People

Sandra Day O'connor

Born: August 26, 1930 El Paso, Texas American Supreme Court justice In 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to serve as a justice in t...

Donald O'connor

Born Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, August 28, 1925, in Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, CA. Singer, dancer, and actor. Donald O'Connor was a...

Catherine O'hara

Actress and writer Born March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; naturalized U.S. citizen; married Bo Welch (a production designer and art director), 1992; children: two ...

Seane O'keef

Chancellor at Louisiana State University and former NASA admistrator Born Sean Charles O'Keefe, January 27, 1956, in Monterey, CA; son of Patrick Gordon (a U.S. Navy nuclear subma...

Georgia O'keeffe

Born: November 15, 1887 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Died: March 6, 1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico American painter The American...

Buck O'neil

Born John Jordan O'Neil, Jr., November 13, 1911, in Carrabelle, FL; died October 6, 2006, in Kansas City, MO. Professional baseball player, coach, and scout. While Buck O'Neil was a star p...

Buck O'neil

John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil (1911–2006) loved baseball, and immersed himself in the game from age 12 to 94. A standout Negro League player and two-time batting champion, O'...

Eugene O'neill

Born: October 16, 1888 New York, New York Died: November 27, 1953 Boston, Massachusetts American playwright Eugene O'...

Virgin Media O2

Advertising and media

Virgin Media O2 is a British mass media and telecommunications company based in London, England. The company was formed in June 2021 as a 50:50 joint venture between&nbsp

Joyce Carol Oates

Born: June 16, 1938 Lockport, New York American writer and poet One of the United States's most prolific (producing a lot of work) and versatile ...

Barack Obama

August 4, 1961. • Honolulu, Hawaii Politician Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer, Barack Obama, to one of the state's two seats in the U.S. Senate in 2004. Obam...

Barack Obama

United States senator Born August 4, 1961, in Hawaii; son of Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham; married Michelle Robinson, 1992; children: Malia, Sasha. Education: ...

Obituaries

The following people, appearing in volumes 1-26 of the Encyclopedia of World Biography , have died since the publication of the second edition and its supplements. E...

The Observer

Advertising and media

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its sister papers The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, whos

Lorena Ochoa

Professional golfer Born Lorena Ochoa, November 15, 1981, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Addresses: Contact —c/o Monica Morrón, Mar Caspio 2130–24, ...

Prime Minister's Office

Politics and Administration

In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister's Office supports the work of the Prime Minister in his executive, parliamentary and party-political roles.[2] The office is located in 10 Downing Street and

Home Office

Politics and Administration

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the Uni

The Meteorological Office

Other

The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Departm

The Northern Ireland Office

Politics and Administration

The Northern Ireland Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for handling Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State

Cabinet Office

Politics and Administration

The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom.