T. Nash Buckingham (1880 - 1971)

Sportsman, Author. Born in Memphis, he was an athlete, noted sportsman, field trial judge, pioneering conservationist, accomplished raconteur, and author. His books include “De Shootinest Gent’man and Other Tales” (1934), “Mark Right! Tales of Shooting and Fishing” (1936), “Ole Miss’” (1937), “Blood Lines, Tales of Shooting and Fishing” (1938), “Tattered Coat” (1944), “Game Bag, Tales […]

T. Roy Barnes (1880 - 1937)

Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Although born in England, he lived in the United States from early childhood. He was married to stage actress Bessie Crawford until his death. They had two children. Barnes started his show career in vaudeville where he appeared with his wife in […]

Tab Thacker (1962 - 2007)

Talmadge Layne “Tab” Thacker (10 March 1962 – 28 December 2007), was a former NCAA wrestler and actor. While at North Carolina State University Thacker won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship in 1984, collecting 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles along with the Wolfpack. He finished his college career 92-11-1, ranking second in N.C. State history with […]

Tabitha Moffatt Brown (1780 - 1858)

Tabitha Moffatt Brown Moffat was born on May 1, 1780, at Brimfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Dr. Joseph and Lois (Haynes) Moffat. She married the Reverend Clark Brown in 1799, and they had four children. After her husband’s death in 1817, Brown taught school before moving to Missouri, where her brother-in-law, Captain John Brown, lived. […]

Tabu Ley Rochereau (1937 - 2013)

Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu was born in Bagata, in the then Belgian Congo. His musical career took off in 1956 when he sung with Joseph “Le Grand Kallé” Kabasele, and his band L’African Jazz. After finishing high school he joined the band as a full-time musician. Tabu Ley sang in the pan-African hit Indépendance Cha Cha […]

Tadao Yanaihara (1893 - 1961)

Tadao Yanaihara was a Japanese economist, educator and Christian pacifist. The first director of Shakai Kagaku Kenkyūjo (Institute of Social Science or Shaken) at the University of Tokyo, he studied at Toynbee Hall and School of Economics and Political Science (London School of Economics). Born in Ehime Prefecture, Yanaihara became a Christian under the influence […]

Tadeusz Borowski (1922 - 1951)

Author. His short story collection “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” (1959), based on his World War II experiences in Nazi death camps, is considered a masterpiece of Holocaust Literature. Written in a pitiless documentary style,  these first-person accounts compel readers to imagine what they would do to survive in similar circumstances.  They […]

Tahira Wasti (1944 - 2012)

Tahira Wasti Actress. An aristocratic beauty, she shall be remembered for her long career on Pakistani television that frequently saw her cast in royal or upper-crust roles. Born at Sargodha in what was then British India, she originally intended to be a writer and published her first short story at 16. Tahira joined the Pakistan […]

Taichiro Morinaga (1970 - 1970)

Businessman. Founder of what is now known as the Morinaga Co. Ltd. He introduced the production of western-style confectionery products in Japan. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Taizo Ishizaka (1886 - 1975)

Business leader during the era of tremendous economic growth in Japan. He served as the president of the Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Toshiba Corporation. He was also the first president of the Japan Productivity Promotion Association and was president of the Japan Federation of Economics. He is the subject of a book, […]

Takako Irie (1911 - 1995)

Actress. Born as “Hideko Tobojo,” she first worked under director Kenji Mizoguchi, then worked independently with a variety of directors thereafter. Known for her exceptional beauty, she was nicknamed “Neko(the cat).” Her movies include “Kokyo”(1923), “Tokyo March”(1929), and “Sanjuro”(1962). (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Takato Oki (1832 - 1899)

Educator. Contributed to the modernization of Japan’s educational system. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Tala Birell (1907 - 1958)

Actress. Her most memorable film performances include “Let’s Live Tonight,” supporting Lilian Harvey; opposite Ralph Bellamy in “Air Hawk,” “Crime and Punishment” with Peter Lorre; “Women in Bondage” and  “One Dangerous Night” with Warren William. (bio by: MC)

Talia Castellano (1999 - 2013)

Talia Joy Castellano was born on August 18, 1999, in Orlando, Florida, and grew up in and around central Florida with her mother, Desiree Castellano, and in New York City with her father, Marc Winthrop. She had three siblings: Kaitlyn, Jackson Winthrop and Mattia Castellano.  When she was 7 years old, Talia Castellano began experiencing […]

Tallulah Bankhead (1902 - 1968)

Actress. Tallulalh Bankhead was born into a very notable family in Huntsville, Alabama.  Her grandfather was US Senator John Hollis Bankhead, and her father, William Brockman Bankhead, served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.  Her uncle was US Senator John Hollis Bankhead II and her aunt Marie Bankhead Owen became Director of the Alabama […]

