The BBC has an article about new additions to the online addition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, available at most public libraries.
As well as Northern Irish footballing legend George Best, new entries include politicians Robin Cook and Mo Mowlam, Irish comedian Dave Allen, and ex-Prime Ministers Sir Edward Heath and Lord Callaghan.
For more on the story, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7817033.stm
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