Biography

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Euclid

Born: c. 335 B.C.E. Greece Died: c. 270 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Greek mathematician ...

Euripides

Born: c. 480 B.C.E. Salamis, Greece Died: c. 406 B.C.E. Pella, Greece Greek playwright ...

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Janet Evanovich

Author Born April 22, 1943, in South River, NJ; married Peter Evanovich; children: Peter, Alex. Education: Douglass College, NJ, B.A., 1965. ...

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Robert Evans

Film producer Born Robert J. Shapera, June 29, 1930, in New York, NY; son of Archie (a dentist) and Florence (a homemaker) Shapera; married Sharon Hugueny (an actor), May 28...

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Eve

Rapper, actress, and fashion designer Born Eve Jihan Jeffers, November 10, 1978, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Jerry Jeffers (a chemical–plant supervisor) and Julie Wilcher (a ...

Medgar Evers

Born: July 19, 1925 Decatur, Mississippi Died: June 12, 1963 Jackson, Mississippi African American civil and human rights activist ...

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Enrico Fabris

Speed skater Born October 5, 1981, in Asiago, Italy. Addresses: Contact —Italian National Olympic Committee, Foro Italico 00194, Rome, ...

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King of Saudi Arabia Fahd

Born c. 1923, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; died after a long illness, August 1, 2005, in Riyadh. King. Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud ruled over a once-barren desert kingdom w...

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

Born: May 14, 1686 Danzig, Germany Died: September 16, 1736 The Hague, the Netherlands German instrument maker and glassblower ...

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Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006) became nearly as controversial as the world leaders and dissenting voices she was famous for interrogating during her long and prolifi...

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Dakota Fanning

Actress Born Hannah Dakota Fanning, February 23, 1994, in Conyers, GA; daughter of Steve and Joy Fanning. Addresses: Home —Los Angeles,...

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Mimi Farina

American folksinger and activist Mimi Farina (1945–2001) was perhaps best known for her recordings with her late husband, Richard Farina, in the 1960s. After his death in 1966 she ...

Fannie Farmer

Born: March 23, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts Died: January 15, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts American cooking expert, author, and educator ...

Louis Farrakhan

Born: May 11, 1933 New York, New York African American civil rights activist, religious leader, and minister Louis Farrakhan is a leader of the Nation ...

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Colin Farrell

Actor Born March 31, 1976, in Dublin, Ireland; son of Eamon (a professional soccer player) and Rita Farrell; married Amelia Warner (an actress), July 17, 2001 (divorced, Nov...

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Eileen Farrell

American singer Eileen Farrell (1920–2002) had an operatic soprano voice that drew people in and made them cheer. "Note for note, Eileen Farrell's voice is perhaps as close to a ...

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Louise Farrenc

Louise Farrenc (1804–1875) was the only female professor of music to be hired in the nineteenth century at the famous Paris Conservatory. She was a great pianist who was also a com...

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Howard Fast

Born Howard Melvin Fast, November 11, 1914, in New York, NY; died of natural causes, March 12, 2003, in Old Greenwich, CT. Author. Prolific author Howard Fast wrote more than 80 books, man...

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Anthony S. Fauci

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Born Anthony Stephen Fauci, December 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Stephen (a pharmacist) and Eugenia A. ...

William Faulkner

Born: September 25, 1897 New Albany, Mississippi Died: July 6, 1962 Byhalia, Mississippi American author William Faul...