Tamara de Lempicka (1898 - 1980)

Polish painter, born Tamara Gorska in Warsaw. She died in Cuernavaca, Mexico. According to her wishes, she was cremated and her ashes scattered into the Popocatepetl (a Mexican volcano). Tamara remained forgotten until the early 1990 when Barbra Streisand bought her painting “Adam and Eve” in an auction. (bio by: Alberto Blanco)

Tamara De Treaux (1959 - 1990)

Actress. She was one of several actors who played the part of the Extra Terrestrial in the film “ET.” She also appeared as the character “Greedigut” in the movie “Ghoulies.” A friend of author Armistead Maupin, best known for his Tales of the City books, she was the inspiration for Cadence Roth, the protagonist in […]

Tamara Desni (1913 - 2008)

Tamara Desni (22 October 1913 – 7 February 2008) was a German-born British actress. Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin. Her mother was born in Keiv, then in the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany sometime before the Russian Revolution. She became a star of German […]

Tamara Dobson (1947 - 2006)

Actress. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Dobson is best remembered for her role as Cleopatra Jones in the 1973 blaxploitation film, “Cleopatra Jones”, and the 1975 follow-up film, “Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold”. A 6’2 former fashion model, she became known as the Fashionable Kung Fu Queen and was also considered to be […]

Tamara Toumanova (1919 - 1996)

After moving to Paris, Toumanova was given piano lessons and studied ballet with Olga Preobrajenska, who she described as her “first and only permanent teacher” and an “immortal friend”. At the age of six, the ballerina Anna Pavlova invited young Toumanova to perform in one of her gala concerts (08.06.1925). Toumanova danced a polka choreographed […]

Tammi Terrell (1945 - 1970)

Tammi Terrell Over a span of just 12 months beginning in April 1967, the duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell enjoyed a string of four straight hits with some of the greatest love songs ever recorded at Motown Records. Sadly, only the first two of those four hits were released while Tammi Terrell was […]

Tammy Faye Baker (1942 - 2007)

Tammy Faye Baker She and Mr. Bakker, an Assemblies of God minister, worked as traveling evangelists in the early years of their marriage. He preached; she sang and played the accordion. They began their television career in the mid-1960s, joining Pat Robertson’s fledgling Christian Broadcasting Network as the original hosts of “The 700 Club.” In […]

Tammy Vincent (1962 - 1979)

Tammy A. Vincent was an American teenager who was murdered in September 1979. Her body was not identified until 2007, twenty-eight years after her murder. Despite the fact that her identity was discovered, the case remains unsolved, although a prime suspect has been selected. It was believed she may have been a victim of the […]

Tammy Wynette (1942 - 1998)

Tammy Wynette was born Virginia Wynette Pugh in Bounds, Mississippi, a small town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, the only child of William Hollice Pugh (died February 13, 1943) and Mildred Faye Russell Pugh (1922–1991).  Wynette’s father was a farmer and local musician who died of a brain tumor when Wynette was nine months of age. […]

Tampa Red (1904 - 1981)

Tampa Red was born Hudson Woodbridge in Smithville, Georgia. His parents died when he was a child, and he moved to Tampa, Florida, where he was raised by his aunt and grandmother and adopted their surname, Whittaker. He emulated his older brother, Eddie, who played the guitar, and he was especially inspired by an old […]

Tania (1970 - 1999)

Singer and Actress. She was born in Toledo, Spain, the exact date of birth is unknown. Her original name was Ana Luciana Divis and she arrived to Argentina in the 1920s, where she had a long a successful career. She was also the wife and muse of the famed tango composer Enrique Santos Discépolo. (bio […]

Tanny McDonald (1939 - 2004)

Actress of Film and Stage. Her first film role was playing Juno opposite Arnold Schwartzegger (which was also his debut movie) in the film “Hercules in New York” (1970). Her other credits include a recurring role in “Kate & Allie” as Nurse Krieger, the soap “General Hospital” and the TV miniseries “The Kennedys” as Lady […]

Tanveer khan (2021 - 2021)

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Tapping Reeve (1744 - 1823)

Educator, Lawyer. He founded the first formal law school in America. In 1772, he set up a law practice in Litchfield, Connecticut, and the following year he commenced teaching law to his first student Aaron Burr, who also was his brother-in-law. Demand for his expertise increased to the point Reeve needed to construct a one […]

Tara Correa-McMullen (1989 - 2005)

Actress. She is best known for her role as ‘Graciela Reyes’ on the television series, “Judging Amy” from 2004 to 2005. She also appeared in the film, “Rebound” (2005), as ‘Big Mac.’ She passed away at the age of 16, following a shooting in Inglewood, California.