949, 1950-1975 _1887-1975
Chiari, [Ramon] Roberto Francisco  Panamanian polit.; pres. of Panama 1949, 1960-1964; son of Rodolfo Chiari _1905-1981
Chiari, Rodolfo  Panamanian polit.; acting pres. of Panama 1912, 1923; pres. of Panama 1924-1928; father of Roberto Chiari _1869-1937
Chichele, Henry (also Henry Chicheley)  Eng. diplomat & prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1414-1443 _1364-1443
Chicherin, Georgi Vasilyevich  Soviet diplomat; 1st Soviet foreign minister 1923-1930 _1872-1936
Ch'ien-lung  Chinese emperor 1736-1796 _1711-1799
Chifley, Joseph Benedict  Austr. polit.; leader of Labor Party 1945-1951; prime min. of Australia 1945-1949 _1885-1951
Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich  Rus. chess player _1850-1908
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon (the Shakespeare of Japan)  Japanese dram. _1653-1724
Child, Francis James  US philologist & ballad collector _1825-1896
Child, Julia (nee McWilliams)  US cook & cookbook aut. _1912--
Childe, Vere Gordon  Brit. anthropologist & archaeologist _1892-1957
Childers, Erskine Hamilton  Irish (Eng.-born) polit.; pres. of Ireland 1973-1974 _1905-1974
Chilembwe, John  Malawian clergyman & nationalist rebel; executed _1871?-1915
Chiles, Lawton Mainor Jr.  US polit.; chairman of Senate Budget Committee 1987-1989; gov. of Florida 1991-- _1930--
Chiluba, Frederick Jacob Titus  Zambian polit.; pres. of Zambia 1991-- _1943--
Ch'in Shih Huang Ti  Chinese emperor 221b-210b _259b?-210b
Chippendale, Thomas  Eng. cabinetmaker & furniture designer _1718-1779
Chirac, Jacques Rene  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1974-1976, 1986-1988; 1st elected mayor of Paris 1977--; leader of Rally for the Republic Party _1932--
Chirico, Giorgio De  It. Surrealist painter _1888-1978
Chisholm, Hugh  Eng. encyclopedist; editor of 11th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica 1910-1911 _1866-1924
Chisholm, Shirley Anita St. Hill  US polit.; 1st black woman elected to Congress 1968 _1924--
Chissano, Joaquim  Mozambique polit.; provisional prime min. of Mozambique 1974-1975; pres. of Mozambique 1986-- _1939--
Chittenden, Thomas  US polit.; 1st US gov. of Vermont 1791-1797 _1730-1797
Chkheidze, Nikolai Semyonovich  Georgian Soviet polit. & Menshevik Communist revolutionary; suicide _1864-1926
Chladni, Ernst Florenz Friedrich  Ger. phys. _1756-1827
Choate, Joseph Hodges  US lawyer & diplomat _1832-1917
Choate, Rufus  US jurist _1799-1859
Choi Kyu Hah (also Choi Kyu-hah, Ch'oe Kyo-hae)  S. Korean polit.; prime min. of S. Korea 1975-1979; pres. of S. Korea 1979-1980 _1919--
Choibalsan, Khorlogiyen  Mongolian marshal & polit.; pres. of Mongolia 1928-1930; premier of Mongolia 1939-1952 _1895-1952
Choiseul, Cesar (Count Plessis-Praslin)  Fr. marshal; source of word "praline" _1602-1675
Choiseul, Etienne Francois de (duc de Choiseul, comte de Stainville)  Fr. polit.; Fr. foreign minister 1758-1770; negotiated Family Pact with Spain 1761; Fr. war minister 1766-1770; protege of Madame de Pompadour _1719-1785
Chomsky, [Avram] Noam  US activist & linguist; founder of transformational linguistics _1928--
Chopin, Frederic Francois  Polish composer & pianist in France _1810-1849
Chou En-lai (also Zhou Enlai)  Chinese diplomat & Communist polit.; premier of China 1949-1976 _1898-1976
Chowdhury, 'Abd al-Fazal Muhammad Ahsan ad-Din  Bangladeshi polit.; pres. of Bangladesh 1982-1983 _1915--
Chowdhury, Abu Saiyid  Bangladeshi polit.; pres. of Bangladesh 1972-1973 _1921--
Chretien, [Joseph Jacques] Jean  Can. polit.; leader of Liberal Party 1990--; prime min. of Canada 1993-- _1934--
Chretien, Jean Loup  Fr. cosmonaut; 1st Frenchman in space, 1st non-E. Block cosmonaut on Soviet space mission 1982 _1938--
Chretien de Troyes  Fr. troubadour _11XX
Christian I (also Kristian I)  king of Denmark 1448-1481; Norw. king 1450-1481; established Danish sovereignty over Norway that would last until 1814 _1426-1481
Christian II (also Kristian II)  king of Denmark 1513-1523; Norw. king 1513-1523; Swed. king 1520-1521; deposed; son of Johann _1481-1559
Christian III (also Kristian III)  king of Denmark 1534-1559; Norw. king 1534-1559; son of Frederick I _1503-1559
Christian IV (also Kristian IV)  king of Denmark 1588-1648 & hero; Norw. king 1588-1648; ruled under regency 1588-1596; subject of Danish national anthem "King Christian stood by the lofty mast"; son of Frederick II _1577-1648
Christian V (also Kristian V)  king of Denmark 1670-1699; Norw. king 1670-1699; son of Frederick III _1646-1699
Christian VI (also Kristian VI)  king of Denmark 1730-1746; Norw. king 1730-1746; son of Frederick IV _1699-1746
Christian VII (also Kristian VII)  king of Denmark 1766-1808; Norw. king 1766-1808; ruled under regency 1775-1808; son of Frederick V _1749-1808
Christian VIII (also Kristian VIII)  king of Denmark 1839-1848; grandson of Frederick V _1786-1848
Christian IX (also Kristian IX)  king of Denmark 1863-1906; 1st ruler of Glucksburg dynasty _1818-1906
Christian X (also Kristian X)  king of Denmark 1912-1947; king of Iceland 1918-1944 as Kristjan; encouraged subjects to wear yellow stars in solidarity with Jews in Nazi Germany; son of Frederick VIII _1870-1947
Christian, Fletcher  Eng. naval officer & mutineer; led mutiny against William Bligh on H. M. S. Bounty 1789; founded Pitcairn Island colony _17XX
Christian, George Eastland  US journalist; White House press secretary 1966-1969 _1927--
Christie, Agatha Mary Clarissa, Dame (nee Miller; Lady Mallowan)  Eng. mystery aut.; created characters Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple; wrote novels "Murder on the Orient Express" 1934, "And Then There Were None" 1941 _1890-1976
Christie, James  Eng. auctioneer; eponym of Christie's _1730-1803
Christina  Swed. queen 1632-1654; abdicated; daughter of Gustav II Adolph _1626-1689
Christo (pseud. of Christo Jaracheff)  US (Bulgarian-born) avant-garde artist _1935--
Christoffel, Elwin Bruno  Ger. math.; eponym of Christoffel symbols; co-eponym of Riemann-Christoffel curvature tensor & Schwarz-Christoffel transformation _1829-1900
Christoffer I  king of Denmark 1252-1259; son of Valdemar II Sejr _1219?-1259
Christoffer II  king of Denmark 1319-1326, 1330-1332; son of Erik V Klipping _1276-1332
Christoffer III (also Kristof of Norway)  king of Denmark 1440-1448; Norw. king 1442-1448; nephew of Erik VII _1416-1448
Christophe, Henri  Haitian polit.; pres. of Haiti 1806-1811; king of Haiti 1811-1820 as Henri I; suicide _1767-1820
Christopher  Lycian martyr & saint; patron saint of travelers _2XX-251?
Christopher  It. antipope 903-904 _8XX-904
Christopher, George  US (Gk.-born) polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1956-1964 _1907--
Christopher, Warren Minor  US lawyer & diplomat; Secy. of State 1993-- _1925--
Christy, Howard Chandler  US artist _1873-1952
Chrysippus  Gk. Stoic philos. _280b?-207b?
