Famous early residents include political figure Parker Wickham and his nephew John Wickham.

His work in this area is covered in As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade, a book chronicling his experiences undercover, his political activism and his projects designed to find and report loopholes in arms trading laws, which culminated in a controversial unbroadcast Newsnight article about the Hinduja brothers.

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 tawaifs such as Gauhar Jan were instrumental in the maintenance and continuation of Kathak, even as it was officially denigrated by the prevailing political opinion.

Famous students at the historical Viadrina included the brothers Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt, the philosopher Ulrich von Hutten, the musician Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the theologian and political leader Thomas Müntzer, and the poet Heinrich von Kleist.

* Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, P. Cornelius, 195 – 129 BC: Famous military and political leader 149 – 129 BC.

Famous among the latter were Bucharest paperboys, who advertised Adevărul with political songs such as the republican anthem La Marseillaise.

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Famous alumni include Christine Lagarde, the current managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Philippe Séguin, a French political figure, as well as Elisabeth Guigou and Roger Karoutchi.

Famous artists such as Jan Matejko and Stanisław Wyspiański worked in the Old Town, which was also the place where numerous political independence movements were born.

Famous for its jute fields, which are considered to produce the finest raw jute, and aristocratic zamindar families, the district was a focal point for political movements in Bengal during the rule of the British Empire and the early days of the Pakistan era.

Famous Hisamatsu-Matsudaira include the political reformer Matsudaira Sadanobu, the final Kyoto Shoshidai Matsudaira Sadaaki, and shogunate politician Itakura Katsukiyo.

Famous for co-authorship of political television comedy Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.

The city is also prominent for its rich political, cultural and literary work. Famous Poets, Faiz BakhshaPuri known as Ghalb-e-Sindh, Abdul Karim Gadai, Dr Agha Allah Warayo Khan ( 1917-1963 ), Qutubdin Taab, Politicians, Darya Khan Khoso, Shafique Ahmed Khoso Mehran Khan Bijarani, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Ahmed Mian Soomro, Illahi Bux Soomro Ex-Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, Muhammad Mian Soomro Ex-Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Dur Muhammod Usto, Mir Babal Khan Jakhrani ( MNA ), Advocate Abdul Nabi Shaikh, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh ( Federal Finance Minster Pakistan ) are renowned political personalities belongs to city.

A Very Famous & Known Socal Worker Late Shri Durga Dutt ji Jalan S / O Late Shri Rameshwar Lal ji Jalan has done lots of social work in the region to help the Poor's, needy persons, He was also active member of Local Governing Body for many years & also has political influence in the region & was associated with Indian National Congress Post Independence Time & his family member's are also known person in the town which is now based in Kolkata ( West Bengal ) & some of the family members are owner of Company's Like, Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd & Win Pens & etc

Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.

In the old play The Famous Victories of Henry V, written before 1588, Oldcastle figures as the Prince's boon companion.

Brian Dowling was put forward as one of the public figures to represent the channel-by presenting programming including Celebrity Extra, Trolley Dollies, and a spin-off to I'm Famous and Frightened !.

Famous figures have publicly admitted that they have perfectionist tendencies.

Famous historical figures originate from here, such as Myron of Eleutherae, a famous sculptor known primarily for his Discobolus ( discus thrower ).

Famous historical figures linked to the area included Henry Grattan of Belcamp Park, and the novelist Charles Lever.

One of the city's most popular figures is a harmless but controversial resident of Fisherman's Wharf called the World Famous Bushman, a local street performer who sits behind some branches and startles people who walk by.

Famous figures include Count Redmond O ' Hanlon, and Eamonn Ryan.

Famous collectors include such literary figures as Colette, Oscar Wilde and Truman Capote.

Famous historical figures from Puyang include Wu Qi, a military strategist, Shang Yang, a statesman, and Lü Buwei, a great thinker.

