Entertainers
- Arthur John Gielgud
- English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
- John Lennon
- English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
- Tallulah Bankhead
- uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
- Karl Czerny
- Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)
- Peter Sellers
- English comic actor (1925-1980)
- Emmett Kelly
- United States circus clown (1898-1979)
- Vladimir Horowitz
- Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
- Andre Eglevsky
- United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)
- standby
- an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
- Laszlo Lowestein
- United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
- Mary Pickford
- United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
- Oliver Hardy
- United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- Lucille Ball
- United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
- Eleonora Duse
- Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
- cymbalist
- a performer on the cymbals
- Ethel Merman
- United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
- Frederic Francois Chopin
- French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
- carillonneur
- a musician who plays a carillon
- Bette Davis
- United States film actress (1908-1989)
- Tamara Karsavina
- Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)
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