| 1. | Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician. |
| 2. | David Starr [stahr] , 1851–1931, U.S. biologist and educator. |
| 3. | June, 1936–2002, U.S. poet, novelist, and essayist. |
| 4. | Ma⋅rie En⋅ne⋅mond Ca⋅mille [ma-ree enuh-mawn ka-mee-yuh ] , 1838–1922, French mathematician. |
| 5. | Michael Jeffrey (“Air Jordan”; “His Airness” ), born 1963, U.S. basketball player. |
| 6. | Official name, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. a kingdom in SW Asia, consisting of the former Transjordan and a part of Palestine that, since 1967, has been occupied by Israel. 4,324,638; 37,264 sq. mi. (96,514 sq. km). Capital: Amman. |
| 7. | a river in SW Asia, flowing from S Lebanon through the Sea of Galilee, then S between Israel and Jordan through W Jordan into the Dead Sea. 200 mi. (320 km) long. |
| 8. | a male given name. |