Antonio Aguilar Barraza (1919 - 2007)

Aguilar was born José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza in Villanueva, Zacatecas, the son of Jesús Aguilar Aguilar and Ángela Márquez Barraza Valle, both of Villanueva.  He spent his early childhood in “La Casa Grande de Tayahua”, an hacienda first built in 1596 in the town of Tayahua, about 35 km from Villanueva. Aguilar’s ancestors […]

Antonio Aliberti (1938 - 2000)

Author. He wrote 18 poems books, among them are “Límites Posibles,” “Cuartos Contiguos,” “Delicado Equilibrio” and “Incierta Vocación.” He also wrote five essays books and several anthologies.  (bio by: 380W)

Antonio Ascari (1888 - 1925)

Antonio Ascari (15 September 1888 – 26 July 1925) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. Antonio Ascari was born near Mantua, but in the Veneto region of Italy, as the son of a corn dealer. He began racing cars at the top levels in Italy in 1919, using a modified 1914 Fiat. Along with […]

Antonio Berni (1905 - 1981)

Famed painter, engraver and sculptor. One of the founders of the Argentine new realism. (bio by: 380W)  Family links:  Children:  Lily Berni (1930 – 2013)* *Calculated relationship

Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916 - 2000)

Author. One of the most importants dramatist in the 20th Century, he won the Cervantes Award. He is remembered for his books “Historia de una Escalera,” “La Erdiente Oscuridad,” “La Tejedora de Sueños,” “El tragaluz,” “La Llegada de los Dioses,” “Jueces en la Noche” and “La Fundación.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Italian sculptor.Antonio Canova, born in Possagno, in the Republic of Venice on 1 November 1757, was considered the greatest sculpture of his time in Europe.  His father died when he was three and his mother remarried, sending him to live with his paternal grandparents.  His grandfather, Pasino Canova, was an accomplished stonecutter and sculptor and […]

Antonio Cárdenas Guillén (1962 - 2010)

Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén was born on 5 March 1962 in El Mezquital ranch in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. As a teenager, Antonio Ezequiel and his brother Osiel earned their living by washing cars at the headquarters of the Federal Judicial Police in their hometown. By the late 1980s, Cárdenas Guillén started […]

Antonio Casal (1910 - 1974)

Actor. He was born in Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He began his career like others actors of his times on the stage, appearing in “La del Manojo de Rosas” and “La Madre Guapa” with María Fernanda Ladrón De Guevara. Soon, he entered in cinema and become a star in the 40s, often […]

Antonio Cincotta (1875 - 1915)

Organized Crime Figure. He was a Mafia Blackhand Leader in New York City whom attempted to extort $15,000 from opera star Enrico Caruso in 1910. Cincotta was arrested when he went to pick up the extortion money at a drop in Brooklyn. He was convicted of extortion and sent to prison until December 1914. Cincotta […]

Antonio Cisneros (1942 - 2012)

Poet, Author. His works include “Exile” (1961), “David” (1962), “Royal Commentaries” (1964), “The water doesn’t have to drink” (1971), “As a fig tree on a golf course” (1972) , “The book of God and the Hungarians” (1978), “The immense celestial questions” (1992), “A cruise to Galapagos Islands” (2005) and “Diary of a hospitalized diabetic” (2010). […]

Antonio de la Gandara (1861 - 1917)

Artist.

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928 - 2014)

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (June 4, 1928 – August 24, 2014) was a Brazilian businessman who was the chairman of the Votorantim Group; one of the country’s largest companies, specialized in metals, paper, cement and frozen orange juice. He was the grandfather of IndyCar Series driver Mario Moraes. Moraes was also the president of the […]

Antonio Garisa (1916 - 1989)

Noted Spanish Stage and Screen Actor. He began his career on stage, often in comedic roles. His first film was “Esa Pareja Feliz” (1951). He also appeared in “Los Ladrones Somos Gente Honrada” (1956), “Vampiresas 1930” (1961), “La Venganza de don Mendo” (1961), “Los Derechos de la Mujer” (1962), “Historias de la Televisión” (1965), “El […]

Antonio Lamer (1933 - 2007)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.  Born Joseph Antonio Charles Lamer in Montreal,  he served in the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1950 to 1954 and the Canadian Intelligence Corps from 1954 to 1960. He was educated at College de Saint-Laurent and University of Montreal. After his call to the Bar of Quebec in […]

Antonio Lombardo (1891 - 1928)

Chicago gangster. Valued advisor of Al Capone. He became Capone’s consigliere after Johnny Torrio retired in 1927.

