List of Famous Leos

Albert Overhauser

First Name Albert
Last Name Overhauser
Born on August 17, 1925
Died on December 10, 2011 (aged 86)

Albert W. Overhauser was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his theory of dynamic nuclear polarization known as the Overhauser Effect in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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Beauchamp Edward Tyrwhitt

First Name Beauchamp
Last Name Tyrwhitt
Born on August 15, 1867
Died on January 17, 1929 (aged 61)
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Burkhard Ritz

First Name Burkhard
Last Name Ritz
Born on August 4, 1931 (age 95)
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Marlan Scully

First Name Marlan
Born on August 3, 1939 (age 87)

Marlan Orvil Scully is an American physicist best known for his work in theoretical quantum optics. He is a professor at Texas A&M University and Princeton University. Additionally, in 2012 he developed a lab at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative in Waco, Texas.

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John Clive Ward

First Name John
Last Name Ward
Born on August 1, 1924
Died on May 6, 2000 (aged 75)

John Clive Ward, was a British-Australian physicist. He introduced the Ward–Takahashi identity, also known as "Ward Identity". Andrei Sakharov said Ward was one of the titans of quantum electrodynamics. He made significant contributions to quantum solid-state physics, statistical mechanics and the Ising model.

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Bruno Visentini

First Name Bruno
Last Name Visentini
Born on August 1, 1914
Died on February 13, 1995 (aged 80)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Bruno Visentini was an Italian politician, senator, minister, lecturer and industrialist.

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Mark Pocan

First Name Mark
Last Name Pocan
Born on August 14, 1964 (age 62)

Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, succeeding Tammy Baldwin there, whom he also replaced in the House when Baldwin was elected to the Senate.

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Mark Osborne

First Name Mark
Last Name Osborne
Born on August 13, 1961 (age 65)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Mark Anatole Osborne is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Osborne played in the National Hockey League (NHL) primarily as a checking winger between 1981 and 1995. Osborne played in 919 games, tallying 212 goals and 531 points.

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J. A. Todd

First Name J.
Last Name Todd
Born on August 23, 1908
Died on December 22, 1994 (aged 86)

John Arthur Todd FRS was a British geometer.

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Peter Payne-Gallwey

First Name Peter
Last Name Payne-Gallwey
Born on July 27, 1906
Died on November 20, 1971 (aged 65)
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