Dr. José Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda--(June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896), variously called the "Pride of the Malay Race," "The Great Malayan," "The First Filipino," "The Messiah of the Revolution," "The Universal Hero" and "The Messiah of the Redemption." He is the national hero of the Philippines.
Philip José Farmer - (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana but spent much of his life in Peoria, Illinois, where he currently lives.
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921. Consort the Her Majesty The Queen. (All stand).
Whether this Dylan quote relates to him I'm not sure-
Quote:Met Prince Phillip at the home of the blues
Said he'd give me information if his name wasn't used
He wanted money up front, said he was abused
By dignity
Philip Cortelyou Johnson--(July 8, 1906 - January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. The founder of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) in 1946, and later a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1978 and the first Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1979.
Lyndon Baines Johnson - (August 27, 1908 - January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969).
Lyndon David Hall - British soul singer who tragically died in February this year of cancer aged only 33
David Michael Letterman - (born April 12, 1947) is an American late night talk show host, comedian, television producer, Indy Racing League car owner (Rahal Letterman Racing), and philanthropist.
David White...1916-1990...actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of character Larry Tate on television series Bewitched.
Stanford White--(November 9, 1853 - June 25, 1906) was an American architect. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance". In 1906 White was murdered by millionaire Harry K. Thaw, leading to a widely-reported trial.
Jack White - The White Stripes
Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney--(January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916) was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and over fifty other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.
Jack Black - Actor / comedian
Shirley Temple Black--( born Shirley Jane Temple, April 23, 1928) is an American diplomat and former film child actress. She starred in over 40 films during the 1930s.
Simon Alistair Temple-- Secret agent. The only thing anybody knows about him is that his name is not Simon Alistair Temple.
Simon Cowell - Pantomime style villain and judge on X-factor
Simon Stevin (1548-1620), the Flemish mathematician and engineer, was born in Bruges and initiated the science of hydrostatics by demonstrating that the pressure exerted by a liquid upon a given surface depends on the height of the liquid and the area of the surface.
Paul Frederic Simon--(born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who has continued a successful solo career.
Frederic William Goudy...1865 to 1947...Designer of Garamond, (old)Goudy, Kennerley and Forum typefaces. Also the author of Typologia and A Half Century of Type Design and Typography-A Memoir.
William Holden - (April 17, 1918 - on or about November 12, 1981) was an Oscar-winning American film actor.