Chrysler, Walter Percy  US automobile industrialist; founder & eponym of Chrysler Corp. 1920 _1875-1940
Chrysostom, John  saint, church father, & patriarch of Constantinople; patron saint of orators & preachers _347?-407
Chubar, Vlas Yakovlevich  Rus. Soviet Communist polit.; Soviet finance minister 1937-1938 _1891-1939
Chubynsky, Paul  Ukrainian lyricist; wrote Ukrainian national anthem _1839-1884
Chu Hsi  Chinese philos. _1130-1200
Chun Doo Hwan  S. Korean gen. & polit.; pres. of S. Korea 1980-1988 _1931?--
Chundrigar, Ismail Ibrahim  Pakistani polit.; prime min. of Pakistan 1957 _1897-1960
Chung Il Kwon  S. Korean gen. in Korean War & polit.; prime min. of S. Korea 1964-1970 _1917-1994
Chung, Constance Yu-hwa (Connie)  US television newscaster _1946--
Church, Alonzo  US logician; co-developer & co-eponym of Church-Turing thesis _1903--
Church, Ellen (Mrs. Ellen Marshall)  US airline stewardess; 1st airline stewardess 1930-1932, on United Airlines _1904-1965
Church, Frederick Edwin  US painter of Hudson River school _1826-1900
Church, William  US inventor; invented typesetting machine _1778?-1863
Churchill, Jeanette (Jennie; nee Jerome)  Eng. (US-born) wife of Randolph Churchill 1874; mother of Winston Churchill _1854-1921
Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer, Lord  Brit. polit.; father of Winston Churchill _1849-1895
Churchill, Winston  US historical nov.; wrote "Richard Carvel" 1899, "The Crisis" 1901, "A Far Country" 1915 _1871-1947
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir  Brit. polit.; Brit. first lord of the admiralty 1911-1915, 1939-1940; Brit. prime min. 1940-1945, 1951-1955; NP Lit. 1953; made honorary US citizen 1963 _1874-1965
Churriguera, Jose  Sp. architect; source of word "churrigueresque" _1650-1723
Chu Teh  Chinese gen. _1886-1976
Chvalkovsky, Frantisek  Czechoslovakian diplomat; Czechoslovakian foreign minister 1938-1939 _1876-1943?
Ciampi, Carlo Azeglio  It. banker & polit.; prime min. of Italy 1993-1994 _1920--
Ciano, Galeazzo (Conte di Cortellazzo)  It. diplomat & polit.; It. foreign minister 1936-1943; executed; son-in-law of Benito Mussolini _1903-1944
Ciardi, John  US poet _1916-1986
Cibber, Colley  Eng. actor & dram.; wrote plays "Love's Last Shift" 1696, "She Would and She Would Not" 1702, "The Careless Husband" 1728; Brit. poet laureate 1730-1757 _1671-1757
Cicero, Marcus Tullius  Rom. aut., orator, & polit. _106b-043b
Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar el (El Cid)  Sp. soldier & hero _1043?-1099
Ciller, Tansu  Turkish polit.; leader of True Path Party (DYP); prime min. of Turkey 1993-- _1946--
Cimabue, Giovanni  It. Florentine Byzantine mosaicist & painter; teacher of Giotto _1251?-1302
Cimon  Gk. gen. & polit. in Athens _570b?-451b?
Cincinnatus, Lucius Quinctius  Rom. gen. & polit. _519b?-4XXb
Cisneros, Henry Gabriel  US polit.; Secy. of HUD 1993-- _1947--
Civiletti, Benjamin  US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1979-1981 _1935--
Claes, Willy  Belgian socialist polit.; Belgian foreign minister 1991-1994; secy-gen. of NATO 1994-- _1938--
Claiborne, William Charles Cole  US polit.; gov. of Mississippi territory 1801-1803; gov. of Orleans territory 1804-1812; 1st US gov. of Louisiana 1812-1816 _1775-1817
Claflin, William  US polit.; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1868-1872; gov. of Massachusetts 1869-1872 _1818-1905
Clairault, Alexis Claude  Fr. math. & phys. _1713-1765
Clancy, Thomas John (Tom)  Irish actor & singer _1923-1990
Clancy, Thomas Jr. (Tom)  US suspense nov.; created character Jack Ryan; wrote novels "The Hunt for Red October" 1984, "Red Storm Rising" 1986, "Patriot Games" 1987, "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" 1988 _1947--
Clap, Thomas  American Congregational clergyman, educator, & reformer; last rector of Yale Univ. 1739-1745; 1st pres. of Yale Univ. 1745-1766 _1703-1767
Clapeyron, Benoit Paul Emile  Fr. engineer & phys. _1799-1864
Clapton, Eric Patrick  Eng. rock musician, singer, & songwriter _1945--
Clare of Assisi  It. nun & saint; founded order of Franciscan nuns; canonized 1255 _1194-1253
Clarendon, George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of  Brit. admin. in S. Africa; gov-gen. of Union of S. Africa 1931-1937; grandson of 4th Earl of Clarendon _1877-1955
Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of  Brit. polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1853-1858, 1865-1866, 1868-1870; grandfather of 6th Earl of Clarendon _1800-1870
Clark, Barney  US surgery patient; 1st human recipient of artificial heart 1982; survived 112 days after transplant _19XX-1983
Clark, Daniel  US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1864, 1865 _1809-1891
Clark, Edward  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1861 _1815-1880
Clark, Edward  US lawyer & polit.; Libertarian pres. cand. 1980 _1930--
Clark, George Rogers  US frontiersman & soldier _1752-1818
Clark, James Beauchamp (Champ)  US polit.; House minority leader 1908-1911, 1919-1921; Speaker of the House 1911-1919 _1850-1921
Clark, [Charles] Joseph (Joe)  Can. polit.; prime min. of Canada 1979-1980 _1939--
Clark, Joseph Sill  US polit.; mayor of Philadelphia 1952-1956 _1901-1990
Clark, Kenneth Bancroft  US (Panama Canal Zone-born) psychologist _1914--
Clark, Mark Wayne  US gen.; led forces in World War II & Korean War; pres. of The Citadel 1954-1966 _1896-1984
Clark, Mary (nee Higgins)  US aut. & mystery nov.; wrote novels "A Stranger is Watching" 1978, "The Cradle Will Fall" 1980, "Loves Music, Loves to Dance" 1991 _1931--
Clark, Myron Holley  US polit.; gov. of New York 1855-1857 _1806-1892
Clark, Petula Sally Olwen  Eng. singer _1932--
Clark, [William] Ramsey  US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1967-1969; son of Thomas Clark _1927--
Clark, Richard Wagstaff (Dick)  US television host; hosted show "American Bandstand" 1957-1987 _1929--
Clark, Thomas Campbell (Tom)  US jurist; Atty. Gen. 1945-1949; Supr. Ct. justice 1949-1967; wrote decision for Mapp v. Ohio 1961; father of Ramsey Clark _1899-1977
Clark, William  US explorer with Meriwether Lewis _1770-1838
Clark, William Patrick  US admin. & judge; national security advisor 1982-1983; Secy. of Interior 1983-1985 _1931--
Clarke, Alfred, Sir  Brit. admin. & gen. in S. Africa; joint 1st military ruler of Cape Colony 1795 _1745?-1832
Clarke, Arthur Charles  Eng. astrophysicist & science fiction aut. in Sri Lanka; proposed geosynchronous satellite & communications satellite; wrote novels "2001: A Space Odyssey" 1968, "Rendezvous with Rama" 1973 _1917--
Clarke, Charles Cowden  Eng. Shakespearean scholar _1787-1877
Clarke, James Paul  US polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1895-1897; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1913-1916 _1854-1916
Clarke, Jeremiah  Eng. composer; composed "Trumpet Voluntary"; suicide _1674?-1707
Clarke, John Hessin  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1916-1922 _1857-1945
Clarke, Kenneth (Kenny)  US jazz musician & drummer _1914-1985
Clarke, Kenneth Harry  Brit. polit.; Brit. home secy. 1992-1993; Brit. chancellor of exchequer 1993-- _1940--
Clarke, Richard (Deadwood Dick)  Eng. frontiersman & scout in US; inspiration for character Deadwood Dick _1845-1930
Clarke, Robert Earl (Bobby)  Can. hockey player _1949--
Claude, Albert  US (Belgian-born) physiologist; NP Med. 1974 _1898-1983
Claude Lorrain (orig. Claude Gellee)  Fr. landscape painter _1600-1682
Claudius I (also Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus)  Rom. emperor 041-054 _010b-054
Claudius II (also Marcus Aurelius Claudius)  Rom. emperor 268-270 _214-270
Clausen, Alden Winship (Tom; A. W. Clausen)  US banker; pres. of World Bank 1981-1986 _1923--
Clausewitz, Karl von  Ger. army officer & strategist; father of modern military strategy; wrote "On War" 1833 (also "Vom Kriege") _1780-1831
Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuel  Ger. astronomer & phys. _1822-1888
Clavell, James duMaresq  Austr. movie producer, nov., & screenwriter; wrote novel "Shogun" 1975 _1924-1994
Clay, Andrew Dice  US comedian _1958--
Clay, Henry (the Great Compromiser)  US orator & polit.; Speaker of the House 1811-1814, 1815-1820, 1823-1825; Dem.-Rep. pres. cand. 1824; Secy. of State 1825-1829; National Rep. pres. cand. 1832; Whig pres. cand. 1844 _1777-1852
Clay, Lucius DuBignon  US gen.; led Berlin airlift 1948-1949 _1897-1978
Clay, Lucius DuBignon Jr.  US air force gen.; son of Lucius DuBignon Clay _1919-1994
Clayton, Adam  Irish rock bass guitarist & musician; co-recorded albums "War" 1983, "The Joshua Tree" 1987, "Achtung Baby" 1991, "Zooropa" 1993; member of U2 _1960--
Clayton, John Middleton  US polit.; Secy. of State 1849-1850 _1796-1856
Clayton, Joshua  US polit.; 1st US gov. of Connecticut 1789-1796 _1744-1798
Claytor, [William] Graham Jr. (W. Graham Claytor Jr.)  US businessman; secy. of navy 1977-1979; pres. & chairman of Amtrak 1982-1993 _1912-1994
Cleanthes  Gk. Stoic philos. _331b?-232b?
