| Famous
People Who Play(ed) Chess |
|
category |
rating |
reference (Bill Wall - 3 May,
2009) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947- |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Abdullah ibn
Husain (1882-1951) |
king of Jordan |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 12 |
| Abrosimova,
Svetlana |
WNBA basketball
player |
sports |
|
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/12/big-name-celebrities-get-involved-in.html |
| Absil, Jean
(1893-1974) |
composer |
music |
|
|
| Adams,
John (1735-1836) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad24.pdf |
| Adams, John Quincy
(1767-1848) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Adams, Richard (1920- ) |
writer (Watership
Down) |
writer |
|
http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=86 |
| Addams, Jane
(1860-1935) |
1931 Nobel Peace
Prize; Hull House |
Nobel |
|
Jane Addams by Judith Fradin, page 24-25 |
| Affleck, Ben
(1972- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chrisbaker.co.uk/archive2002.htm |
| Affleck,
Casey (1975- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://movies.com/casey-affleck/b832655 |
| Agnew, Spiro T. (1918-1996) |
US Vice Prsident |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 40 |
| Ainge, Danny
(1959- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124422/2/index.htm |
| Akbar
(1526-1587) |
Mongol emperor |
royal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 4 |
| Akins, Claude (1926-1994) |
actor (sheriff Lobo) |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 5/94, page
6 |
| Albert, Prince (1819-1861) |
husband to Queen
Victoria |
politics |
|
http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/000E_rose_zuke/ca0069a.shtml |
| Alda, Alan
(1936- ) |
actor (MASH) |
film |
1400 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32; http://januarymagazine.com/features/aldaexc.html |
| Aleichem,
Shalom (1859-1916) |
Yiddish writer |
writer |
|
|
| Alexander,
Shaun |
NFL football player |
sports |
|
http://rollbamaroll.com/story/2006/12/15/04127/677 |
| Alferov,
Zhores (1930- ) |
2000 Nobel Prize in
Physics |
Nobel |
|
http://midaschess.blogspot.com/2007/03/spassky-vs-nash-chess-and-maths-in-rome.html |
| Alfonso the Wise
(1221-1284) |
king of Spain |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 207 |
| Alfonso XIII
(1886-1941) |
king of Spain
(1886-1931) |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 12 |
| Allen, Woody
(1935- ) |
actor; producer;
director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Amis, Martin
(1949- ) |
writer (Money) |
writer |
|
http://www.chessscotland.com/archives/norris.htm |
| Amory, Cleveland (1917-1998) |
writer (The Cat Who
Came for Christmas) |
writer |
1700 |
https://www.schachversand.de/detail/buecher/4118.html |
| Anderson, Clive (1952- ) |
British TV host |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 97 |
| Anderson, Jon
(1944- ) |
band member of Yes |
music |
|
|
| Anderson,
Michael |
astronaut |
astronaut |
|
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/anderson.html |
| Anderson,
Poul (1926-2001) |
science fiction
writer (The Immortal Game) |
writer |
|
|
| Anderson, Terry (1947- ) |
hostage in Iran |
misc |
|
http://journalism.unl.edu/an/spring95/anderson.html |
| Andrews, Anthony (1948- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Aquino, Cory (1933- ) |
Philippine President |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Arafat, Yasser (1929-2004) |
Palestinian leader |
politics |
|
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,8542,1344540,00.html |
| Archer,
Jeffrey (1940- ) |
novelist |
writer |
1000 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 53 |
| Ardiles, Ossie (1952- ) |
soccer player from
Argentina |
sports |
1700 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 67 |
| Arrabal,
Fernando (1932- ) |
playwright,
screenwriter, director, novelist, poet |
writer |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Arrabal |
| Arrington,
LaVar (1978- ) |
NFL linebacker
(Washington Redskins) |
sports |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2356 |
| Ascham, Roger
(1515-1568) |
English scholar and
writer |
writer |
|
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/ascham.html |
| Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992) |
writer (science,
science fiction; I, Robot) |
writer |
|
http://www.oocities.org/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/asimov.htm |
| Asquith,
Herbert Henry (1852-1928) |
Prime Minister of UK
from 1908 to 1916 |
politics |
|
American Chess
Bulletin 1915, page 80 |
| Atahualpa (1500-1533) |
last Inca ruler in
Peru |
politics |
|
Chess Life 4/89, page
10 |
| Attlee, Clement (1883-1967) |
British Prime
Minister |
politics |
|
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page133.asp |
| Auchinleck,
General Claude (1884-1981) |
WW II British general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 89 |
| Ayer, Alfred (1910-1989) |
thinker (British philosopher) |
thinker |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Ayers, Lew (1908-1996) |
actor (All Quiet On
The Western Front) |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Bacall, Lauren (1924- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 12/91.
page 15 |
| Bacon, Sir Francis (1561-1626) |
thinker (English
philosopher) |
thinker |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Badura-Skoda,
Paul (1927- |
pianist |
music |
|
Interpreting Bach at
the Keyboard by Badura-Skoda |
| Balfour, Arthur (1848-1930) |
British Prime
Minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 78 |
| Ballesteros,
Severiano (1957- ) |
Golf champion from
Spain |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Balzac, Honore de (1799-1850) |
French writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Banderas,
Antonio (1960- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Barnes,
Julian (1946- ) |
novelist |
writer |
1100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 58 |
| Barnett, Dick
(1936- ) |
NBA basketball player
(NY Knicks) |
sports |
|
Mindgames, p. 95 |
| Barnett,
Richard (1863-1930) |
Sport shooter (1908
summer olympics - rifle) |
sports |
|
Not Only Chess by
Abrahams, page 38 |
| Barnum, Phineas T.
(1810-1891) |
circus and museum
owner |
entertainer |
|
|
| Barrow, Mike |
football player |
sports |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 253 |
| Barry, Dave
(1947- ) |
humorist |
writer |
|
|
| Barrymore, John
(1882-1942) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Barrymore, Lionel (1878-1954) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Baryshnikov, Mikhail (1948- ) |
ballet star and actor |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Bathory, Stephan (1553-1586) |
king of Poland |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 211 |
| Baum, Frank (1856-1919) |
writer (Wizard of Oz) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Beauharnais, Eugene
(1781-1824) |
French general;
Napoleon's adopted son |
military |
|
http://www.chessgraphics.net/ac.htm |
| Becker, Boris (1967- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 70 |
| Becket, Thomas (1118-1170) |
Archbishop of
Cantebury |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 14 |
| Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989) |
writer (Nobel prize
in literature 1969) |
Nobel |
|
http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/endgame/themes.html |
| Bedi, Kabir (1946- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.celebrityalmanac.com/profiles_a.shtml |
| Beecham, Thomas (1879-1961) |
English music
conductor |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Beethoven,
Ludwig van (1770-1827) (?) |
German music composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Begin, Menachem (1913-1992) |
Israeli Prime
Minister; Nobel winner |
politics |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
37 |
| Behring, Emil
von (1854-1917) |
Nobel prize winner in
medicine for diptheria work |
Nobel |
|
Emil von Behring by Linton, page 386 |
| Bellamy, Guy |
writer (The Secret Lemonade Drinker) |
writer |
1100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Benedictus, David
(1938- ) |
writer (wrote Fourth of June) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Benitez,
Rafael |
manager of Liverpool
football (soccer) club |
sports |
|
BBC interview |
| Bennett,
William (1943- ) |
former Secretary of
Education |
politics |
|
|
| Bergen, Polly
(1930- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-06-12-peck-obit-usat_x.htm |
| Bergman, Ingmar (1918-2007) |
Swedish film director
(The Seventh Seal) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Berson,
Solomon (1918-1972) |
physician and
scientist |
scientist |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Berson |
| Berthelot |
Charlemagne's nephew |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 6 |
| Berthier, Louis
(1753-1815) |
French general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 88 |
| Bikel, Theodore
(1924- ) |
film (Fiddler on the
Roof) |
film |
|
|
| Birch,
Michael |
co-founder and CEO of
Bebo |
business |
|
|
| Bird, Larry
(1956- ) |
basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Blackburn,
Tony (1943- ) |
singer; UK disc
jockey |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Blackmore, R.D.
(1825-1900) |
writer (wrote Lorna Doone) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Blaine, David
(1973- ) |
magician |
entertainer |
|
http://www.clevelandseniors.com/entertainment/chess1.htm |
| Blair,
Charles (1909-1978) |
aircraft pilot
pioneer; Maureen O'Hara's husband |
aircraft |
|
|
| Blakey, Art
(1919-1990) |
jazz musician |
music |
|
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Blakey/chron.htm |
| Bliss, Sir Arthur (1891-/1975) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 32 |
| Blumenthal,
Oscar (1852-1917) |
writer and poet |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 47 |
| Blyton, Enid (1897-1968) |
writer (children's
books) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49; Story of My Life |
| Boccaccio, Giovanni
(1313-1375) |
writer (renaissance
humanist) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Bogart,
Humphrey (1899-1957) |
actor |
film |
1950 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
10 |
| Boleyn, Anne (1507-1536) |
mother of Queen
Elizabeth I |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Bonaparte,
Napoleon(1769-1821) |
emperor |
politics |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Bonar Law, Andrew (1858-1923) |
British Prime
Minister |
politics |
2100 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bonar_Law |
| Bondarchuk, Sergei
(1920-1994) |
film director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Bonds, Barry
(1964- ) |
major league baseball
player |
sports |
|
Chess for Success,
page xiv |
| Bonnington, Chris
(1934- ) |
British mountain
climber |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Bono
(1960- ) |
singer (U2) |
music |
|
http://www.u2faqs.com/band/ |
| Bono, Sonny
(1935-1998) |
singer, actor,
congressman |
music |
|
|
| Boone, Richard (1917-1981) |
actor (Have Gun, Will
Travel -Paladin) |
film |
|
|
| Booth,
Shirley (1907-1992) |
actress (Hazel) |
film |
|
|
| Borel, Emile
(1871-1956) |
mathematician and
politician |
mathematician |
|
http://www.proba.jussieu.fr/~mazliak/MazliakShafer.pdf |
| Borges, Jorge Luis
(1899-1986) |
Argentine writer (The
Immortal, The Lie) |
writer |
|
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/w/woodall-borges.html |
| Borodin, Alex (1833-1887) |
Russian music
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Botha, Roelof |
Venture Capital
Invester (funded YouTube) |
business |
|
|
| Botti, Chris
(1962- ) |
trumpet player |
music |
|
http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12045396 |
| Bouton, Jim (1939- ) |
baseball player and
author (Ball Four) |
sports |
|
|
| Bowdler,
Thomas (1754-1825) |
writer and physician |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 54 |
| Bowie, David (1947- |
singer |
music |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/film/thehunger/set_pics.html |
| Boxleitner,
Bruce (1950- ) |
actor (Tron) |
film |
|
|
| Boyer, Charles (1899-1978) |
actor |
film |
1900 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Boyle, Mark |
sports broadcaster
(Voice of the Pacers) |
sports |
|
http://www.nba.com/pacers/chat/chat_boyle_041117.html |
| Brabazon of Tara, Lord (1884-1964) |
aviation pioneer and
sportsman |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 70 |
| Bragg,
William Lawrence (1890-1971) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics, 1915 |
Nobel |
|
http://www.careersinscience.gov.au/pdf/topdogs/bragg.pdf |
| Brando, Marlon (1924-2004) |
actor |
film |
1100 |
http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Marlon_Brando.html |
| Brandt, Willy
(1913-1992) |
West German
chancellor |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Branson,
Richard (1950- ) |
British entrepreneur
(Virgin brand) |
business |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 95 |
| Braque, Georges (1882-1963) |
artist (Cubism) |
artist |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=90 |
| Braxton,
Anthony (1945- ) |
jazz composer |
music |
|
http://repository.lib.uoguelph.ca/ojs/viewarticle.php?id=57&layout=html |
| Brecht,
Bertolt (1898-1956) |
German poet,
playwright, and theater reformer |
author |
|
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/brecht.htm |
| Brent, George
(1889-1979) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Review 4/40,
page 60 |
| Bridgman,
Percy (1882-1961) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1946 |
Nobel |
|
|
| Briggs,
Shannon (1971- ) |
boxer |
sports |
|
http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/03/27/fshead.htm |
| Brodsky, Adolf
(1851-1929) |
violinist and
conductor |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Broecker,
Wallace (1931- ) |
scientist; coined
global warming |
scientist |
|
http://www.aip.org/history/ohilist/6923_2.html |
| Bromberg, J.
