John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce

Rocker; one of music's greatest bassists, regardless of genre, vocalist, composer; member of the first great power trio Cream -- via the BBC.

Lou Lucier

Former MLB player -- via USA Today.

Gerard Parkes

Actor -- via the Huffington Post.

'Sista' Monica Parker

Gospel and blues singer -- via sfgate.com.

Geoff Nugent

Guitarist -- via hollywood.com.

Joanne Borgella

Singer -- via CNN.

Stephen Paulus

Composer -- via the New York Times. A lyrical writer best known for his operatic and choral works.

Federico Boido

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com. AKA Rick Boyd, Rico Boido, Rich Boyd, Rick Boyd, Rik Boyd, and Ryck Boyd. Appeared in many spaghetti Westerns, sci-fi and exploitation films such as "Danger:Diabolik," "Planet of the Vampires," "Superfly TNT," and "Guns for Dollars."

Robert Demeger

Actor -- via the Independent.

Donald Shore

Bassoonist -- via the Washington Post.

Damiana L. Eugenio

Folklorist and writer -- via GMA News.

Ben Bradlee

Newspaper editor at the Washington Post; directed its groundbreaking Watergate coverage -- via the New York Times.

L. M. Kit Carson

Screenwriter ("Paris, Texas") and actor; inventor of the mockumentary ("David Holzman's Diary") -- via the Dallas Morning News.

Lynda Bellingham

Actress -- via the Guardian.  AKA Meredith Lee Hughes. Best known for her long role as the "Oxo mom," in TV commercials peddling gravy.

Paul Craft

Member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame -- via the Washington Post. He wrote such hits as "Drop Kick Me, Jesus," "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life," "Midnight Flyer," "It's Me Again, Margaret," "Keep Me from Blowing Away," "Raised by the Rail Line," and "Brother Jukebox."

John Holt

Singer and songwriter; former lead singer for the Paragons -- via the BBC. His big hit: "The Tide is High."

Giorgio Rebuffi

Cartoonist -- via La Stampa.

Milton R. Bass

Journalist and writer -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Gabrielle Reidy

Actress -- via the Irish Times.

Jiri Reynek

Poet, translator, and graphic artist -- via Radio Prague.

Oscar "Pete" Denenberg

Assistant film editor -- via legacy.com.

Jason Jurman

Actor -- via legacy.com.

Martyn Grubb

Worker priest -- via the Guardian.

Chris Bartlett

Water engineer -- via the Guardian.

Ali Mazrui

Scholar -- via The Guardian.

Joseph Nicholson

Journalist -- via the Advocate.

Deborah Warren

Actress -- via losandes.com.ar.

Jonathan Mane-Wheoki

Art historian and curator -- via Radio New Zealand.

Ed Nimmervoll

Music journalist, writer, and historian -- via the music.com.au.

Milan Kozelka

Poet -- via idnes.cz.

Misty Upham

Actress -- via The Wrap.