Clearchus  Gk. soldier; gov. of Byzantium _4XXb
Cleary, Beverly Atlee (nee Bunn)  US juvenile nov.; wrote novels "Beezus and Ramona" 1955, "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" 1965, "Ramona the Pest" 1968 _1916--
Cleaveland, Moses  US polit. & surveyor; eponym of Cleveland (orig. Cleaveland before 1836) _1754-1806
Cleaver, [Leroy] Eldridge  US aut. & black militant; wrote essay collection "Soul on Ice" 1968 _1935--
Cleese, John Marwood  Eng. actor & comedian; member of Monty Python's Flying Circus _1939--
Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes, Kleisthenes)  Gk. Athenian polit.; introduced practice of ostracism _570b?-5XXb
Clemenceau, Georges (Le Tigre, the Tiger)  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1906-1909, 1917-1920; Fr. war minister 1917-1920 _1841-1929
Clemens, [William] Roger  US baseball player; pitcher for Boston Red Sox 1984-- _1962--
Clement I  It. saint & pope 088?-097? _0XX-097?
Clement II (orig. Suitger)  Ger. pope 1046-1047 _10XX-1047
Clement III (orig. Paolo Scolari)  It. pope 1187-1191; uncle of Innocent III _11XX-1191
Clement III (orig. Guibert)  It. antipope 1080, 1084-1100 _1025?-1100
Clement IV (orig. Guido Fulcodi, Guy le Gros Foulques)  Fr. pope 1265-1268 _12XX-1268
Clement V (orig. Bertrand de Got)  Fr. pope 1305-1314; transferred papacy to Avignon 1309 _1264-1314
Clement VI (orig. Pierre Roger)  Fr. pope 1342-1352 _1291-1352
Clement VII (orig. Giulio de' Medici)  It. pope 1523-1534; nephew of Lorenzo de' Medici _1478-1534
Clement VII (orig. Robert)  Fr. antipope 1378-1394; 1st antipope of Great Schism _1342-1394
Clement VIII (orig. Ippolito Aldobrandini)  It. pope 1592-1605 _1536-1605
Clement VIII (orig. Gil Sanchez Munoz)  Sp. antipope 1423-1429 _1360?-1446
Clement IX (orig. Giulio Rospigliosi)  It. operatic aut. & composer; pope 1667-1669 _1600-1669
Clement X (orig. Emilio Altieri)  It. pope 1670-1676 _1590-1676
Clement XI (orig. Giovanni Francesco Albani)  It. pope 1700-1721 _1649-1721
Clement XII (orig. Lorenzo Corsini)  It. pope 1730-1740 _1652-1740
Clement XIII (orig. Carlo della Torre Rezzonico)  It. pope 1758-1769 _1693-1769
Clement XIV (orig. Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli)  It. pope 1769-1774 _1705-1774
Clement of Alexandria (also Titus Flavius Clemens)  Gk. saint _150?-212?
Clement, Jacques  Fr. Jacobin & Dominican monk; assassin of Henry III of France _1566?-1589
Clemente, Roberto Walker  US baseball player; died in airplane crash _1934-1972
Clementi, Cecil, Sir  Brit. admin.; gov. of Hong Kong 1925-1930 _1875-1947
Clementi, Muzio  It. composer & pianist in England _1752-1832
Clementis, Vlado  Czechoslovakian diplomat; Czechoslovakian foreign minister 1948-1950 _1900-1952
Clements, Earle Chester  US polit.; gov. of Kentucky 1947-1950; Senate minority whip 1953-1955; Senate majority whip 1955-1957 _1896-1985
Clements, William Perry Jr.  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1979-1983, 1987-1991 _1917--
Cleomenes I  Gk. conqueror; king of Sparta 519b?-491b; defeated Argives & conquered Peloponnesus; overthrown _5XXb-488b?
Cleomenes II  king of Sparta 370b-309b _3XXb-309b
Cleomenes III  Gk. reformer; king of Sparta 235b-222b; overthrown at battle of Sellasia 222b? _2XXb-219b?
Cleon  Gk. polit.; opposed Nicias; supported Peloponnesian War; defeated & killed at battle of Amphipolis _4XXb-422b
Cleopatra VII (also Cleopatra VI)  queen of Egypt 051b-030b; ousted 049b-048b but reinstalled by Julius Caesar; mistress of Julius Caesar 046b-044b; mistress of Mark Antony 042b-031b; suicide; daughter of Ptolemy XI _069b-030b
Clerides, Glavkos John (also Glafcos Clerides)  Cypriot polit.; pres. of Cyprus 1993-- _1919--
Cleve, Per Theodor  Swed. chem.; discovered element holmium _1840-1905
Cleveland, Esther  US daughter of Grover Cleveland; only presidential child born in White House _1893-1980
Cleveland, Frances (nee Folsom)  US wife of Grover Cleveland 1886 _1864-1947
Cleveland, [Stephen] Grover  US Dem. polit.; mayor of Buffalo 1882-1883; gov. of New York 1883-1885; 22nd & 24th pres. of US 1885-1889, 1893-1897; Dem. pres. cand. 1888 _1837-1908
Cleveland, [James] Harlan  US diplomat & political sci.; US ambassador to NATO 1965-1969 _1918--
Cleveland, Ruth  US daughter of Grover Cleveland; eponym of Baby Ruth candy bar _1891-1904
Cliburn, Harvey Lavan Jr. (Van)  US pianist _1934--
Clifford, Clark McAdams  US banker & polit.; Secy. of Defense 1968-1969; indicted in BCCI scandal but charges dismissed _1906--
Clifford, John Henry  US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1853-1854 _1809-1876
Clifford, Nathan  US lawyer & polit.; Atty. Gen. 1846-1848; Supr. Ct. justice 1858-1881 _1803-1881
Cline, Patsy (orig. Virginia Patterson Hensley)  US country singer; died in airplane crash _1932-1963
Clinton, Chelsea Victoria  US daughter of Bill Clinton & Hillary Clinton _1980--
Clinton, De Witt  US polit.; mayor of New York City 1803-1807, 1808-1810, 1811-1815; Federalist pres. cand. 1812; gov. of New York 1817-1823, 1825-1828; nephew of George Clinton _1769-1828
Clinton, George  US polit.; 1st US gov. of New York 1777-1795, 1801-1804; vice-pres. of US 1805-1812; uncle of De Witt Clinton _1739-1812
Clinton, Henry  Brit. gen. in American Revolution _1738-1795
Clinton, Hillary Diane (nee Rodham)  US wife of Bill Clinton 1975 _1948--
Clinton, William Jefferson (Bill; orig. William Jefferson Blythe IV)  US Dem. polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1979-1981, 1983-1992; 42nd pres. of US 1993-- _1946--
Clive, Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey)  Brit. gen. & polit.; won battle of Plassey 1757; founder of Brit. empire in India; suicide _1725-1774
Cloots, Jean Baptiste Baron de (also Anacharsis)  Fr. revolutionary _1755-1794
Close, Glenn  US actress; starred in movies "Fatal Attraction" 1987, "Dangerous Liaisons" 1988, "Hamlet" 1990, "The Paper" 1994 _1947--
Clough, Arthur Hugh  Eng. poet _1819-1861
Clovis I (also Chlodwig I)  king of Salian Franks 481-511; Fr. king 508-511; 1st king of all France; 1st ruler of Merovingian dynasty _466?-511
Coase, Ronald  Brit. economist in US; NP Econ. 1991 _1910--
Coates, Joseph Gordon  New Zealand polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1925-1928 _1878-1943
Coats, Daniel Ray  US Rep. polit.; Senator from Indiana 1991-- _1945--
Cobain, Kurt Donald  US grunge rock musician, guitarist, singer, & songwriter; lead singer of Nirvana 1986-1994; co-recorded albums "Nevermind" 1991, "In Utero" 1993; suicide _1967-1994
Cobb, Howell  US-Confederate lawyer & polit.; Speaker of the House 1849-1851; gov. of Georgia 1851-1853; Secy. of Treasury 1857-1860; pres. of Confederate Constitutional Convention 1861 _1815-1868
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury  US humorist & journalist _1876-1944
Cobb, Tyrus Raymond (Ty)  US baseball player; hit record 4192 career hits, broken by Pete Rose 1985; 1st person inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame _1886-1961
Cobbett, William (pseud. Peter Porcupine)  Eng. political aut. _1763-1835
Cobden, Richard  Eng. economist & polit. _1804-1865
Cobo, Albert Eugene  US polit.; mayor of Detroit 1950-1957 _1893-1957
Cochise  Chiricahua Apache chief _1812?-1874
Cochran, Jacqueline  US aviator; 1st woman to fly faster than speed of sound 1953 _1910-1980
Cochran, [William] Thaddeus (Thad)  US Rep. polit.; Senator from Mississippi 1978-- _1937--
Cockcroft, John Douglas, Sir  Brit. phys.; NP Phys. 1951 _1897-1967
Cocteau, Jean  Fr. dram., movie director, poet, & screenwriter; wrote play "Orphee" 1926, novel "Les Enfants terribles" 1929; directed & wrote movies "Beauty and the Beast" 1946, "Orpheus" 1949 _1889-1963
Codona, Alfredo  Mex. trapeze acrobat _1893-1937
Cody, John Patrick  US cardinal 1967; archbishop of New Orleans 1964-1965; archbishop of Chicago 1965-1982 _1907-1982
Cody, William Frederick (pseud. Buffalo Bill)  US scout & showman _1846-1917
Coe, Sebastian  Brit. track athlete _1956--
Coelho, Anthony Lee (Tony)  US Dem. polit.; House majority whip 1987-1989; de facto chairman of Dem. National Committee 1994-- _1942--
Coello, Augusto  Honduran lyricist; wrote Honduran national anthem (adopted 1915) _1881-1941
Coen, Jan Pieterszoon  Dutch admin. & explorer; founder of Dutch empire in East Indies; founded Djakarta 1619 (orig. Batavia) _1587-1629
Coffin, Robert Peter Tristram  US aut. _1892-1955