Edward (1903-1951 |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla |
| Bronowski, Jacob
(1908-1974) |
thinker (wrote Ascent of Man) |
writer |
2000 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 74 |
| Brooks, Mel
(1926- ) |
producer and actor |
film |
|
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/rogoff/bio.html |
| Brown, Clifford (1930-1956) |
jazz musician |
music |
|
http://www.shout.net/~jmh/articles/clifford.html |
| Brown, Derren
(1971- ) |
magician |
entertainer |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1610 |
| Brown, Jim
(1936- ) |
football player;
actor |
sports |
|
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/21/Sports/All_the_right_moves.shtml |
| Bruce, Nigel
(1895-1953) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Bruno, Frank (1961 |
British heavyweight
boxer |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 67 |
| Bryan, Bob
(1978- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/02/spt_wwwsptten1chess.html |
| Bryan, Mike
(1978- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/02/spt_wwwsptten1chess.html |
| Bryant, Kobe (1978-
) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.allstarz.org/kobe/trialtimeline.htm |
| Brzezinski, Zbigniew
(1928- ) |
US national security
advisor |
politics |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
37 |
| Buchwald, Art (1925 |
humorist (While
Reagan Slept) |
writer |
2000 |
Chess Life 9/91, page
45 |
| Buckle, Henry
(1821-1862) |
writer (History of Civilization) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 44 |
| Bugner, Joe (1950 |
boxer |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Bull, David |
UK TV personality |
film |
|
|
| Bunker, Eng
and Chang (1811-1974) |
Siamese twins |
misc |
|
http://www.ncdot.org/public/speeches/engandchangbunkerceremony07-01.html |
| Burleigh,
Lord |
track star |
sports |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 253 |
| Burr, Aaron (1756-1836) |
US Vice President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Burroughs,
Edgar Rice (1875-1950) |
writer (Tarzan) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 212 |
| Burroughs,
William (1914-1997) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 54 |
| Burton,
Richard (1821-1890) |
English explorer and
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 43 |
| Burton, Tony |
actor (Rocky III,
Rocky IV, The Shining) |
film |
1642 |
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123748/bio |
| Busey, Gary
(1944- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Bushnell,
Nolan (1943- ) |
founder of Atari |
business |
|
http://www.britgo.org/general/celeb/ |
| Caan, James
(1940- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla |
| Caesar, Sid (1922 |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Cage, John
(1912-1992) |
piano composer |
music |
|
http://fusionanomaly.net/chess.html |
| Cage,
Nicholas (1964- ) |
actor |
film |
1500 |
http://www.planethuff.com/darkside/archives/001062.html |
| Cagney, James
? |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Cajal,
Santiago (1852-1934) |
1906 Nobel Prize
winner in Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/santiago-ramon-y-cajal-wob/ |
| Canetti, Elias
(1905-1994) |
writer (Nobel prize
for literature 1981) |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 45 |
| Canute, King (995-1035) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 6 |
| Capone, Al (1899-1947) |
gangster |
criminal |
|
|
| Capriati,
Jennifer (1976- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
|
| Cardano, Girolamo
(1501-1576) |
thinker (founder of probability theory) |
thinker |
|
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Cardan.html |
| Carlisle,
Rick (1959- ) |
NBA basketball player
and coach (Indiana Pacers) |
sports |
|
|
| Carroll, Charles
(1738-1832) |
Declaration of
Independence signer |
politics |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/automaton.html |
| Carroll, Lewis
(1832-1898) |
writer (Alice in Wonderland) |
writer |
|
http://www.heureka.clara.net/art/carroll.htm |
| Carter, Amy
(1967- ) |
daughter of President
Carter |
politics |
|
|
| Carter, Anson
(1974- ) |
hockey player (New
York Rangers) |
sports |
|
http://www.chessreporter.com/predictions.htm |
| Carter, Jimmy (1924- ) |
US President and
Nobel Peace prize winner |
politics |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
37 |
| Carter,
Maurice |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
Chess Life 6/90, page
46 |
| Carter,
Reggie (1957-1999) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Carter,
Rosalyn (1927- ) |
US President's wife |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 79 |
| Cartwright, Bill
(1957- ) |
NBA basketball player
and coach |
sports |
1400 |
Chess Life 6/83, page
13 |
| Caruso, Enrico (1873-1921) |
opera singer |
music |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Casals, Pablo (1876-1973) |
cellist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Casanova, Giovanni (1725-1798) |
Italian playboy |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 99 |
| Casillas,
Graciella (1972- ) |
karate champion and
actress |
film |
1100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Castro, Fidel (1926- ) |
Cuban President |
politics |
1900 |
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Catherine II (1729-1796) |
Russian empress |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 8 |
| Cerf, Bennett |
writer and publisher |
writer |
|
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ep/art_06.htm |
| Cervantes, Miguel de
(1547-1616) |
wrote Don Quixote |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Chaliapin,
Feodor (1873-1938) |
Russian opera singer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Chamberlain,
Austen (1863-1937) |
1925 Nobel Peace
Prize winner |
Nobel |
|
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/commons.html |
| Chamberlain,
Wilt (1936-1999) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
1300 |
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2356;
View from the Top, p. 46 |
| Chamitoff,
Greg (1962- ) |
astronaut |
astronaut |
|
http://www.chess.com/news/earth-versus-the-astronaut |
| Chandler,
Raymond (1888-1959) |
wrote detective
fiction (Philip Marlowe) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Chang, Michael
(1972- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
1400 |
http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/1997/print/people/maleathlete.html |
| Chaplin,
Charlie (1899-1977) |
actor |
film |
1400 |
Chess Life 12/92,
page 37 |
| Chapman,
Terry |
businessman |
business |
|
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/kaspchap/kaspchap3.html |
| Charlemagne (742-814) |
French leader |
politics |
|
|
| Charles Borromeo
(1538-1584) |
Milan bishop |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 20 |
| Charles I (1600-1649) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Charles V
(1338-1380) |
French King |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 9 |
| Charles VII
(1403-1461) |
French King |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 207 |
| Charles XII
(1682-1718) |
king of Sweden |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 9 |
| Charles, Ray (1930-2004) |
musician |
music |
1600 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Chaucer,
Geoffrey (1343-1400) |
author, poet; The
Cantebury Tales |
writer |
|
|
| Che Guevara, Ernesto
(1928-1967) |
revolutionary |
politics |
1950 |
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Chekhov,
Anton (1860-1904) |
dramatist |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 235 |
| Cher
(1946- ) |
singer, actress |
film |
|
|
| Cherkasov, Nikolai
(1903-1966) |
Soviet actor |
film |
|
|
| Chirac,
Jacques (1932- ) |
French president |
politics |
|
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9310678 |
| Chopin, Frederic (1810-1849) |
pianist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Christie, John ( -1953) |
mass murderer |
criminal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 3 |
| Churchill, Randolph
(1849-1895) |
father of Winston
Churchill |
politics |
1800 |
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Churchill,Winston
(1874-1965) |
British Prime
Minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 79 |
| Clarke,
Charles |
UK Education
Secretary |
politics |
|
|
| Cleveland, Grover
(1837-1908) |
22nd and 24th US
President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Clooney,
Rosemary (1928-2002) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.rosemaryclooney.com/tvradiomirror3-58.html |
| Cobb, Lee J. (1911-1976) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Coburn, Charles (1877-1961) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Cockroft,
John (1897-1967) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics, 1951 |
Nobel |
|
|
| Cocteau, Jean
(1889-1963) |
artist |
artist |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Coleridge,
Herbert (1830-1861) |
created the Oxford
Engish dictionary |
philologist |
|
Chess for Beginners, page 111 |
| Columbus,
Christopher (1451-1506) |
explorer |
explorer |
|
Chess Life 2/93, 18 |
| Conchubar |
king of Ireland |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 8 |
| Connors,
Chuck (1921- ) |
actor (The Rifleman) |
film |
|
|
| Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) |
writer (Lord Jim) |
writer |
|
http://www.noumenal.com/marc/jcfmf/personal/personal.html |
| Cooke,
Alistair (1908-2004) |
PBS broadcaster |
film |
1600 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Cooper, Gary
? |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Cooper, James
Fenimore (1789-1851) |
writer (The
Deerslayer & Last of the Mohicans) |
writer |
|
http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper/articles/nyhistory/1917nyhistory-birdsall.html |
| Cornforth, John
(1917- ) |
Nobel prize for
chemistry in 1975 |
Nobel |
2200 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 73 |
| Conrad,
Barnaby |
writer |
writer |
|
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ep/art_06.htm |
| Cosby, Bill (1937- |
actor |
film |
|
http://westendchess.com/news.aspx |
| Cowan, David |
managing partner at
Bessemer Ventures |
business |
|
|
| Crane, Les |
talk show host;
business |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 1/89, 26 |
| Crittenden,
John (1786-1863) |
politician from
Kentucky |
politics |
|
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad24.pdf |
| Crowley, Aleister
(1875-1947) |
author, occultist,
mountaineer, poet |
writer |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley |
| Crowther,
Bosley (1905-1981) |
film critic |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Cruise, Tom
(1962- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Hoffman, King's Gambit, page 72 |
| Crutzem Paul
(1933 - ) |
1995 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1995/crutzen-lecture.pdf |
| Cugat, Xavier
(1900-1990) |
musician; bandleader |
music |
|
|
| Culbertson, Ely
(1891-1955) |
bridge player |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 70 |
| Culkin,
Macaulay (1980- ) |
actor (Home Alone) |
film |
|
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/urban/recreation/features/3508/ |
| Cunningham,
Merce (1919- ) |
dancer and
choreographer |
film |
|
|
| Custer, George (1839-1876) |
military officer |
military |
|
http://www.correspondencechess.com/war/war1.htm |
| d'Aguesseau,
Henri Francois (1668-1751) |
Chancellor of France |
politics |
|
An Introduction to
the History and Study of Chess, page 30 |
| da Vinci,
Leonardo (1452-1519) |
scientist,
mathematician, artist |
misc |
|
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/26/italy.chess |
| Dabrowski, Jaroslaw
(1836-1871) |
Polish general |
military |
|
|
| Dadd, Richard
(1817-1886) |
English painter |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 37 |
| Daladier, Edouard
(1884-1970) |
French premier |
artist |
|
|
| Dali, Salvador (1904-1989) |
artist |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 38 |
| Dalton,
Timothy (1944- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chessscotland.com/archives/norris.htm |
| Daltrey,
Roger (1944- ) |
rock band member (The
Who) |
music |
|
|
| d'Amboise,
Jacques (1934- ) |
ballet
star |
entertainer |
|
|
| Damon, Matt |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chrisbaker.co.uk/archive2002.htm |
| Danson, Ted
(1947- ) |
actor (Cheers) |
film |
1400 |
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/danson%20and%20steenburgen%20consider%20renewing%20vows |
| Dantine,
Helmut (1917-1982) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Darin, Bobby (1936-1974) |
musician |
music |
1500 |
Chess Life 3/73, page
147 |
| Darnell, Linda
(1921-1965) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Darren, James
(1936- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.jamesdarren.com/darreninterview.html |
| Darrow, Henry
(1933- ) |
actor (High
Chapparal) |
film |
1700 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| David, Larry
(1947- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/woody_allen_1867921 |
| Davidovich,
Lolita (1961 |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Davis, Steve (1957- |
snooker champion |
sports |
1500 |
http://www.biogs.com/famous/davissteve.html |
| Dawson,
Richard (1817-1897) |
Earl of Dartrey |
politics |
|
President of St
George's Chess Club |
| De Brulier,
Nigel (1877-1948) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| de Havilland,
Olivia (1916- ) |
actress |
film |
|
CHESS, Nov 14 1937,
page 79 |
| de Moivre, Abraham
(1667-1745) |
mathematician -
probability |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 75 |
| De Musset, Alfred
(1810-1857) |
French romanticist |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 40 |
| De Soto,
Hernando (1496-1542) |
Spanish explorer |
misc |
|
|
| Debreu, Gerard
(1921-2004) |
1983 nobel prize,
economics |
Nobel |
|
|
| Dee, Philip
(1904-1983) |
British physicist |
scientist |
|
|
| Dee, Sandra
(1942- ) |
actress (was married
to Bobby Darin) |
film |
1500 |
http://www.sandradeefans.com/liketohavebaby.html |
| Delbrueck,
Max (1905-1981) |
1969 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://www.ini.uzh.ch/~tobi/fun/max/manningHansDelbruckHistory.pdf |
| Delilah |
radio |
radio |
|
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/12/big-name-celebrities-get-involved-in.html |
| Delpy, Julie
(1969- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/julie_delpy/index.shtml |
| Dementieva,
Elena (1981- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://elenadementieva.tripod.com/biography.htm |
| Deneuve,
Catherine (1943- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/film/thehunger/set_pics.html |
| D'Estaing,
Valey Giscard (1926- ) |
French premier |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| DeVito, Danny
(1944- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Dewar, James
(1842-1923) |
chemist and physicist |
scientist |
|
http://www.quantum-chemistry-history.com/Murr7tx.htm |
| Dewey, George (1837-1917) |
admiral |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 326 |
| Diamond,
Dustin (1977- ) |
actor (Screech in
Saved by the Bell) |
film |
1369 |
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Diamond, Neil (1941- ) |
singer |
music |
|
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302037654/002-5071620-6567205?v=glance |
| Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) |
writer (Oliver Twist) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Diderot, Denis
(1713-1784) |
French encyclopedist |
thinker |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 72 |
| Dietrich,
Marlene (1904-1992) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Dikiy, Alexey |
Soviet actor |
film |
|
|
| Dimitrov, Georgi
(1882-1949) |
Bulgarian
revolutionary |
politics |
|
|
| Dirac, Paul
(1902-1984) |
won 1933 Nobel Prize
in physics; atomic theory |
Nobel |
|
Dirac by Helge Kragh, page 357 |
| Disraeli, Benjamin
(1804-1881) |
British prime
minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 78 |
| Dixon, Julius |
football coach |
sports |
|
http://www.theuffp.com/forum/News.asp?StoryID=1434 |
| DJ Green
Lantern (James D'Agostino) |
rap |
music |
|
http://hiphopchess.blogspot.com/2008/06/anybody-who-questions-hip-hop-chesslook.html |
| Dobrynin, Anatoly |
Soviet ambassador |
politics |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
37 |
| Dobzynsky, Charles
(1929- ) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Domino, Fats
(1928- ) |
singer |
music |
|
|
| Dore, Gustave (1832-1883) |
artist |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 37 |
| Dostoevsky, Fyodor
(1821-1881) |
writer (Crime and
Punishment) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 47 |
| Douglas,
Alfred (1870-1945) |
poet |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Dow, Tony
(1945- ) |
actor (Wally in Leave
it to Beaver) |
film |
|
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7285&password=&sort=2&cat=899&page=1 |
| Downs, Hugh (1921- |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 7/90, page
25 |
| Doyle, Arthur Conan
(1859-1930) |
writer (Shelock
Holmes) |
writer |
|
|
| Drysdale, Don |
baseball player |
sports |
|
Chess Review, May,
1956, p.133 |
| Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968) |
artist |
artist |
2300+ |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Duchamp,
Raymond (1876-1918) |
artist and brother of
Marcel |
artist |
|
Duchamp biography |
| Duke of
Gloucester (1944- ) |
grandson of Kinge
George V |
royal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 12 |
| Dunlap, Erika |
Miss America 2004 |
misc |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 267 |
| Dunsany, Lord
(1878-1957) |
writer; playwright |
writer |
2000 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 42 |
| Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Dylan, Bob (1941- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.hardingesimpole.co.uk/dylan/dylanchess.html |
| Eagle, Angela (1961- ) |
British Member of
Parliament |
politics |
|
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/478.stm |
| Ebert, Roger
(1942- ) |
film critic |
film |
|
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/magazine/13DOMAINS.html?ex=1266037200&en=d14c27dee083932d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland |
| Eddington,
Arthur (1882-1944) |
astrphysicist |
scientist |
|
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/eddington/ |
| Edward III,
king (1312-1377) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Edward VII (1841-1910) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Winter, Chess Notes
#3694 |
| Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics, 1921 |
Nobel |
|
Chess Review 5/55,
130 |
| Einstein,
Hans (1904-1973) |
son of Albert and
hydraulic engineer |
scientist |
|
|
| Eisenstein,
Sergei (1898-1948) |
Soviet director (Ivan
the Terrible) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Eisner, Hanns
(1898-1962) |
composer |
music |
|
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/eisler.htm |
| Eliot, George (1819-1880) |
writer (Middlemarch) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Eliot, T.S.
