World Biographical Encyclopedia

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was a German polymath and philosopher in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. He made deep and important contributions to the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, logic, philosophy of religion, as well as mathematics, physics, geology, jurisprudence, and history.

Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn is a former American alpine skier. A three-time Olympic Champion, she won four women's World Cup overall alpine skiing championships (2008–10 and 2012) and eight World Cup season titles in all five disciplines, in particular, downhill, super-G, slalom, giant slalom, and super combined. She is the all-time leader in women's World Cup race victories with 82.

Pierre Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French libertarian socialist and journalist whose doctrines became the basis for later radical and anarchist theory.

Charles Steinmetz

Charles Steinmetz was a German-born American mathematician and electrical engineer and professor at Union College.

William Hanna

William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, voice actor, cartoon artist, and musician. His film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century.

Philip Berrigan

Philip Francis Berrigan was an American activist, priest, and author. He was a famous anti-war protestor who was especially prominent for his activities during the Vietnam War. Berrigan devoted his life to breaking down "prison walls" in order to expose and oppose American militarism, the use of nuclear weapons, social inequalities, avarice, and police brutality.

Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin was a German feminist, Socialist, and Communist leader. After World War I she played a leading role in the new Communist Party of Germany (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands; KPD) and the Comintern (Third International).

Ama Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo, née Christina Ama Aidoo is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic. She was also a Minister of Education in Ghana under the Jerry Rawlings administration. She currently lives in Ghana, where in 2000 she established the Mbaasem Foundation to promote and support the work of African women writers

Jean-Paul Marat

Jean-Paul Marat was a French journalist and political leader during the French Revolution.

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Tree of Life, Ready Player One, X-Men: Apocalypse and others.

Claude Debussy

Achille-Claude Debussy was a French composer.

Anselm of Canterbury

St. Anselm of Canterbury was an Italian prelate. He also was a theologian, Doctor of the Church, and archbishop of Canterbury.

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft was a British writer, philosopher and advocate of women's rights.

Thornton Chase

Thornton Chase was an American officer of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War. He is commonly recognized as the first believer in the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background.

Lance Bass

James Lance Bass is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC.

Robert "Bob" Rafelson

Robert "Bob" Rafelson is an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the founders of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s. Among his best-known films are Five Easy Pieces (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981).