Coggan, [Frederick] Donald (F. Donald Coggan; Baron Coggan)  Brit. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1974-1980 _1909--
Cohan, George Michael  US actor, songwriter, & producer; wrote & composed songs "Give My Regards to Broadway" 1904, "Mary's a Grand Old Name" 1905, "You're a Grand Old Flag" 1906, "Over There" 1917 _1878-1942
Cohen, Bennett (Ben)  US ice cream businessman & philanthropist; co-founder & co-eponym of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. 1978 _1951--
Cohen, Octavus Roy  US aut. _1891-1959
Cohen, Paul Joseph  US math.; proved independence of axiom of choice in set theory; proved independence of continuum hypothesis from axiom of choice; Fields Medal 1966 _1934--
Cohen, Stanley  US physiologist; NP Med. 1986 _1922--
Cohen, Wilbur Joseph  US admin.; Secy. of HEW 1968-1969 _1913-1987
Cohen, William Sebastian  US Rep. polit.; Senator from Maine 1979-- _1940--
Cohn, Ferdinand Julius  Ger. botanist _1828-1898
Cohn, Irving (also Irving Conn)  US (Eng.-born) songwriter; co-wrote & co-composed song "Yes! We Have No Bananas" 1923 _1898-1961
Cohn, Roy Marcus  US anti-Communist & lawyer; assistant to Joseph McCarthy 1953-1954 _1927-1986
Coke, Edward, Sir  Eng. jurist _1552-1634
Coke, Richard  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1874-1876 _1829-1897
Colasanto, Nicholas (Nick)  US television actor; starred in series "Cheers" 1982-1985 _1924-1985
Colbert, Jean Baptiste (le Nord)  Fr. financier & polit.; established Fr. navy _1619-1683
Colby, Bainbridge  US diplomat & lawyer; Secy. of State 1920-1921 _1869-1950
Colby, William Egan  US admin. & lawyer; director of CIA 1973-1976 _1920--
Cole, Nat King (orig. Nathaniel Adams Cole)  US jazz pianist & singer _1919-1965
Cole, Natalie  US singer; daughter of Nat King Cole _1950--
Cole, [William] Sterling (W. Sterling Cole)  US polit.; 1st director of International Atomic Energy Agency 1957-1961 _1904-1987
Cole, Thomas  US (Eng.-born) painter of Hudson River school _1801-1848
Coleman, Dabney  US actor _1932--
Coleman, Gary  US actor; starred in series "Different Strokes" 1978-1986 _1968--
Coleman, William David  Liberian (US-born) polit.; pres. of Liberia 1896-1900; resigned _1842-1908
Coleman, William Thaddeus Jr.  US admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1975-1977 _1920--
Colepeper, Thomas (also Thomas Culpeper)  Eng. colonial gov. of Virginia _1635-1689
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor  Eng. critic & poet; wrote poems "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 1798, "Ode to Dejection" 1802, "Christabel" 1816, "Kubla Khan" 1816, critical work "Biographia Literaria" 1817 _1772-1834
Coles, Edward  US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1822-1826; brother-in-law of John Rutherford _1786-1868
Colet, John  Eng. theol. _1466?-1519
Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle (pseud. Colette)  Fr. nov.; wrote novels "L'Envers du music-hall" 1913, "Cheri" 1920, "La Fin de Cheri" 1926, "Gigi" 1945 _1873-1954
Colfax, Schuyler  US newspaper editor & polit.; Speaker of the House 1863-1869; vice-pres. of US 1869-1873 _1823-1885
Colgate, William  US (Brit.-born) soap industrialist & philanthropist; founder & eponym of Colgate & Co. 1806 _1783-1857
Coligny, Gaspard II de  Fr. adm. & Huguenot leader _1519-1572
Colijn, Hendrikus  Dutch polit.; prime min. of Netherlands 1925-1926, 1933-1939 _1869-1944
Collamer, Jacob  US lawyer & polit.; Postmaster Gen. 1843-1849 _1791-1865
Collier, Jeremy  Eng. clergyman _1650-1726
Collier, John Payne  Eng. editor _1789-1883
Collier, Peter Fenelon  US publisher _1849-1909
Collins, Joan Henrietta  Eng. television actress; starred in series "Dynasty" 1981-1988 _1933--
Collins, John Frederick  US polit.; mayor of Boston 1960-1968 _1919--
Collins, Judith (Judy)  US singer _1939--
Collins, [James] Lawton (J. Lawton Collins)  US gen.; army chief of staff 1949-1953 _1882-1963
Collins, Phil  Eng. actor, musician, rock singer, & songwriter _1951--
Collins, Michael  Irish nationalist & revolutionary; 1st prime min. of Ireland 1922; assassinated _1890-1922
Collins, Michael  US (It.-born) astronaut _1930--
Collins, Thomas LeRoy  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1955-1961 _1909-1991
Collins, [William] Wilkie  Eng. aut. & pioneer mystery nov.; wrote novels "Antonina" 1850, "Basil" 1852, "The Woman in White" 1860, "Armadale" 1866, "The Moonstone" 1868 _1824-1889
Collins, William  Eng. poet _1721-1759
Collor de Mello, Fernando  Brazilian polit.; pres. of Brazil 1990-1992; impeached; resigned _1949--
Colman, George (the Elder)  Eng. dram. & theater manager; wrote plays "Polly Honeycombe" 1760, "The Jealous Wife" 1761, co-wrote play "The Clandestine Marriage" 1766 with David Garrick _1732-1794
Colman, George (the Younger)  Eng. dram. & theater manager; wrote plays "John Bull" 1803, "The Heir at Law" 1808; son of George Colman the Elder _1762-1836
Colman, Norman Jay  US admin.; 1st Secy. of Agriculture 1889 _1827-1911
Colombo, Emilio  It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1970-1972; It. foreign minister 1980-1983, 1992-1994 _1920--
Colosio [Murrieta], Luis Donaldo  Mex. polit.; Mex. pres. cand. 1994 with Institutional Revolutionary Party; assassinated _1950-1994
Colquitt, Oscar Branch  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1911-1915 _1861-1940
Colt, Samuel  US gun inventor; invented revolver 1836 _1814-1862
Coltrane, John William (Trane)  US jazz musician & tenor saxophonist _1926-1967
Colum, Padraic  US (Irish-born) dram. & poet; wrote plays "Broken soil" 1903 (also "The Fiddler's House"), "Thomas Muskerry" 1910, poetry collection "Wild Earth" 1907 _1881-1972
Columba (also Colum, Columcille)  Irish saint & missionary in Scotland _521?-597
Columbus, Christopher (also Chrystobal Colon, Cristoforo Colombo)  It. explorer for Spain; discovered Americas 1492 _1451-1506
Comaneci, Nadia  Romanian gymnast _1961--
Comenius, John Amos (also Jan Amos Komensky)  Bohemian Czechoslovakian educator & theol. _1592-1670
Commager, Henry Steele  US historian _1902--
Commodus, Lucius Aelius Aurelius  Rom. emperor 180-192 _161-192
Commoner, Barry  US biologist & educator _1917--
Commons, John Rogers  US economist & labor historian _1862-1945
Commynes, Philippe de (also Philippe de Comines, Commines)  Fr. aut. & polit. _1447-1511
Como, Pierino Roland (Perry)  US singer _1913--
Compaore, Blaise  Bukinabe army officer & polit.; overthrew Thomas Sankara 1987; head of state of Burkina Faso 1987-1991; pres. of Burkina Faso 1991-- _19XX--
Compton, Arthur Holly  US phys.; discoverer & eponym of Compton effect 1923; NP Phys. 1927 _1892-1962
Compton, John George Melvin  St. Lucian polit.; last premier of St. Lucia 1967-1979; 1st independent prime min. of St. Lucia 1979, 1982-- _1926--
Compton, Karl Taylor  US educator & phys.; pres. of MIT 1930-1948; brother of Arthur Holly Compton _1887-1954
Comstock, Anthony  US anti-vice activist & fanatic; source of word "comstockery" _1844-1915
Comte, [Isidore] Auguste [Marie Francois Xavier]  Fr. philos.; founder of positivism _1798-1857
Conable, Barber Jr.  US banker & polit.; pres. of World Bank 1986-1991 _1922--
Conan I  duke of Brittany 987-992; 1st duke of independent Brittany _9XX-992
Conant, James Bryant  US chem., diplomat, & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1933-1953 _1893-1978
Concha, Jose Vicente  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1914-1918 _1867-1929
Conde, Prince Louis II de  Fr. gen. _1621-1686
Condell, Henry (also Henry Cundell)  Eng. actor; friend of William Shakespeare; co-editor of First Folio 1623 _15XX-1627
Condon, Edward Uhler  US phys. _1902-1974
Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine de Caritat, Marquis de  Fr. polit. _1743-1794
Cone, Frederick Preston  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1937-1941 _1871-1948
Confucius (also K'ung Fu-tzu, K'ung-tzu)  Chinese philos. & reformer; teachings known as Confucianism & compiled as "Analects" _551b-479b
Congreve, William  Eng. dram.; wrote plays "The Old Bachelor" 1693, "Love for Love" 1695, "The Mourning Bride" 1697, "The Way of the World" 1700 _1670-1729
Coningham, Arthur, Sir  Brit. air force marshal _1895-1948
Connally, John Bowden Jr.  US polit.; secy. of navy 1958-1961; gov. of Texas 1963-1969; Secy. of Treasury 1971-1972 _1917-1993