(1888-1965) |
1948 Nobel Prize in
Literature; The Waste Land |
Nobel |
|
|
| Elizabeth I (1533-1603) |
queen of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Elizabeth II (1926- ) |
queen of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Elliot, Sean (1968- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Ellison,
Larry |
co-founder and CEO of
Oracle |
business |
|
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ell0int-3 |
| Elman, Mischa
(1891-1967) |
violinist |
music |
2100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 30; ACB 1919, page 52 |
| Eon de Beaumont, Charles
(1728-1810) |
transvestite;
diplmat; spy; writer |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 98 |
| Erasmus, Desiderius (1466-1536) |
thinker |
thinker |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Erdos, Pal
(1913-1996) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
http://www.math.purdue.edu/about/purview/fall96/paul-erdos.html |
| Erkel, Ferenc
(1810-1893) |
composer |
music |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Erkel |
| Ernst, Max (1891-1976) |
artist |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 37 |
| Escher, M. C.
(1898-1976) |
artist |
artist |
|
|
| Estrada, Erik (1949- |
actor (CHiPS - Ponch) |
actor |
1400 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Euler, Leonard
(1707-1783) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 75 |
| Evans, Chris
(1981- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Fairbanks,
Douglas, Jr (1909-2000) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Fairbanks,
Douglas, Sr (1883-1939) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Fairchild,
Morgan (1950- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/10/01/sports/pesta.o.shields.brando.among.others.html |
| Faith, Adam
(1940-2003) |
Britiish musician |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Falk, Peter (1927 |
actor (Columbo) |
film |
1400 |
http://www.calchess.org/history.php?id=10021 |
| Farouk, King (1920-1965) |
king of Egypt |
politics |
|
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/f/freeman-us.html |
| Farrell, Mike (1939- ) |
actor (MASH) |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Farrow, Mia (1945- ) |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Faulkner,
Edward |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Faulkner,
William (1897-1962) |
1949 Nobel Prize in
Literature |
Nobel |
|
http://www.goddesschess.com/chessquest/thesacredgame.html |
| Federer,
Roger (1981- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2003-09-01-day-eight_x.htm |
| Feld, Fritz (1900-1993) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Ferdinand of Araagon
(1452-1516) |
Spanish king |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 9 |
| Ferdinand,
Franz (1863-1914) |
archduke of
Austro-Hungarian empire |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 12 |
| Fermi, Enrico
(1901-1954) |
physicist; 1938 Nobel
Prize in Physics |
Nobel |
|
http://panda.unm.edu/operations/RegenerTribute/VictorHRegener_AMemoir-corrected%20version%20-%20Swinson.html |
| Ferrer, Jose (1912-1992) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Festinger,
Leon (1919-1989) |
social psychologist |
psychologist |
|
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/books/NITOP.pdf |
| Feynman, Richard (1918-1988) |
Nobel Prize winner in
Physics, 1965 |
Nobel |
|
http://www.users.muohio.edu/shermalw/honors_2001_fall/honors_papers_2000/batt_feynman.html |
| Field, Ted (1953- ) |
movie producer |
film |
|
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/nightlife/barsclubs/features/n_8769/ |
| Finch, Peter
(1916-1977) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Fishburne,
Laurence (1961- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Flaim, Eric
(1967- ) |
skater |
sports |
|
|
| Flatley,
Michael (1958- ) |
dancer and
choreographer (Lord of the Dance) |
entertainer |
|
http://www.celticcafe.com/artists/flatley/salife.htm |
| Fleiss, Heidi
(1965- ) |
Hollywood madam |
misc |
|
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/heidi_fleiss/7.html |
| Fleming, Ian
(1908-1964) |
author (James Bond) |
writer |
|
|
| Flintoff,
Andrew (1977- ) |
cricket player |
sports |
|
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/news/bcnarch.htm |
| Flynn, Errol (1909-1959) |
actor |
film |
|
CHESS, Nov 14 1937,
page 79 |
| Fonda, Henry (1905-1982) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Fonda, Peter
(1940- ) |
|
|
|
|
| Forman, Milos (1932- |
director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Forster, Edward M. (1879-1970) |
writer (A Passage to
India) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Forte, Jason |
basketball player |
sports |
|
http://brownbears.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/forte_jason00.html |
| Foster,
Sutton |
actress (Tony Award
winner) |
film |
|
|
| Fouche,
Jospeh (1759-1820) |
head of Napoleon's
secret police |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 96 |
| Fox, Michael J (1961- ) |
actor (Back to the
Future) |
film |
|
|
| Foxx, Jamie
(1967- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/04/jaime_foxx_loves_chess |
| Franco,
Francisco (1892-1975) |
Spanish dictator |
politics |
|
|
| Frank, Hans
(1900-1946) |
governor general of
Poland in 1939 |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 87 |
| Franklin,
Benjamin (1706-1790) |
American politician
and inventor |
politics |
|
Chess Life 7/76, 385 |
| Frederick II
(Frederick the Great) (1712-1786) |
European leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 72 |
| Frederick,
John |
Saxon Elector |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 207 |
| Fremont, John
(1813-1890) |
officer, explorer,
politician |
politics |
|
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad24.pdf |
| Freud,
Clement (1924- ) |
politics |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Freud, Sigmond (1856-1939) |
psychiatrist |
thinker |
|
|
| Friedman,
Milton (1912-2006) |
1976 Nobel Prize in
Economics |
Nobel |
|
http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/2006/11/milton-friedman-played-chess.html |
| Friedman,
Richard "Kinky" |
American singer,
songwriter, and novelist |
music |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Friedman |
| Frimout, Dirk |
astronaut |
astronaut |
|
|
| Fry, Stephen
(1955- ) |
comedian (jeeves);
actor; British writer |
film |
1200 |
http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=42 |
| Gabor, Zsa Zsa (1919 |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Gacy, John
Wayne (1942-1994) |
mass murderer |
murderer |
|
Linedecker, The Man Who Killed Boys, p 207 |
| Gaddafi,
Muammar (1942- ) |
Libya leader |
politics |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moammar_Al_Qadhafi |
| Gamow, George
(1904-1968) |
physicist and
cosmologist |
scientist |
|
|
| Garcia,
Carlos (1896-1971) |
Philippine President |
politics |
1700 |
http://www.viloria.com/angelhouser/archives/00000420.html |
| Gardner, Ava
(1922-1990) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.avagardner.org/peck_bm.html |
| Gardner,
Martin (1914- ) |
mathematics and
science writer |
writer |
|
|
| Garfield, James
(1831-1881) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Garrison, Jim
(1921-1992) |
New Orleans attorney |
politics |
|
http://www.skepticfiles.org/socialis/garevid.htm |
| Gates, Bill
(1955- ) |
businessman |
business |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/interpla.htm |
| Gates,
Horatio (1728-1806) |
Revolutionary War
general |
military |
|
|
| Gatting, Mike
(1957- ) |
cricket player |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 70 |
| Gauss, Johann Karl
(1777-1855) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Geesink,
Anton (1934- ) |
judo champion |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Genn, Leo (1905-1978) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| George III (1738-1820) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Gerard, Ralph
(1900-1974) |
neurophysiologist and
behavioral scientist |
scientist |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_W._Gerard |
| Giaever, Ivar
(1929- ) |
1973 Nobel Prize in
Physics |
Nobel |
|
http://dps.twiihosting.net/honeywell/doc/content/doc_574_4.pdf |
| Gibbon,
Edward (1737-1794) |
author (Decline and
Fall of the Roman Empire) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 54 |
| Gide, Andre
(1869-1951) |
Nobel winner in
literature in 1947 |
Nobel |
|
Chess Review, 8/1951,
232 |
| Gillespie, John 'Dizzy'
(1917- ) |
jazz musician |
music |
|
http://bahai-library.com/excerpts/gillespie.shipton.html |
| Gladis,
Michael |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Gladstone, William
(1809-1898) |
British prime
minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 78 |
| Godunov,
Boris (1551-1605) |
regent of Russia |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 209 |
| Goebbels, Paul Joseph
(1897-1945) |
Nazi leader |
politics |
|
Chess Review 9/33,
page 5 |
| Goethe, Johann (1749-1832) |
writer (Faust) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Goetz,
Barnard (1947- ) |
subway gunman |
misc |
|
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/17/lkl.01.html |
| Goffin, Gerry (1939- |
songwriter |
music |
1500 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Goldenweiser,
Alexander (1880-1940) |
pianist and composer |
music |
|
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Golding, William
(1911-1993) |
writer (Lord of the
Flies) |
Nobel |
|
http://www.lordoftheflies.com/biographies.htm |
| Goldsmith, Oliver
(1730-1774) |
writer (The Deserted
Village) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Gorbachev,
Mikhail (1931- ) |
former USSR president |
politics |
|
http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?art_id=24194&rubr_id=305&page=1 |
| Gore, Al
(1948- ) |
former US
vice-president and Nobel prize winner |
politics |
|
|
| Gorky, Maxim (1868-1936) |
writer (The Life of
Klim Samgin) |
writer |
|
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gorki.htm |
| Gottlieb,
Theodore (1906-2000) |
actor |
film |
|
http://dpsinfo.com/dps/gnames.html |
| Gould, George
Jay (1836-1892) |
American financier |
business |
|
|
| Gowdy, Curt (1919- |
sportscaster |
sports |
|
Chess Life 1/92, 74 |
| Grace, William (1848-1915) |
cricket player |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Graham, Billy (1918- ) |
evangelist |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Grant,
Ulysses S. (1822-1885) |
US President and
General |
politics |
|
http://www.mscomm.com/~ulysses/page167.html |
| Greene, Lorne
(1915-1987) |
actor (Bonanza) |
film |
|
|
| Greengard,
Paul (1925- ) |
2000 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://invention.smithsonian.org/downloads/fa_nobel_greengard.pdf |
| Greenstreet, Sydney
(1879-1954) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/chessNews/articles/2-5.php |
| Gregory VI (970?-1047) |
pope |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Gretsky,
Wayne (1961_ |
hockey player |
sports |
|
|
| Grevy, Jules
(1807-1891) |
President of the 3rd
Republic of France |
politics |
|
Modern Chess
Instructor, xxviii |
| Griggs, John
Willaim (1849-1927) |
attorney general
under McKinley; governor of NJ |
politics |
|
ACB, 1919, page 194 |
| Grimm, Jakob (1785-1863) |
writer (Grimm's fairy
tales) |
writer |
|
http://www.endgame.nl/match.htm |
| Groban, Josh
(1981- ) |
singer |
music |
|
|
| Gromyko,
Andrei (1909-1969) |
Soviet politician and
diplomat |
politics |
|
http://www.archive.org/stream/observerprofiles017502mbp/observerprofiles017502mbp_djvu.txt |
| Grouthausen |
minister to Charles
II |
politics |
|
|
| Guccione, Bob
(1930- ) |
Penthouse publisher |
misc |
|
http://www.oocities.org/malcolmtribute/Interviews/guccione42404.html |
| Guidry, Ron (1950- ) |
baseball player -
pitcher |
sports |
1500 |
Chess Life 9/83, 6 |
| Guillevic, Eugene
(1907-1997) |
French writer |
writer |
|
|
| Gunther, John |
writer |
writer |
|
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ep/art_06.htm |
| Haldeman, H.R.
