A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). The age of majority is the threshold of Adulthood as it is conceptualized (and recognized or declared in Law. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** In relationships, a single person is one who is not married or in a romantic relationship A man who was formerly married is not a bachelor but rather is a divorcé or a widower (except in cases where the marriage was legally annulled, in which case there was legally no marriage—especially if it was never consummated). Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 Annulment in the Catholic Church See also Annulment (Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a marriage is considered to be a valid contract

The term is sometimes restricted to men who do not have and are not actively seeking a spouse or other personal partner. ^[1] For example, men who are in a committed relationship with a personal partner (female or male) to whom they are not married are no longer generally considered "bachelors," but neither are they considered married. Thus, a broad grey, unnamed status has emerged between the concepts of "bachelor" and "married man. " ^[2]

During the Victorian Era, the term confirmed bachelor often was used as a euphemism for a gay man and is currently still in use in the United States and Great Britain. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. ^[3][4] In spite of the wider acceptance of gay people and same-sex relationships in recent years there are only little changes in this historic usage. Meanwhile, the term "confirmed bachelor" can also refer to heterosexual men who show no interest in marriage or classes of committed relationships.

Most eligible bachelor is a generic term for a published listing of bachelors considered to be desirable marriage candidates. Usually most eligible bachelor lists are published on an annual basis and present listed men in a ranked order.

Contents 1 Etymology and historical meanings 2 Penal laws and customs 3 Famous lifetime bachelors 4 Living bachelors 5 Longtime bachelors 6 See also 7 Footnotes 8 Further reading

Etymology and historical meanings

• The word is from Old French bacheler "knight bachelor", a young squire in training, ultimately from Latin baccalarius, a vassal farmer. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium In Feudal or Medieval times a squire was a Man-at-arms in the service of a Knight, often as his Apprentice. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A vassal (also called feodary or fedary) in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of Medieval Europe,
• The Old French term crossed into English around 1300, referring to one belonging to the lowest stage of knighthood. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Knights bachelor were either poor vassals who could not afford to take the field under their own banner, or knights too young to support the responsibility and dignity of knights banneret. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. A Knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a Knight (not necessarily a nobleman but nearly always who led a company of troops during time of war
• from the 14th century, the term was also used for a junior member of a guild, otherwise known as "yeomen", or university. A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects
• Hence, an ecclesiastic of an inferior grade, e. g. a young monk or even recently appointed canon (Severtius, de episcopis Lugdunen-sibus, p. MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the 377, in du Cange). Charles du Fresne sieur du Cange or Ducange ( Amiens, December 18, 1610 &ndash Paris, October 23, 1688) was
• Those holding the preliminary degree of a university (or of a four-year college, in the American system of higher education). A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In this sense the word baccalarius or baccalaureus first appears at the University of Paris in the 13th century, in the system of degrees established under the auspices of Pope Gregory IX, as applied to scholars still in statu pupillari. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was Pope from March 19, 1227 to August Thus there were two classes of baccalarii: the baccalarii cursores, i. e. theological candidates passed for admission to the divinity course, and the baccalarii dispositi, who, having completed this course, were entitled to proceed to the higher degrees. The term baccalaureus is a pun combining the prosaic baccalarius with bacca lauri "laurel berry" -- per the American Heritage Dictionary, "bacca" is the Old Irish word for "farmer" + laureus, "laurel berry," the idea being that a "baccalaureate" had farmed (cultivated) his mind. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical The Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae) also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or
• Modernly, in Anglophone academia, the Bachelor's Degree is part of a distinct hierarchical ranking of six degrees. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and From lowest to highest, they are: Associate's Degree, a two-year degree most typically conferred in the United States by junior and community colleges; Bachelor's Degree, a three-, four- or five-year undergraduate degree conferred by universities and, in the United States, also by senior (four-year) colleges; Master's Degree, the first graduate degree above the baccalaureate; Specialist Degree, a degree that ranks above the Master's but below the Doctorate; Doctoral degree, the highest degree awarded in most fields of study, the doctorate may be a research degree (i. An associate degree is an Academic degree awarded by Community colleges Junior colleges four-year Universities, Business colleges A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement e. , Ph. D. or D. Phil) or a professional degree (e. g. , J. D. /D. Jur. , D. Min. , Ed. D. , M. D. , D. M. A. /A. Mus. D. , etc. ); and the Post-Doctoral Degree, which is a doctoral degree that requires the conferee to have previously earned another doctoral degree. For example, the S. J. D. /D. J. S. is conferred upon people who already possess the J. D. /D. Jur. degree.
• At Oxford and Cambridge the bachelor can proceed to his mastership by simply retaining his name on the books and paying certain fees; but generally, further studies are necessary. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the But in no case is the bachelor a full member of the university, meaning that he does not have the right to teach. With the admission of women to universities from the late 19th century, the term in its academic sense could also apply to women.
• The sense of "unmarried man" dates to 1385. The feminine bachelorette is from 1935, replacing earlier bachelor-girl. Bachelorette ( American English) is an informal term for an unmarried woman In 19th century American slang to bach was used as a verb meaning "to live as an unmarried man".

