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WILDCARDS

The Roll Call - WILDCARDS

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Evelyn McHale (1923 – 1947) – Little is known about what drove Evelyn McHale to jump from the Empire State Building and be captured in the “most beautiful suicide [photograph] ever” on 1st May 1947.

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Evelyn McHale (1923 – 1947)

Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman – Port Townsend, Washington State residents Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman live as if they are Victorians. They get a lot of abuse.

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Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman

‘Mr Black Lives Matter’ – Little is known about this Belgravia entertainer – A regular outside Peggy Porschen’s Parlour, 116 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9QQ ‘Mr Black Lives Matter’ attempts to entertain those queuing for cakes.

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‘Mr Black Lives Matter’

Designer and tastemaker Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976, née Eileen Smith) – A pioneer of both the Art Deco style and the functionalist Modernist movement, bisexual Irish aristocrat Eileen Gray was best known for designing the Bibendum chair and the E-1027 table.

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Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976, née Eileen Smith)

Robert Adam – Hampshire based architect and designer Robert Adam (born 1948) followed in the steps of his namesake and has become one of the most important figures in neo-classical style.

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Robert Adam

True wildcard Lady Ridsdale DBE (1921 – 2009, née Victoire Bennett) – Dame Paddy Ridsdale was an intelligence operative, secretary to Ian Fleming and the inspiration for the Bond character Miss Moneypenny.

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Lady Ridsdale DBE (1921 – 2009, née Victoire Bennett)

Bob Marshall-Andrews QC – Barrister, former Labour MP and novelist

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Bob Marshall-Andrews QC

Interior designer and philanthropist Charlot Malin (1969 – 2017) –Oslo born, San Francisco based interior designer and philanthropist Charlot D. Malin worked with George Lucas and Robert Redford. She loathed microwaves.

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Charlot Malin (1969 – 2017)

Baba Vanga (баба Ванга, AKA ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’, 1911 – 1996) – Blind, illiterate, psychic Macedonian villager and clairvoyant

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Baba Vanga (баба Ванга, AKA ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’, 1911 – 1996)

Mr Make a Big Issue

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Mr Make a Big Issue

Mary Millington (marital name Mary Maxted, born Mary Quilter, 1945 – 1979)

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Mary Millington (marital name Mary Maxted, born Mary Quilter, 1945 – 1979)

Sir Ken Adam OBE (born Klaus Adam, 1921 – 2016)

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Sir Ken Adam OBE (born Klaus Adam, 1921 – 2016)

Will and Calum Thompson

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Will and Calum Thompson (AKA “The Eat Wild Boys”)

Arthur Woodham

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Arthur Woodham

Hannah Wick

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Hannah Wick

Daniel Lismore

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Daniel Lismore

Irish fugitive and world record holder John Patrick Hannan

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John Patrick Hannan

Max Whitlock (nicknamed “Maxi”)

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Max Whitlock (nicknamed “Maxi”)

Kelly Killoren Bensimon

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Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Lee Miller (Lady Penrose, born Elizabeth Miller, 1907 – 1977)

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Lee Miller (Lady Penrose, born Elizabeth Miller, 1907 – 1977)

Parrot man - Ted Richards

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Ted Richards

Victoria Pendleton

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Victoria Pendleton CBE (married name Victoria Gardner)

Christopher Mason

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Christopher Mason

Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956 – 2001)

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Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956 – 2001)

Gino D’Acampo (born Gennaro D’Acampo)

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Gino D’Acampo

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Gillian Clarke (1941 – 2015)

Francesco Macera

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Francesco Macera

Nick Loeb

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Nicholas Loeb

Reverend Robert Parker (AKA “Squire Parker” and “Britain’s richest vicar”)

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Reverend Robert Parker

Gillian Duffy

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Gillian Duffy

David Hallberg

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David Hallberg

Ruthann Aron

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Ruthann Aron (AKA “Ruth Aron”, née Ruthann Greenzweig)

Lady Alice, Lady Eliza and Lady Violet Manners

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Lady Alice, Lady Eliza and Lady Violet Manners (AKA “The No Manners Girls”)

Topsy Taylor (born Lesley Taylor)

