Ribbentrop is also a key figure in the historical novel Famous Last Words by Timothy Findley ( Penguin Books 1982, ISBN 0-14-006268-8 ) and Harry Turtledove's alternate history series Worldwar where his Soviet counterpart Molotov frequently expresses contempt for his lack of intelligence.

Famous wearers of handlebar moustaches include US cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer, Western gunslinger Wyatt Earp, American president Theodore Roosevelt, German emperor Wilhelm II, and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin.

He was the editor and principal writer of the American magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, as well as an actor and producer ( Vampirella ).

* September 20 – Husain Salaahuddin, Famous Mahl writer ( b. 1881 )

* April 14 – Husain Salaahuddin, Famous Mahl writer ( d. 1948 )

Victorian writer John Henry Haaren says in Famous Men of the Middle Ages, " The battle of Tours, or Poitiers, as it should be called, is regarded as one of the decisive battles of the world.

Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson.

Famous people born in Morrow County include ( 1 ) Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, who was born near Blooming Grove, Ohio, in northeast Morrow County ; ( 2 ) Quaker abolitionist Richard Dillingham, who was born in Peru Township ; ( 3 ) Reverend Frank W. Gunsaulus, cleryman, writer and educator ( see Illinois Institute of Technology ), who was born in Chesterville, Ohio ; and ( 4 ) writer Dawn Powell, who was born in Mount Gilead.

Famous people to originate from Southgate include Leigh Hunt, the English essayist and writer, who was born here in 1784, and Frederick Hitch, one of the men awarded a Victoria Cross for the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879.

*( 1980 ) Canada Vignettes: Melvin Arbuckle, Famous Canadian as writer and narrator

Famous alumnae include actress Yvonne Perry, actor, writer and make-up artist Thom Cammer, pop singer Nikki Cleary, UMaine basketball player Ethan Mackey, and upcoming rapper / chef KMillz ( Kevin Miller ).

Famous writer Joyce Carol Oates was also a resident of Pendleton.

Famous early residents include: Joshua H. Bean, brother of Judge Roy Bean and the first mayor of San Diego, CA ; Orlando C. Phelps, one of the few surviving members of the Mier Expedition ; Edwin Rainwater, hero of the Texas Revolution ; Edward R. Hord, an influential early South Texas statesman ; and John L. Haynes, a native Virginian politician and writer who was an outspoken anti-secessionist and strong proponent of Mexican-American rights.

Famous Native American writer Sherman Alexie attended Reardan High School, which is featured in a few of his stories and in his 2007 novel for young adults, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Famous or notable people born in Rugby include the poet Rupert Brooke, actor Tim Pigott-Smith and writer Rose Macaulay.

Famous alumni of Pomona College include Walt Disney Company Executive Roy E. Disney ( 1951 ), writer, actor, and musician Kris Kristofferson ( 1954 ), Civil Rights activist and NAACP chairman Myrlie Evers ( 1968 ), and New York Times executive editor Bill Keller ( 1970 ), and six-time Grammy Winning conductor Robert Shaw ( 1938 ), as well as several Academy Award-winning screenwriters.

The contemporary writer Giovanni Boccaccio has left us with the following description of Queen Joanna in his On Famous Women: " Joanna, queen of Sicily and Jerusalem, is more renowned than other woman of her time for lineage, power, and character ".

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.

Another long-time close friend was " Famous Monsters of Filmland " magazine editor, book writer, and sci-fi collector Forrest J Ackerman, who loaned Harryhausen his photos of King Kong in 1933, right after Harryhausen had seen the film for the first time.

In 1904, Joseph F. Carr, who was a sports writer for the Ohio State Journal and manager of the railroad's baseball team the Famous Panhandle White Sox, first took over the football team.

Famous individuals connected with Edessa include: Jacob Baradaeus, the real chief of the Syriac Miaphysites known after him as Jacobites ; Stephen Bar Sudaïli, monk and pantheist, to whom was owing, in Palestine, the last crisis of Origenism in the 6th century ; Jacob, Bishop of Edessa, a fertile writer ( d. 708 ); Theophilus the Maronite, an astronomer, who translated into Syriac verse Homer's Iliad and Odyssey ; the anonymous author of the Chronicon Edessenum ( Chronicle of Edessa ), compiled in 540 ; the writer of the story of " The Man of God ", in the 5th century, which gave rise to the legend of St. Alexius, also known as Alexius of Rome ( because exiled Eastern monks brought his cult and bones to Rome in the 10th century ).

Famous regular visitors to Gstaad have included Michael Jackson, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, haute couture designer Valentino Garavani, writer William F. Buckley, Jr., and various members of the House of Cavendish.

Famous writer Szalom Asz was born in Kutno in 1880.

Famous people born in Chesham Bois were the crime writer and composer Edmund Crispin, Lieutenant Commander Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the face of the enemy during World War II and Mervyn King, current governor of the Bank of England.

The city of Paso de Ovejas is also the hometown of the Famous writer Jeily Cervantes.

In September 1922, he refused to accept paychecks from Famous Players until the dispute was solved, although he owed them money he had spent to pay off Jean Acker.

The children's author Enid Blyton spent time in the area and some of her adventure stories like The Famous Five ( Kirrin Island ) featured castles that were said to be based on Corfe Castle.

