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Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, also known as Chambers's Cyclopaedia, is a two-volume English encyclopedia compiled by Ephraim Chambers and published in London in 1728.
Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
Cyclops (Scott Summers), Marvel Comics mutant and X-Men field leader, first appeared in X-Men #1 (1963) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; his uncontrollable concussive optic blasts are contained by ruby-quartz glasses and visor, setting him apart from other Cyclops namesakes.
Cyclorama
Cyclorama: American term for a 360-degree panoramic painting in a purpose-built circular rotunda with a viewing platform and faux-terrain foreground, patented as the panorama by Robert Barker in 1787; famous survivors include Gettysburg (377 ft) and Atlanta; also a curved studio backdrop.
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse (Tula Ellice Finklea, 1922-2008), American dancer and MGM musical film star of Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon, partner of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, National Medal of Arts 2006.
Cyhi the Prynce
Cyhi the Prynce (Cydel Young, born 1984, Stone Mountain, Georgia) is an American rapper and songwriter, G.O.O.D. Music affiliate, Grammy-nominated co-writer for Kanye West and Travis Scott, debut album No Dope on Sundays (2017).
Cylons
Cylons are the fictional artificial race of Battlestar Galactica: robot servants of a reptilian empire in the 1978 series, and human-created synthetic life forms with thirteen humanoid models, resurrection, and monotheism in the 2003 re-imagining.
Cymbal
A cymbal is a round metal percussion plate of indefinite pitch, struck with a stick or clashed in pairs. Covers hi-hat, ride, crash, splash, and China types, B20 bronze construction, orchestral use, ancient origins, and nonlinear acoustics.
Cymbeline
Cymbeline is a late Shakespeare play, probably written 1610, first printed in the 1623 First Folio as a tragedy. It tells of the British king Cymbeline, Imogen's wager plot, and a Roman invasion, drawing on Holinshed and Boccaccio.
Cymphonique Miller
Cymphonique Miller, also known as NIQ, American actress and singer born 1996 in New Orleans, daughter of Master P, star of Nickelodeon's How to Rock (2012) as Kacey Simon, later founder of Pressure Records.
Cynar
Cynar: Italian artichoke-based bittersweet amaro liqueur (16.5% ABV) with 13 herbs, created by Angelo Dalle Molle in 1952, owned by Campari Group; also Cynar 70 (35%).
Cynda Williams
Cynda Williams, born 1966 in Chicago, is an American actress and singer known for Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues (1990), the #1 R&B single Harlem Blues, and One False Move.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper (born 1953) is an American New Wave pop singer of She's So Unusual (1983), Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, and True Colors; Grammy, Emmy, and Tony winner, Kinky Boots composer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Cyndi Lauper discography
Cyndi Lauper discography: studio albums from Blue Angel (1980) and She's So Unusual (1983, four Top 5 singles, Best New Artist Grammy) through True Colors, Bring Ya to the Brink, Memphis Blues, and Detour, plus Kinky Boots cast albums and the 2026 True Colors 40th Anniversary Edition.
Cynegetica
Cynegetica (Τὰ Κυνηγετικά, "On Hunting") is a Greek didactic poem on hunting in four books by a Syrian poet called Pseudo-Oppian, addressed to Caracalla around 212 to 217 CE.
Cynewulf
Cynewulf, also spelled Cynwulf or Kynewulf, is an Old English poet of the ninth century who signed four religious poems, including Elene, with runic acrostics.
Cynic (band)
Cynic is an American progressive metal band formed in Miami in 1987, led by Paul Masvidal. Known for the landmark 1993 album Focus, which fused technical death metal with jazz fusion, plus Traced in Air, Kindly Bent to Free Us, and Ascension Codes.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Cynthia Addai-Robinson (born 1985, London) is an American actress known as Naevia in Spartacus, Amanda Waller in Arrow, Marybeth Medina in The Accountant films, and Queen Regent Míriel in The Rings of Power.
Cynthia Bailey
Cynthia Bailey (born 1967, Tuscumbia, Alabama) is an American model, actress, and reality TV personality, an 11-season cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, founder of the Bailey Agency School of Fashion, and now a scripted-TV actress.
Cynthia Daniel
Cynthia Daniel, born 1976 in Gainesville, Florida, is an American former actress and model, twin sister of Brittany Daniel; she played Elizabeth Wakefield on Sweet Valley High (1994–1997) and appeared in The Basketball Diaries.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo (born 1987) is an English actress, singer, and producer of Nigerian descent; Tony winner for The Color Purple, Oscar nominee for Harriet, and Elphaba in Universal's Wicked films (2024–2025).
Cynthia Gibb
Cynthia Gibb (born 1963) is an American actress and former model known for Search for Tomorrow, Fame, The Karen Carpenter Story, and Gypsy opposite Bette Midler, plus Triple Threat Academy.
Cynthia Lennon
Cynthia Lennon (Cynthia Lillian Powell, 1939-2015), English artist and writer, first wife of Beatle John Lennon and mother of Julian; married 1962, divorced 1968, memoirs A Twist of Lennon and John.
Cynthia McLeod
Cynthia McLeod, born Cynthia Henri McLeod-Ferrier in 1936 in Paramaribo, is a Surinamese novelist and historian known for bestselling historical novels about Suriname's plantation and slavery past, including her 1987 debut The Cost of Sugar.
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon (born 1966) is an American actress and activist, best known as Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City and for two Tony Awards (Rabbit Hole, The Little Foxes), two Emmys, a Grammy, and her 2018 run for New York governor.
Cynthia Ozick
Cynthia Ozick (born 1928) is an American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose work centers on Jewish identity; her best-known work is the novella The Shawl.
Cynthia Plaster Caster
Cynthia Plaster Caster, born Cynthia Albritton (1947-2022), was a Chicago artist and groupie who made over 70 plaster casts of musicians' erect penises starting with Jimi Hendrix in 1968, later breast casts; her collection is held by the Kinsey Institute.
Cynthia Rhodes
Cynthia Rhodes (born 1956, Nashville) is an American retired actress, singer, and dancer, known as Penny in Dirty Dancing, Tina Tech in Flashdance, Jackie in Staying Alive, and Karen Thompson in Runaway; Animotion member, ex-wife of Richard Marx.
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant, born 1954, is an American author and poet who has written more than one hundred children's books; her novel Missing May won the Newbery Medal in 1993.
Cynthia Stevenson
Cynthia Stevenson, American actress born 1962 in Oakland, California, known for The Player, Hope & Gloria, Oh Baby, Dead Like Me, Men in Trees, and the Air Bud films.
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Watros (born 1968, Lake Orion, Michigan) is an American actress, 1998 Daytime Emmy winner as Annie Dutton on Guiding Light, known as Kellie Newmark on The Drew Carey Show, Erin on Titus, Libby on Lost, and Nina Reeves on General Hospital since 2019.