(1926-1993) |
politician |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 28 |
| Hale, Barbara
(1921- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Hall, Daryl |
Hall & Oates |
music |
|
|
| Halle,
Charles (1819-1895) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Hamilton,
Patrick (1904-1962) |
English novelist and
playwright |
writer |
|
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1434853,00.html |
| Hammerstein,
Oscar (1895-1960) |
musical director |
music |
|
|
| Harding,
Chester (1866-1936) |
Governor of the
Panama Canal Zone |
politics |
|
American Chess
Bulletin 1919, page 156 |
| Harding,
Warren (1865-1924) |
U.S. President |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 79 |
| Hardy,
Godfrey (1847-1947) |
British mathematician |
scientist |
|
|
| Hardy, Thomas
(1840-1928) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Harington,
John (1541-1612) |
inventor of the flush
toilet; author |
inventor |
|
Chess Player's Annual
for 1856, page 37 |
| Harrelson, Woody (1961- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Harrison, Rex (1908- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Harsanyi, John (1920-2001) |
1994 Nobel Prize
winner in Economics |
Nobel |
|
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1994/1012/nobel.html |
| Hart, Sir Basil
(1895-1970) |
British military
historian |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 90 |
| Harvey,
Laurence (1928-1973) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Hasek,
Dominic (1965- ) |
hockey player |
sports |
|
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_39_223/ai_55983098 |
| Havel, Vaclav
(1936- ) |
Czech president |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 85 |
| Havers, Nigel
(1949 |
actor (Life and Death
of Peter Sellers) |
film |
1100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Hawke, Davis
(1979- ) |
spam king |
miscelleneous |
2093 |
|
| Hawking, Stephen (1942- ) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
http://www.earth360.com/sci-hawking.html |
| Hayek, Salma
(1966- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Hayes,
Rutherford B. (1822-1893) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Hayward,
Louis |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Heckman,
James (1944- ) |
Nobel Prize winner in
Economics, 2000 |
Nobel |
|
|
| Heisenberg, Werner
(1901-1976) |
physicist; won 1932
Nobel Prize in Physics |
Nobel |
|
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Heisenberg.html |
| Hemery, David
(1944- ) |
gold medalist in 400
meter hurdles, 1968 |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Hendricks,
Thomas (1819-1885) |
U.S. Vice President
in 1885 |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Henreid, Paul
(1908-1992) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Henry II
(1133-1189) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 14 |
| Henry IV
(1553-1610) |
King of France |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 5 |
| Henry V of Argincourt
(1387-1422) |
royal |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Henry VIII (1491-1547) |
King of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Henry, O. (1862-1910) |
writer |
writer |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Hepburn, Katharine (1909
-2003) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Herbert, A.P.
(1890-1971) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Herschbach,
Dudley |
Nobel Prize in
Chemistry, 1986 |
Nobel |
|
|
| Hershey, John |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Herzberg,
Gerhard (1904-1999) |
1971 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry |
Nobel |
|
Gerhard Herzberg by Boris Stoicheff, page 207 |
| Hess, Rudolf
(1894-1987) |
Nazi |
politics |
|
http://hitlernews.cloudworth.com/hess.php |
| Hesse,
Hermann (1877-1962) |
1946 Nobel Prize in
Literature; wrote Steppenwolfe |
Nobel |
|
|
| Heston, Charlton
(1924-2008) |
actor |
film |
|
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/04/legendary-oscar-winner-charlton-heston.html |
| Hilton, Conrad
(1927- ) |
businessman |
business |
|
|
| Hinckley, John
(1955- ) |
tried to assassinate
Reagan |
criminal |
|
biography |
| Hitchcock,
Alfred (1899-1980) |
director (The Birds) |
film |
|
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/bio |
| Hitler, Adolf ?
(1889-1945) |
German Nazi leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 86 |
| Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) |
Vietnamese leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Hoffman,
Auren |
founder and CEO of
RapLeaf |
business |
|
|
| Hoffman,
Dustin (1937- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Hoffman, King's Gambit,. Page 70 |
| Hoffman, Kurt |
director |
film |
|
|
| Hogan, Ben |
golfer |
chess |
|
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-improvement-articles/styles-of-leadership-and-golf-351406.html |
| Holm, Ian
(1931- ) |
actor (The Aviator;
The Lord of the Rings) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Holmes, Oliver Wendell
(1809-1894) |
supreme court justice |
politics |
|
|
| Holmes,
Priest (1973- ) |
football player |
sports |
1500 |
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p3766.htm |
| Holtzman, Ken
(1945- ) |
baseball pitcher |
sports |
|
|
| Holyfield,
Evander (1962- ) |
boxer |
sports |
|
|
| Hope, Bob
(1903-2003) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Hopkins, Anthony
(1937- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Hopper, Dennis
(1936- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Horvitz,
Robert (1947- ) |
2002 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2002/horvitz-autobio.html |
| Houdini, Harry
(1874-1926) |
escape artist |
entertainer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Howard,
Robert (Dr. Robert) |
singer (Blow Monkeys) |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Hoyle, Edmond
(1672-1769) |
writer on the rules
of card games and other games |
writer |
|
An Introduction to
the History and Study of Chess, page 30 |
| Hoyle, Fred (1915-2001) |
astronomer |
scientist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Hubbard, L.
Ron (1911-1986) |
fiction writer,
Scientology |
religion |
|
|
| Hudson, Rock
(1925-1985) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Hume, David
(1711-1776) |
philosopher |
philosopher |
|
|
| Hunter, Charles
(1922-1982) |
world's fastest
speaker |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 98 |
| Huntley, Ian
(1974- ) |
child killer |
criminal |
|
|
| Huss, John (1369-1415) |
Religious reformer |
religion |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 215 |
| Huston, John (1906-1987) |
director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Huxley,
Thomas (1825-1895) |
English biologist |
scientist |
|
|
| Ibsen, Henrick
(1828-1906) |
writer (A Doll's
House) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Icahn, Carl
(1936- ) |
businessman;
billionaire |
business |
|
http://www.brucepandolfini.com/archives/2003_11_01_index.shtml |
| Immortal
Technique (Felipe Coronel) |
rapper |
music |
|
http://hiphopchess.blogspot.com/2008/06/anybody-who-questions-hip-hop-chesslook.html |
| Imus, Don |
radio shock jock |
radio |
|
http://nymag.com/news/features/35539/ |
| Innocent III (1161-1216) |
pope |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 15 |
| Ionescu,
Eugene (1909-1994) |
playwright |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Irzykowski ( -1944) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Isabella
(1451-1504) |
queen of Spain |
politics |
|
|
| Ivan IV (Ivan the
Terrible) (1530-1584) |
Russian leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 9 |
| Jackson, Kate (1949- ) |
actress (Charlie's
Angels) |
film |
1200 |
http://www.katejackson.net/brennertext.html |
| Jaffe, Sam (1891-1984) |
actor (Dr. Zorba in
Ben Casey) |
film |
|
|
| Janssen,
David (1931-1980) |
actor (The Fugitive) |
film |
|
|
| Jay-Z (Shawn
Carter) (1969- ) |
rapper |
music |
|
http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2007/10/ceo-of-hip-hop.html |
| Jayanti,
Vikram |
producer |
film |
|
|
| Jefferson
Airplane |
music group |
music |
|
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/rogoff/bio.html |
| Jefferson, Thomas
(1743-1826) |
US President |
politics |
|
Chess Life 4/81, 24 |
| Jahan, Shah
(1592-1666) |
built Taj Mahal |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 4 |
| Jeter, Derek
(1974- ) |
major league baseball
player |
sports |
|
The Chess Drum blog |
| John I (1167-1216) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| John (Don
John) of Austria (1547-1578) |
military leader |
military |
|
An Introduction to
the History and Study of Chess, page 45 |
| John Paul I (1912-1978) |
pope |
religion |
|
|
| Johnson, Don (1949 |
actor (Miami Vice) |
film |
|
|
| Johnson,
Earvin "Magic" (1959- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/entre/2008-12-07-magic-johnson-urban-business_N.htm |
| Johnson,
Larry (1954- ) |
NBA basketball player
(NY Knicks) |
sports |
|
http://www.woodenaward.com/playersDetails.cfm?PlayerID=17 |
| Johnson,
Reginald Noel |
composer |
music |
|
|
| Johnstone,
Will (1883-1943) |
playwright |
writer |
|
|
| Jolson, Al (1886-1950) |
actor |
film |
1600 |
Fox & James, The
Even More Complete Chess Addict, page 57 |
| Jones, Bobby (1902-1968) |
golfer |
sports |
|
http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200304myshot.html |
| Jones, Ernest
(1879-1958) |
psychoanalyst |
thinker |
|
Free Associations by Mervyn Jones, page 252 |
| Jones, James (1921-1977) |
writer (From Here to
Eternity) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Jones, Nic
(1947- ) |
British folk singer
and guitarist |
music |
|
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/inart437.htm |
| Jonson, Ben (6/11/1572-? |
playwright |
writer |
|
|
| Joseph II
(1741-1790) |
holy roman emperor |
politics |
|
|
| Jourdan, Louis (1920 |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Joyce, William (1916-1/3/1946) |
military traitor -
Lord Haw Haw |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 87 |
| Jurgens, Curt
(1915-1982) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Kadar, Janos (1912- ) |
leader of the
Hungarian communists |
politics |
2100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 82 |
| Kahn, Leo |
violinist |
music |
|
http://www.jewsinsports.org/Publication.asp?titleID=4¤t_page=5 |
| Kaku, Michio
(1947- ) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku |
| Kapitza, Peter
(1894-1984) |
physicist |
Nobel |
|
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/stevemoss/bron/singer.htm |
| Karloff,
Boris (1887-1969) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Kass, Carmen
(1978- ) |
model |
misc |
|
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues03/aug03/chess_queen.html |
| Kastner, Tony |
skier |
sports |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 253 |
| Katz, Bernard
(1911-2003) |
Nobel Prize in
medicine |
Nobel |
|
|
| Keitel,
Harvey (1939- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/urban/recreation/features/3508/ |
| Keith, Ian
(1899-1960) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Keller, Helen
(1880-1968) |
blind woman |
miscelleneous |
|
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/hkgallery.asp?frameid=25 |
| Kelly, George
(1895-1954) |
gangster (Machine Gun
Kelly) |
criminal |
|
|
| Kendal,
Felicity (1946- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Kendall,
Edward (1886-1972) |
Nobel prize in
medicine in 1950 (cortisone) |
Nobel |
|
Chess Review 2//1951,
page 37 |
| Kendall,
James Pickering (1889-1978) |
British chemist |
chemist |
|
|
| Kennedy,
Douglas (1915-1973) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Kennedy, John F, Jr
(1960-1999) |
son of John F Kennedy |
politics |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Keynes, John Maynard
(1883-1946) |
economist |
thinker |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Khachaturian,
Aram (1903-1978) |
composer |
music |
|
|
| Khayyam, Omar
(1048-1122) |
writer (Rubayat) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 53 |
| Khruschev,
Nikita (1894-1971) |
USSR premier |
politics |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/najdorf.htm |
| Kingsley, Ben
(1943- ) |
actor (Searching for
Bobby Fischer) |
film |
|
|
| Kipling, Rudyard
(1835-1936) |
1907 Nobel Prize in
Literature (Jungle Book) |
Nobel |
|
|
| Kissinger, Henry (1923- ) |
politician |
politics |
1400 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
37 |
| Kite, Greg
(1961- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Klee, Paul (1879-1940) |
artist |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 37 |
| Klitschko, Vitaly
(1971- ) |
boxer |
sports |
1800 |
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Klitschko,
Vladimar (1976- ) |
boxer |
sports |
1800 |
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1012 |
| Klum, Heidi
(1973- ) |
model |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Knox, Chuck
(1932- ) |
football coach |
sports |
|
|
| Koch, Robert
(1843-1910) |
1905 Nobel Prize
winner for tuberculosis work |
Nobel |
|
Robert Koch by Thomas Brock, page 296 |
| Kochanowski, Jan
(1530-1584) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Koestler,
Arthur (1905-1983) |
journalist, novelist |
writer |
1500 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49; Koestler biography |
| Kolbe, Fritz
(1900-1971) |
German diplomat and
spy |
politics |
|
A Spy at the Heart of
the Third Reich by Lucas Delattre, page 249 |
| Komack, James
(1930- ) |
producer |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Koopmans,
Tjalling (1910-1985) |
1975 Nobel Prize in
Economics |
Nobel |
|
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Printonly/Koopmans.html |
| Kosinsky,
Jerzy (1933-1931) |
novelist (Being
There) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Kostabi, Mark
