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319 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Harry JärvAuthor · BooksHarry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish and Swedish librarian, author and translator. He was a lieutenant-ranked veteran of World War II.
Heinz Günther GuderianAuthor · BooksHeinz Günther Guderian (23 August 1914 – 25 September 2004) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht and later a major general and Inspector of Panzer Troops in the West German Bundeswehr and…
Heiti TalvikAuthor · BooksHeiti Talvik (9 November 1904 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian poet.
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Henry MouzonAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Mouzon II (May 18, 1741 – August 25, 1807) was a colonial-era American patriot and civil engineer.
Henry YuleAuthor · BooksColonel Sir Henry Yule (1 May 1820 – 30 December 1889) was a Scottish Orientalist and geographer.
Hermann von RosenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesHermann Karl Benjamin von Rosenberg (April 7, 1817 – November 15, 1888) was a German naturalist born in Darmstadt.
Hermann WissmannAuthor · BooksHermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig Wissmann, after 1890 Hermann von Wissmann (4 September 1853 – 15 June 1905), was a German military officer, colonial explorer and served as an administrator…
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-MuskauDesigner · DesignHermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (born as Count Pückler, from 1822 Prince; 30 October 1785 – 4 February 1871) was a German nobleman, renowned as an accomplished artist in landscape…
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of SantillanaAuthor · BooksÍñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana (19 August 1398 – 25 March 1458) was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the…
Ivan KataevAuthor · BooksIvan Ivanovich Kataev (27 May 1902 – 19 August 1937) was a Soviet novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
Ivor Thord-GrayAuthor · BooksIvor Thord-Gray (born Thord Ivar Hallström) (April 17, 1878 – August 18, 1964) was a Swedish-born adventurer, sailor, prison guard, soldier, government official, police officer, rubber…
J. Johnston PettigrewAuthor · BooksJames Johnston Pettigrew (July 4, 1828 – July 17, 1863) was an American writer, lawyer, and soldier.
Jack ElamPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films, and later in his…
James A. GarfieldAuthor · BooksJames Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in…
James GarnerPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor and producer of film and television.
James StewartAuthor · BooksJames Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator.
Jean Charles, Chevalier FolardAuthor · BooksThe Chevalier de Folard (13 February 166923 March 1752) was a professional soldier from Avignon which at the time was part of the Papal State.
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'ArgensAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (24 June 1704 – 11 January 1771) was a French rationalist, author and critic of the Catholic Church, who was a close friend of Voltaire and spent…
Jerry ReedPerson · Music memorabiliaJerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more…
Jim CorbettAuthor · BooksJames Corbett (disambiguation)James Corbett
João de CastroAuthor · Maps and atlasesDom João de Castro (27 February 1500 – 6 June 1548) was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545…
Joaquín García IcazbalcetaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Joaquín García Icazbalceta
Joaquín María López y LópezAuthor · BooksJoaquín María López y López (15 August 1798 – 14 November 1855) was a Spanish politician, writer and journalist who served twice as the Prime Minister of Spain in 1843, during the reign of…
Johan Gustaf RenatAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Gustaf Renat (1682–1744) was a Swedish soldier and cartographer. He is primarily known for his role in bringing detailed maps of Central Asia to Europe after close to two decades in…
Johan Peter KochAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born in Vestenskov.
Johann Hermann von FersenAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Fersen (mounted) being captured at the Battle of Bergen
Johann Joachim Christoph BodePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Joachim Christoph Bode (January 16, 1731 – December 13, 1793) was a well-known German translator of literary works.
Johannes VaresAuthor · BooksJohannes Vares (pen name Barbarus or Vares-Barbarus 12 January 1890 [O.S. 31 December 1889] – 29 November 1946) was an Estonian and Soviet poet, medical doctor, and politician.