Connaught, Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Prince of  Brit. admin. in S. Africa; gov-gen. of Union of S. Africa 1920-1924 _1883-1938
Connaught [and Strathearn], Arthur William Patrick Albert  Eng. admin. in Canada; gov-gen. of Canada 1911-1916; son of Victoria _1850-1942
Connery, Sean (orig. Thomas Connery)  US (Scot.-born) movie actor; starred in movies "Dr. No" 1962, "The Name of the Rose" 1986, "Highlander" 1986, "The Untouchables" 1987, "The Hunt for Red October" 1990, "Rising Sun" 1993 _1930--
Connolly, Maureen  US tennis player _1934-1969
Connor, [Theophilus] Eugene (Bull)  US police admin. & segregationist; police commissioner of Birmingham 1937-1953, 1957-1963 _1897-1973
Connor, John Thomas  US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1965-1967 _1914--
Connors, Chuck (orig. Kevin Joseph Connors)  US television actor; starred in series "The Rifleman" 1958-1963 _1921-1992
Connors, James Scott (Jimmy)  US tennis player _1952--
Conon  pope 686-687 _6XX-687
Conrad, Charles Magill  US admin.; Secy. of War 1850-1853 _1804-1878
Conrad, Joseph (orig. Teodor Jozef Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski)  Eng. (Pol.-Ukrainian-born) nov.; wrote novellas "Heart of Darkness" 1902, "The Secret Sharer", novels "Lord Jim" 1900, "Chance" 1914 _1857-1924
Conrad, [Gaylord] Kent  US Dem. polit.; Senator from N. Dakota 1987-- _1948--
Conrad, Paul Francis  US political cartoonist _1924--
Conrad von Hotzendorf, Baron Franz  Aus.-Hung. gen. in World War I _1852-1925
Conroy, [Donald] Patrick (Pat)  US nov.; wrote novels "The Lords of Discipline" 1980, "The Prince of Tides" 1991 _1945--
Consalvi, Ercole  It. cardinal & diplomat; represented papacy at Congress of Vienna 1814 _1757-1824
Consolo, Federico  San Marino songwriter; composed San Marino national anthem _1841-1906
Constable, John  Eng. landscape painter _1776-1837
Constant de Rebecque, Benjamin  Fr. aut. & polit. _1767-1830
Constantine  Syrian pope 708-715 _6XX-715
Constantine  antipope 767-768 _7XX
Constantine I  Gk. king 1913-1917, 1920-1922 _1868-1923
Constantine II (Constantine Glucksburg)  Gk. king 1964-1973; deposed; son of Paul I _1940--
Constantine I (Constantine the Great)  Rom. emperor 306-337 _2XX-337
Constantine, Learie Nicholas, Baron  Brit.-Trinidadian broadcasting admin., cricket player, & diplomat _1902-1971
Contarini, Gasparo  It. Venetian cardinal & diplomat _1483-1542
Conte, Lansana  Guinean dictator, gen., & polit.; pres. of Guinea 1984-- _1944--
Conti, Niccolo de'  It. traveler from Venice _1395?-1469
Conway, James Sevier  US polit.; 1st US gov. of Arkansas 1836-1840 _1798-1855
Conway, John Horton  Brit. math.; created mathematical game Life _1938?--
Cook, James  Eng. captain & explorer; discovered Australia _1728-1779
Cook, Joseph  Austr. (Brit.-born) polit.; prime min. of Australia 1913-1914 _1860-1947
Cooke, [Alfred] Alistair  US (Brit.-born) essayist, journalist, & television host; hosted show "Masterpiece Theatre" 1970-1993 _1908--
Cooke, Jay  US financier _1821-1905
Cooke, Sam (orig. Sam Cook)  US soul singer & songwriter; murdered _1931-1964
Cooke, Terence James  US cardinal 1969; archbishop of New York City 1968-1983 _1921-1983
Coolidge, Archibald Cary  US diplomat, educator, & historian; 1st editor of magazine "Foreign Affairs" 1922-1928 _1866-1928
Coolidge, [John] Calvin  US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1919-1921; vice-pres. of US 1921-1923; 30th pres. of US 1923-1929 _1872-1933
Coolidge, Grace Anna (nee Goodhue)  US wife of Calvin Coolidge 1905 _1879-1957
Coontz, Robert Edward  US adm.; gov. of Guam 1912-1913; chief of naval operations 1919-1923 _1864-1935
Cooper, Edward  US polit.; mayor of New York City 1879-1881 _1824-1905
Cooper, Gary (orig. Frank James Cooper)  US movie actor; starred in movies "A Farewell to Arms" 1932, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" 1936, "Sergeant York" 1941, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" 1943, "High Noon" 1952 _1901-1961
Cooper, [Leroy] Gordon Jr.  US astronaut; member of original Mercury 7 _1927--
Cooper, James Fenimore  US nov.; wrote "Leatherstocking Tales" 1823-1841 (set of novels "The Pilot" 1823, "The Last of the Mohicans" 1826, "The Prairie" 1826, "The Pathfinder" 1840, "The Deerslayer" 1841) _1789-1851
Cooper, John Sherman  US diplomat & Rep. polit.; US ambasador to India 1955-1956; member of Warren Commission; US ambassador to E. Germany 1974-1976 _1901-1991
Cooper, Leon Neil  US phys.; with John Bardeen & John Schrieffer, developed BCS model of superconductivity; eponym of Cooper pairs; NP Phys. 1972 _1930--
Cooper, Peter  US manufacturer & philanthropist _1791-1883
Coors, Adolph  US (Ger.-born) brewer & businessman _1847-1919
Cope, Edward Drinker  US naturalist, paleontologist, & Neo-Lamarckian evolutionist _1840-1897
Copernicus, Nicolaus (also Niklas Kopernik)  Pol. astronomer & heliocentrist; proposed modern heliocentric theory; father of modern astronomy _1473-1543
Copland, Aaron  US composer; composed ballets "Rodeo", "Appalachian Spring" _1900-1990
Copperfield, David (orig. David Kotkin)  US magician _1956--
Coppola, Francis Ford  US movie director; directed movies "The Godfather" 1972, "The Godfather, Part II" 1974, "The Conversation" 1974, "Apocalypse Now" 1979, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" 1992 _1939--
Copley, John Singleton  US portrait painter _1738-1815
Coquelin, Benoit Constant  Fr. actor _1841-1909
Corbeil, William of (also William of Curbuil, Corbeuil)  Eng.-Norman prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1123-1136 _10XX-1136
Corbett, Boston (orig. Thomas Corbett)  US (Eng.-born) soldier; killed John Wilkes Booth; disappeared _1832-18XX
Corbett, James John (Gentleman Jim)  US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1892-1897 _1866-1933
Corbusier, Le (orig. Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris)  Fr. (Swi.-born) architect _1887-1965
Corcoran, Thomas Gardiner  US lawyer & polit.; advisor to Franklin Roosevelt; helped draft Securities Act 1933, Securities Exchange Act 1934, & Public Utility Holding Co. Act 1935 _1900-1981
Corday, Charlotte (Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont)  Fr. Girondist patriot & revolutionary; opposed Reign of Terror; assassin of Jean Paul Marat; executed _1768-1793
Cordero, Angel Tomas  US jockey _1942--
Cordier, Andrew Wellington  US educator & political sci.; acting pres. of Columbia Univ. 1968-1969; pres. of Columbia Univ. 1969-1970 _1901-1975
Corelli, Arcangelo  It. composer & violinist; creator of concerto grosso _1653-1713
Corey, Elias James  US biochem.; NP Chem. 1990 _1928--
Cori, Carl Ferdinand  US (Czechoslovakian-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1947; husband of Gerty Cori _1896-1984
Cori, Gerty Theresa (nee Radnitz)  US (Czechoslovakian-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1947; wife of Carl Cori _1896-1957
Corinth, Lovis  Ger. Expressionist painter _1858-1925
Coriolis, Gaspard Gustave de  Fr. engineer & phys.; eponym of Coriolis force _1792-1843
Cormack, Allan MacLeod  US (S. African-born) phys.; co-inventor of CAT scan; NP Med. 1979 _1924--
Corneille, Pierre  Fr. dram.; wrote plays "Medea" 1635 (also "Medee"), "Le Cid" 1636, "Horace" 1639, "Cinna" 1639, "Polyeucte" 1640, "Le Menteur" 1642, "The Death of Pompey" 1643, "Oedipus" 1659 (also "Oedipe") _1606-1684
Cornelius  It. martyr, saint, & pope 251-253 _2XX-253
Cornelius, Peter von  Ger. painter _1783-1867
Cornell, Alonzo  US polit.; gov. of New York 1880-1883 _1832-1904
Cornell, Ezra  US telegraph industrialist & philanthropist; founded Western Union Telegraph Co. 1855; co-founder & eponym of Cornell Univ. 1865 _1807-1874
Cornell, Katharine  US actress _1893-1974
Cornforth, John Warcup, Sir  Brit. (Austr.-born) chem.; NP Chem. 1975 _1917--
Corning, Erastus  US financier & railroad businessman _1794-1872
Corning, Erastus II  US polit.; mayor of Albany 1932-1983 _1909-1983
Cornish, Louis Craig  US Unitarian clergyman; pres. of American Unitarian Association 1927-1937 _1870-1950
Cornwallis, Charles  Brit. gen. & polit. in American Revolution; won battle of Brandywine 1777; surrendered at Yorktown _1738-1805
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de  Sp. explorer of southwest US _1510?-1554
Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille  Fr. landscape painter _1796-1875
Correggio, Antonio Allegri da  It. mural painter _1494-1534