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Topsy Taylor (born Lesley Taylor)

Peter Dinklage

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Peter Dinklage

Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olson

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Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olson

Nina Campbell

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Nina Campbell

Crispin Baynes

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Crispin Baynes

Bill Martin

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Bill Martin MBE (born William Wylie MacPherson)

Henry Blofeld

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Henry Blofeld OBE (AKA “Blowers”, “Tycoon” and “Typhoon”)

Emma Sayle

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Emma Sayle

Nancy Cunard

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Nancy Cunard (1896 – 1965)

Elliot Bssila

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Elliot Bssila

Joudie Kalla

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Joudie Kalla

Ross O’Connell Jennings

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Ross O’Connell Jennings

Alexa Jago

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Alexa Jago

Claire Zambuni

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Claire Zambuni

Amanda Eliasch

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Amanda Eliasch (née Amanda Brown)

Charlie Anson

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Charlie Anson

Louis-Marie de Castelbajac

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Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac

Jeremy Lloyd

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Jeremy Lloyd OBE (1930 – 2014)

Sandra Howard

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Sandra Howard, Lady Howard (née Sandra Paul)

Anne Naysmith

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Anne Naysmith (1937 - 2015, AKA “The Rag Lady of Chiswick”)

Claudine Longet

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Claudine Longet

fantasy cyclist

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The Fantasy Cyclist

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Sarah, Duchess of York (AKA “Fergie”, née Sarah Ferguson)

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Fredrik Eklund

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Sir Gerald Nabarro (AKA “Old Whiskers” and “The Abominable Showman”, 1913 – 1973)

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Lord Bell (Tim Bell, Baron Bell of Belgravia)

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Teresa Gorman

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Julia Child (1912 – 2004)

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Keith Floyd (1943 – 2009)

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Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1880 – 1963)

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Dan Bilzerian (AKA "Blitz")

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Cognac Wellerlane

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Thai Dang Cao (1953 – 2014)

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Craig Brazier

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Alejandro Flores

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Doris Thompson

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Gloria Minghella MBE (AKA “the Queen Mum of the Isle of Wight”, 1930 – 2014)

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Clarissa Dickson Wright (1947 – 2014)

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Wayne Bryson

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Mary The Elephant (AKA ‘Murderous Mary’)

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Fred Dibnah MBE (1938 – 2004)

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Emeritus Professor Jane Somerville

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Russell Brand

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Cindy Crawford

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Lady Camilla Bloch (born Lady Camilla Bingham)

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Terry Deary

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Dame Norma Major DBE

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Jeannette Etheredge

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Michael “Chalky” White

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Nubar Gulbenkian (Armenian: Նուբար Սարգիս Գյուլբենկյան, 1896 – 1972)

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Huguette Clark (1906 – 2011)

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Viola Herms Drath (1920 – 2011)

Ian Towning

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Ian Towning

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Ryan Lochte (nicknames 'Reezy' and 'The Lochtenator')

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Jerry Hall

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Austin 7 man

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Martin the Poet

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The Waitrose Clepto

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Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926 – 2014)

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Tim Tebow

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The Most Hon the Marquess of Bath

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Judy Joo

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Toby Flood

Justin Timberlake

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Justin Timberlake

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Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan (1971 – 2007 and 1966 – 2007)

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Norman Balon

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Bubble (2012 – 2013)

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Dr. Vanessa Neumann

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Martin Miller (1946 - 2013)

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Lady Docker (Norah Docker, née Norah Turner and also Norah Callingham and Lady Collins, 1905 – 1983)

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Beverly Cohen

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Patricia Kluge (née Rose)

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Charmian Brent (better known as Charmian Biggs)

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David Nalbandian

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April Ashley MBE (born Toni Jamieson)

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Scott Disick

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Andrew Embiricos (1985 – 2011)

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Shireen Ritchie, The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Ritchie (1945 - 2012)

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Eugene Carokis

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Anouska Hempel (Lady Weinberg)

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Joseph "Joey" Barton

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Neil & Christine Hamilton

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Iris Apfel

Marisa Masters

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Marisa Masters (1925 – 2016)

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