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Jonathan Smith

• Jonathan Smith (born 1942), an English writer who writes books and plays • Jon Robert Smith (born 1945), an American musician who plays the saxophone • Lil Jon (Jonathan H. Smith, born 1971), an American music producer known for making rap music • Jonny Smith (born 1979), an English television host and journalist • Jonathan Smith, an American drummer who plays in the band Days Difference • Jonathan Smith, also known as Jono MOFO, plays the bass guitar for the band A Place to Bury Strangers

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Peter Steele

Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), who was professionally known as Peter Steele, was an American musician. He was the lead singer, bass player, and songwriter for the gothic metal band Type O Negative. Before creating Type O Negative, Steele formed two other bands: Fallout, a heavy metal group, and Carnivore, a thrash metal group.

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Craig Partridge

Craig Partridge (born July 17, 1961) is an American computer scientist who helped create the Internet’s technology. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington D.C. in 1979.

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Neil Spring

Neil Spring was born on June 8, 1981. He is a Welsh writer who creates supernatural horror stories. He is best known for writing two popular books: The Ghost Hunters, published in 2013, and The Lost Village, published in 2017.

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Mark Handley

In 1977, he and his wife moved to the Pacific Northwest. They lived alone in a log cabin that they built themselves.

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Derek McAuley

Derek Robert McAuley FREng is a British scholar who holds the position of Professor in the field of Digital Economy at the School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham. He leads Horizon Digital Economy Research, an interdisciplinary research institute supported by the RCUK Digital Economy programme. He served as an expert advisor to the House of Lords European Union Committee on online platforms and was the Chief Innovation Officer when the Digital Catapult was established.

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Steven Pope

Steven Charles Pope (born November 15, 1972) is a former cricketer from South Africa. Pope was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and sometimes played as a wicketkeeper. He was born in East London, Cape Province.

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Tim Harris (linebacker)

Timothy David Harris (born September 10, 1964) is an American former professional football player who played as a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1986 to 1990, the San Francisco 49ers from 1991 to 1992 and 1994 to 1995, and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1993. He played college football at the University of Memphis and was chosen by the Packers in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL draft.

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Frans Kaashoek

Marinus Frans (Frans) Kaashoek was born in 1965 in Leiden, Netherlands. He is a Dutch expert in computers, a business owner, and holds the title of Charles Piper Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Dawson Engler

Dawson R. Engler is an American computer scientist. He is an associate professor in the fields of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford University.

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