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birth charts with Neptune in VirgoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Neptune in Virgo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. ![]() ![]()
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Biography of Roland Winston (excerpt)
Roland Winston (February 12, 1936 – February 8, 2025) was an American scientist and a leading figure in nonimaging optics, often called the "father of non-imaging optics." He invented the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), a groundbreaking solar energy device, and held over 25 patents in the field.
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Biography of Aharon Appelfeld (excerpt)
Aharon Appelfeld (born Ervin Appelfeld, February 16, 1932, in Jadova, Kingdom of Romania (now Stara Zhadova in Ukraine) – died January 4, 2018, in Jerusalem) was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. As a child, he lost his mother during the Romanian invasion in 1941, was deported to Transnistria, escaped, and survived in hiding before joining the Soviet army.
Biography of Rupert G. Miller (excerpt)
Rupert Griel Miller, Jr. (January 31, 1933 – March 15, 1986) was an American statistician known for his work on multiple comparisons and jackknife resampling. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he attended Princeton University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa member and a rowing team participant, then earned his Ph.
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Biography of Paul G. Risser (excerpt)
Paul Gillan Risser (September 14, 1939 – July 10, 2014) was an American ecologist and academic from Oklahoma. He served as president of Miami University and Oregon State University before becoming chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Born in Blackwell, he earned a biology degree from Grinnell College, then completed his master’s and PhD in botany and soils at the University of Wisconsin.
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Biography of Dina Sfat (excerpt)
Dina Sfat, born Dina Kutner (28 October 1938 – 20 March 1989) was a Brazilian actress born to Polish Jewish immigrants. She appeared in 46 films and television shows between 1966 and 1989. Sfat was married to actor Paulo José with whom she had three daughters including actresses Bel Kutner and Ana Kutner.
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Biography of Jerry McKenna (excerpt)
Jerry McKenna, born on December 28, 1937, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, is an American sculptor known for his bronze works of military leaders, religious figures, and sports legends. He has lived in Texas for over forty years. He began formal art studies at age 14 and later graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he was mentored by renowned sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
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Biography of Welson Gasparini (excerpt)
Welson Gasparini (born December 1, 1936, in Batatais – died March 4, 2024, in Ribeirão Preto) was a Brazilian politician and former mayor of Ribeirão Preto, in the state of São Paulo. He was affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), serving as a state deputy and party vice-leader in the São Paulo State Legislative Assembly.
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Biography of Don Payne (musician) (excerpt)
Donald Ray Payne (January 7, 1933 – February 25, 2017) was an American jazz double-bassist and electric bassist. Life and career Born in Wellington, Texas, Payne was raised in California and first played trumpet before switching to double bass in high school. His first major gigs occurred in the mid-1950s; he worked in the second half of the decade with Georgie Auld, Ornette Coleman, Maynard Ferguson, Calvin Jackson, Joe Maini, and Art Pepper.
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Biography of Rosemarie Bowe (excerpt)
Rosemarie Bowe Stack, born September 17, 1932, in Butte, Montana, and died January 20, 2019, was an American model and actress best known for her film appearances in the 1950s. Raised in Tacoma, Washington, she began her career modeling in Los Angeles before landing supporting roles in films, including The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954), and went on to star in several leading roles.
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Biography of Nuria Torray (excerpt)
Nuria Torra Resplandi, better known as Nuria Torray (September 24, 1934 – June 8, 2004), was a Spanish actress. She began performing at the Spanish University Theatre before being discovered by José Tamayo, starring in notable productions like Irma la douce and Don Juan Tenorio.
Biography of Barbara Lyon (excerpt)
Barbara Bebe Lyon (September 9, 1931 – July 10, 1995) was a popular song singer and actress, born in the U.S. but best known for her career in the United Kingdom. The daughter of silent film stars Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, she moved to Britain during World War II.
