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Urban II
  1. French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
Urban V
  1. French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
Urban VI
  1. Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
Urban VIII
  1. Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
Urey
  1. United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
Uriah
  1. (Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC)
Ussher
  1. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
Ustinov
  1. British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
Utrillo
  1. French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955)
Ulrich Zwingli
  1. Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)