| COTTLE | Gerry, impresario and showman born in 1945 noted for his touring circus (6) |
| CODY | William, hunter and showman born in 1846, nicknamed Buffalo Bill (4) |
| SIMONSCHAMA | Historian born in 1945 noted for his TV documentary series 'A History of Britain' (5,6) |
| JOHNRUTTER | English composer born in 1945 noted for his prolific composition of carols (4,6) |
| HAMBLING | Maggi, artist and sculptor born in 1945, noted for her land and seascapes (8) |
| BUFFALOBILL | US showman born William Frederick Cody in 1846 |
| THUMB | General Tom, 19th Century midget showman born Charles Stratton (5) |
| KIEFER | Anselm, German painter and sculptor born in 1945 (6) |
| BIANCA | ____ Jagger, Nicaraguan social and human rights advocate born in 1945 (6) |
| HAWAII | US state in which Bette Midler was born in 1945 (6) |
| DOLENZ | Micky ___, drummer for The Monkees born in 1945 (6) |
| GEORGE | Bobby, English former darts player born in 1945 who was nicknamed King Of Bling (6) |
| MERCKX | Eddy, Belgian former cyclist born in 1945 nicknamed The Cannibal (6) |
| CHUBBY | Roy ____ Brown, stand-up comedian born in 1945 (6) |
| NORMAN | Jessye, U.S. opera singer born in 1945 (6) |
| MARLEY | Bob, Jamaican reggae star born in 1945 (6) |
| ORTEGA | Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945). |
| GRADE | Lew -, impresario and media tycoon born Louis Winogradsky who died in 1998 (5) |
| RICHARDS | Barry ........ , South Africa cricketer born in 1945 who scored 508 runs in his only four Tests (8) |
| BELASCO | David ___, US impresario and playwright whose works include Adrea, Mima and Fanny (7) |