(1960- ) |
artist |
artist |
|
|
| Kournikova,
Anna (1981- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
|
| Krauthammer,
Charles (1950- ) |
syndicated columnist
(Pulitzer Prize winner) |
writer |
1630 |
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2350 |
| Krebs, Hans
(1900-1981) |
1953 Nobel Prize in
Medicine; metabolic cycles |
Nobel |
|
Hans Krebs by Frederic Holmes, page 47 |
| Kreisler,
Fritz (1875-1962) |
violinist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The
Even More Complete Chess Addict, page 32 |
| Kreskin (1935- ) |
magician |
entertainer |
|
Fox & James, The
Even More Complete Chess Addict, page 61 |
| Kreymborg,
Alfred |
poet and playright |
writer |
|
Chess Life 9/66, 207;
Chess Review 7/37, page 157 |
| Krupa, Gene (1909-1973) |
drummer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Krylenko,
Nikolai (1885-1938) |
Lenin's minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 83 |
| Kubrick, Stanley (1928-1999) |
director |
film |
2000 |
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Kuhn, Richard
(1900-1967) |
1938 Nobel Prize
winner in Chemistry; vitamins |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/articles/states/richard-kuhn.html |
| Kuralt,
Charles (1934-1997) |
journalist |
journalist |
|
On the Road with
Charles Kuralt |
| Kwariani,
Kola (1903-1980) |
wrestler (was in the
movie The Killing) |
sports |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/kwariani.htm |
| La Fayette (1757-1834) |
military leader |
military |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 215 |
| Lackland, John
(1166-1216) |
king of England |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 207 |
| LaGuardia, Fiorello
(1882-1947) |
New York mayor |
politics |
1100 |
http://www.titoville.com/images/tito-laguardia.jpg |
| Lamb, Willis
(1913-2008) |
won Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1955 |
Nobel |
|
QED Jewel of Physics by G. Venkataraman, page 103 |
| Landon,
Michael (1936-1991) |
actor (Little House
on the Prarie) |
film |
|
http://cgi.ebay.com/70-LORNE-GREENE-MICHAEL-LANDON-CHAD-EVERETT-JIM-BROLIN_W0QQitemZ220004741194QQihZ012QQcategoryZ280QQcmdZViewItem |
| Landsbergis, Vytautas
(1932- ) |
Lithuanian president |
politics |
2300 |
http://slate.msn.com/id/1056/ |
| Lang,Fritz
(1890-1976) |
director |
film |
|
|
| Lansbury,
Angela (1925- ) |
actress (Murder, She
Wrote) |
film |
|
|
| Lauterbur,
Paul (1929-2007) |
2003 Nobel Prize in
Medicine; developed MRI |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2003/lauterbur-autobio.html |
| Law, Jude
(1972- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chessscotland.com/archives/norris.htm |
| Lawrence,
Martin (1965- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Leach, Robin (1941- |
actor (Lifestyles of
the Rich and Famous) |
film |
|
|
| Lear, Norman |
producer |
film |
|
|
| Leary, Timothy
(1920-1996) |
leader of the LSD
drug movement |
misc |
|
|
| Ledger, Heath
(1979-2008) |
actor |
film |
1800 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger |
| Lee, Belinda
(1935-1961) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870) |
general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 90 |
| Leguizamo,
John (1964- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Leiber, Fritz
(1910-1992) |
science fiction
writer |
writer |
|
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ccr/art_23.htm |
| Leibnitz, Gottfried
(1646-1716) |
thinker |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Lelewel, Joachim (1786-1861) |
historian |
writer |
|
|
| Lendl, Ivan (1960- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69 |
| Lenin, Vladimir
(1870-1924) |
Russian leader |
politics |
1900 |
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Lennon, John (1940-1980) |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Lennon, Sean (1975- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.christiewalsh.com/fun/seanlennon/pic.htm |
| Leo X (1475-1521) |
pope |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Leo XIII (1810-1903) |
pope |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
p. 15; Social Chess by Mason, p. 12 |
| Leopold, Duke
of Albany; Prince (1853-1884) |
son of Queen Victoria
and Prince Albert |
royal |
|
BCM 1888, page 154 |
| Lermontov, Mikhail
(1814-1841) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 47 |
| Lessing,
Doris (1919- |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Letterman, David (1947- ) |
TV talk host |
film |
1100 |
Chess Life 5/90, 29 |
| Levin, Bernard
(1928-2004) |
writer |
writer |
1100 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Lewis, Lennox
(1965- ) |
boxer |
sports |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Lewis, Sinclair
(1885-1951) |
Nobel prize in
literature in 1930 |
Nobel |
|
http://humanists.net/wasm/BrightsNY.html |
| Liebnecht, Karl
(1871-1919) |
German socialist
leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 73 |
| Lill, John (1944- ) |
pianist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Lincoln, Abraham
(1809-1865) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Lindsey,
Robert |
British television
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| LL COOL J
(1968- ) |
rapper; hip-hop |
music |
|
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/boring%20ll%20cool%20j%20turns%20down%20reality%20shows_05_05_2006 |
| Lloyd, Harold
(1893-1971) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies,
Basalla, page 377; Chess Review 1957; CR 12/51, 356 |
| Lloyd-Pack,
Roger (1944- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Lomonosov,
Mikhail (1711-1765) |
Russian chemist and
linguist |
scientist |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 217 |
| London, Jack (1876-1926) |
writer (Call of the
Wild) |
writer |
|
|
| Long, Grant |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Loomis,
Alfred (1887-1975) |
lawyer, physicist,
philanthropist |
scientist |
|
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=574&page=308 |
| Lorre, Peter (1904-1964) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Loughran,
Nate |
middleweight boxer |
sports |
|
http://mmajunkie.com/news/13420/ufcs-nate-loughran-seeking-to-put-tim-credeur-in-check.mma |
| Louis VI (1081-1137) |
French king |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 7 |
| Louis XIII
(1601-1643) |
French king |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 8 |
| Louis XV
(1710-1774) |
French king |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 11 |
| Louise-Marie
d"Orleans (1812-1850) |
Belgium queen |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 8 |
| Louix XIV
(1638-1715) |
French king (the Sun
King) |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 6 |
| Lounge, John |
astronaut (3
missions) |
astronaut |
|
http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lounge/lounge.htm |
| Loy, Myrna (1905-1993) |
actress (Airport
1975) |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23; Chess Review 10.37, page 223 |
| Lucas, George
(1944- ) |
director |
film |
|
Baxter, Mythmaker |
| Ludacris
(1977- ) |
rapper |
music |
|
http://westendchess.com/news.aspx |
| Lugosi, Bela
(1882-1956) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Lund, Art
(1915-1990) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377; Chess Review
1957 |
| Luther, Martin (1483-1546) |
Religious reformer |
religion |
|
http://www.pbs.org/empires/martinluther/char_wife.html |
| Lynott, Phil
(1949-1986) |
musician (Thin Lizzy) |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Maazel, Lorin
(1930- ) |
conductor, violinist,
and composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| MacArthur,
Charles (1895-1956) |
playwright and
screenwriter |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Machado de
Assis, Joaquim (1839-1908) |
Brazilian author |
writer |
|
|
| Machiavelli, Niccolo
(1469-1527) |
writer (The Prince) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Madison, James
(1751-1836) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/history1298.html |
| Madonna
(1958- ) |
singer |
music |
|
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues03/aug03/chess_queen.html |
| Madsen, Mark
(1976- ) |
NBA basketball player
(Minnesota Timberwolves) |
sports |
|
http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/features/madsen_040309.html |
| Magath, Felix |
soccer manager |
sports |
|
http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=88444 |
| Magritte, Rene (1898-1967) |
artist |
artist |
|
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/cities/story/0,7450,525006,00.html |
| Mailer, Norman (1923- ) |
writer (The Naked and
the Dead) |
writer |
|
http://www.provincetownarts.org/1999coverarticle.html |
| Major, John
(1943- ) |
British prime
minister |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 78 |
| Malvo, Lee
Boyd |
sniper and killer |
criminal |
|
http://www.alumni.virginia.edu/alumninews/issues/0401/crimeandpunishment.asp |
| Mandela,
Nelson (1918- ) |
1993 Nobel Peace
Prize |
Nobel |
|
Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela, page 242 |
| Manson, Charles
(1934- ) |
mass murderer leader |
criminal |
|
http://www.universitychronicle.com/media/paper231/news/2003/09/25/Diversions/Mansons.Former.Cellmate.Speaks-476864.shtml |
| Mantegna, Joe
(1947- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Marat,
Jean Paul (1767-1793)
|
French revolutionary |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 213 |
| Marceau, Marcel (1923 |
entertainer |
film |
|
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1979_September_October/Newsworthies |
| Marcos, Ferdinand
(1917-1990) |
Philippine president |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Markov,
Andrei (1856-1922) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
|
| Marks, Johnny
(1909-1985) |
wrote Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer |
music |
1700 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Marquez, Gabriel
Garcia (1928- ) |
Nobel prize in
literature, 1982 |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Marsalis,
Wynton (1961- ) |
jazz trumpeter |
music |
|
http://www.heaf.org/press/pr_chesslife2.html |
| Marsh, Terry
(1958- ) |
boxer |
sports |
1600 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4250848.stm |
| Marshall, Mike |
baseball player |
sports |
|
|
| Martin, Barry |
artist |
artist |
|
http://www.galerija-rigo.hr/03/martin.htm |
| Martin,
Curtis (1973- ) |
NFL football player
(running back) |
sports |
|
http://www.theuffp.com/forum/News.asp?StoryID=1434 |
| Martin, Dean
(1917-1995) |
actor and singer |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Martin,
George |
science fiction
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Martin,
George R.R.(1948- ) |
writer, author |
writer |
|
http://www.torcon3.on.ca/goh/main.html |
| Martin, Steve (1945- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Pier/6369/shorttakes.html |
| Marx, Chico
(1887-1961) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Marx, Harpo
(1888-1964) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Marx, Karl (1818-1883) |
politics |
politics |
|
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=83456 |
| Mary of Teck
(1867-1953) |
Queen o England
(1891-1953); wife of George V |
royal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 22 |
| Mason, James
(1909-1984) |
actor (Lolita) |
film |
|
|
| Masterson,
Danny (1976- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Matejko, Jan
(1838-1893) |
artist |
artist |
|
|
| Mathers, Jerry
(1948- ) |
actor |
film |
1400 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Matisse,
Henri |
artist |
artist |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=90 |
| Matthau, Walter (1920-2000) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Matthews,
Jesse (1907-1981) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Mayfair,
Mitzi |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| McClellan, George
(1826-1885) |
general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 90 |
| McCool,
William (1961-2003) |
shuttle astronaut |
astronaut |
|
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/bio_mccool.html |
| McEnroe, John
(1959- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://new.stjohns.edu/about/news/items/monthly/junejuly04/pictures.sju |
| McGoohan, Patrick (1928 |
actor (The Prisoner) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| McHale, Kevin
(1957- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
|
| Means, Al
(1981- ) |
football player |
sports |
|
http://www.theuffp.com/forum/News.asp?StoryID=1434 |
| Meitner, Lise
(1878-1968) |
Swedish physicist |
scientist |
|
her father, Philipp,
has a historical Elo rating of 2380 |
| Melville, Herman
(1819-1891) |
writer (Moby Dick) |
writer |
|
|
| Mendel,
Gregor *1822-1884) |
scientist and father
of genetics |
scientist |
|
Genius Genes by Michael Fitzgerald, page 95 |
| Mendeleev, Dmitri
(1834-1907) |
chemist (Periodic
Table) |
scientist |
|
http://www.e4ec.org/stories.html?id=7 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix
(1809-1847) |
musician |
music |
|
http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/composers/mendelssohn.html |
| Menuhin, Yehudi
(1916-1999) |
violinist |
music |
1600 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 32 |
| Metropolis,
Nicholas (1915-1999) |
physicist and
computer scientist |
scientist |
|
http://www.lanl.gov/news/pdf/Metropolis_bio.pdf |
| Michelson,
Albert |
physicist; Nobel
prize in physics, 1907 |
Nobel |
|
Chess Review 1/33,
page 32 |
| Mickiewicz, Adam
(1798-1855) |
writer |
writer |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 226 |
| Middleton,
Thomas (1580-1627) |
playwright and poet |
writer |
|
|
| Miles, Sylvia |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/24/miles.html |
| Mill, John
Stuart (1806-1873) |
philosopher |
