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Oodgeroo Noonuccal Poet · Author 1920–1993 Oprah Winfrey Entrepreneur · Actor b. 1954 Orhan Pamuk Entertainer · Journalist b. 1952 Oriana Fallaci Journalist · Politician 1929–2006 Orison Swett Marden Motivational Speaker · Philosopher 1848–1924 Orlando Costas Pastor 1941–1987 Oscar Asche Director · Actor 1871–1936 Óscar Romero Pastor 1917–1980 Osei Kwame Despite CEO b. 1962 Osvaldo Zubeldía Coach 1927–1982 Otis Boykin Inventor · Scientist 1920–1982 Ousmane Sembène Director · Actor 1923–2007 Ouyang Fei Fei Singer b. 1949 P. Ramlee Actor · Director 1929–1973 Paddy Devlin Politician 1925–1999 Paisius Velichkovsky Priest 1722–1794 Pak Doo-ik Athlete b. 1943 Palagummi Sainath Journalist b. 1957 Paolo Rocca Entrepreneur b. 1952 Papa Madiaw Ndiaye Investor b. 1965 Parviz Dehdari Athlete 1933–1992 Pat Chan Athlete b. 1954 Pat Clohessy Athlete 1933–2026 Pat Dodson Politician · Activist b. 1948