World Science & Technology People

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby, especially for his early children's books.

Timothy Mark "Tim" Thomas (born on February 26, 1977, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks.

Mohan Singh (1909–1989) was an Indian Military officer and member of the Indian Independence Movement most famous for his role in organising and leading the First Indian National Army in South East Asia during World War II. Following Indian independence,...

Manohar Gajanan Joshi, (Marathi: मनोहर गजानन जोशी) (born December 2, 1937) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena political party. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra...

Larry Paul Langford (born March 17, 1948) is the former mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He previously served on the Jefferson County, Alabama, Commission, including a stint as commission president. He also acted as mayor of Fairfield, Alabama,...

Mark the Evangelist (Coptic: Hebrew: מרקוס‎; Greek: Μάρκος), is the traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Mark. Tradition identifies him with the John Mark mentioned as a companion of Saint Paul in Acts, who later is said...

John Harold Johnson (19 January 1918 – 8 August 2005) was an American businessman and publisher. He was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company, and in 1982, the first African-American to appear on the Forbes 400.

Gary Richards (born 2 August 1963) is a former Welsh footballer.

Andrew Walker (born June 9, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and graduate of Vanier College. He is best known for his roles in the television shows Radio Active, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Student Bodies.

Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA (born 8 June 1955), is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web, making the first proposal for it in March 1989....