Ron Howard - actor, director, man about town
Robert E. Howard - author of the "Conan" series
Robert Plant - lead vocalist for Led Zeppelin
Robert Ranke Graves - Author
Sir Robert Peel - British Prime Minister
Emma Peel - From the Avengers
Emma Samm - British Actress
Emma Woodhouse - main character in Jane Austen's novel Emma
P.G. Wodehouse - slightly cheating there - famous author
P.G.T. Beauregard - general in the Confederate Army
Beauregard Maverick - cousin of Bret and Bart, played by Roger Moore.
Violet Beauregarde - character from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Violette Szabo - British widow who was parachuted into France during WWII. Tortured and executed at age 23 for her activities with the Resistance, she was posthumously awarded the George Cross and the Croix de Guerre. Subject of movie Carve Her Name With Pride.
Re: Sculptor
I visited her museum in New Hampshire some years back. But you can find more on her at
http://www.sallyjamesfarnham.org/
Confused...can't find a museum dedicated to her in New Hampshire...any idea what you saw or where? Sorry for the battery of question, you've piqued my curiosity!
I learned about her at school - but I refreshed my facts on Google - there are a few sites dedicated to her there.
Violet Oakley - artist, social activist, suffragette
Annie Oakley - sharpshooter and exhibition shooter, performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
