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October 30, 2026

WikiPop: Patrick Stewart + Michael Forbes (farmer)

Patrick Stewart, the Shakespeare-trained actor who became Captain Picard and Professor X, died at 86.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Patrick Stewart
English actor (1940–2026)
Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart was an English actor. With a career spanning over 60 years on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 2010.
 
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  • Patrick Stewart, the Shakespeare-trained actor who became Captain Picard and Professor X, died at 86.
  • He started out with the Royal Shakespeare Company, then won over a whole generation leading the starship crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • Raised by an abusive father, he became best known for playing kind, fatherly leaders who turned a band of misfits into a family.
  • He had a playful side too, voicing a CIA deputy director for years on American Dad!.
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Michael Forbes (farmer)
Michael Forbes is a farmer, part-time salmon fisherman and quarry worker from near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who became known in 2007 after his refusal to sell his family's land to Donald Trump for a golf course and resort. Continue reading →
 
 
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