philospher |
|
|
| Milland, Ray (1907-1986) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Review 8/38,
page 182 |
| Miller,
Dominic (1960- ) |
guitarist |
music |
|
http://www.dominicmiller.com/newslett3.html |
| Miller, Henry
(1891-1980) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Milne, Alan Alexander
(1882-1956) |
writer
(Winnie-the-Pooh) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Ming Huang
(712-742) |
Chinese emperor |
royal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 4 |
| Miranda, Carmen
(1913-1955) |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Mirnyi, Max
(1977- ) |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2003-09-01-day-eight_x.htm |
| Mitchell,
Joni (1943- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1233917 |
| Mitra, Sisir
Kumar (1890-1963) |
Indian physicist |
scientist |
|
|
| Moby
(1965- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/3199866.stm |
| Monroe, James
(1758-1831) |
U.S. President |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 79 |
| Monroe,
Marilyn (1926-1962) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Montaigne,
Michel de (1533-1592) |
French Renaissance
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Montand, Yves (1921-1991) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Montezuma
(1466-1520) |
Aztec emperor |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 9 |
| Montgomery, Bernard
(1887-1976) |
military leader |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 89 |
| Moore, Dickie
(1925- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.joancrawfordbest.com/booksjoanmentions.htm |
| Moore, Patrick
(1923- ) |
astronomer |
scientist |
|
http://www.turowski.com/chess/supporters.html |
| Mopp,
Maximillian |
founder of Dadiasm |
artist |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 37 |
| Moranis, Rick
(1954- ) |
actor (Space Balls) |
film |
|
http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Pier/6369/shorttakes.html |
| Morgan, Frank
(1890-1949) |
actor (Oz in Wizard
of Oz) |
film |
|
Chess Review, 1/38,
page 2 |
| Morgan, Ralph
(1883-1956) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 58 |
| Morse, Barry
(1918- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Mostel, Josh
(1946- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Muggeridge, Malcolm
(1903-1990) |
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Muley Hassan |
king of Morocco
(1465-1500) |
royal |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 4 |
| Mundell,
Robert (1932- ) |
Nobel prize winner in
economics (1999) |
Nobel |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5089 |
| Munson,
Thurman (1947-1979) |
baseball player |
sports |
|
|
| Murad, Farid
(1936- ) |
1998 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1998/murad-autobio.html |
| Murat, Joachim
(1767-1815) |
general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 88 |
| Murphy, Dale
(1956- ) |
baseball player |
sports |
|
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/murphydale/ |
| Murray, Roseanne |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Musgrave, Story
(1935- ) |
astronaut |
misc |
|
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mus0bio-1 |
| Musset,
Alfred de (1810-1857) |
writer |
writer |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 259; Not Only Chess by Abrahams, page 69 |
| Mussorgsky, Modest
(1839-1881) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Nabokov, Vladimir
(1899-1977) |
writer (Lolita) |
writer |
|
http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/nabokov.htm |
| Nadar, Ralph |
consumer advocate |
politics |
|
http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/ |
| Nansen,
Fridjof |
1922 Nobel Peace
Prize and actic explorer |
Nobel |
|
Farthest North by Fridjof Nansen, page 245 |
| Nash, Graham (1942- |
musician (Crosby,
Stills, and Nash) |
music |
|
Chess Life 10/90, 17 |
| Nash, John
(1928- ) |
Nobel Prize Winner in
Economics, 1994 |
Nobel |
|
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mwalker/NashStory.htm |
| Nasser, Gamal Abdul
(1918-1970) |
Egyptian leader |
politics |
|
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/gallery/nasser/nasser34.htm |
| Neill, Sam
(1947- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/i-am-sam/2005/09/13/1126377303382.html |
| Nelly (1974-
) |
rapper |
music |
|
http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12027426 |
| Nelson, Willie (1933- |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1722 |
| Netanyahu,
Benjamin |
Israeli Prime
Minister |
politics |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=5 |
| Newman, Paul
(1925-2008) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Newton, Isaac (1642-1726) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Nierenberg,
William (1919-2000) |
physicist and
director of Scripps Institution |
scientist |
|
http://www.aip.org/history/ohilist/4797_1.html |
| Nimitz, Chester (1885-1966) |
admiral |
military |
|
|
| Niven, David
(1909-1983) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Nixon, David
(1929-1978) |
magician; TV actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Nixon,
Richard (1913-1994) |
U.S. president |
politics |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Norris, Chuck
(1943- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| North,
Douglass (1920- ) |
1993 Nobel Prize in
Economics |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1993/north-autobio.html |
| Norton,
Edward |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.edward-norton.org/articles/empire1001.html |
| Novak, Kim
(1933- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Novello, Ivor
(1893-1951) |
actor, composer,
playwright |
film |
|
|
| Obama, Barack
(1961- ) |
US Senator |
politics |
|
his autobiography - Dreams from my Father |
| Obama,
Michelle (1964) |
wife of Barack Obama |
politics |
|
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/us/politics/14michelle.html |
| O'Brien, Jim |
coach of Indiana
Pacers basketball |
sports |
|
http://main.uschess.org/content/view/7853/381/ |
| O'Connor,
Carroll (1924-2001) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| O'Connor,
Donald (1925-2003) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Oistrakh, David
(1908-1974) |
violinist |
music |
2100 |
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Omidyar,
Pierre (1967- ) |
eBay founder |
business |
|
|
| Onassis,
Aristotle (1906-1975) |
Greek businessman |
business |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 95 |
| Onnes, Heike
Kamerlingh (1853-1926) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics, 1913 |
Nobel |
|
|
| Ono, Yoko (1933- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://www.oocities.org/~beatleboy1/dbjypb.int2.html |
| Oppenheimer, Robert
(1904-1967) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| O'Reilly,
Bill (1949- ) |
TV host |
film |
|
|
| Orwell, George
(1903-1950) |
writer (1984) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Oscar II
(1829-1907) |
King of Sweden and
Norway |
politics |
|
BCM 1886, page 29 |
| Ostrin, John |
actor |
film |
1103 |
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| O'Sullivan, Maureen
(1911-1998) |
actress (Hannah and
her Sisters) |
film |
|
Chess Review 3/38,
page 58 |
| Oswald, Lee Harvey
(1939-1963) |
assassinated
President Kennedy |
criminal |
|
http://www.jfk-assassination.de/warren/wch/vol8/page316.php |
| Ovett, Steve (10/9/1955 |
runner |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Owen,
Reginald (1887-1972) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Review 3/38,
page 58 |
| Pacino, Al
(1940- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://anygivensunday.warnerbros.com/cmp/prod.html |
| Paige, Elaine
(1948- ) |
actress; singer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 63 |
| Paine, Thomas
(1737-1809) |
wrote Common Sense |
writer |
|
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad24.pdf |
| Pajitnov,
Alexey (1956- ) |
computer programmer
(inventor of Tetris) |
misc |
|
|
| Panofsky,
Wolfgang (1919-2007) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/27/local/me-panofsky27 |
| Pascal,
Blaise (1623-1662) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
|
| Pasternak, Boris
(1890-1960) |
Nobel prize in
liteature, 1958 (Dr Zhivago) |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Pataki,
George (1945- ) |
governor of New York |
politics |
1100 |
http://www.pcnr.com/news/2000/0621/Front_Page/jun21Front_Page5773.html |
| Paul III
(1468-1549) Alessandro Farnesse |
pope |
religion |
|
|
| Pauly, Wolfgang (1876-1934) |
astronomer |
scientist |
|
Chess Review 5/1934,
page 91 |
| Pavlov, Ivan
(1849-1936) |
1904 Nobel Prize in
Medicine for digestion |
Nobel |
|
http://www.museum.infran.ru/eng/fond/fond.htm |
| Peck, Gregory
(1916-2003) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-06-12-peck-obit-usat_x.htm |
| Peel, Robert
(1788-1850) |
Prime Minister of UK |
politics |
|
BCM 1888, page 154 |
| Peirce,
Charles (1839-1914) |
philosopher |
philosopher |
|
|
| Pell, Dr.
Barney |
co-founder and CEO of
Powerset |
business |
2149 |
|
| Penrose,
Lionel (1898-1972) |
psychiatrist,
geneticist, and mathematician |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 75 |
| Peppard, George (1928-1994) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Pepys, Samuel
(1633-1703) |
writer (diary) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 48 |
| Peron, Juan (1895-1974) |
Argentine President |
politics |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/najdorf.htm |
| Pershing, John (1860-1948) |
general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 90 |
| Persinger, Louis ( - 1966) |
violinist |
music |
2000 |
Chess Life 3/67, 67 |
| Peter the
Great (1672-1725) |
Czar and Russian
Emperor |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 211 |
| Peterson,
Scott |
convicted murderer of
his wife Laci |
criminal |
|
http://www.findlaci2003.us/scott-6-15-03-chess.html |
| Petit,
Philippe (1948- ) |
high wire artist |
misc |
|
|
| Petrov,
Evgeny |
author (The 12
Chairs) |
writer |
|
Soltis, Soviet Chess,
page 138 |
| Pettit,
Donald |
astronaut |
astronaut |
|
|
| Philip II
(1527-1598) |
king of Spain |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 8 |
| Phillips,
Leslie (1924- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Phish |
band |
music |
|
http://www.phish.net/faq/chess.html |
| Piatigorsky, Gregor
(1903-1976) |
cellist |
music |
1600 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Piccard, Auguste
(1884-1962) |
scientist |
scientist |
|
|
| Pidgeon, Walter (1898-1984) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Pitt, William
(1708-1778) the elder |
British Prime
Minister, Earl of Chatham |
politics |
|
http://classicpersuasion.org/cbo/chatham/chat13.htm |
| Pizarro,
Francisco (1475-1541) |
explorer |
explorer |
|
|
| Planck, Max
(1858-1947) |
physicist; Nobel
prize in physics, 1918 |
Nobel |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2720 |
| Plimpton,
George (1927-2003) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.ramblinjack.com/sk_mem_main.html |
| Poe, Edgar Allen (1809-1849) |
writer (The Tell-Tale
Heart) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Poincare, Henri (1854-1912) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 72 |
| Pomeranc, Max
(1984- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Poniatowski, Jozef
(1763-1813) |
Polish general |
military |
|
|
| Pontecorvo,
Bruno (1913-1993) |
atomic pyhsicist |
scientist |
|
http://www.bshr.org.uk/027_BSHR_Journal_27_2007.pdf |
| Porter,
William (O. Henry) |
writer (The Ransom of
Red Chief) |
writer |
|
|
| Potemkin,
Grigori (1739-1791)
|
Russian prince |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 215 |
| Pound, Ezra
(1885-1972) |
poet |
writer |
|
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Ezra%20Pound |
| Powell, Mike
(1963- ) |
long jump world
record holder |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 70 |
| Prescott,
Edward C. (1940- ) |
Economist; Nobel
prize in economics in 2004 |
Nobel |
|
http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/2004/prescott-autobio.html |
| Priestley,
Jason (1969- ) |
actor (90210) |
film |
|
|
| Priestley, Joseph
(1733-1804) |
chemist |
scientist |
|
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/priestly/overview.asp?secid=31 |
| Pritikin, Carol |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Prokofiev, Sergei
(1891-1953) |
composer |
music |
2200 |
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=61923 |
| Prominski, Marian
(1908-1971) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Prothro,
Tommy (1920-2000) |
NFL coach |
sports |
|
http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1472283.html |
| Pudovkin, Vsevold
(1893-1953) |
director (Chess
Fever) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Pulitzer,
Joseph (1847-1911) |
newspaper publisher |
business |
|
http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/OfficersAndEnlistedMen/josephpulitzer.html |
| Pushkin, Alexander
(1799-1837) |
writer (Boris
Godunov) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Putrament, Jerzy
(1910-1986) |
Polish poet |
writer |
|
|
| Quaid, Dennis (1954- |
actor |
film |
|
http://anygivensunday.warnerbros.com/cmp/prod.html |
| Quinn, Anthony
(1915-2001) |
actor (Zorba the
Greek) |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Rabelais, Francois
(1494-1553) |
writer (Gargantua and
Pantagruel) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Rabi, Isidor
(1898-1988) |
1944 Nobel Prize in
Physics; magnetic resonance |
Nobel |
|
http://www.aip.org/history/ohilist/4836.html |
| Radjenovic,
Boris |
Olympic bobsled pilot |
sports |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 253 |
| Randall, Tony (1920-2004) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Ransome,
Arthur (1884-1967) |
