Famous authors of works in Danish are existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, prolific fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen, and playwright Ludvig Holberg.

Famous historic slave rebellions have been led by the Roman slave Spartacus ; the thrall Tunni who rebelled against the Swedish monarch Ongentheow, a rebellion that needed Danish assistance to be quelled ; the poet-prophet Ali bin Muhammad, who led imported east African slaves in Iraq during the Zanj Rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate in the ninth century ; Granny Nanny of the Maroons who rebelled against the British in Jamaica ; the Haitian Revolution, the only slave revolt which led to the founding of a country ; Denmark Vesey in South Carolina, USA ; and Madison Washington during the Creole case in 19th century America.

Famous Sheedis include the historic Sindhi army leader Hoshu Sheedi and Urdu poet Noon Meem Danish.

Famous Danish rock musicians are among other Lars Ulrich, the drummer and co-founder of Metallica, and Mike Tramp, the vocalist and co-songwriter of White Lion.

By 1960, having been influenced more by jazz music than blues, Brown began incorporating jazz styled arrangements in his music, with Brown naming the Famous Flames hits " I'll Go Crazy " and " Think " as examples of his changing style away from more traditional forms of R & B and rock ' n ' roll.

* Almost Famous portrayed a fictional 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist writing for Rolling Stone.

Famous Modenesi include Mary of Modena, the Queen consort of England and Scotland ; operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti ( 1935 – 2007 ) and soprano Mirella Freni, born in Modena itself ; Enzo Ferrari ( 1898 – 1988 ), eponymous founder of the Ferrari motor company ; the Catholic Priest and Senior Exorcist of Vatican Gabriele Amorth ; and the rock singer Vasco Rossi who was born in Zocca, one of the 47 comuni in the Province of Modena.

Famous former resident Freddie Mercury ( born Farokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, 1946 – 1991 ) of rock band Queen was commemorated by a permanent, Hollywood-style granite star in Feltham's town-centre piazza, unveiled on 24 November 2009 ( the eighteenth anniversary of Mercury's death ) by Queen guitarist Brian May, alongside Freddie's mother, Jer Bulsara, and his sister.

* Stillwater, the fictional rock band featured in the 2000 film, Almost Famous

* Stillwater, fictional rock band from the 2000 film Almost Famous

Today Universal Music Enterprises manages MCA's rock, pop, and urban back catalogues ( including those from ABC Records and Famous Music Group ) in conjunction with Geffen-UME and Geffen have re-released various albums from MCA in the years since, as well as several compilations.

Famous residents born or who have lived in the area include the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill, the actor and writer Dirk Bogarde, former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP, TV and National Lottery draw presenter Jenni Falconer, singers Amy Macdonald and Lena Martell, as well as former Miss Scotland and Miss United Kingdom Nieve Jennings and actor and rock singer Steve Valentine.

Famous modern rock bands include Kalaat, Siissisoq, Angu Motzfeldt, Pukuut, X-it, Fiassuit, Nanook, Small Time Giants and UltimaCorsa

The label was distributed by Polydor Records from 1970 until 1971, during which time the now-famous logo was introduced, and then by Famous Music from 1972 to 1974, during which the progressive rock band Focus charted with their 1972 hit " Hocus Pocus ".

He has had supporting roles in Vanilla Sky, Almost Famous as a rock star, Dreamcatcher, Big Trouble, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and Mumford, as well as a minor role in Enemy of the State.

Famous residents of Donabate and Portrane include media guru Terry Prone, Irish actor Stephen Rea, journalist Charlie Weston and rock band The Delorentos.

Famous rock musicians have adopted causes ranging from the environment ( Marvin Gaye's " Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology )") and the Anti-Apartheid Movement ( Peter Gabriel's " Biko "), to violence in Northern Ireland ( U2's " Sunday Bloody Sunday ") and worldwide economic policy ( The Dead Kennedys ' " Kill the Poor ").

Famous for natural rock formations, mountain streams, forests, and ruins of a Shinto temple in the vicinity.

Famous current or former residents include the actor Robbie Coltrane, director Lynne Ramsay, screenwriter and playwright Peter McDougall, members of the rock band Teenage Fanclub, TV interior designers Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister, Ian Davidson MP and former Maryhill MP, Maria Fyfe.

An occasional short feature appeared called " Science of the Rich and Famous " in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle ; as examples, rock star Ted Nugent explained guitar feedback, Olympic Gold Medalist skater Scott Hamilton demonstrated the angular momentum of a skater's spin, and Betty White showed how cats purr.

Famous former residents include the musician Tricky, the boxer Dixie Brown and late 1950s rock and roll band The Eagles.

Famous for his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Latin music with modern instruments like the electric guitar and synthesizer and popular styles such as rock and soul music.

Famous rock group ZZ Top made the introductory commercial, including a song and video (" ZZ Top on the Z ").

Famous residents include Brian May ( guitarist in English rock band Queen ), Glen Hoddle and Sarah, Duchess of York.

Famous Ashwellians include Mike Bushell, the BBC sports presenter and Pete Babes Wilson of the folk rock band " Arthur The Stoat ".