Corrigan, Mairead (Mrs. Mairead Corrigan Maguire)  Irish peace activist; NP Peace 1976 _1944--
Corrigan, Michael Augustine  US archbishop; archbishop of New York City 1885-1902 _1839-1902
Corson, Dale Raymond  US educator & phys; provost of Cornell Univ. 1963-1969; pres. of Cornell Univ. 1969-1977 _1914--
Cortelyou, George Bruce  US polit.; 1st Secy. of C&L 1903-1904; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1904-1907; Postmaster Gen. 1905-1907; Secy. of Treasury 1907-1909 _1862-1940
Cortes [Castro], Leon  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1936-1940 _1882-1946
Cortez, Hernando (also Hernan Cortes)  Sp. conqueror of Mexico _1485-1547
Corwin, Thomas  US diplomat & polit.; gov. of Ohio 1840-1842; Secy. of Treasury 1850-1853 _1794-1865
Cosby, William  Brit. colonial admin. in America; gov. of New York & the Jerseys 1731-1736?; unsuccessfully sued John Peter Zenger for libel _1690?-1736?
Cosby, William Henry Jr. (Bill)  US comedian & television actor; starred in series "I Spy" 1965-1968, starred in & eponym of series "The Bill Cosby Show" 1969-1971, "The Cosby Show" 1984-1989, starred in movie "Ghost Dad" 1990 _1937--
Cosell, Howard (orig. Howard William Cohen)  US sportscaster _1920--
Cosgrave, William (Liam; also Liam MacCosgair)  Irish polit.; prime min. of Ireland 1973-1977; son of William Cosgrave _1920--
Cosgrave, William Thomas (also Liam Tomas MacCosgair Cumann nan Gaedhead)  Irish polit. & revolutionary leader; pres. of Ireland 1922-1932; father of Liam Cosgrave _1880-1965
Cosic, Dobrica  Serbian Yugoslavian polit.; last pres. of Yugoslavia 1992-1993; deposed _1921--
Cossiga, Francesco  It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1979-1980; pres. of Italy 1985-1992 _1928--
Costa [e Silva], Arturo da  Brazilian gen. & polit.; pres. of Brazil 1967-1969 _1902-1969
Costa [Gomes], Francisco da  Port. gen. & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1974-1976 _1914--
Costa Cabral, Antonio Bernardo da  Port. polit. _1803-1889
Costello, Elvis (orig. Declan Patrick McManus)  Eng. rock singer _1954--
Costello, John Aloysius (also Sean Ua Coisdealbha)  Irish polit.; prime min. of Ireland 1948-1951, 1954-1957 _1891-1976
Costello, Lou (orig. Louis Francis Cristillo)  US comedian with Bud Abbott _1906-1959
Costle, Douglas Michael  US admin.; admin. of Environmental Protection Agency 1977-1981 (EPA) _1939--
Costner, Kevin  US movie actor & director; starred in movies "The Untouchables" 1987, "Bull Durham" 1988, "Field of Dreams" 1989, "JFK" 1991, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" 1991, directed & starred in "Dances With Wolves" 1990 _1955--
Cotten, John  US actor; starred in movies "Citizen Kane" 1941, "Shadow of a Doubt" 1943, "Gaslight" 1944, "The Third Man" 1949 _1905-1994
Cottereau, Jean  Fr. peasant leader & royalist counterrevolutionary; led les Chouans against revolutionary regime _1767-1794
Cotti, Flavio  Swi. polit.; pres. of Switzerland 1991 _1939--
Cotton, Charles  Eng. comic aut. & translator _1630-1687
Cotton, John  Eng. Puritan clergyman in America _1585-1652
Coty, Rene Jules Gustave  Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1954-1959; last pres. of 4th Fr. Rep. _1882-1962
Coubertin, Pierre  Fr. educator; founder of modern Olympics 1896 _1863-1937
Coudenhove-Kalergi, Count von  Aus. (Pol.-born) diplomat; advocate of Pan-European government _1894-1972
Coughlin, Charles Edward (Father Coughlin)  US priest & radio commentator _1891-1979
Coulomb, Charles Augustin de  Fr. phys. _1736-1806
Couperin, Francois (le Grand)  Fr. composer; composed "Lecons de tenebres", "Les Gouts reunis" (including "L'Apotheose de Corelli", "L'Apotheose de Lully") _1668-1733
Couperus, Louis Marie Anne  Dutch nov.; wrote tetralogy "The Books of the Small Souls" _1863-1923
Courbet, Gustave  Fr. Realist painter _1819-1877
Cournand, Andre Frederic  US (Fr.-born) physiologist; NP Med. 1956 _1895-1988
Court, Antoine  Fr. Protestant clergyman; main leader of Huguenots 1715-1760 _1695-1760
Court, Margaret (nee Smith)  Austr. tennis player _1942--
Courtenay, William  Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1381-1396; opposed John Wycliffe & John of Gaunt _1342?-1396
Cousin, Victor  Fr. philos. _1792-1867
Cousins, Norman  US editor & essayist _1912-1990
Cousteau, Jacques Yves  Fr. ocean explorer & oceanographer _1910--
Cousy, Robert Joseph (Bob)  US basketball player & sportscaster; played for Boston Celtics 1950-1963 _1928--
Couve de Murville, Maurice  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1968-1969 _1907--
Covarrubias, Miguel  Mex. artist _1904-1957
Coverdale, Miles  Eng. Bible translator _1488?-1569
Coverdell, Paul  US Rep. polit.; director of Peace Corps 1987-1992; Senator from Georgia 1993-- _1939--
Coward, Noel Pierce, Sir  Eng. actor, dram., & songwriter; wrote witty plays "Hay Fever" 1925, "Private Lives" 1930, "Blithe Spirit" 1941, autobiographies "Present Indicative" 1937, "Future Indefinite" 1954 _1899-1973
Cowell, Henry Dixon  US composer _1887-1965
Cowen, Zelman, Sir  Austr. polit.; gov-gen. of Australia 1977-1982 _1919--
Cowl, Jane (orig. Jane Cowles)  US actress _1883-1950
Cowley, Abraham  Eng. poet _1618-1667
Cowley, Malcolm  US literary critic & editor; wrote "A Second Flowering: Works and Days of the Lost Generation" 1973 _1898-1989
Cowper, William  Eng. poet & translator _1731-1800
Cox, Channing Harris  US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1921-1925 _1879-1968
Cox, David  Eng. landscape painter _1783-1859
Cox, Jacob Dolson Jr.  US (Can.-born) army officer & polit.; gov. of Ohio 1866-1868; Secy. of Interior 1869-1870 _1828-1900
Cox, James Middleton  US polit.; gov. of Ohio 1913-1915, 1917-1921; Dem. pres. cand. 1920 _1870-1957
Cox, Percy Zachariah, Sir  Brit. admin. & diplomat in Iraq; established Iraqi army & consititution _1864-1937
Coxey, Jacob Sechler  US businessman & polit.; led Coxey's Bonus Army march to support job-creating legislation 1894 _1854-1951
Cozzens, James Gould  US nov.; wrote novels "Ask Me Tomorrow" 1940, "The Just and the Unjust" 1942, "Guard of Honor" 1948, "By Love Possessed" 1958 _1903-1978
Crabbe, Clarence Linden (Buster)  US actor & swimmer _1908-1983
Crabbe, George  Eng. poet; wrote poems "The Library" 1781, "The Village" 1783, "The Parish Register" 1807 _1754-1832
Crafts, James Mason  US chem. & educator; pres. of MIT 1898-1900 _1839-1917
Craig, Elijah  US Baptist clergyman & distiller; invented 1st true bourbon _1743-1808
Craig, James Henry  Brit. admin. & gen. in S. Africa; joint 1st military ruler of Cape Colony 1795; military ruler of Cape Colony 1795-1797 _1748-1812
Craig, Larry Edwin  US Rep. polit.; Senator from Idaho 1991-- _1945--
Craig, Malin  US gen.; pres. of Army War College 1935; army chief of staff 1935-1939 _1875-1945
Craigavon, James Craig, Viscount  Brit. polit.; 1st prime min. of N. Ireland 1921-1940 _1871-1940
Craigie, Laurence  US aviator & air force gen.; 1st US military jet pilot 1942, in Bell XP-59 _1901?-1994
Craigie, William Alexander, Sir  Brit. lexicographer & philologist _1867-1957
Cram, Donald James  US chem.; NP Chem. 1987 _1919--
Cram, Ralph Adams  US architect & aut. _1863-1942
Cramer, Gabriel  Swi. math.; eponym of Cramer's rule for solving linear equations _1704-1752
Cramer, Harald  Swed. math. & statistician _1893-1985
Cranach, Lucas  Ger. engraver & portrait painter _1472-1553
Crane, [Harold] Hart  US poet; wrote poems "White Buildings" 1926, "The Bridge" 1930; suicide _1899-1932
Crane, Robert (Bob)  US television actor; starred in series "Hogan's Heroes" 1965-1971; murdered _1928-1978
Crane, Royston Campbell (Roy)  US cartoonist; created Buz Sawyer, Captain Easy _1901-1977
Crane, Stephen  US aut. & journalist; wrote novels "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" 1893, "The Red Badge of Courage" 1895 _1871-1900
Crane, Walter  Eng. artist _1845-1915
Crane, Winthrop Murray  US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1900-1903 _1853-1920
Cranmer, Thomas  Eng. prelate & reformer; archbishop of Canterbury 1533-1556 _1489-1556
Cranston, Alan MacGregor  US Dem. polit.; Senate majority whip 1977-1981, 1987-1991; Senate minority whip 1981-1987; member of Keating Five _1914--
Crapper, Thomas  Eng. inventor; invented flush toilet _1837-1910
Crassus, Marcus Licinius  Rom. polit.; member of 1st Triumvirate _115b?-053b
Crater, Joseph Force  US judge; disappeared _1889-1930?
