Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Dylan Thomas
World-Renowned Welsh Poet, Playwright, BBC Broadcaster & Author of "Do not go gentle into that good night"
Ed Robertson
Celebrated Canadian Musician, Lead Singer & Songwriter of Barenaked Ladies, Composer of The Big Bang Theory Theme
Eddie Daniels
Heroic South African Anti-Apartheid Freedom Fighter, Robben Island Political Prisoner & Nelson Mandela’s Trusted Comrade
Eddy Cue
Senior Vice President of Services at Apple Inc., Architect of iTunes, App Store & Apple Music
Edith Head
Legendary Costume Designer & 8-Time Academy Award Winner
Edmond Halley
Astronomer Royal, Mathematician & Physicist
Edna St. Vincent Millay
First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Lyrical Poet & Playwright
Edogawa Ranpo
Father of Japanese Detective Fiction, Master of Psychological Mystery & Founder of MWJ
Edwin van der Sar
Football Goalkeeper & Sports Executive
Elissa
Lebanese Pop Icon, Multi-Platinum Singer, "Queen of Romance" & Philanthropist
Eliza Taylor
Australian Actress, Lead Star of "The 100" & Humanitarian Co-Founder of Koh Tao Primary
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
President of Liberia & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Elon Musk
Tech Entrepreneur, Engineer & Industrial Designer
Elsa Lanchester
Two-Time Academy Award-Nominated Actress (The Bride of Frankenstein & Mary Poppins)
Emilia Clarke
Four-Time Primetime Emmy-Nominated Screen Icon ("Daenerys Targaryen" in Game of Thrones) & MBE
Emily Post
World-Renowned Author, Cultural Columnist & America's Foremost Authority on Etiquette