author of children's
books |
writer |
|
http://nansen-tolkien.co.uk/ransome.html |
| Rathbone, Basil (1892-1967) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Ray, Man
(1890-1976) |
artist |
artist |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=90 |
| Ray,
Satyatjit |
Indian director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Rebello,
Jason |
musician (keyboard) |
music |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/rebello.htm |
| Reddy, Helen (1941- |
singer (I am Woman) |
music |
|
Chess Life 9/90, 17 |
| Redon, Odilon
(1840-1916) |
artist |
artist |
|
|
| Reeves, Keanu
(1964- ) |
actor (Matrix) |
film |
1800 |
http://www.reeves-dogstar.com/dogstar_keanu.html |
| Reeves,
Rosser (1910-1984) |
advertisement; writer |
writer |
|
http://www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/00_spring/theory/nstrange/public_html/page1.htm |
| Regener,
Victor |
physicist and
astronomer |
scientist |
|
|
| Reiner, Carl
(1922- ) |
actor; comedian |
film |
|
|
| Reinhardt,
Gottfired (1913-1994) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Rembrandt (1606-1669) |
artist |
artist |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=90 |
| Repin, Ilya
(1844-1930) |
artist |
artist |
|
Gizycki, A History of Chess, page 232 |
| Reynolds,
Butch (1964- ) |
sprinter |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Ricci,
Christina (1980- ) |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Ricci, Ruggiero (1918- ) |
violinist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Rice,
Florence (1911-1974) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Review 12/37,
page 291 |
| Rice, Tim (1944- ) |
lyricist (Chess) |
music |
|
Chess Life 8/85, 18 |
| Richard I (1157-1199) |
king (Richard the
Lionheart) |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Richelieu, Armand (1585-1642) |
cardinal |
religion |
|
http://www.endgame.nl/match.htm |
| Richet,
Charles (1850-1935) |
1913 Nobel Prize in
Medicine; allergies |
Nobel |
|
Metaphysical
Phenomena by Maxwell and Richet, page 357 |
| Richter, Hans
(1888-1976) |
artist and filmaker |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Richter, Sviatoslav
(1915-1997) |
pianist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Rimbaud,
Arthur (1854-1891) |
Belgium poet |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov,N.(1844-1908) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Riordan, Richard
(1930- ) |
former Los Angeles
mayor |
politics |
|
http://www.mattwelch.com/Press/lamaglax.htm |
| Ritchie, Guy
(1968- ) |
British filmaker;
Madonna's husband |
film |
|
http://www.chessscotland.com/archives/norris.htm |
| Rivers,
Reggie |
Denver Broncos
running back - football |
sports |
|
http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/quotes.htm |
| Robbins, Jana |
actress and producer
(Little Women) |
film |
|
|
| Robbins, Tim
(1958- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.chrisbaker.co.uk/archive2002.htm |
| Roberts,
Julia (1967- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.chrisbaker.co.uk/archive2002.htm |
| Roberts,
Richard (1943- ) |
1993 Nobel Prize in
Medicine; gene-splicing |
Nobel |
|
http://www.oocities.org/med_20005com/roberts-autobio.html |
| Robeson, Paul
(1898-1976) |
singer and actor |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Robespierre, Max (1758-1794) |
politician |
politics |
|
http://www.endgame.nl/match.htm |
| Robinson, Sir
Robert (1886-1975) |
Nobel prize winner in
chemistry, 1947 |
Nobel |
2000 |
http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/1947/robinson-bio.html |
| Rock, Chris
(1965- ) |
actor (Bad Company;
Longest Yard) |
film |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock |
| Rockefeller,
David |
philanthropist |
misc |
|
|
| Roget, Peter Mark (1779-1869) |
writer (Thesaurus) |
writer |
|
http://www.georgeglazer.com/decarts/toysgames/pktchess.html |
| Romanoff,
Mike (1890-1971) |
actor and restaurant
owner |
film |
1950 |
http://www.filmbug.com/db/4220 |
| Romero, Cesar (1907-1994) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) |
US President |
politics |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Rosenthal, Moriz
(1862-1946) |
pianist |
music |
2000 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 30 |
| Rossellini, Roberto
(1906-1977) |
director |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Rosselson,
Leon |
folk singer; English
songwriter |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Rossini,
Gioacchino (1792-1868) |
Italian musical
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Roth, David
Lee (1954- ) |
musician |
music |
|
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/urban/recreation/features/3508/ |
| Rothschild,
Albert Salomon von (1844-1911) |
philanthropist |
business |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 93 |
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
(1712-1778) |
philosopher |
thinker |
|
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/r/r864c/book5.html |
| Rubinstein,
Arthur (1889-1982) |
pianist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Rusdie, Salman (1947- ) |
writer (Midnight's
Children) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Rusedski,
Greg |
tennis player |
sports |
|
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/brainwcc/brain0.html |
| Rushton,
Jared (1974- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Ruskin, John (1819-1900) |
writer (The Stones of
Venice) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Russ, Joanna
(1937- ) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Russell, Bertrand (1872-1970) |
philosopher; 1950
Nobel Prize in Literature |
Nobel |
|
http://www.chessgraphics.net/russel.htm |
| RZA (Robert
Diggs) (1969- ) |
rapper |
music |
|
http://www.wishtank.org/magazine/well/rza_chess_and_the_hhcf |
| Saberhagen,
Fred (1930- ) |
science fiction
writer |
writer |
|
http://www.berserkerfan.org/randinterview.htm |
| Saccheri,
Giovanni (1667-1733) |
Jesuit priest and
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
An Introduction to
the History and Study of Chess, page 52 |
| Sadat, Anwar (1918-1981) |
Egyptian leader |
politics |
|
|
| Sagan, Carl
(1934-1996) |
astronomer |
scientist |
|
Carl Sagan by Butts and Schwartz |
| Saint John, Jill (1940 |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Saint-Exupery,
Antoine de (1900-1944) |
French aviator and
writer |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Sakharov,
Andrei (1921-1989) |
1975 Nobel Peace
Prize; physicist |
Nobel |
|
Andrei Sakharov by B. Altshuler, page 19 |
| Saladin
(1138-1193) |
Kurdish Muslim
military general |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Salam, Abdus
(1926-1996) |
1979 Nobel Prize in
Physics; electo-weak theory |
Nobel |
|
Cosmic Anger by
Gordon Fraser, page 56 |
| Salinger, Pierre
(1925-2004) |
Kennedy's press
secretary |
politics |
|
Koltanowski-Salinger
game |
| Sanders,
Barry (1968- ) |
NFL football player |
sports |
|
|
| Sanders,
George (1906-1972) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Santayana,
George (1863-1952) |
philosopher |
thinker |
|
Chess Review 4/37,
page 73 |
| Sarandon,
Susan (1946- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.chrisbaker.co.uk/archive2002.htm |
| Sartre,
Jean-Paul (1905-1980) |
French philosopher;
1964 Nobel Prize in Lit |
Nobel |
|
Abrahams, Not Only Chess, page 15 |
| Saunders,
Flip (1955- ) |
NBA basketball coach |
sports |
|
|
| Saunders,
Jennifer (1958- ) |
actress (Shrek 2 -
voice of Fairy Godmother) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 60 |
| Scacchi,
Greta (1960- ) |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.chessscotland.com/archives/norris.htm |
| Schaap, Dick
(1934-2001) |
TV sports commentator |
sports |
|
|
| Scherer, Gene
"Ivan" |
actor |
film |
1500 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Schiller,
Johann Friedrich (1759-1805) |
German poet,
philosopher, and dramatist |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Schmidt, Helmut (1922- ) |
German chancellor |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 86 |
| Schroder,
Ricky (1970- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ricky-Schroder |
| Schroedinger,
Erwin (1887-1961) |
1933 Nobel Prize
winner in Physcis |
Nobel |
|
http://www.icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=73 |
| Schumacher,
Heinreich (1780-1850) |
astronomer |
scientist |
|
|
| Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Schwarzenegger,
Arnold (1947- ) |
actor; California
governor |
film |
1500 |
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1235 |
| Schwinger,
Julian (1918-1994) |
1865 Nobel Prize in
Physics; QED |
Nobel |
|
Climbing the Mountain by Schwinger and Mehra, page 47 |
| Scott, George C.
(1927-1999) |
actor (Patton) |
film |
1400 |
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/bio |
| Scott, Robert (1868-1912) |
explorer |
misc |
|
http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/SESLL/STELLA/STARN/prose/WSCOTT/LIFE/chap1.htm |
| Scott, Ronnie
(1927-1996) |
jazz musician |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Scott, Walter
(1771-1832) |
writer and poet |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Selleck, Tom (1945 |
actor (Magnum P.I.) |
film |
|
|
| Sellers, Peter
(1925-1980) |
actor (Pink Panther) |
film |
|
|
| Sessions,
John (1953- ) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Sevastianov, Vitaly
(1935- ) |
cosmonaut (Soyuz 9) |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 97 |
| Shah of Iran |
Iran Shah |
politics |
|
http://www.ishipress.com/najdorf.htm |
| Shakespeare, William
(1564-1616) |
writer (Hamlet,
Macbeth) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 53 |
| Shandling,
Gary (1949- ) |
comedian |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 63 |
| Sharanksy,
Natan |
Israeli politician |
politics |
2300 |
http://www.chessbase.com/events/events.asp?pid=5 |
| Sharif, Omar
(1932- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Shaw, Artie
(1910-2004) |
band leader; clarinet
player |
music |
|
http://www.riverwalk.org/proglist/showpromo/shaw_tribute.htm |
| Shaw, George
Bernard (1856-1950) |
writer (Pygmalion) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Sheffield,
Gary (1968- ) |
baseball player (New
York Yankees) |
sports |
|
|
| Sheybal,
Vladek (1923-1992) |
actor (Kronsteen -
From Russia With Love) |
film |
|
|
| Shields,
Brooke |
actress |
film |
|
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/10/01/sports/pesta.o.shields.brando.among.others.html |
| Shockley,
William (1910-1989) |
1956 Nobel Prize in
Physics; transistor |
Nobel |
|
Broken Genius by Joel
Shurkin, page 81 |
| Short,
Brandon |
football player |
sports |
|
Ashley, Chess for Success, page 253 |
| Shostakovich,Dmitri
(1906-1975) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Shriver,
Maria (1955- ) |
TV news reporter;
wife of Schwarzenegger |
politics |
|
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1235 |
| Sienkiewicz, Henryk
(1846-1916) |
Nobel prize in
literature, 1905 |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Signoret, Simone (1921-1985) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Sim, Alastair
(1900-1976) |
actor |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 58 |
| Simon,
Herbert (1916-2001) |
1978 Nobel Prize in
Economics |
Nobel |
|
|
| Simon, John
(1873-1954) |
British politician
and stateman |
politics |
|
Not Only Chess by
Abrahams, page 37 |
| Sinatra, Frank (1915-1998) |
singer, actor |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 58 |
| Singer, Isaac
(1904-1991) |
writer (won 1978
Nobel Prize for Literature) |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 46 |
| Sirhan,
Sirhan |
murderer of Robert F
Kennedy |
criminal |
|
http://news.surfwax.com/history/files/Sirhan_Sirhan_America.html |
| Slater, Jim |
global investor |
business |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 93 |
| Slater, Max |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Slezak,
Walter (1902-1983) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377; CR 3/52, 67; CR
7/53 cover |
| Slick, Grace
(1939- ) |
singer for Jefferson
Airplane/Starship |
music |
|
|
| Smith, Steve
(1969- ) |
NBA basketball player
(Miami Heat) |
sports |
|
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_smith/bio.html |
| Smith, Will
(1968- ) |
actor (Men in Black) |
film |
|
http://www.thechessdrum.net/65thSquare/65_marapr05.html |
| Smithers, William
(1927- ) |
actor (Dallas) |
film |
1679 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Snipes,
Wesley |
actor (Blade tilogy) |
film |
|
|
| Sobieski, Jan
(1624-1696) |
Polish king |
politics |
|
Gizycki, A History of
Chess, page 211 |
| Soddy, Sir
Frederick (1877-1956) |
Nobel prize in
chemistry, 1921 |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 77 |
| Soros, George
(1930- ) |
businessman |
business |
|
http://www.brucepandolfini.com/archives/2003_11_01_index.shtml |
| Spacey, Kevin
(1959- ) |
actor (Beyond the
Sea) |
film |
1400 |
http://www.aisle-7.com/a7faq.html |
| Spade, David
(1964) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Sprewell,
Latrell (1970- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.theuffp.com/forum/News.asp?StoryID=1434 |
| Stahl, Nick
(1979- ) |
actor (Terminator 3) |
film |
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/24/nick_stahl_t3_interview.shtml |
| Stalin, Josef
(1879-1953) |
USSR leader |
politics |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Stallone,
Sylvester |
actor (Rocky) |
actor |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Starr, Ringo (1940 |
musician (Beatles
drummer) |
music |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Steinbeck, John (1902-1968) |
Nobel prize for
literature, 1962 |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 51 |
| Steinbrenner,
George |
baseball owner |
sports |
|
|
| Steinbruck,