Craven, Braxton  US educator; 1st pres. of Duke Univ. 1849-1882 (orig. Normal College before 1924; Trinity College until 1924) _1822-1882
Crawford, Cindy  US actress & model; wife of Richard Gere 1991 _1966--
Crawford, George Walker  US polit.; gov. of Georgia 1843-1847; Secy. of War 1849-1850 _1798-1872
Crawford, Joan (orig. Lucille LeSueur)  US movie actress; starred in movies "Mildred Pierce" 1945, "Possessed" 1947, "Sudden Fear" 1952, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" 1962 _1908-1977
Crawford, William Harris  US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1812; Secy. of War 1815-1816; Secy. of Treasury 1816-1825; Dem.-Rep. pres. cand. 1824 _1772-1834
Craxi, Bettino  It. socialist polit.; prime min. of Italy 1983-1987 _1934--
Cray, Seymour  US computer designer & businessman; founder & eponym of Cray Research Inc. 1972, Cray Computer Corp. 1989 _1925--
Crazy Horse (also Ta-sunka-witco)  Sioux chief; defeated George Custer at battle of Little Big Horn 1876 _1842-1877
Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir  Eng. historian & lawyer; wrote "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" 1851 _1812-1878
Crebillon, Prosper Jolyot de  Fr. dram.; wrote plays "Idomenee" 1703, "Atree et Thyeste" 1707, "Electre" 1709, "Rhadamiste et Zenobie" 1711, "Catilina" 1748 _1674-1762
Crecine, John Patrick (Pat)  US educator & political sci.; pres. of Georgia Institute of Technology 1987?-1994 _1939--
Cremer, William Randal, Sir  Eng. pacifist; NP Peace 1903 _1838-1908
Cresson, Edith  Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1991-1992 _1934--
Creswell, John Angel James  US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1869-1874 _1828-1891
Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume Jean de  US (Fr.-born) essayist _1735-1813
Crichton, James (the Admirable Crichton)  Scot. scholar _1560-1582
Crichton, [John] Michael  US aut. & screenwriter; wrote novels "The Andromeda Strain" 1969, "The Terminal Man" 1972, "Congo" 1980, "Sphere" 1987, "Jurassic Park" 1990, "Rising Sun" 1992, "Disclosure" 1994 _1942--
Crick, Francis Harry Compton  Brit. biologist & geneticist; co-discovered structure of DNA with James Watson; NP Med. 1962 _1916--
Crile, George Washington  US surgeon _1864-1943
Cripps, [Richard] Stafford, Sir  Brit. financial admin., lawyer, & socialist polit. _1889-1952
Crisp, Charles Frederick  US polit.; House minority leader 1890-1891, 1895-1896; Speaker of the House 1891-1895 _1845-1896
Crispi, Francesco  It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1887-1891, 1893-1896 _1819-1901
Crissinger, Daniel Richard  US banker; chairman of Federal Reserve Board 1923-1927 _1860-1942
Cristiani, Alfredo  El Salvadoran polit.; pres. of El Salvador 1989-1994 _1948?--
Crittenden, John Jordan  US polit.; Atty. Gen. 1841; Atty. Gen. 1850-1853; gov. of Kentucky 1848-1850; introduced Crittenden Compromise _1787-1863
Crittenden, Thomas Theodore  US army officer & polit.; gov. of Missouri 1881-1885; nephew of John Crittenden _1832-1909
Croce, Benedetto  It. critic, idealist philos., & polit. _1866-1952
Croce, Jim  US singer & songwriter; died in airplane crash _1943-1973
Crocker, Charles  US financier & railroad businessman _1822-1888
Crockett, David (Davy)  US frontiersman & polit.; killed at battle of the Alamo _1786-1836
Crockett, Effie (pseud. Effie Canning)  US actress & babysitter; wrote & composed song "Rock-a-Bye Baby" 1872? _1857-1940
Croesus  last king of Lydia 560b?-546b?; famous for his wealth; commissioned temple of Artemis at Ephesus 550b? _5XXb-546b?
