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Biko, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Biko, Steve (Steven Biko) Biko, Steve bēˈkō [key], 1946–77, South African political leader. A medical…

Jobs, Steven Paul

(Encyclopedia) Jobs, Steven PaulJobs, Steven Pauljŏbz [key], 1955–2011, American computer-industry executive, b. San Francisco. He dropped out of Reed College (1972), and working with Stephen Wozniak…

The 87th Academy Award Best Actor Nominees

Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. Bradley Cooper is nominated for his portrayal of Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, in American Sniper. This is…

Brodie, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Brodie, Steve, 1863–1901, Brooklyn bookmaker who gained immediate fame and a measure of immortality by allegedly jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge and surviving the fall, on July 23,…

Ditko, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Ditko, Steve (Stephen John Ditko), 1927–2018, American comic-book artist, b. Johnstown, Pa., studied early 1950s Cartoonist and Illustrator School (later School of Visual Arts), New…

Bannon, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Bannon, Steve (Stephen Kevin Bannon), 1953–, American political strategist, financier, and media executive, b. Norfolk, Va. After serving as an officer in the U.S. navy (1976–83), he…

Reich, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Reich, Steve (Stephen Michael Reich), 1936–, American composer, b. New York City. A well-known exponent of minimalism, he attended Cornell (B.A., 1957), Juilliard (1958–61), and Mills…

Martin, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Steve, 1945–, American comedian, actor, and writer, b. Waco, Tex. An Emmy-winning television comedy writer in the late 1960s for…

Fossett, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Fossett, Steve (James Stephen Fossett), 1944–2007, American investment banker and adventurer, b. California. After becoming a multimillionaire as a stockbroker and investment…

Steve Forbes

The flat tax man is in for the long haul by Beth Rowen This article was posted on December 3, 1999. Steve Forbes "When I ran four years ago, virtually every Republican denounced the flat tax…