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A footballer, a Scottish nationalist, painter, an evolutionary theorist, a Liberal activist and a TV producer
Matthew Bannister on Bert Trautmann, Kay Matheson, Elaine Morgan, Lord Chitnis, Ray Butt.
An Afghan police officer, a prisoner of war, a TV presenter, an Egyptian princess and an American jazz pianist
Matthew Bannister on Alan Whicker, Islam Bibi, Lord Campbell, Paul Smith, Princess Fawzia.
A computer pioneer, a Hungarian politician, a choral director, an animator and a Native American tribal executive
Aasmah Mir remembers Douglas Engelbart, Gyula Horn, Richard Marlow and Marjorie Anderson.
An archaeologist, a psychoanalyst, a former Lord Advocate, a writer and an aboriginal singer
Matthew Bannister on Mick Aston, Betty Joseph, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Michael Baigent.
An actor, a youth worker, a ballet dancer, a poet and a local radio presenter
Matthew Bannister on James Gandolfini, Elizabeth Braund, David Wall and Oliver Bernard.
A novelist, a racehorse trainer, a swimmer and film star, a key figure in the Warsaw Pact and 'the fastest granny on water'
Matthew Bannister on Iain Banks, Sir Henry Cecil, Esther Williams, the Countess of Arran.
A novelist, a botanist, a TV writer, a missionary and a composer
Mark Coles on Tom Sharpe, Nigel Hepper, Anne Valery, Henri Dutilleux, Molly Clutton-Brock.
An actor, a child behavioural researcher, a French singer-songwriter, a chemist, a lighthouse keeper and a bass player
Matthew Bannister recalls Bill Pertwee, Joyce Robertson, Georges Moustaki and George Gray.
A comedy writer, a founding member of The Doors, an Argentine dictator, a Pakistani politician and an escapologist
Matthew Bannister on Ray Manzarek, Jorge Videla, Zahra Shahid Hussain and Eddie Braben.
A geophysicist, a pro-life campaigner, a former Ford UK chief executive, a composer and an actor
Matthew Bannister on Joe Farman, Dr Margaret White, Sir Terence Beckett and Arnold Peters.
