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.
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Qaddafi, Muammar al- (Libyan politician)
Qianlong (Chinese emperor)
Qin (Chinese dynasty)
Qing (Chinese dynasty)
Quant, Mary (English fashion designer)
Quantrill, William Clarke (American military leader)
Quarles, Francis (English poet)
Quasimodo, Salvatore (Italian poet & linguist)
Quayle, James Danforth (U.S. Vice President)
Queensberry, Eighth Marquis of (English statesman & boxer)
Quesnay, François (French economist)
Quezon y Molina, Manuel Luis (Philippine president)
Quidde, Ludwig (German politician, historian & statesman)
Quincy, Josiah (1744–75, political leader in the American Revolution)
Quine, Willard van Orman (American philosopher & logician)
Quintilian (Ancient Roman rhetorician)