Biography

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

James Thurber

Born: December 8, 1894 Columbus, Ohio Died: November 2, 1961 New York, New York American writer and artist James Thur...

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Strom Thurmond

Born James Strom Thurmond, December 5, 1902, in Edgefield, SC; died of natural causes, June 26, 2003, in Edgefield, SC. Politician. Former U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond died in June of 2003,...

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Elizabeth Tilberis

British journalist Liz Tilberis (1947–1999) had an impressive career as editor-in-chief of British Vogue before arriving at ...

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Robert L. Tillman

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Lowe's Born c. 1944. Education: University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW), B.S.; two–year J...

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Timbaland

Music producer and rap musician Born Timothy Z. Mosley, March 10, 1971; son of Garland (an Amtrak employee) and Latrice (ran a homeless shelter) Mosley. Addresses: ...

Justin Timberlake

January 31, 1981 • Memphis, Tennessee Singer, songwriter In late 2002 Justin Timberlake managed to make the leap that many young stars ...

Marshal Tito

Born: May 25, 1892 Kumrovec, Croatia Died: May 4, 1980 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Yugoslav politician and president The Yu...

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Arguably Indonesia's best-known writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, also known as Pramoedya or Pram (1925–2006), was the author of novels that chronicled much of that Southeast Asian co...

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Iva Toguri

Born July 4, 1916, in Los Angeles, CA; died September 26, 2006, in Chicago, IL. Radio announcer. Iva Toguri was considered one of the infamous voices of "Tokyo Rose" during World War II, a...

J. R. R. Tolkien

Born: January 3, 1892 Bloemfontein, South Africa Died: September 2, 1973 Bournemouth, England English writer, essayist, poet, and ed...

Leo Tolstoy

Born: August 28, 1828 Tula Province, Russia Died: November 9, 1910 Astapovo, Russia Russian novelist The Russian nove...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Born: November 24, 1864 Albi, France Died: September 9, 1901 Malromé, France French painter The French painter Henri ...

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Baal Shem Tov

Born: c. 1700 Okopy, Poland Died: c. 1760 Polish religious leader The founder of modern Hasidism was the Polish-born Israel ben Elieze...

Eiji Toyoda

Born: September 12, 1913 Kinjo, Nishi Kasugai, Japan Japanese businessman and engineer Eiji Toyoda is a former chairman of the Toyota Motor Company. Hi...

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Boris Trajkovski

Born June 25, 1956, in Strumica, Yugoslavia; died in a plane crash, February 26, 2004, near Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina. President of Macedonia. In two great moments of crisis, Boris Trajko...

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P. L. Travers

British author P. L. Travers (1899–1996), although the author of many writings for children and adults, was best known for her 1934 book Mary Poppins ...

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Michel Tremblay

The French Canadian writer Michel Tremblay (born 1942), in the words of the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia website, "is probably the most-produced playwright" in Canada "and arguabl...

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Sarah Trimmer

Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810) was one of the founders of the Christian Sunday school, as well as an apologist, a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a d...

Harry S. Truman

Born: May 8, 1884 Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972 Kansas City, Missouri American president, vice president, and senator ...

Donald Trump

Born: 1946 New York, New York American businessman and real estate developer An American real estate developer, Donald Trump became one of the best ...