John BuchanAuthor · BooksJohn Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of…
John Kennedy TooleAuthor · BooksJohn Kennedy Toole (December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer…
John McCraeAuthor · BooksLieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of…
John MontresorAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain John Montresor (22 April 1736 – June 1799) was a British Army officer and cartographer who served in the French and Indian War, Pontiac's War and American War of Independence.
John Philip SousaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for US military marches.
John SmithAuthor · BooksJohn Smith (c. 1579 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author.
Jorma Gallen-KallelaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Jorma Gallen-Kallela in Paris in the 1920s.
José HernándezAuthor · BooksJosé Hernández (born José Rafael Hernández y Pueyrredón; 10 November 1834 in Chacras del Perdriel – 21 October 1886 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine journalist, poet, and politician best…
José MartíAuthor · BooksJosé Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who…
José Martín Espinosa de los MonterosAuthor · Maps and atlasesJosé Martín y Espinosa de los Monteros was a Spanish pilot and a mathematics professor, founder of the lineage Espinosa in southeastern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula).
José Ortiz-EchagüePhotographer · PhotographyJosé Ortiz-Echagüe (2 August 1886 in Guadalajara – 7 September 1980 in Madrid) was a Spanish entrepreneur, industrial and military engineer, pilot and photographer, founder of…
Joseph Ferdinand Maria of SalernPerson · Music memorabiliaCount Ferdinand Joseph Maria of Salern (1718 – 7 December 1805) was an illegitimate son of Prince Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria (1699-1738) and Countess Marie Adelheid Fortunata of…
Josip JelačićAuthor · BooksCount Josip Jelačić von Bužim (16 October 180120 May 1859; also spelled Jellachich, Jellačić or Jellasics; Josip grof Jelačić Bužimski;
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Jules GarnierAuthor · BooksJacque Jules Garnier (25 November 1839 in Saint-Étienne – 8 March 1904 in Gorbio) was a French engineer and industrialist.
Julio MangadaAuthor · BooksJulio Mangada Rosenörn (30 June 1877 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba – 14 April 1946, Mexico City) was a prominent Spanish Republican Army officer during the Second Spanish Republic and the Spanish…
Julius CaesarAuthor · BooksGaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his…
Junio Valerio BorgheseAuthor · BooksJunio Valerio Scipione Ghezzo Marcantonio Maria Borghese (6 June 1906 – 26 August 1974), nicknamed The Black Prince, was an Italian Navy commander during the regime of Benito Mussolini's…
Kara Mustafa PaşaAuthor · BooksKara Mustafa Pasha (Kara Mustafa Paşa; "Mustafa Pasha the Courageous"; 1634/1635 – 25 December 1683) was an Ottoman nobleman, military figure and grand vizier, who was a central character…
Karl August Varnhagen von EnseAuthor · BooksKarl August Varnhagen von Ense (21 February 1785 in Düsseldorf – 10 October 1858 in Berlin) was a German biographer, diplomat and soldier.
Katsu KaishūAuthor · Books
Kazimierz ŁyszczyńskiAuthor · BooksKazimierz Łyszczyński (4 March 1634 – 30 March 1689), also known in English as Casimir Liszinski, was a Polish nobleman, philosopher, and soldier in the ranks of the Sapieha family, who was…
Kâzım KarabekirPerson · Music memorabiliaMusa Kâzım Karabekir (also Kiazim in English, pron; 1882 – 26 January 1948) was a Turkish general and politician.
Kirk DouglasPerson · Music memorabiliaKirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker.
Konstantin MihailovićAuthor · BooksKonstantin Mihailović, also known as Constantine of Ostrovica, born in 1430, was a Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire.
Kuno von MoltkePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Kuno von Moltke
Larisa ReisnerAuthor · BooksLarissa Mikhailovna Reissner (– 9 February 1926) was a Russian writer and revolutionary.
Lee MarvinPerson · Film memorabiliaLamont Warren "Lee" Marvin Jr. (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor.
Leo GennPerson · Film memorabiliaLeopold John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister.
