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Simply People! (10) Crossword Puzzle

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Another crossword full of people from all walks of life, some living and others no longer with us.
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Carl ___, American astronomer awarded the Oersted Medal in 1990 (5)
      4. The first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, 1577-80, Francis ___ (5)
      7. Gold medal winning light heavyweight boxer at the 1960 Olympics, Muhammad ___ (3)
      8. Félicien ___, French composer of the opera "Herculanum", first performed in 1859 (5)
      9. Alfred ___, racing cyclist winner of the 1960 Tour de Suisse (5)
      10. The 1947 play "Men Should Weep" was written by Scottish playwright ___ Lamont Stewart (3)
      11. In the 2009 British thriller film "Dark Nature", Imogen ___ starred as Chloe (5)
      14. American actor Bob ___ was the leading act in the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" 1965-71 (5)
      17. British politician and Home Secretary from 2016-18, ___ Rudd (5)
      20. Stephen L ___, American physicist and winner of the 1998 Dirac Medal of the ICTP (5)
      23. Former Dutch politician who was Minister of Justice from May-August 1994, ___ Kosto (3)
      24. Together with John Ball and Wat Tyler, Jack ___ led the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 (5)
      25. ___ bint Abi Bakr, the third and youngest wife of Muhammad, the founder of Islam (5)
      26. Former rugby union player, appointed head coach of Bristol Bears RFC in 2017, Pat ___ (3)
      27. Samuel ___, English MP best remembered for his diary of life in London 1660-69 (5)
      28. "Le Fils des étoiles" music score was composed in 1891 by Erik ___ (5)

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      1. Anwar ___, Egyptian President assassinated on 6 October 1981 (5)
      2. South African activist ___ Mbeki was awarded the Isitwalandwe Medal in 1980 (5)
      3. Prime Minister of Jordan from 2007-2009, ___ Al-Dahabi (5)
      4. Paul ___, English scientist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 (5)
      5. Australian singer-songwriter inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2015, Tina ___ (5)
      6. Margie Goldstein-___, show jumper inducted into the US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 (5)
      12. The unit used for measuring electrical resistance is named after German physicist Georg ___ (3)
      13. The first woman and mother of the human race (3)
      15. The 1987 American comedy film "Like Father Like Son" was directed by ___ Daniel (3)
      16. Author Robert ___ was awarded the 1976 Hawthornden Prize, for his novel "Falstaff" (3)
      17. Ancient Greek author of "The Lion in Love" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (5)
      18. Morten ___ was rector of the Aarhus cathedral school from 1491-1520 (5)
      19. Author whose children's book "Summer of the Monkeys" was published in 1976, Wilson ___ (5)
      20. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" published in 1979 was written by Douglas ___ (5)
      21. Franz ___, Hungarian composer of the opera "Don Sanche" in 1824-25 (5)
      22. The 2008 book "43 Years with the Same Bird", was written by columnist Brian ___ (5)