People

Hernando de Soto

Born: c. 1496 Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain Died: May 21, 1542 Ferriday (now in Louisiana in the United States) Spanish explorer ...

Gary Soto

April 12, 1952 • Fresno, California Author Gary Soto is a man who writes from experience. He grew up in one of the many barr...

BBC Sounds

Computers and software

BBC Sounds is a streaming media and audio download service from the BBC that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, and podcasts.[4] The ser

Thales Alenia Space

Industry and Production

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%). The company is headquartered in Cannes, France. It

AST SpaceMobile

Industry and Production

AST SpaceMobile is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, United States. Its BlueWalker 3 satellite is the largest commercial comm

Warren Spahn

Born April 23, 1921, in Buffalo, NY; died November 24, 2003, in Broken Arrow, OK. Professional baseball player. Warren Spahn was a remarkable left-handed pitcher who won more games than an...

The Spectator

Advertising and media

The Spectator is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest weekly magazine in the world. It is owned

Aaron Spelling

Born April 22, 1923, in Dallas, TX; died of complications from a stroke, June 23, 2006, in Los Angeles, CA. Television producer. Aaron Spelling reigned as the king of prime-time television...

Margaret Spellings

U.S. Secretary of Education Born in 1957 in Michigan; married (divorced, 1997); married Robert Spellings, 2001; children: Mary, Grace. Education: Uni...

David Spergel

Astrophysicist Born David Nathaniel Spergel, March 25, 1961, in Rochester, NY; married Laura H. Kahn (a doctor), August 26, 1990; children: Julian, Sarah, Joshua. ...

Steven Spielberg

Born: December 18, 1947 Cincinnati, Ohio American film director Steven Spielberg is one of the wealthiest and most powerful moviemakers in Hollyw...

Walter Spies

German-born artist Walter Spies (1895–1942), who spent much of his life in what is now Indonesia, was noted for a unique style that combined Western and Eastern elements, exploring...

Mickey Spillane

Born Frank Morrison Spillane, March 9, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY; died of pancreatic cancer, July 17, 2006, in Murrells Inlet, SC. Author. Mickey Spillane created the most hard-bitten of all t...

Eliot Spitzer

Governor of New York Born Eliot Laurence Spitzer, June 10, 1959, in New York, NY; son of Bernard (a real estate developer) and Anne (a literature professor) Spitzer; married...

Benjamin Spock

Born: May 2, 1903 New Haven, Connecticut Died: March 15, 1998 La Jolla, California American pediatrician and political activist ...

TNT Sports (BT Sport)

Advertising and media

TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) is a group of pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe&nbs

Sky Sports

Advertising and media

Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is th

NBC Sports

Advertising and media

NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of C

Spotify

Advertising and media

Spotify is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music st

Ed Spray

President of Scripps Networks Born Edward A. Spray, November 28, 1941, in Seymour, IN; married Donna Cornwell, June 29, 1963; children: Brian, Catherine. Education...