Leo KunnasAuthor · BooksLeo Kunnas (born 14 November 1967) is an Estonian former military officer and science fiction writer.
Leopoldo CanoAuthor · BooksLeopoldo Cano y Masas (13 November 1844 – 9 April 1934) was a Spanish soldier, poet and playwright associated with the Realist movement.
Lester B. PearsonAuthor · BooksLester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Louis BonaparteAuthor · Books(Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as Grand pensionary of the Batavian Commonwealth)
Louis Jules Mancini MazariniAuthor · BooksLouis Jules Mancini Mazarini was a French diplomat, writer, poet and military personnel (1716–1798). He was born in Paris.
Louis Jules TrochuAuthor · BooksLouis-Jules Trochu (lang; 12 March 18157 October 1896) was a French military leader and politician.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VauvenarguesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Lucius Cincius AlimentusAuthor · BooksLucius Cincius Alimentus (about200BC) was a celebrated Roman annalist, jurist, and provincial official.
Lucius CornificiusAuthor · BooksLucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens Cornificia, was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC.
Luis Alejandro BerthierArtist · SculptureLouis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (French: [lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje];
Mad Mike HoareAuthor · BooksThomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was a British-Irish military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out…
Magnus Gabriel De la GardieAuthor · BooksCount Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (15 October 1622 – 26 April 1686) was a Swedish statesman and military man.
Maksim HaretskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Maksim Harecki
Manuel PaynoAuthor · BooksManuel Payno (21 June 1810 – 5 November 1894) was a Mexican writer, journalist, politician and diplomat. His political ideology was moderate liberal.
Marcus Aemilius ScaurusAuthor · BooksMarcus Aemilius Scaurus (c. 159 – c.
Marcus Cluvius RufusAuthor · BooksMarcus Cluvius Rufus was a Roman consul, senator, governor, and historian who was mentioned on several occasions by Tacitus, Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Josephus and Plutarch.
Marcus Cornelius FrontoAuthor · BooksMarcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 100late 160s AD), best known as Fronto, was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician, and advocate.
Marcus Valerius Messalla CorvinusAuthor · BooksMarcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus (consul 58)
Marcus Velleius PaterculusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Illustrated title page of the 1520 editio princeps, edited by Beatus Rhenanus
Marcus Vipsanius AgrippaDesigner · DesignMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus.[2] Agrippa is well known for…
Marian SpychalskiDesigner · DesignMarian "Marek" Spychalski (6 December 1906 – 7 June 1980) was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a communist politician.
Marko PrezeljPhotographer · PhotographyMarko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer.
Mathurin-Léonard DuphotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mathurin-Léonard Duphot.
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyAuthor · BooksMaximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a French nobleman,…
Menno van CoehoornDesigner · DesignMenno, Baron van Coehoorn (March 1641 – 17 March 1704) was a Dutch States Army officer and engineer, regarded as one of the most significant figures in Dutch military history.
Michael SeymourArtist · PaintingsAdmiral Sir Michael Seymour, GCB (3 December 1802 – 23 February 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Michał CzajkowskiAuthor · BooksMehmet Sadyk Pasha (29 September 180418 January 1886; Mehmed Sâdık Paşa; Sadik Basza), born Michał Czajkowski, was a Polish writer and political émigré of distant Cossack heritage who…
Mickey RooneyPerson · Music memorabiliaMickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor.
Mikhail Bonch-BruyevichAuthor · Maps and atlasesMikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (24 February 1870 – 3 August 1956) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet military commander (Lieutenant General from 1944).
Mikhail EvstafievPhotographer · PhotographyMikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev (born 12 January 1963) is a Russian artist, photographer, and writer.