Penal laws and customs

Bachelors, in the sense of unmarried men, have in many countries been subjected to ridicule and draconian penal laws. In the most general sense penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation as opposed to civil law that seeks At Sparta, citizens who remained unmarried after a certain age suffered various penalties. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη They were not allowed to witness the gymnastic exercises of the maidens; and during winter they were compelled to march naked round the marketplace, singing a song composed against themselves and expressing the justice of their punishment. Nudity is the state of wearing no Clothing. The term' "nudity" can also occasionally be used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected The usual respect of the young to the old was not paid to bachelors.

At Athens there was no definite legislation on this matter; but certain minor laws are evidently dictated by a spirit akin to the Spartan doctrine. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's At Rome, though there appear traces of some earlier legislation in the matter, the first clearly known law is that called the Lex Julia, passed about 18 BC. Lex Julia (or Lex Iulia, plural Leges Juliae / Leges Iuliae) are ancient Roman laws introduced by any member of the Julian family It does not appear to have ever come into full operation; and in AD 9 it was incorporated with the Lex Papia et Poppaea, the two laws being frequently cited as one, Lex Julia et Papia Poppaea. The Lex Papia Poppaea was a Roman law introduced in AD 9 to encourage and strengthen Marriage. This law, while restricting marriages between the several classes of the people, laid heavy penalties on unmarried persons, gave certain privileges to those citizens who had several children, and finally imposed lighter penalties on married persons who were childless.

Isolated instances of such penalties occur during the Middle Ages, e. g. by a charter of liberties granted by Matilda I, countess of Nevers, to Auxerre in 1223, an annual tax of five solidi is imposed on any man qui non habet uxorem et est bache-larius. Nevers ( Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the Préfecture Auxerre (pronounced) is a commune in the Bourgogne region of north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. In Great Britain there has been no direct legislation bearing on bachelors; but, occasionally, taxes have been made to bear more heavily on them than on others. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Instances of this are an Act passed in 1695; the tax on servants, 1785; and the income tax, 1798. A domestic worker, domestic, servingman, servingwoman, or servant is one who works and often also lives within the employer's household Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

In some cultures, the "punishment" of bachelors is no more than a teasing game. In small towns in Germany, for example, men who were still unmarried on their 30th birthday were made to sweep the stairs of the town hall until kissed by a virgin. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or This "punishment" is still practised today in parts of Northern Germany [1]. Similarly, in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia, a male is called a "pebersvend" and may receive a giant pepper grinder on his 30th birthday if unmarried [2].