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Biography of John Casti (excerpt)
John L. Casti (born June 1-, 1943) is an American mathematician, systems theorist, and author. He has published over 120 scientific papers and numerous books—both technical and popular—on complexity science and mathematical modeling. His best-known works include Paradigms Lost, Complexification, and The Cambridge Quintet.
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Biography of Donald Kreider (excerpt)
Donald Lester Kreider (December 5, 1931 – December 7, 2006) was an American mathematician and educator who served as president of the Mathematical Association of America from 1993 to 1994. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he earned his bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College in 1953 and his Ph.
Biography of John Taylor Gatto (excerpt)
John Taylor Gatto (December 15, 1935 – October 25, 2018) was an American teacher and writer best known for his critiques of the modern education system. After teaching for nearly 30 years, he authored several influential books questioning the ideology, history, and consequences of compulsory schooling.
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Biography of Joyce Bamford-Addo (excerpt)
Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, born March 26, 1937, in Accra, is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge who became the first female Justice of the Supreme Court (1991–2004) and the first female Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament (2009–2013)—a West African first. Trained in the UK and called to the English Bar in 1961, she returned to Ghana to rise through the ranks of public prosecution, eventually becoming Director of Public Prosecutions and then a Supreme Court Justice.
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Biography of Wlamir Marques (excerpt)
Wlamir Marques (July 16, 1937 – March 18, 2025), known simply as Wlamir, was a Brazilian basketball player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time and among the world’s best during the 1960s. Alongside Amaury Pasos, Algodão, and Rosa Branca, he led Brazil’s golden generation in basketball.
Biography of Malcolm H. Wiener (excerpt)
Malcolm H. Wiener, born July 3, 1935, is an American attorney, prehistorian, and philanthropist. He served as general counsel for the Archaeological Institute of America and advised the U.S. Department of State, while leading two asset management firms. In 1988, he founded the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, focused on equity, opportunity, and social justice.
Biography of Arthur Alexander (singer) (excerpt)
Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was an American country-soul singer-songwriter. Though not widely known, he was hailed as a genre pioneer, with songs covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, and Tina Turner.
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Biography of José María Blanco White (excerpt)
Joseph Blanco White, born José María Blanco y Crespo (July 11, 1775 – May 20, 1841), was an Anglo-Spanish political thinker, theologian, and poet. He was born in Seville, Spain, to a family of Irish descent. His father, Guillermo Blanco, was a merchant and English vice-consul in Spain during the reign of Fernando VI.
Biography of Jack Donner (excerpt)
Jack Donner (born Jake Doner; October 29, 1928 – September 21, 2019) was an American actor whose career in film, theater, and television spanned more than six decades. A Los Angeles native, he began acting in the 1950s with roles in The Guiding Light and As the World Turns, and spent seven seasons in New York regional theater.
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Biography of Thomas Campbell (poet) (excerpt)
Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet, known for Pleasures of Hope (1799) and patriotic war songs such as Ye Mariners of England and The Battle of the Baltic. He helped found University College London, inspired by German education, and served as Rector of the University of Glasgow (1826–1829), defeating Sir Walter Scott.
Biography of Juliana Devoy (excerpt)
Sister Juliana Devoy (7 February 1937 – 14 December 2020) was an American-born Catholic nun, missionary, and social activist who lived in Macau. She joined the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1954 and spent decades in missionary work across Southeast Asia before settling in Macau.
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Biography of François Boucheix (excerpt)
François Boucheix, born on January 7, 1940, in Montcheneix (Rochefort-Montagne, Puy-de-Dôme), is a French surrealist painter. He formed a 30-year friendship with Yasmine d’Ouezzan, a central figure in Parisian art circles, after meeting her at the Galerie de Sèvres. His time of birth comes from him, in his book "My Long Black and Coloured Journey" by François Boucheix (Creer, 2012).
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Biography of Marie-Hélène Arnaud (excerpt)
Marie-Hélène Arnaud, born on September 24, 1934 in Montmorency and died on October 6, 1986 in Paris, was a French model and actress best known for her early success in fashion. She began her career at Chanel in the 1950s and became Coco Chanel’s favorite model, admired for her poised elegance.
