Category: Biography
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen, (1949- ). US rock singer and songwriter. Born in New Jersey, Springsteen played in rock bands from the late 1960s onwards and gained a reputation …
Dr Benjamin Spock Dr Benjamin Spock, (1903- ). US paediatrician. After World War II he became known to millions through his Book o f Baby and Child Care (1945), …
Mark Spitz Mark Spitz, (1950- ). US swimmer. In the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games he won a record nine gold medals, eight of which were for world-record-breaking performances. …
Benedict de Spinoza Benedict de Spinoza, (1632-77). Dutch philosopher, of Portuguese Jewish descent. He studied Hebrew and the Jewish scriptures but the unorthodox nature of his thought led to …
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg, (1946- ). US film director and producer, the most successful in motion-picture history. Spielberg began to direct for TV and the cinema while still in …
Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser, (c. 1552-99). English poet. He held various government posts in Ireland and bought an estate near Cork, where he wrote The Faerie Queene (1589-1609), an …
Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer, (1820-1903). British philosopher and sociologist. In 1860 he began to compile the major work Synthetic Philosophy, which occupied him until 1896. It is a series …
Spartacus Spartacus (d. 71 BC) Thracian gladiator, who led a slave revolt against the Romans. In 73 BC he escaped from gladiatorial school with over 70 other gladiators and, …