Famous lifetime bachelors

• Adam Smith, Economist
• André the Giant, wrestler (had a daughter and at least two serious girlfriends though)
• Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Anthony Michael Hall, actor
• António Salazar, Portuguese dictator
• Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
• APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
• Archibald Butt, Military Aide to and close friend of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14 1968 known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor producer and director who achieved António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம் born October 15 1931 Tamil Nadu The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit Major Archibald Willingham Butt ( September 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an influential military aide to U Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice Died in the sinking of the Titanic. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
• Armstrong Williams, conservative activist
• Arthur Balfour, British Prime Minister
• Atal Behari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister of India
• Baruch de Spinoza, Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin
• Benjamin Banneker, scientist
• Billy Campbell, Actor
• Cesar Romero, actor
• Chris Bartlett, conflicted bachelor
• Christopher Hewett, actor
• Cliff Richard, English pop singer
• David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Ed Koch, Mayor of New York
• Edward Heath, British Prime Minister
• Eugène Delacroix, painter
• Evo Morales, current President of Bolivia
• Franz Schubert, Composer
• Friedrich Nietzsche
• George Eastman, founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an African-American political commentator who writes a conservative Newspaper Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 - 19 March 1930 was a British Conservative politician and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpeiː (born December 25 1924 The eleventh Prime Minister of India. The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Bento de Espinosa Benedictus de Spinoza ( November 24, 1632 – February 21, Benjamin Banneker ( November 9, 1731 &ndash October 9, 1806) was a free African American Astronomer, Mathematician This is about the American TV and film actor born in 1959 For similarly named people see William Campbell William Oliver "Billy" Campbell Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television Chris Bartlett (born in Bridgend, Wales on August 25, 1976) is a London-based writer and journalist Christopher Hewett, ( April 5, 1922 &ndash August 3, 2001) was an English Actor best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. For the Australian artist see David Henry Souter. David Hackett Souter (ˈsutɚ born September 17, 1939) has been an The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924;) was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989 The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 &ndash 13 August 1863 was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist George Eastman ( July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented Roll film, helping to Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Rollfilm or roll film is any type of spool-wound Photographic film protected from White light exposure by a paper backing as opposed to film which Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing
• George Frideric Handel, Composer
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• George Washington Carver, scientist
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• Heath Ledger, Actor (had a daughter, broke up with girlfriend shortly before death)
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, painter
• Henry Brandon, Actor
• Herb Kohl, U. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. George Tobias ( July 14, 1901 &ndash February 27, 1980) was an American Character actor. George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 5 1943 was an African American Scientist, Botanist, Educator, and Inventor Louis Giovanni "Gianni" Russo (born December 12, 1943) is an American actor known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 movie The Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman Henry Brandon may refer to Henry Brandon 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516&ndash1534 Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535&ndash1551 Herbert H "Herb" Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American politician business leader and philanthropist S. Senator from Wisconsin
• Herbert Spencer, English philosopher and political theorist
• Immanuel Kant, German philosopher
• Isaac Newton, Scientist
• J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director (rumored to be gay)
• James Buchanan, 15th U.S. President, only President who was never married (Though he was engaged, but his fiance died before they got married)
• Jarosław Kaczyński, Prime Minister of Poland
• Jason Statham, Actor
• Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher
• Jeremy Piven, actor
• Jesus Christ
• Jimmy Savile, Radio personality
• Jim Nabors, American actor and singer
• Johannes Brahms, Composer
• Justin Theroux, Actor
• Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer
• Langston Hughes, poet
• Leonardo da Vinci, Inventor, Artist, Scientist from Italy
• Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
• Luther Vandross, Singer/Songwriter
• Mark Kzeski, College Instructor
• Matt Dillon, Actor
• Matthew McConaughey, actor
• Maurice Ravel, composer
• Meriwether Lewis, explorer
• Nicola Tesla, Inventor
• Nipsey Russell, comedian
• Norodom Sihamoni, current King of Cambodia
• Orville Wright, Aviation pioneer
• Paul Erdos, legendary Mathematician; died as a celibate
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
• Pierre Boulle, French author
• Plato, Greek philosopher
• Richard Bedford Bennett, 11th Prime Minister of Canada
• Richard Mentor Johnson, U.S. Vice President
• Rick Rubin, music producer
• Ricky Gervais, Comedian (has been in a relationship for over 20 years but says he doesn't ever want to get married)
• Ralph Nader, Environmentalist, consumer advocate, corporate watchdog, presidential candidate
• Robert Schuman, French Prime Minister, regarded as a founder of the European Union
• Ron Jeremy, porn star
• Samuel J. Tilden, Told a friend he never slept with a woman in his life. 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• Shemar Moore, actor
• Theodore John Kaczynski - The unabomber
• Tyler Perry, entertainer
• Vincent van Gogh, painter
• Voltaire, Author
• Wilbur Wright, Aviation pioneer
• William Donald Schaefer, the 58^th Governor of Maryland
• William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada
• Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player, athlete
• Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of Poland during World War II
• Kārlis Ulmanis, President of Latvia