An alien, coming into a colony also became, temporarily a subject of the Crown, and acquired rights both within and beyond the colony, and these latter rights could not be affected by the laws of that colony ( Routledge v Low ( 1868 ) LR 3 HL 100 ; 37 LJ Ch 454 ; 18 LT 874 ; 16 WR 1081, HL ; Reid v Maxwell ( 1886 ) 2 TLR 790 ; Falcon v Famous Players Film Co 2 KB 474 ).

Other independent companies were grouped under the Mutual banner in 1912, and there were also important new entrants, particularly the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company, and Famous Players, which were both formed in 1913 to take advantage of the fact that films could reproduce the real substance of a stage play ( plus embellishments ), and so the best plays and actors from the legitimate stage could be enticed into films.

By March 1957, a full year after the release of " Please, Please, Please ", most members of the Famous Flames had left the group after the group's new manager, Universal Attractions Agency Chief Ben Bart, insisted that the group's billing be " James Brown and The Famous Flames ".

Brown refused to listen, releasing the album, Live at the Apollo, which would later be credited to Brown and his group the Famous Flames after not being credited on the album in its initial release.

Women can be appointed to the Canadian Senate, an achievement by five Canadian women called the Famous Five.

* Jason Lee's character can be seen reading the book in Cameron Crowe's film " Almost Famous " whilst on a tour bus.

In October 1926, Goldkette's " Famous Fourteen ," as they came to be called, opened at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City opposite the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, one of the East Coast's outstanding African American big bands.

An adjustable spanner may also be called a shifting spanner, shifting adjustable, shifter, fit-all, crescent wrench ( incorrect usage-see Famous brands section ), adjustable angle-head wrench or Bahco ( see below ).

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 scholastics such as Aquinas believed him to be so important they did not refer to him by name, simply calling him " The Commentator " and calling Aristotle " The Philosopher.

Nirvana's Kurt Cobain told Michael Azerrad, " Famous is the last thing I wanted to be.

Between 535 and 615 of the Oracles of Delphi are known to have survived since classical times, of which over half are said to be accurate historically ( see the article Famous Oracular Statements from Delphi for some examples ).

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 as Jack Oxendine, William Henry Lane became one of the few black performers to join an otherwise white minstrel troupe, and is widely considered to be the most famous forebear of tap dance.

The NME described Cocker's actions as a " great publicity stunt " which was " creative, subversive and very, very funny ", while Melody Maker described Cocker as, " arguably the Fifth Most Famous Man In Britain " and suggested he should be knighted.

It can be heard in the music of The Miracles, particularly in their early hits such as " Got A Job " ( an answer song to " Get a Job "), " Bad Girl ", " Who's Loving You ", "( You Can ) Depend on Me ", and " Ooo Baby Baby ". Also, in the early days of The Famous Flames, led by James Brown, the group recorded several Doo-Wop hits, including " Please, Please, Please ", " Try Me ", " Bewildered ", " Oh Baby Don't You Weep " and their hit cover of The " 5 " Royales ' " Think ".

Famous examples are to be found at Devenish Island, and Glendalough, while that at Clondalkin is the only Round Tower in Ireland to still retain its original cap.

Famous international racers, such as Dale Earnhardt Jr., can be seen sometimes on NASCAR nights.

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.

* In 1940, French was selected as one of five artists to be honored in the 35-stamp " Famous Americans " series.

Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four ( not to be confused with The Adventure Series ) and Five Find-Outers, but the Famous Five is the best-known and most popular of these.

In fact, in 1919 the Compo Company pressed records credited only to " Famous Tenor ," which used Victor sides cut by John McCormack ; these were quickly withdrawn, to be replaced by the same titles cut by Ernest Hare doing a creditable McCormack impression.

The Cameron Crowe-created movie " Almost Famous " features a scene where a Black Sabbath groupie is telling aspiring journalist William Miller ( said to be created in Crowe's own image ) about how, " Marc Bolan broke her heart, man.