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Ricardo Lagos Biography

Born Ricardo Lagos Escobar, March 2, 1938, in Santiago, Chile; son of Don Froilán Lagos (a landowner) and Emma Escobar (a teacher); married Carmen Weber, early 1960s (divorced, c. 1967); married Luisa Durán de La Fuente, 1971; children: Ricardo, Ximena (from first marriage), Francisca, two stepchildren (from second marriage).

Avril Lavigne Biography

Born Avril Ramona Lavigne, September 27, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada; daughter of John and Judy Lavigne.

Matt LeBlanc Biography

Born July 25, 1967, in Newton, MA; son of Paul LeBlanc (a mechanic) and Pat Grossman (an office manager); married Melissa McKnight (a model), May 3, 2003; children: Jacki (stepchild), Tyler (stepchild), Marina. Education: Attended Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Chang-rae Lee Biography

Born July 29, 1965, in Seoul, South Korea; immigrated to the United States, 1968; son of Young Yong (a psychiatrist) and Inja (Hong) Lee; married Michelle Branca (an architect), June 19, 1993; children: Annika, Eva. Education: Yale University, B.A., 1987; University of Oregon, M.F.A., 1993.

Janet Leigh Biography

Born Jeanette Helen Morrison, July 6, 1927, in Merced, California; died of an inflammation of the blood vessels, October 3, 2004, in Beverly Hills, California. Actress.

Sandy Lerner Biography

Born c. 1955; married Leonard Bosack, 1980 (divorced).

Edward B. Lewis Biography

Born on May 20, 1918, in Wilkes-Barre, PA; died of prostate cancer, July 21, 2004, in Pasadena, CA. Geneticist.

Bella Lewitzky Biography

Born January 13, 1916, in Los Angeles, CA; died from complications of a stroke, July 16, 2004, in Pasadena, CA. Dancer and choreographer.

Jet Li Biography

Born Li Lian Jie, April 26, 1963, in Hebei, China; married Qiuyan Huang, 1987 (divorced, 1990); married Nina Chi Li, September 19, 1999; children: two daughters (from first marriage), two daughters (from second marriage).

Peter Liguori Biography

Born July 6, 1960, in the Bronx, NY; married Hannah; children: Jackson, Susannah. Education: Yale University, B.A.

Lindsay Lohan Biography

Born Lindsay Morgan Lohan, July 2, 1986, in Long Island, NY; daughter of Michael (a salesman and actor) and Dina (an actress, dancer, analyst, and talent manager) Lohan.

Derek Lovley Biography

Born c. 1954; married Marie; children: Erika, Zak, Cole.

Susan Lyne Biography

Born April 30, 1950, in Boston, MA; married George Crile (a television producer); children: two daughters. Education: Attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Wangari Maathai Biography

Born Wangari Muta Maathai, April 1, 1940, in Nyeri, Kenya; married (divorced, c. 1984); children: three.

Ellen MacArthur Biography

Born July 8, 1976, in Derbyshire, England; daughter of Ken (a teacher) and Avril (a teacher) MacArthur.

Julien Macdonald Biography

Born c. 1973 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales; son of a factory worker and a homemaker.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek Biography

Born Soong Mei-ling, December 2, 1898, in Kwangtung, China; died October 23, 2003, in New York, NY. Politician.

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara Biography

Born Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara, May 6, 1920, in Lomaloma, Fiji; died from complications of a stroke, April 18, 2004, in Suva, Fiji. Politician.

Alexander McCall Smith Biography

Born August 24, 1948, in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe); married Elizabeth Parry (a physician), 1982; children: Lucy, Emily. Religion: Scottish Presbyterian.

Phil McGraw Biography

Born Phillip C. McGraw, September 1, 1950, in Vinita, OK; son of Joe (an oilrig equipment supplier turned psychologist) and Jerry McGraw; married first wife (divorced); married Robin, c.

Tug McGraw Biography

Born Frank Edwin McGraw, August 30, 1944, in Martinez, CA; died from cancer, January 5, 2004, in Franklin, TN. Professional baseball player.

James McGreevey Biography

Born James Edward McGreevey, August 6, 1957; son of Jack (a trucking company director) and Veronica (a nurse) McGreevey; married Kari Schutz (a librarian), c. 1991 (divorced, c.

Aaron McGruder Biography

Born Aaron Vincent McGruder in 1974, in Chicago, IL; son of Bill (a communications specialist) and Elaine (a homemaker) McGruder. Education: University of Maryland, Afro-American studies, 1997.