Mircea Ionescu-QuintusAuthor · BooksMircea Ionescu-Quintus (ˈmirtʃe̯a joˈnesku ˈkvintus; 18 March 1917 – 15 September 2017) was a Romanian politician who served as a senator and Minister of Justice in the Stolojan Cabinet…
Mochizuki ChiyomeAuthor · Books
Modest Petrovich MussorgskyPerson · Music memorabiliaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Modest Petrovich Musorgsky; –) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and…
Mohammad Yousuf Jan NesarPerson · Film memorabiliaMohammad Yousuf Jan Nesar (also known as Yousuf Janisar) is an Afghan-French filmmaker and producer, born in 1970 in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan.
Momčilo ĐujićAuthor · BooksMomčilo Đujić (Момчилo Ђујић, pron; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik vojvoda.
Natanael BergPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Natanael Rexroth-Berg (9 February 1879 – 14 October 1957) was a Swedish composer.
Nestor MakhnoArtist · PaintingsNestor Ivanovych Makhno (7 November 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno (Father Makhno), was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary…
Nicolas-Jacques ContéArtist · PaintingsNicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French inventor of the modern pencil.
Nikephoros Bryennios the YoungerAuthor · BooksNikephoros Bryennios (or Nicephorus Bryennius; Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος, Nikēphoros Bryennios; c. 1060 or 1080–1137) was a Byzantine general, statesman and historian.
Nikola VII ZrinskiAuthor · BooksMiklós Zrínyi (Nikola VII. Zrinski, Zrínyi Miklós; 5 January 1620 – 18 November 1664) was a Croatian and Hungarian military leader, statesman and poet.
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
Oleg KoshevoyAuthor · BooksOleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy (translit. Oleh Vasyl'ovych Koshovyi; 8 June 1926 – 9 February 1943) was a Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard,…
Oleg KukhtaAuthor · BooksOleg Valeryevich Kukhta (born 27 December 1970) is a Russian singer-songwriter, actor, former Spetsnaz GRU officer, and military intelligence man.
Oskar von NiedermayerAuthor · BooksOskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German general, professor and a German spy.
Oswald von WolkensteinAuthor · BooksOswald von Wolkenstein (1376 or 1377 in Pfalzen – August 2, 1445, in Meran) was a poet, composer and diplomat.
Otfried PreußlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Otfried Preußler (2010)
Pál FunkDesigner · FashionPál Funk, born Pál Pinkász, known professionally also as Angelo, (31 January 1894, Budapest, Hungary –13 December 1974, Budapest, Hungary) was a leading twentieth-century photographer in…
Patricio de la EscosuraAuthor · BooksPatricio de la Escosura Morrogh (5 September 1807–22 January 1878) was a Spanish politician, journalist, playwright and author associated with the Romantic school.
Patrick Leigh FermorAuthor · BooksSir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor (11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011) was an English writer, scholar, soldier and polyglot.
Paul II Anton, Prince EsterházyPerson · Music memorabiliaGalánthai herceg Esterházy Pál Antal
Paul LancrenonPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — The Abbaye Saint-Maurice de Carnoët photographed in 1893 by Paul Lancrenon
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Pedro Calderón de la BarcaAuthor · BooksPedro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer.
Pero López de AyalaAuthor · BooksDon Pero (or Pedro) López de Ayala (1332–1407) was a Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor, and courtier.
Petar ZrinskiAuthor · BooksPetar IV Zrinski (6 June 1621 – 30 April 1671) was Ban of Croatia (Viceroy) from 1665 to 1670, general and a writer.
Peter GravesPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and…
Petro HryhorenkoAuthor · BooksMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
PetroniusAuthor · BooksGaius Petronius Arbiter (c. 66 AD; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero.
Philip Johan von StrahlenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
Philip SidneyAuthor · BooksSir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.
Philippe Paul, comte de SégurAuthor · BooksPhilippe-Paul, comte de Ségur (filip pɔl də seɡyʁ; 4 November 1780 – 25 February 1873) was a French general and a historian.
Philo of ByblosAuthor · BooksPhilo of Byblos (Phílōn Býblios; Philo Byblius; c. 64 – 141), also known as Herennius Philon, was an antiquarian writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek.

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