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Biography of Larry Bunker (excerpt)
Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the 1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Born in Long Beach, California, Bunker was a key figure on the West Coast jazz scene.
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Biography of Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite (excerpt)
Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite (born July 14, 1931, in Santo Anastácio – died December 1, 2024, in Campinas) was a Brazilian electronic engineer, physicist, and public intellectual. A graduate of ITA and PhD from the Sorbonne, he worked at Bell Labs, taught at major universities in Brazil and France, and pioneered the use of lasers for material studies in Brazil.
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Biography of Arnaud Geyre (excerpt)
Arnaud Geyre, born on April 21, 1935 in Pau and died on February 20, 2018 in Château-Thierry, was a French cyclist. He built a solid record on both road and track disciplines. He won Olympic gold in the team road race at the 1956 Melbourne Games and turned professional in 1958, riding alongside legends like Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor.
Biography of Betty Clooney (excerpt)
Elizabeth Ann Clooney (April 12, 1931 – August 5, 1976) was an American singer and TV presenter. The younger sister of Rosemary Clooney, she gained brief fame in the 1940s and 1950s, performing with her sister before launching a short-lived solo career.
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Biography of Art Green (artist) (excerpt)
Arthur Green (May 13, 1941 – April 14, 2025) was an American painter and founding member of Chicago’s Hairy Who, known for his surrealist-inspired representational art. Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, his paintings combined pop-art motifs, vivid colors, and trompe-l’œil effects drawn from American popular culture.
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Biography of David H. DePatie (excerpt)
David Hudson DePatie (December 24, 1929 – September 23, 2021) was an American film and television producer. He was the last head of Warner Bros. Cartoons, co-founded DePatie–Freleng Enterprises with Friz Freleng, worked for Hanna-Barbera, and was executive producer at Marvel Productions.
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Biography of Cal Collins (excerpt)
Cal Collins (May 5, 1933 – August 27, 2001) was an American jazz guitarist known for his smooth, swinging style. He began his career in the early 1950s playing mandolin in bluegrass bands. After serving in the Army, he moved to Cincinnati and switched to jazz guitar, inspired by Charlie Christian and Oscar Moore.
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Biography of Astrid of Norway (excerpt)
Princess Astrid of Norway (born February 12, 1932 in Oslo) is the daughter of King Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden. Sister to King Harald V, she is also a great-granddaughter of Edward VII and remains in the line of succession to the British throne.
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Biography of Hampton Hawes (excerpt)
Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and the author of the acclaimed memoir Raise Up Off Me, which won the Deems Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Born in Los Angeles to a religious family, he was self-taught and began playing with major West Coast jazz musicians in his teens, including Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon.
Biography of Tony Towle (excerpt)
Tony Towle (born June 13, 1939, in Manhattan, New York) is an American poet associated with the New York School. He began writing poetry in 1960 and was described by John Ashbery as “one of the New York School’s best-kept secrets.
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Biography of Bob Hammer (excerpt)
Howard Robert Hammer (March 3, 1930 – December 26, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Born in Indianapolis, he began performing in Michigan at age 15 and later studied at Michigan State University and the Manhattan School of Music.
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Biography of Rino Marchesi (excerpt)
Rino Marchesi (born 11 June 1937 in San Giuliano Milanese) is a former Italian footballer and manager, active from the 1950s to the 1990s. As a midfielder, he played for several Italian clubs, notably Atalanta, Fiorentina, and Lazio. He retired in 1973 after a final stint with Prato, and earned two caps for Italy, including a win over Argentina in 1961.
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Biography of Howard Roberts (musician) (excerpt)
Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist and studio musician. A self-taught player, he began performing professionally at 15 and moved to Los Angeles in 1950, becoming part of the city's vibrant after-hours jazz scene.
