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An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is...

In the Bible, Melchizedek (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/; Biblical Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק‎, romanized: malkī-ṣeḏeq, 'king of righteousness,' 'my king is righteousness...

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor from Chicago...

The Blackfoot Confederacy, Niitsitapi, or Siksikaitsitapi (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or "Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective...

John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to...

Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (listen; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and Lok Nayak (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian...

David Sergio Trezeguet (French: [david sɛʁʒjo tʁezəɡɛ], Spanish: [daˈβið ˈseɾxjo tɾeseˈɣe(t)]; born 15 October 1977) is a French-Argentine former professional...

Robert Stack (born Charles Langford Modini Stack; January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice...

Lisa Anne Loeb (/loʊb/; born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with "Stay (I Missed...

Mary Violet Leontyne Price (/liˈɒntiːn, ˈliːəntiːn/ lee-ON-teen, LEE-ən-teen; born February 10, 1927) is an American spinto soprano who was the first African...

Bảo Đại (Vietnamese: [ɓa᷉ːw ɗâːjˀ], chữ Hán: 保大, lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 31 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc/Phước Vĩnh Thụy (chữ Hán:...

Cem Özdemir (German: [ˈdʒɛm ˈʔœsdemiːɐ̯], Turkish: [ˈdʒem ˈœzdemiɾ]; born 21 December 1965) is a German politician who currently serves as Federal Minister...

Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader...

Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara (May 4, 1934 – August 28, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, actor and manager, known professionally by his ring name...

A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which...

John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878 – September 25, 1958) was an American psychologist who popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism, establishing...

Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. She began her professional career at age 12, becoming one...

Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous...

The Tohono Oʼodham (/ˈθɔːnɔː ˈɔːθəm, toʊˌhoʊnoʊ ˈɔːtəm, ˈoʊtəm/; Oʼodham: [ˈtɔhɔnɔ ˈʔɔʔɔd̪am]) are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing...

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 1916 – 11 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor,...