Famous music director Robert Shaw spent much of his time living in Atlanta directing the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Famous Nazi hunters Serge and Beate Klarsfeld spent decades trying to bring them to justice .. A fair number of collaborationists joined the OAS terrorist movement during the Algerian War ( 1954 – 62 ).

In the first of Enid Blyton's Famous Five novels, the eponymous children express disappointment that their holiday will not, as usual, be spent at Polzeath.

* Famous French painter Paul Gauguin and Belgian singer Jacques Brel spent the last years of their lives in the Marquesas, and are buried there.

After Famous, Rich and Homeless Croft did a follow-on Radio 5 Live radio show which was broadcast on 24 and 25 December 2009, entitled James: My Alcoholic Friend where she tries to track down the rough sleeper with whom she had spent a night on the streets.

Famous inhabitants of Voorburg include the 17th century author and poet Constantijn Huygens, who spent many years building his small country house Hofwijck with adjacent geometrically shaped gardens alongside the Vliet.

from town area Babhnana-village is habituated by KALHANS rajputs and known for bravery. the residents of village fought in 1857 revolution. In 1942 Bhagwan singh from this village lead from front in Famous gaur kand of 1942 quite India movement, in which people of this whole area revolted against British government, consequently Bhagwan singh was jailed and sentenced 14 years rigorous imprisonment by British Government he spent his jail term in Basti and central jail Varanasi till independence.

* Famous artist Edward Franz had his childhood home in Cassadaga.

In 2008 Chorion, who now own the rights to Blyton's books and characters, published through Hodder's Children's Books the Famous Five's Survival Guide, a book that combines survival tips and facts with a story in which the grown-up characters revisit a case they failed to solve in their childhood.

Famous examples are Alfred Hitchcock who had so many abdominal operations over the years that his navel disappeared under all the stitches and Czech model Karolina Kurkova who lost her navel due to a surgery during her childhood.

The earlier books evoke visions of an outdoor 1940s and 1950s childhood redolent of Enid Blyton's Famous Five books, where children are allowed to have adventures, explore strange places and encounter villains without adult supervision.

Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.

Famous city artists include the portrait painters Sir Henry Raeburn, Sir David Wilkie and Allan Ramsay.

Famous inhabitants of the city at that time included native sons Hans von Bodeck and Samuel Hartlib.

Famous writers and journalists from the city include P. J. O ' Rourke, Christine Brennan, Philana Marie Boles, Mari Evans, Mildred D. Taylor, and Gloria Steinem.

* Nashik ( Famous holy city and Kumbhamela site )

Famous people from the city of Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Salminen, Johan Gadolin, Herman Spöring, Miikka Kiprusoff and the brothers Saku and Mikko Koivu.

* Richmond College ( Sri Lanka ), Famous school in city of Galle

Famous residents and property owners within the area now known as Mettawa have included two-time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson, city planner Edward H. Bennett and more recently, news anchor and rancher Bill Kurtis.

The city houses the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.

Famous residents from this part of the city include, Joe DeAntona, Ron Moshorak, and Corey Joyce.

The second largest bois d ’ arc tree in Texas “ Big Max ”, recognized by the National Forests Famous and Historic Trees, is located within the city limits.

On September 12, 1916, Kingsport residents demanded the death of circus elephant Mary ( an Asian elephant who performed in the Sparks World Famous Shows Circus ) for her killing of city hotel worker Walter Eldridge, who was hired the day before as an assistant elephant trainer by the circus.

A 690-seat Famous Players movie theatre was originally included within this underground mall, but, though the space still exists, it was closed in 1978 due to redundancy after newer theatres opened throughout the city.

The Porta Nigra guarded the northern entry to the Roman city, while the Porta Alba ( White Gate ) was built in the east, the Porta Media ( Middle Gate ) in the south, and the Porta Inclyta ( Famous Gate ) in the west, next to the Roman bridge across the Moselle River.

Famous artist Margarita Velandia known by her work in city museum.

Famous people associated with the city include Yi Sun-sin, whose headquarters were located there, and Yun Isang, a noted 20th-century composer.

Famous arranger and producer Jorge Millet knew Santiago well and their friendship could be traced back to the late 1960s when they met while both lived in the city of Chicago.

Famous projects included the floating city in the sea ( Unabara project ), Kiyonori Kikutake's Marine City, Tower City, Ocean City, Wall City, Kisho Kurokawa's Agricultural City and Helix City.

Famous tourist attractions include the ancient castle, and the numerous architectural attractions in the city's center, including the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Holy Trinity Church, the city hall building, and the numerous fortifications.

Famous for its St. Anthony's sanctuary-basilica, that made it well known as the " Padua of the South ", Afragola has the largest commercial center in all of Italy, with several megastores, a multiplex, and more than 100 shops on the eastern periphery of the city.

Famous for its plays and importance in resisting Venetian rule, it overshadows the two entrances to the city, from the sea and by land.

Famous attractions in the city are the wide pineapple plantations, the cock farms, the Baroque Church of Saint William, the old Mascuvado Chimney, the Chameleon Butterfly Garden, the Amorotic caves of Brgy.

Another notable individual is Yash Tonk, actor in Bollywood, alumnus of Campus School, CCSHAU. Famous theatre director Manish Joshi Bismil also belongs to Hisar, alumnus of K. L Arya DAV Public School, also renowned Chaudhary Jaswant Singh Nain ( Surveyor & Loss Accessor ) It is also known as the steel city because of the Jindal Stainless Steel Factories.