Click one or more check boxes by the category words, then click:
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How to Use the Categories Search
Select the option of either detailed display, or names only.
Then click one or more categories. If you click more than one, each of the categories must be true, that is, all must be apply for a name to be selected.
Some Special Cases
Some cases cannot work together - for example, Female and 'moon' - at this time, no females have been to the moon.
If no category is selected, ALL names will be shown, without details.
Selecting both Male and Female will show people who have changed sex.
There is no way provided to select by 'EITHER/OR'; only the AND condition works.
gender
Female
Male
art
architect
artist
Painter or illustrator
effects
Special effects animation and special effects imaging
photographer
Also cameraman and cinematographer
sculptor
infamous
accused
Accused of a crime; or suspected; or arrested
criminal
Convicted of misdemeanor or felony; or believed to be a criminal
gunfighter
Old West gunfighter
pirate
A sea pirate or privateer
media
cartoonist
Print cartoonist or animator for animated movies
columnist
A newspaper/magazine columnist
commentator
A radio or TV commentator
news
News anchor or reporter; journalist
poet
Published or wrote poetry
publisher
Print media publisher
radio
A famed radio personality
sports analyst
Radio/TV sports commentator or game announcer; print media sports commentator
tv
Television personality; program host; not acting in a role
writer
Author or screenwriter or playwright
medicine
dentist
doctor
nurse
podiatrist
A foot doctor
psychologist
miscellaneous
adopted
aviator
Pilot of airplanes
blacklist
Blacklisted or caused blacklisting
business
Important in a business; owns a business
educator
explorer
Known for explorations (other than space/moon)
famous
Miscellaneous famous person; unclassified
freedom
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
hall of fame
Inducted into a Hall of Fame
hero
Also heroine
historical
Famous in history
inventor
knighted
Awarded knighthood in UK; not honorary knighthood
lawman
U S Marshal or sheriff; police
lawyer
Attorney or legal expert or prosecutor or barrister
mathematician
moon
Walked on the moon
naturalist
Studied animals; a zoologist
religion
Any advocate of religion
scientist
style
Design clothing; fashion designer; costume designer; any style role
transgender
Changed gender
wife
Wife of a famous person
winery
Founder or owner of a winery
music
R and B
R&B: Rhythm and Blues; may include soul or neo-soul music
bandleader
Also see conductor
bassist
Bass guitar player
bluegrass
Bluegrass style of country music (also Appalachian music)
blues
composer
Composer or songwriter
conductor
country
Country or Country/Western or Cowboy or Hillbilly or Rockabilly music
dj
Disk Jockey (radio) or Rap/Hip-Hop DJ
folk
Traditional folk music; protest-folk music
jazz
Jazz musician or singer
lyricist
Writer of words for songs
metal
Heavy metal and variants, glam metal, thrash metal, etc.
musician
Plays a musical instrument
opera
Opera singer or composer
punk
Punk rock musician
rapper
Rap or Hip-Hop: MC, DJ, singer, performer, vocalist, musician, composer, promoter or producer
reggae music
Genre found in Caribbean - especially Jamaica
reggaeton
Genre found in Puerto Rico - related to hip-hop - with reggae DemBow beat
singer
Singer or vocalist
southern gospel
Religious music popular in Southern churches; church gospel; sub-genre of Christian Music; not the same as soul or R&B
performance
Broadway
Involved with Broadway theatre
Keystone Kop
One of the Keystone Kops; in a Keystone Kop movie
Munchkin
Role of a resident of Munchkinland in the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Tony Award
Nominated for or won a Tony Award
actor
Actor or actress - movies/TV/stage/voice/radio
ballet
A ballet dancer
burlesque
A stripper or burlesque dancer; not necessarily in a burlesque revue or show
choreographer
circus
Circus or sideshow performer
clown
comedy
Comedian or role in a comedy show
dancer
director
Director of movie/tv show/play
female impersonator
Male entertainer dressed as a woman; transvestite; drag queen
kids
Created programming or entertainment for children
magician
A performer of magic tricks; an illusionist
model
Also spokesmodel/product representative; also a beauty contestant
producer
Also executive producer and associate producer and music/record producer
production designer
Design of the sets and locations of a movie; theatre set design
puppeteer
Puppet shows; often a ventriloquist as well
sidekick
A supporting role; usually in Western movies
soap
Soap opera - long term (30 years) TV or radio shows; acted or involved
stunts
Stunt performer
western
Western (Cowboy/Indians) movies or TV
wild west
Wild West shows; also rodeo performer
politics
First Lady
Wife of a President
US Representative
US House of Representatives
activist
Advocate for a cause; or an agitator
ambassador
Or other similar title - Consul, Minister, Charge d'Affaires, etc.
despot
Infamous leader of a country - often a dictator
governor
Governor of a US state
invader
Leader of a group invading other countries
judge
Judge of legal matters; not a contest judge
mayor
military
Any military role; served or was an officer
politician
A political role not in another category; a candidate for office
president
US President
revolutionary
royalty
King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke or Duchess
senator
US Senator
terrorist
Widely considered a terrorist - now or formerly
traitor
Also spy or turncoat
vice pres
US Vice President
social
cook
Noted cook - or TV/radio/print cook
parties
Famed as a host or hostess
socialite
Known for partying or attending social events
space
Challenger
Died in the Challenger shuttle STS 51-L explosion
Columbia
Died in the Columbia shuttle STS-107 disaster
space
Astronaut/Cosmonaut - flew higher than 100 km (62.137 mi)
sports
NASCAR
Involved in NASCAR stock car racing
auto racing
Stock car and race car and drag racing
baseball
Player or manager or writer or commentator; also softball
basketball
billiards
Pocket billiards or pool or other similar games
boxing
Traditional boxing plus extreme fighting and kick-boxing
coach
commissioner
Commissioner of Major League Baseball
fitness
Advocate of fitness - also bodybuilder
football
American football
golf
gymnastics
hockey
horse racing
ice skating
Figure skating and ice dancing and speed skating
manager
Baseball manager/coach
motorcycle
Motorcycle racing or trick riding
skateboard
skiing
Snow skiing and snowboarding
soccer
Called football outside North America
sumo
Japanese-style wrestling
surfing
swimming
A swimmer; either competitive sports or known for expertise
tennis
track
Track and field events
volleyball
wrestling
victim
AIDS
Died of AIDS or related conditions
accident
Died in a car wreck or plane crash or other accident
air crash
Died in a plane or helicopter crash - not a spacecraft crash
kidnapped
Kidnapped by someone
murdered
Killed by another (even if no conviction); incudes manslaughter
overdose
Drug overdose by accident or suicide
suicide
Suicide - probable or suspected or proven