Peer |
German minister of
finance |
politics |
1800 |
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1333400 |
| Stern, Howard
(1954- ) |
radio shock jock |
radio |
1500 |
http://members.fortunecity.com/belindavault/bcstern.htm |
| Stern, Isaac (1920-2001) |
violinist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis
(1850-1894) |
writer (Treasure
Island) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Stewart, Jimmy (1908-1997) |
actor |
film |
1300 |
|
| Sticky Fingaz |
actor and hip hop
(Onyx) |
music |
|
http://www.stickyfingaz.com/streetteaminterviews.htm |
| Stil, Andre |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Sting (1951- ) |
singer-songwriter |
music |
1600 |
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Stolper, Alexander |
director |
film |
|
|
| Stone, Lewis
(1879-1953) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Stone, Oliver
(1946- ) |
director |
film |
|
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/urban/recreation/features/3508/ |
| Stout, Rex
(1886-1975) |
writer (Nero Wolfe
series and Gambit) |
writer |
|
|
| Strait, Hiram (Jeffrey Kessler) |
magician |
entertainer |
1517 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30 |
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
composer |
music |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Streisand, Barbra (1942- |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Stroud,
Robert (1890-1963) |
criminal (bird man of
Alcatraz) |
criminal |
|
http://members.aol.com/Toonsamples/birdman.html |
| Strumph-Wojtkiewicz,
Stanislaw |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Strutt, John
(Lord Rayleigh) (1842-1919) |
1904 Nobel Prize in
Physics; discovered argon |
Nobel |
|
President of Essex
County Chess Association; BCM 1898 |
| Sullivan,
Margaret |
actress |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Sutherland,
Donald (1935- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Sutherland,
Kiefer (1966- ) |
actor |
film |
|
http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/kiefer_sutherland_2235395 |
| Sutton, David
( -1998) |
photo journalist |
photographer |
|
|
| Sutton, Willie
(1901-1980) |
robber |
criminal |
|
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,817124,00.html |
| Suvorov,
Alexander (1729-1800)
|
Russian general |
military |
|
|
| Szilard, Leo (1898-1964) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
|
| Tadeusz Kosciuszko
(1746-1817) |
military
(commander/strategist) |
military |
|
|
| Talleyrand,
Charles-Maurice de (1754-1838) |
French diplomat |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 88 |
| Tamerlane
(1336-1405) |
Mongol ruler of the
14th Century |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 4 |
| Taylor, Rod (1930- |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Teller,
Edward (1908-2003) |
physicist; father of
the H-bomb |
scientist |
|
Memoirs by Edward Teller and Judith Shoolery, page 48 |
| Temple, Shirley (1928- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| Tennyson, Alfred (1809-1892) |
writer (The Charge of
the Light Brigade) |
writer |
|
http://www.chessvariants.com/books.dir/chshr10.html |
| Teresa of
Avila (1515-1582) |
saint in the Catholic
Church |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 14 |
| Tevis, Walter
(1928-1984) |
writer (The Hustler;
The Queen's Gambit) |
writer |
|
Ches Life 5/83, 16 |
| Thiel, Peter
(1967- ) |
co-founder and former
CEO of PayPal |
business |
2287 |
|
| Thomas,
Philip Michael (1949- ) |
actor (Miami Vice) |
film |
|
|
| Thumb, Tom (1838-1883) |
circus midget
(Charles Stratton) |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 98 |
| Tito, Josip (1892-1980) |
Yugoslav leader |
politics |
2100 |
http://www.chessgraphics.net/x12.htm |
| Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910) |
writer (War and
Peace) |
writer |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Tomlinson,
Charles (1808-1897) |
educator,
encyclopediast, scientist |
scientist |
|
|
| Tone,
Franchot (1905-1968) |
actor (Doctor in Ben
Casey) |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23; Chess Review 10/37, page 223 |
| Tracy, Spencer
(1900-1967) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Treibly,
Scott |
tennis coach |
sports |
|
|
| Trent, Gary
(1974- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/features/madsen_040309.html |
| Trevor,
Elleston (1920-1995) |
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Trotsky, Leon (1879-1940) |
Russian revolutionist |
politics |
|
http://users.cyberone.com.au/myers/lenin-trotsky.html |
| Truscott,
Alan (1925-2005) |
bridge |
misc |
|
http://www.uschess.org/ratings/truscott.php |
| Tunney, Gene (1898-1978) |
boxer |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 69; CR 1/53, 5 |
| Turgenev,
Ivan (1818-1883) |
novelist, poet, and
playwright |
writer |
2000 |
http://freeweb.supereva.com/carmelo111/linder.htm?p |
| Turing, Alan (1912-1954) |
mathematician |
mathematician |
1600 |
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=96117 |
| Turner, Lana
(1920-1995) |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Turturro,
John (1957- ) |
actor (The Luzhin
Defense) |
film |
|
http://www.wolfentertainmentguide.com/pub/specialdisplay.asp?record=871 |
| Tussaud, Marie (1760-1850) |
founded London wax
museum |
misc |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 99 |
| Tyler, Liv
(1977- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Tzara, Tristan (1896-1963) |
French poet and
essayist (Dada) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Ulam, Stanislav
(1909-1984) |
mathematician &
physicist |
mathematician |
2100 |
http://www.discover.com/issues/jun-96/departments/silicongambit791/ |
| Ullman, Liv
(1938- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Ulvaeus, Bjorn
(1945- ) |
guitarist-lyricist
(ABBA) |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 62 |
| Vadim, Roger (1928-2000) |
director |
film |
1400 |
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 59 |
| Valentino,
Rudolph (1895-1926) |
actor |
film |
|
Winter, Chess Notes,
#4788 |
| Vallee, Rudy (1901-1986) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Van Doren,
Carl |
writer |
writer |
|
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ep/art_06.htm |
| Vance, Cyrus |
former Secretary of
State |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 84 |
| Vanderslice,
John |
mathematician |
mathematician |
|
|
| Veidt, Conrad
(1893-1943) |
actor (Casablanca) |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 58 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
composer |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Verlaine,
Paul Marie (1844-1896) |
French
poet |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
| Victoria |
Queen of England |
politics |
|
Chess Life 6/92, page
12 |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor
(1887-1959) |
musician |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 33 |
| Vinogradov,
Paul |
political scientist |
thinker |
|
http://www.chessaddict.com/celebs.htm |
| Vint, Jesse |
actor (Little Big
Man) |
film |
1261 |
http://peoplemoz.com/people/Jesse,Vint.html |
| Visnjic,
Goran (1972- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Voltaire (1694-1778) |
French philosopher |
thinker |
|
http://www.endgame.nl/match.htm |
| Von Braun,
Werner (1912-1977) |
rocket scientist |
scientist |
|
|
| Von Moltke,
Helmuth (1848-1916) |
Prussian Field
Marshall |
military |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 90 |
| Von
Sternberg, Josef (1894-1969) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007) |
science fiction
writer (Slauterhouse Five) |
writer |
|
http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/ |
| Vorderman,
Carol (1960- ) |
actress |
film |
|
|
| Wagner-Jauregg,
Julius (1857-1940) |
1927 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2753.html |
| Walken,
Christopher (1943) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Walker, John (1952- ) |
runner |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Walsh, Bill (1931- ) |
football coach (San
Francisco 49ers) |
sports |
|
|
| Walston, Ray
(1914-2001) |
actor (My Favorite
Martian) |
film |
|
http://www.celebrityalmanac.com/profiles_s.shtml |
| Walton, Bill (1952- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.theuffp.com/forum/News.asp?StoryID=1434 |
| Wankowicz, Melchior
(1892-1974) |
Polish novelist |
writer |
|
|
| Washington,
George (1732-1799) |
US President |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 79 |
| Waugh,
Auberon (1940-2001) |
writer, journalist,
and satirst |
writer |
|
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1121961.stm |
| Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966) |
English novelist
(Brideshead Revisted) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Wayne, John (1907-1979) |
actor |
film |
1300 |
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Wayne,
Patrick (1939- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Wazyk, Adam
(1905-1982) |
poet and essayist |
writer |
|
|
| Weizsacker,
Carl von (1912- ) |
physicist |
scientist |
|
|
| Weld, William
(1945- ) |
former Massachussetts
governor |
politics |
|
http://fora.tv/speaker/William-Weld |
| Welles, Orson (1915-1985) |
director |
film |
|
http://members.tripod.com/~SWAN566/chess.html |
| Wells, H.G. (1866-1946) |
writer (The Time
Machine) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 49 |
| Werner,
Alfred (1816-1919) |
1913 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry |
Nobel |
|
http://www.chem4all.vn/forums/showthread.php?t=1775&page=2 |
| West, Mae
(1892-1980) |
actress |
film |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 57 |
| West Indian
Girl |
band leader; clarinet
player |
music |
|
http://www.westindiangirl.com/blog/blog/news/2008/03/17/indie-rock-chess-federation/ |
| Whipple,
George (1878-1976) |
1934 Nobel Prize in
Medicine |
Nobel |
|
https://urresearch.rochester.edu/handle/1802/1590 |
| Whiteman, Paul (1890-1967) |
jazz musician |
music |
|
Chess Life 3/88, page
32 |
| Whitmore,
James (1921- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Widmark,
Richard (1914-2008) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Wieman, Carl
(1951- ) |
Nobel Prize in
Physics, 2001 |
Nobel |
1800 |
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2001/wieman-autobio.html |
| Wiener,
Norbert (1894-1964) |
mathematician |
scientist |
|
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102645396 |
| Winer,
Norbert (1894-1964) |
mathematician;
founded cybernetics |
mathematician |
|
The Collected
Scientific Papers of Paul A. Samuleson by Paul Samuleson,
page 1670 |
| Wilde, Oscar |
Irish novelist |
writer |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Wilder, Billy (1906-2002) |
director, producer |
film |
|
Chess Life 11/92,
page 23 |
| Wilhelm II
(1859-1918) |
German Kaiser |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 12 |
| William I (1027-1087) |
royal (William the
Conqueror) |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 6 |
| Williams, Guy
(1924-1989) |
actor (Zorro, Lost in
Space) |
film |
|
http://members.tripod.com/~CelsoS/index-2.html |
| Williams,
Jason (1975- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2001/06/jaywill615.html |
| Williams, Jay
(1981- ) |
NBA basketball player |
sports |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball) |
| Williams,
Robin |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Willmers, Rudolf (1821-1878) |
pianist |
music |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 34 |
| Wilson, Owen
(1968- ) |
actor |
film |
|
|
| Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
US President |
politics |
|
http://www.angelfire.com/games/SBChess/celeb.html |
| Winchell,
Paul (1922-2005) |
actor |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Windom, William (1923- |
actor |
film |
1540 |
Chess Life 9/88, page
30; http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934750/bio |
| Winslow, Kellen Jr |
football player |
sports |
|
http://espn.go.com/ncf/columns/bigeast/mac/1120/1463004.html |
| Winslow, Kellen Sr |
football player
(tight end) |
sports |
|
http://espn.go.com/ncf/columns/bigeast/mac/1120/1463004.html |
| Winters,
Shelley (1920- ) |
actress |
film |
|
Chess in the Movies, Basalla, page 377 |
| Witten,
Edward (1951- ) |
physicist (string
theory) |
scientist |
1837 |
http://www.dailynexus.com/feature/2001/988.html |
| Wittgenstein, Ludwig
(1889-1951) |
philosopher |
thinker |
|
http://www.toutfait.com/issues/volume2/issue_5/articles/gerrard/gerrard.html |
| Wolsey, Thomas (1475-1530) |
cardinal |
religion |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 10 |
| Woods, Tiger |
golfer |
sports |
|
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-improvement-articles/styles-of-leadership-and-golf-351406.html |
| Wroblewski, Walery
(1836-1908) |
Polish general |
military |
|
|
| Wronski, Tadeusz
(1915-2000) |
violinist |
music |
|
|
| Xavier,
Francis (1506-1552) |
religion |
religion |
|
|
| Yao Sui
(1283-1313) |
Chinese Emperor |
politics |
|
|
| Yeats, William (1865-1939) |
Nobel prize in
literature in 1923; Irish poet |
Nobel |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 45 |
| Yeltsin,
Boris (1931- ) |
Russian leader |
politics |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 80 |
| Zahovic,
Zlatko (1971- ) |
soccer player |
sports |
1800 |
|
| Zanuck, Daryl
(1902-1979) |
producer, writer,
director |
film |
|
Zolotow, Shooting Star, p 350 |
| Zatopek, Emil (1922-2000) |
long distance runner |
sports |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 68 |
| Zelazny,
Roger (1937-1995) |
science fiction
writer |
writer |
|
|
| Zweig, Stefan (1881-1942) |
writer (The Royal
Game) |
writer |
|
Fox & James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict,
page 52 |
|
|
|
|
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