Croker, John Wilson  Irish aut. & essayist _1780-1857
Crompton, Samuel  Eng. inventor of spinning mule _1753-1827
Cromwell, Oliver (Old Noll)  Eng. gen. & polit.; defeated Royalists at battle of Marston Moor 1644; 1st lord protector of England 1653-1658 _1599-1658
Cromwell, Richard (Queen Richard)  Eng. polit.; 2nd & last lord protector of England 1658-1659; resigned; son of Oliver Cromwell _1626-1712
Cromwell, Thomas (Earl of Essex)  Eng. polit. _1485?-1540
Cronin, Archibald Joseph  Eng. nov. & physician; wrote novels "The Hatter's Castle" 1931, "The Keys of the Kingdom" 1941, "Crusader's Tomb" 1956 _1896-1981
Cronin, James Watson  US phys.; NP Phys. 1980 _1931--
Cronje, Piet Arnoldus  Boer gen. _1835?-1911
Cronkite, Walter Leland Jr.  US television newscaster; appeared in shows "The 20th Century" 1957-1970, "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" 1962-1980 _1916--
Cronyn, Hume  US (Can.-born) actor, director, & producer; 2nd husband of Jessica Tandy 1942 _1911--
Crookes, William, Sir  Eng. chem., inventor, & phys.; discovered element thallium _1832-1919
Crosby, Harry Lillis (Bing)  US actor & singer; starred in movies "Road to Zanzibar" 1941, "Going My Way" 1944, "The Bells of St. Mary's" 1945, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" 1949, "The Country Girl" 1954 _1904-1977
Crosland, Charles Anthony Raven  Brit. diplomat; Brit. foreign secy. 1976-1977 _1918-1977
Cross, Amanda (pseud. of Carolyn Gold Heilbrun)  US mystery nov.; created character Kate Fansler _1926--
Cross, Wilbur Lucius  US educator & polit. _1862-1948
Crosland, Charles Anthony Raven  Brit. polit. & school reformer _1918-1977
Crossman, Richard Howard Stafford  Brit. polit. _1907-1974
Crotch, William  Eng. clergyman & organist; composed tune "Westminster Chimes" 1793? _1775-1847
Crouse, Russel  US dram. & journalist _1893-1966
Crowe, William James Jr.  US adm.; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1985-1989; US ambassador to Britain 1994-- _1925--
Crowley, Aleister (orig. Edward Alexander Crowley; the Great Beast)  Eng. occultist _1875-1947
Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams  US admin.; Secy. of Navy 1815-1818 _1772-1851
Cruden, Alexander  Scot. bookseller in England; compiled Biblical concordance 1737 _1701-1770
Cruikshank, George  Eng. caricaturist & illustrator _1792-1878
Cruise, Tom (orig. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV)  US movie actor; starred in movies "Top Gun" 1986, "The Color of Money" 1986, "Rain Man" 1988, "Born on the Fourth of July" 1989, "A Few Good Men" 1992, "The Firm" 1993 _1962--
Cryer, George Edward  US polit.; mayor of Los Angeles 1921-1929 _1875-1961
Crystal, Billy  US comedian & movie actor; starred in movies "Throw Momma from the Train" 1987, "When Harry Met Sally" 1989, "City Slickers" 1991, "City Slickers II" 1994 _1947--
Csonka, Larry  US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1974 _1946--
Cudworth, Ralph  Eng. philos. _1617-1688
Cui, Cesar Antonovich  Rus. composer; member of The Five _1835-1918
Cukor, George Dewey  US movie director; directed movies "Dinner at Eight" 1933, "The Philadelphia Story" 1940, "Gaslight" 1944, "Adam's Rib" 1949, "Born Yesterday" 1950, "A Star is Born" 1954, "My Fair Lady" 1964 _1899-1983
Culberson, Charles Allen  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1895-1899 _1855-1925
Culkin, Macaulay  US movie actor; starred in movies "Uncle Buck" 1989, "Home Alone" 1990, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" 1992, "The Good Son" 1993, "Getting Even with Dad" 1994 _1980--
Cullen, Countee  US aut. of Harlem Renaissance; wrote poetry collection "Color" 1925, novel "One Way to Heaven" 1932 _1903-1946
Cullen, William Lawrence (Bill)  US television game show host; hosted shows "I've Got a Secret" 1952-1967, "The Price is Right" 1956-1963, "To Tell the Truth" 1969-1977, "The Joker's Wild" 1984-1986 _1920-1990
Culliford, Pierre (Peyo)  Belgian aut. & cartoonist; created Smurfs _1928-1992
Cullinan, Joseph  US oil industrialist; co-founded Texaco Inc. 1902 _1860-1937
Cullom, Shelby Moore  US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1877-1883; Senate majority leader 1911-1913 _1829-1914
Culverhouse, Hugh Franklin  US football admin.; owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1974-1994 _1919-1994
Cummings, Edward Estlin (E. E. Cummings, e. e. cummings)  US poet; wrote autobiographical novel "The Enormous Room" 1922, poetry collection "Tulips and Chimneys" 1924 _1894-1962
Cummings, Homer Stille  US polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1919-1920; Atty. Gen. 1933-1939 _1870-1956
Cummins, Albert Baird  US polit.; gov. of Iowa 1902-1908; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1919-1925 _1850-1926
Cunard, Samuel  Can. transport businessman _1787-1865
Cunha, Tristao da  Port. explorer _1460-1540
Cunningham, Allan  Scot. aut. _1784-1842
Cunningham, Andrew Browne  Brit. adm. _1883-1963
Cunningham, Merce  US choreographer _1919?--
Cunningham, Randall  US football player; quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles 1985-- _1963--
Cuno, Wilhelm  Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1922-1923 _1876-1933
Cuomo, Mario Matthew (Hamlet on the Hudson)  US Dem. polit.; gov. of New York 1983-- _1932--
Curie, Eve  US (Fr.-born) aut.; daughter of Marie Curie & Pierre Curie _1904--
Curie, Marie (also Marja Curie; nee Sklodowska)  Fr. (Pol.-born) chem. & phys.; NP Phys. 1903; NP Chem. 1911; wife of Pierre Curie _1867-1934
Curie, Pierre  Fr. chem. & phys.; co-discovered piezoelectricity; discovered loss of ferromagentism at high temperature; NP Phys. 1903; husband of Marie Curie _1859-1906
Curley, James Michael  US polit.; mayor of Boston 1914-1918, 1922-1926, 1930-1934, 1946-1947; gov. of Massachusetts 1935-1937 _1874-1958
Curley, Michael Joseph  US (Irish-born) archbishop; archbishop of Baltimore 1921-1947 _1879-1947
Curran, Francis Earl (Frank)  US polit.; mayor of San Diego 1963-1971; resigned over bribery scandal _1912-1992
Currier, Nathaniel  US lithographer with James Ives _1813-1888
Curry, John Steuart  US painter _1897-1946
Curry, Tim  US (Eng.-born) movie actor _1946--
Curtin, Andrew Gregg  US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1861-1867 _1815-1894
Curtin, Jane  US comedienne & television actress; starred in show "Saturday Night Live" 1975-1980, series "Kate and Allie" 1984-1989 _1947--
Curtin, John Joseph  Austr. polit.; leader of Labor Party 1934-1945; prime min. of Australia 1941-1945 _1885-1945
Curtis, Benjamin Robbins  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1851-1857 _1809-1874
Curtis, Charles  US Rep. polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1911; Senate minority whip 1915-1919; Senate majority whip 1919-1924; Senate majority leader 1924-1929; vice-pres. of US 1929-1933; Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1932 _1860-1936
Curtis, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar  US publisher _1850-1933
Curtis, George Ticknor  US aut. & lawyer _1812-1894
Curtis, George William  US aut. & editor; wrote novel "Trumps" 1862 _1824-1892
Curtis, Jamie Lee  US actress; starred in movies "Halloween" 1978, "A Fish Called Wanda" 1988, "True Lies" 1994, series "Anything But Love" 1989-- _1958--
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond  US aviator & inventor; made 1st mile-long airplane flight 1908 _1878-1930
Curtius, Ernst  Ger. archaeologist & historian; excavated Olympia 1875-1881 _1814-1896
Curtiz, Michael  US movie director; directed movies "Angels with Dirty Faces" 1938, "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" 1939, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 1942, "Casablanca" 1942, "White Christmas" 1954 _1888-1962
Curwen, John  Eng. music teacher _1816-1880
Curzon, George Nathaniel (Marquis Curzon of Kedleston)  Eng. orator & polit.; viceroy of India 1899-1905; Brit. foreign secy. 1919-1924; eponym of Curzon Line _1859-1925
Cusack, Cyril James  Irish (S. African-born) actor; father-in-law of Jeremy Irons _1910-1993
Cushing, Caleb  US diplomat & lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1853-1857 _1800-1879
Cushing, Harvey  US surgeon _1869-1939
Cushing, Richard James  US cardinal 1958; archbishop of Boston 1944-1970 _1895-1970
Cushing, William  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1789-1810; only Supr. Ct. justice to wear Brit.-style judge's wig _1732-1810
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders  US actress _1816-1876
Cushman, Robert Everton Jr.  US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1972-1975 _1914-1985
Cussler, Clive Eric  US suspense nov.; created character Dirk Pitt; wrote novels "The Mediterranean Caper" 1973, "Raise the Titanic!" 1976, "Cyclops" 1986, "Treasure" 1988, "Dragon" 1990, "Sahara" 1992 _1931--
Custer, George Armstrong  US gen.; defeated & killed at battle of Little Big Horn _1839-1876
Custine, Adam Philippe, Comte de  Fr. army officer _1740-1793
Cuthbert  Eng. monk & saint _635?-687
Cutler, Lloyd Norton  US lawyer; White House counsel 1979-1981, 1993-1994 _1917--
Cutler, Robert  US admin.; national security advisor 1953-1955, 1957-1958; established National Security Council _1895-1974
Cutler, Timothy  American Congregational clergyman & educator; rector of Yale Univ. 1718-1722 _1684-1765
Cuvier, Georges, Baron (orig. Jean)  Fr. geologist & naturalist _1769-1832
Cuyler, Hazen Shirley (Kiki Cuyler)  US baseball player _1899-1950
Cuyp, Aelbert Jacobsz (also Aelbert Cuijp)  Dutch painter _1620-1691
Cuzzoni, Francesca  It. opera singer _1700-1770
Cvetkovic, Dragisa  Yugoslavian polit.; prime min. of Yugoslavia 1939-1941 _1893-1969
Cynewulf (also Cynwulf)  Anglo-Saxon poet; wrote poems "The Ascension of Christ", "Elene", "St. Juliana", "The Fates of the Apostles" _8XX
Cyprian (also Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus)  Carthaginian saint _2XX-258
Cyr, Louis  Can. boxer _1863-1912
Cyrankiewicz, Jozef  Pol. Communist polit.; premier of Poland 1947-1952, 1954-1970; head of state of Poland 1970-1972 _1911-1989
Cyrano de Bergerac, Savinien de  Fr. dram., duelist, poet, & soldier; wrote plays "Comic History of the States and Empires of the Moon" 1656, "Comic History of the States and Empires of the Sun" 1662 _1619-1655
Cyril (orig. Constantine)  saint & Christian missionary to Slavs; deviser & eponym of Cyrillic alphabet _827?-869
Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great)  king of Persia 550b?-529b?; founder of Persian empire _585b?-529b?
Cyrus, Billy Ray  US country singer _1961--
Czernin, Ottokar, Count von  Aus. diplomat & polit. _1872-1932
Czerny, Carl  Aus. composer & pianist _1791-1857
Czolgosz, Leon  US assassin of William McKinley; executed _1873-1901