Antonio Moreno (1887 - 1967)

Born Antonio Garrido Monteagudo in Madrid, Spain, he emigrated to the United States at the age of fourteen and settled in Massachusetts, where he completed his education. Although he claimed to have attended Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts, the Archives of the school, now the Williston Northampton School, have no record of his having done […]

Antoñita Colomé (1911 - 2005)

Actress. Considered one of the most important actresses in the cinema of the 2nd Spanish Republic, she is remembered for her films “Un Caballero de Frac” (1931), “El Hombre que se Reía del Amor” (1932), “El Negro que Tenía el Alma Blanca” (1934), “El Malvado Carabel” (1935), “La Señorita de Trévelez” (1936), “Héroe a la […]

Antony Hamilton (1952 - 1995)

Dancer, Model, and Actor. Toured with the Australian Ballet as a classical dancer. He had acting roles on stage, in movies, and on TV series such as “Cover Up,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Sampson & Delilah.” Cause of death: AIDS-related pneumonia

Anwar al-Awlaki (1971 - 2011)

Al-Qaeda Regional Commander. He was born to a Yemeni family who was living in the United States, and by his birth there, gained dual US-Yemen citizenship.  His father, Nasser al-Aulaqi, was a Fulbright Scholar who earned a master’s degree in agricultural economics at the New Mexico State University in 1971, later earned a doctorate degree […]

AP Carter (1893 - 1960)

AP Carter A.P. Carter is best known for forming the Carter Family band, which combined traditional Appalachian sounds with a unique guitar style and African American gospel influences. A.P. Carter was born to Robert C. Carter and Mollie Arvelle Bays in Maces Springs, Virginia, an area in present-day Hiltons, Virginia, which is known as Poor […]

Aphra Behn (1970 - 1689)

Aphra Behn (/ˈæfrə bɛn/;[a] 14 December 1640? – 16 April 1689) was a British playwright, poet, translator and fiction writer from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors. […]

April Lacy (1982 - 1996)

April Lacy was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She grew up in a poor family who used both drugs and alcohol and was often estranged from them, as she frequently stayed at a friend’s house. She had a younger brother who had since been removed from her parent’s custody. April had a dysfunctional relationship with […]

Arabella Duval “Belle” Yarrington Huntington (1850 - 1924)

Philanthropist, Art Collector. Wife of railroad tycoon Henry Huntington. The Mausoleum of Henry Huntington and his wife Arabella is considered to be the model for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. John Russell Pope designed the Mausoleum before he won the commission that made him famous. Henry intended the Mausoleum to be a Greek temple, […]

Aranmula Ponnamma (1914 - 2011)

Actress. A quitessentially typecast performer, she was the mother and grandmother to three generations of actresses and actors in around 500 Malayalam language films. A popular singer from around age 12, Ponnamma was a 29 year old school music teacher when asked to read for a stage production; though still young and attractive she played […]

Archibald Gracie (1755 - 1829)

Businessman. He was a business magnate who accumulated great wealth through his shipping industry. He built the famous Gracie Mansion, which is now the official residence of the Mayors of New York City, New York.  Family links:  Spouse:  Esther Rogers Gracie (1757 – 1833)*  Children:  Eliza Gracie King (1790 – 1825)*  Sarah Rogers Gracie King […]

Archibald Joseph “A.J.” Cronin (1896 - 1981)

Scottish physician and author. Noted during the 1930s and 1940s for his novels that attracted a huge readership and combined realism, romance, social criticism and melodrama. After being forced to give up his job as a doctor because of poor health, Cronin began writing. His many books include, “Hatter’s Castle” (1931), “The Stars Look Down” […]

Archie “Grey Owl” Belaney (1888 - 1938)

Conservationist, colorful writer. British-born, Belaney came to Canada as masqueraded as a Native Indian. Popularized conservation theme in his books and lecture tours, especially in Britain. In Canada he was appointed to run beaver preservation programs in Riding Mountain and Prince Albert national parks. His ruse was uncovered three years before his death, but no […]

Archie Campbell (1914 - 1987)

Archie Campbell Actor, Comedian. This native of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, got his start in 1936 co-hosting a radio show with Roy Acuff on Knoxville station WNOX. After one year he relocated to Chattanooga where he worked in radio until joining the Navy in 1941. He retuned from the service to Knoxville where he helped launch […]

Archie Moore (1916 - 1998)

Archie Moore He turned professional in 1938 and boxed all but one of his 12 bouts that year in San Diego. Moore had eight bouts in 1939, going 5–2 during that span, with one “no contest.” He lost to former Middleweight Champion and future Hall of Famer Teddy Yarosz during that time, and his no-contest […]

Arde Bulova (1889 - 1958)

Businessman, Manufacturer. The son of Joseph Bulova, the Czech immigrant who founded the J. Bulova luxury watch making company, he took over the business from his father, and grew it into one of the market leaders among United States watchmakers. By the mid-1950s, under his direction, the company’s annual sales had reached $80 million.  Family […]