This incarnation of the Misfits had a sound much more rooted in heavy metal, and released the albums American Psycho ( 1997 ) and Famous Monsters ( 1999 ) before dissolving in 2000.

Famous Norwegian Death metal bands are Blood Red Throne, Cadaver, Carpe Tenebrum, Myrkskog, Aeternus, Zyklon, Fester and Darkthrone's first album Soulside Journey.

Famous Ukrainian heavy metal bands include Fleshgore, Firelake, Nokturnal Mortum, Astrofaes, Drudkh, and Hate Forest.

Famous people who have studied the Alexander Technique include writers Aldous Huxley, Robertson Davies and Roald Dahl, playwright George Bernard Shaw, actors Judy Dench, Hilary Swank, Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine, Jeremy Irons, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Paul Newman, Mary Steenburgen, Robin Williams and Patti Lupone, musicians Paul McCartney, Madonna, Yehudi Menuhin and Sting, and Nobel Prize winner for medicine and physiology Nikolaas Tinbergen.

Brown and his fellow Famous Flame, Bobby Byrd, recruited several members of the Cincinnati band, The Pacemakers, which included Bootsy Collins and his brother Phelps " Catfish " Collins, and, using some remaining members of Brown's 1960s road band and other newer musicians, dubbed the band simply as The J. B .' s.

: Famous German-Brazilians are former military dictator Ernesto Geisel, politician Jorge Bornhausen, actress Vera Fischer, Cacilda Becker, top models such as Gisele Bündchen, Ana Hickmann, Letícia Birkheuer and Rodrigo Hilbert, musicians like Andreas Kisser and Astrud Gilberto, architect Oscar Niemeyer, landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser, physician Adolfo Lutz, basketball player Oscar Schmidt, tennis player Gustavo Kuerten, swimmer Fernando Scherer, TV host Xuxa Meneghel, Cardinals Cláudio Hummes and Paulo Evaristo Arns and the renowned sailor Robert Scheidt among many others.

* Famous musicians such as Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Exodus, Marc Biederman of Blind Illusion, Les Claypool ( former member of Blind Ilusion currently of Primus ), Larry " Ler " LaLonde of Primus and Possessed, Jason Beebout of Samiam and Isocracy and John Kiffmeyer of Green Day and Isocracy all grew up in El Sobrante, and most of them attended De Anza High School.

Famous Greek musicians and composers of modern era include the central figure of 20th century European modernism Iannis Xenakis, a composer, architect and theorist.

Famous musicians that played in Billy Cotton's band during the 1920s and 1930s included Arthur Rosebery, Syd Lipton and Nat Gonella.

Famous jazz musicians originally from Illinois include Miles Davis ( from Alton, Illinois near St. Louis ), Benny Goodman, Ramsey Lewis, and Herbie Hancock.

Famous Texan musicians and groups include Bob Wills / Texas Playboys / Light Crust Doughboys, Milton Brown / Musical Brownies / Light Crust Doughboys, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King, Charlie Christian, Red Garland, Eddie Durham, Albert Collins, Blind Willie Johnson, Johnny Copeland, Z. Z.

Famous modern musicians from Maryland range from jazz singer Billie Holiday to pop punk band Good Charlotte, and include a wide array of popular styles.

Famous natives of Almería include Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso, who in 1873 was the third president of the First Spanish Republic, and several musicians, like the popular folk singer Manolo Escobar, renowned Flamenco guitar player José Tomás " Tomatito " and Grammy Award winner David Bisbal, record-breaking album seller in America and Spain.

Famous jazz musicians occasionally made guest appearances, such as trumpeter Shorty Rogers in an early episode " The Frog " with Shorty playing flugelhorn as Lola sings " How High the Moon ".

Famous musicians such as the Paul Whiteman orchestra or Rudy Vallee orchestra packed in the crowds.

Famous Angolan kizomba musicians include Neide Van-Dúnem, Don Kikas, Calo Pascoal and Irmãos Verdades, among many others, but Bonga is probably the best known Angolan artist, having helped popularize the style both in Angola and Portugal during the 1970s and 1980s.

Famous jazz musicians would come to Clarissa Street and play all night long moving from club to club.

* Gdal Saleski, Famous musicians of Jewish origin, pp. 123 – 124, Bloch Pub.

Famous jazz musicians and jazz associations from Russia and abroad have participated in the festival throughout the years ; participants from other countries have included those from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Great Britain.

< big > Nirvana </ big > ( cultural fest ) is organized by MGIT in the month of march every year. Famous musicians and DJ's are invited to MGIT to host the show.

Famous regulars at the Batcave included musicians such as Bauhaus, Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Foetus, Marc Almond, Nick Cave and Owen Wilson.

The Famous musicians who worked there include R. C. Boral, Pankaj Mullick and Timir Baran.

Famous French singers / musicians were featured on the show.

In 1994 the Beatnuts became the first musicians to sample one of Axelrod's own pieces: " Holy Thursday " for their track " Hit Me With That " from the Street Level album and again in 1997 where they sampled the Axelrod written Electric Prunes songs: " The Adoration " for their " World Famous Intro " and " General Confessional " for " Niggaz Know ", as well as Axelrod's " Life Time Monologue " for Lou Rawls, particularly the song " Thinkin ' Bout Cash ".