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Biography of Jessi Colter (excerpt)
Jessi Colter, born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, is an American country singer best known for her 1975 hit “I'm Not Lisa” and her collaborations with her husband, Waylon Jennings. She was one of the few women associated with the 1970s “outlaw country” movement.
Biography of Easley Blackwood Jr. (excerpt)
Easley Rutland Blackwood Jr., born April 21, 1933, in Indianapolis and died January 22, 2023, in Chicago, was an American concert pianist, composer, and music professor known for his work on microtonal tuning systems and traditional harmony. He studied with Messiaen, Hindemith, and Boulanger, and taught at the University of Chicago for forty years.
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Biography of Thomas Nagel (excerpt)
Thomas Nagel (born July 4, 1937, in Belgrade) is a Yugoslav-born American philosopher specializing in moral and political philosophy, as well as philosophy of mind. He served as University Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University from 1980 until his retirement in 2016, shaping decades of philosophical discourse.
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Biography of Frank Foster (jazz musician) (excerpt)
Frank Benjamin Foster III (born September 23, 1928 – died July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. After studying at Wilberforce University, he joined Detroit’s jazz scene before being drafted to Korea in 1951.
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Biography of Sohrab Sepehri (excerpt)
Sohrab Sepehri, born October 6, 1928, in Kashan and died April 21, 1980, in Tehran, was a major Iranian modernist poet and painter. He is considered one of the five most influential figures in modern Persian poetry. His date and time of birth come from him in the book "The Eight Books: A Complete English Translation", by Sohrab Sepehri (Brill, 2021).
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Biography of Kit Horn (excerpt)
Kit Horn (November 10, 1929 – March 25, 2010) was an American big wave surfer and a pioneer in popularizing surfing in California and Oahu, Hawaii. Born in Hollywood, California, he began surfing at age 11. He later attended the University of Southern California, where he was a competitive swimmer and graduated in 1959.
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Biography of Eugene Gordon Lee (excerpt)
Eugene Gordon Lee (October 25, 1933 – October 16, 2005) was an American actor best known as a child for playing Porky in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1939. He was cast by producer Hal Roach due to his resemblance to co-star George McFarland (Spanky), and appeared in 42 episodes as Spanky's younger brother, becoming part of the show's most popular lineup alongside Alfalfa.
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Biography of Gordon Mackenzie (baseball) (excerpt)
Henry Gordon Mackenzie, born on July 9, 1937, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and died on August 12, 2014, was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager, and scout. A right-handed catcher, he played briefly in the MLB with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961, appearing in 11 games with 3 hits and one walk.
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Biography of Helen Bøsterud (excerpt)
Helen Marie Bøsterud (born 15 February 1940 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Akershus County, serving from 1977 to 1993, and held the position of Minister of Justice from 1986 to 1989 in Gro Harlem Brundtland’s second cabinet.
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Biography of Rachel Billington (excerpt)
Lady Rachel Mary Billington, born on May 11, 1942, is a British author and daughter of the 7th Earl of Longford, from a prominent literary family. Her time of birth comes from her mother, in the book "The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs of Elizabeth Longford" by Elizabeth Longford (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986).
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Biography of George McFarland (excerpt)
George McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor best known for playing "Spanky" in the Our Gang (aka The Little Rascals) comedy shorts. He began acting at age three and quickly became one of the series’ most iconic figures, appearing in numerous shorts and the 1936 feature General Spanky.
Biography of Judith Kazantzis (excerpt)
Judith Kazantzis (née Pakenham), born August 14, 1940, in Oxford and died September 18, 2018, was a British poet and committed political and social activist. Her time of birth comes from the book "The Pebbled Shore: The Memoirs of Elizabeth Longford" by Elizabeth Longford (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986).
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Biography of Buddy Montgomery (excerpt)
Buddy Montgomery (born January 30, 1930 – died May 14, 2009) was an American jazz vibraphonist and pianist, and the younger brother of guitarist Wes Montgomery and bassist Monk Montgomery. With Monk, he co-founded The Mastersounds in the late 1950s, releasing ten albums. |
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