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Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
On this page: O'Brien, Edna to Orff, Carl.
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O'Brien, Edna (Irish novelist)
O'Casey, Sean (Irish dramatist)
O'Connell, Daniel (Irish politician)
O'Connor, Sandra Day (U.S. Supreme Court Judge / Jurist)
O'Day, Anita (Vocal Music Artist, '30s-2000s)
O'Faolain, Sean (Irish writer)
O'Flaherty, Liam (Irish novelist)
O'Hara, Frank (American poet)
O'Hara, John Henry (American novelist)
O'Higgins, Bernardo (South American-Chilean military leader & statesman/stateswoman)
O'Kelly, Seán Thomas (Irish political leader)
O'Neill, Thomas Philip Jr. (American politician)
Oakley, Annie (sharpshooter)
Oates, Titus (English criminal)
Obadiah (persons in the Bible)
Obregón, Álvaro (Mexican military leader & president)
Ochoa, Severo (American biologist, chemist & educator)
Ochs, Adolph Simon (American journalist & publisher)
Ockham, William of (Philosopher)
Odets, Clifford (American dramatist)
Odoacer (German military leader)
Oe, Kenzaburo (Japanese writer)
Oerter, Alfred A (American athlete)
Offa (king)
Offenbach, Jacques (French composer)
Oglethorpe, James Edward (English military leader, financier & explorer)
Ohm, Georg Simon (German physicist)
Oistrakh, David Fyodorovich (Russian musician)
Olaf II (Norwegian king)
Oldcastle, John, Sir (English statesman/stateswoman)
Oldenburg, Claes Thure (Swedish-American artist)
Olds, Ransom Eli (American automobile inventor and manufacturer)
Oliver, Joseph (American jazz musician)
Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Sir (Actor / Filmmaker)
Olmsted, Frederick Law (Architect / Landscape Designer)
Omar Khayyám (Poet / Astronomer)
Onassis, Aristotle (Greek businessman/businesswoman & financier)
Oñate, Juan de (Spanish-American explorer)
Onions, Charles Talbut (English linguist, writer & editor)
Onsager, Lars (American-Norwegian chemist)
Orange (Princely family of Europe ruling)
Orbison, Roy (Country Singer / Songwriter/ Rock Musician)
Orff, Carl (German composer & educator)