Brad Meltzer Biography

Born in 1970; married Cori (an attorney); children: one son. Education: University of Michigan, B.A., 1993; Columbia Law School, J.D., 1996.

Stipe Mesic Biography

Born Stjepan Mesic, December 24, 1934; married Milka Dudunic; children: two daughters. Education: University of Zagreb, law degree, 1961.

Ann Miller Biography

Born Johnnie Lucille Collier, April 12, 1923, in Chireno, TX; died of lung cancer on January 22, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. Actress and dancer.

Czeslaw Milosz Biography

Born June 30, 1911, in Szetejnie, Lithuania; died August 14, 2004, in Krakow, Poland. Poet.

Helen Mirren Biography

Born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff, July 26, 1945, in Hammersmith, London, England; married Taylor Hackford (a film producer and director), December 31, 1997.

Alfred Molina Biography

Born May 24, 1953, in London, England; married Jill Gascoine (an actress and novelist); children: Rachel. Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.

Arturo Moreno Biography

Born in August of 1946, in Tucson, AZ; son of Art and Mary Moreno; married (divorced); married Carole; children: Bryan (from first marriage), Rico, Nikki (from second marriage). Military: U.S.

Doug Morris Biography

Born November 23, 1938, in New York; married. Education: Columbia University, undergraduate degree.

Morrissey Biography

Born Steven Patrick Morrissey, May 22, 1959, in Manchester, England; son of Peter Aloysius (a security guard) and Elizabeth (Betty) Ann (a librarian; maiden name, Dwyer) Morrissey. Education: Attended Stretford Technical School, Stretford, England, 1975-76.

Mos Def Biography

Born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Abdul (Abi) Rahman and Sheron (Umi) Smith.

Brittany Murphy Biography

Born November 10, 1977, in Atlanta, GA; daughter of Sharon Murphy (in advertising).

Carl Mydans Biography

Born May 20, 1907, in Boston, MA; died of heart failure, August 16, 2004, in Larchmont, NY. Photographer.

Andrew S. Natsios Biography

Born September 22, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Basil and Eta Natsios; married Elizabeth; children: Emily, Alexander, Philip. Education: Georgetown University (bachelor's degree); Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (master's degree in public administration), 1979.

Ryan Newman Biography

Born December 8, 1977, in South Bend, IN; son of Greg and Diana Newman. Education: Purdue University, bachelor's degree in vehicle structural engineering, 2001.

Seane O'Keef Biography

Born Sean Charles O'Keefe, January 27, 1956, in Monterey, CA; son of Patrick Gordon (a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine engineer) and Patricia Carlin O'Keefe; married Laura Jean McCarthy, October 7, 1978; children: Lindsey, Jonathan, Kevin.

Jack Paar Biography

Born Jack Harold Paar, May 1, 1918, in Canton, OH; died January 27, 2004, in Greenwich, CT. Television personality, actor, and radio-show host.

Rafael Palmeiro Biography

Born Rafael Corrales Palmeiro, September 24, 1964, in Havana, Cuba; married Lynne; children: Patrick, Preston. Education: Attended Mississippi State University.

Violet Palmer Biography

Born c. 1964, in Compton, CA; daughter of James and Gussie Palmer.

Alexander Payne Biography

Born February 10, 1961, in Omaha, NE; married Sandra Oh (an actress), January 1, 2003 (separated). Education: Earned undergraduate degree from Stanford University, and M.F.A.

Holly Robinson Peete Biography

Born Holly Robinson, September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Matthew (a television actor, producer, and writer) and Dolores (a school teacher, television station publicist, and talent manager) Robinson; married Rodney Peete (a professional football player), June 10, 1995; children: Ryan Elizabeth, Rodney Jackson, Robinson James. Education: Sarah Lawrence College, undergraduate degree in French and psychology, 1986.

Ty Pennington Biography

Born October 19, 1965, in Atlanta, GA. Education: Attended Kennesaw College, Atlanta, GA; Art Institute of Atlanta, B.A.; Atlanta College of Art, studied art and sculpture.

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Biography

Born in 1950 in Bryn Mawr, PA; daughter of an architect and a landscape architect; married Andres Duany (an architect and urban planner), 1976. Education: Earned undergraduate degree in architect from Princeton University, 1972; Yale University, M.Arch., 1976.

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