John Pawson (born 6 May 1949) is a British designer associated with the minimalist aesthetic.

Pawson studied at Eton College and the Architectural Association School of Architecture and is married to Catherine and has two children, Caius and Benedict.

London's Cannelle Cake Shop, several Calvin Klein stores, work for Jigsaw (clothing retailer), New Wardour Castle apartments (2001), the Nový Dvůr Monastery, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons, Czech Republic (2004), Hotel Puerta America, Madrid (2005), Medina House in Tunis, and the Sackler Crossing, a walkway over the lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2006).

An exhibition of Pawson's work was held at the Design Museum in September 2010.

Ian Schrager (born July 19, 1946) is an American hotelier, entrepreneur and real estate developer. Often associated with co-creating of the Boutique Hotel genre.^{[citation needed]} Originally, he gained fame as co-owner and co-founder of Studio 54.

Ian Schrager received a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University in 1968 and a Juris Doctorate from St. John's University School of Law in 1971.^{[citation needed]}. In December 1975, after practicing law for three years, Schrager and his close friend Steve Rubell opened Enchanted Garden, a disco in Douglaston, Queens.Within 6 months, they were looking to open a night club in Manhattan. They signed the lease for Studio 54 in January 1977 and 6 weeks later it opened.

Schrager felt something in the air–he recognized a significant void in the nightlife industry and with Rubell, developed the revolutionary idea for the groundbreaking nightclub discotheque Studio 54. It was a response to the social revolution and captured the breaking down of social and cultural barriers. They transformed the old Gallo Opera House on West 54th Street in New York City into a new age, spectacular nightclub. The club's ambiance was constantly changing: using the space's original theatrical infrastructure, they were able to dramatically change the environment and size of the space multiple times a night-- something that had never been done before. The club was exciting and always doing something different and unexpected. They often hosted special "one night only" performance art pieces and theme parties for which the club completely metamorphosed; every night it was transformed into something new, original and different. Studio 54 took the nightclub scene by storm and was an instant success. To this day, it is considered the most significant and famous nightclub of all time.^{[citation needed]}

J. David Pawson (born 1930) is a prominent Bible teacher based in Great Britain. He is the author of more than thirty books.

According to his autobiography, Pawson's immediate ancestors were all farmers, Methodist preachers or both - dating back to John Pawson, a friend and follower of John Wesley. His father, H. Cecil Pawson, was head of Agriculture at Durham University and also Vice President of the Methodist conference. From his childhood in the north of England David Pawson had wanted to be a farmer, but by the time he had completed his studies for a B.Sc. in Agriculture at Durham University, he felt God was calling him into full-time Christian ministry. He then studied for an M.A. in theology at Wesley House, Cambridge University, and subsequently joined the Royal Air Force as a chaplain, serving in Aden.

After leaving the RAF he served as a Methodist minister, but became increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of infant baptism. After appearing before a doctrinal committee of the Methodist church, he volunteered to leave the denomination, and did so. Shortly thereafter he accepted an invitation to become the pastor of Gold Hill Baptist Church in Buckinghamshire.

John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple. Part is a three-times World Champion, having triumphed in the BDO World Championship in 1994 and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. His 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic title and a host of other tournament wins make him statistically North America's greatest darts player ever.

Part was given a dartboard by his parents as a Christmas present in 1987 which gave him the bug to take up the game. He became a professional darts player in 1991. He won several championships, principally in Canada from 1991 to 1995. But his greatest success in the BDO was his 1994 World championship win. He won the final by 6 sets to 0 against Bobby George. In 1997, he decided to leave the BDO to play in the PDC.

He entered the PDC in 1997, but didn't make an impact until 2001 when he reached his first World Championship final, where he was whitewashed by Phil Taylor 0-7 who comprehensively averaged 108 to Part's 92. He reached the final of the World Matchplay in 2002 and was again beaten by Taylor in a much closer final, by 16 legs to 18. He also lost to his fierce rival in the 2002 World Grand Prix.