Patrick Daniel Tillman was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United States Army in June 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. His service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and subsequent death, were the subject of national attention.
Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, and "Ain't She Sweet", a Tin Pan Alley standard.
No. 24 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AMOCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Sqn is responsible for aircrew training and engineer training. The Sqn also provides training support, management and governance to the entire AM Force.
Pedro de Cordoba was an American actor.
Arthur Morris Jackson was a National Hockey League (NHL) player and the brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Harvey 'Busher' Jackson. He won 2 Stanley Cups in his career; one with the Boston Bruins in 1941, and the other with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945.
Connie Mack Berry was an American who played professional football, baseball, and basketball.
Arthur Edeson, A.S.C. was a film cinematographer, born in New York City. His career ran from the formative years of the film industry in New York, through the silent era in Hollywood, and the sound era there in the 1930s and 1940s. His work included many landmarks in film history, including The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Frankenstein (1931), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Casablanca (1942).
George Joseph Somerville, known professionally as Slim Summerville, was an American film actor, best known as a comedy performer.
Harold George Bryant Davenport was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death. After a long and prolific Broadway career, he came to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he often played grandfathers, judges, doctors, and ministers. His roles include Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). Bette Davis once called Davenport "without a doubt [. . .] the greatest character actor of all time."
Francis "Frank" Wallace Cope was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He attended Santa Clara University. Cope played in 98 games while starting 61 of them. He played in six playoff games for the Giants.
Albert "Ricketty" Johnston (1891–1961) was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, and coached in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He was a three-quarter for the Australian national team, and played in eight tests between 1919 and 1922, two as captain.
Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge was an American film actor. He appeared in 233 films between 1915 and 1958.
Peter Sedgley Hanan was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the 1938 and 1950 British Empire Games.
Ole Martin Siem was a Norwegian businessperson and World War II resistance member.
Kaare Strøm was a Norwegian long jumper and triple jumper.
Hans Lennart Olofsson Strandberg was a Swedish sprinter. He specialized in the 100 metres event, in which he won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1938, he also won a silver medal with the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team.
Giuseppe Beviacqua is a former Italian long distance runner.
Giuseppe Lippi is a former Italian long distance runner and steeplechaser.
Thore Heramb was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. His art was inspired by impressionism and by cubism. His artistic style is commonly described as colourist and frequently featured abstracted landscapes.