Living bachelors

• Adam Clayton, bass player of U2
• Al Pacino, Actor (had three children from two separate mothers)
• Billy Idol, musician
• Carl Lewis, Olympic athlete
• Rick Rubin, record producer
• Drew Carey, comedian
• Kevin Spacey, Actor
• Jason T. Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor and former male fashion model with Irene Tyler Perry (born September 13, 1969,is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor and Director and Producer François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them William Donald Schaefer (born November 2 1921 is an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland The Governor of Maryland heads the Executive branch of the government of the U William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards Władysław Raczkiewicz ( January 28 1885 &ndash June 6 1947) was a Polish Political figure and the first president of the The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Kārlis Vilhelms Augusts Ulmanis (b September 4, 1877 in Bērze, Latvia – d President of Latvia is Head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Republic of Latvia. Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, UK is the bassist of the rock band U2. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Frederick Carlton ("Carl" Lewis (born July 1 1961 is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds and 10 The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Pawlowski, Author, Physician, USAF Veteran
• Gene Simmons, rock musician with Kiss
• Morrissey, rock musician
• Patrick Moore, astronomer (was engaged but his fiancée was killed in the Second World War)
• Ricky Martin, singer
• Russman, currently residing in New York City. Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March 1923 in Pinner) known as Patrick Moore, is Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Guitarist of 'International Sex Talk'.
• Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation
• Quentin Tarantino, film director, screenwriter and actor
• Vin Diesel, Actor
• Metsikao, Geek

Longtime bachelors

• Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany, married Eva Braun at 56, committed suicide the next day. Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16 1953 often abbreviated " rms " is an American software freedom activist The Free Software Foundation ( FSF) is a Non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the Free software movement Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• Bao Xishun Former tallest living man, married at 56
• Brian Lamb, founder and current CEO of the C-SPAN television network, married at 64
• Gordon Brown, Current British Prime Minister - until 49
• Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th U.S. President — married in the White House during his first term of office
• Max Baucus, current Senior U.S. Senator from Montana - until 42
• Pierre Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada, Until 52 then again at 65 when divorced. Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun or "The Mast") (;) (born 1951 is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, China. Brian Patrick Lamb (born October 9, 1941 in Indiana helped found the C-SPAN television channels in the United States in 1979 and has been Chief C-SPAN (officially the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is an American Cable television network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and is a member of the Democratic Party The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• Strom Thurmond, U. James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and S. Senator — bachelor until marriage as a 44 year old
• Warren Beatty, Actor — bachelor until marriage to Annette Bening as a 55 year-old
• Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader, married Suha Arafat in 1990 at the age of 61. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Screen Actors Guild Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Suha Daoud Arafat ( Arabic: سهى داود عرفات née Suha Daoud Tawil (سهى داود الطويل (born 17 July 1963)
• Karel Gott, Czech singer, married Ivana Macháčková (31) in 2007 at the age of 68. Karel Gott (born July 14, 1939) Czech Singer, as well as an accomplished painter The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
• James Stewart, Actor; bachelor until marriage at age 41. James Stewart may refer to Actors James Stewart (actor (1908&ndash1997 Hollywood movie actor and USAF Brigadier General

See also

• Bachelor's degree
• Marriage strike
• Bachelor group
• Bachelor party

Footnotes

Further reading

• Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage by Drs. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe
• The Marriage No-Shows by Carey Roberts

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