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Tiffani Thiessen
Television Actress, Model / 1974 -
Actress Tiffani Thiessen caught her big break when she landed a starring role on the TV sitcom Saved By the Bell. She's also known for her work on Beverly Hills, 90210 and White Collar.
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(1974-)
Television Actress, Model
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Questlove
Drummer, Music Producer, Television Personality, Blogger / 1971 -
Ahmir Khalib Thompson, also known as Questlove, is known as a founding member of the hip-hop/neo-soul group the Roots.
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(1971-)
Drummer, Music Producer, Television Personality, Blogger
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Charles Tiffany
Entrepreneur / 1812 - 1902
Entrepreneur Charles Tiffany co-founded Tiffany & Young, which later became the premier jewelry store Tiffany & Co.
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(1812-1902)
Entrepreneur
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Louis Tiffany
Artist, Entrepreneur / 1848 - 1933
Son of Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Tiffany, Louis Tiffany was an internationally renowned glass maker and a leader of the Art Nouveau movement.
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(1848-1933)
Artist, Entrepreneur
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Justin Timberlake
Film Actor, Singer / 1981 -
Singer Justin Timberlake got his start on The New Mickey Mouse Club and made it big with boy band 'N Sync, before becoming a solo singer and budding actor.
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(1981-)
Film Actor, Singer
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Peter Tork
Guitarist, Singer / 1942 -
As a member of the Monkees, Peter Tork achieved big pop music success in the 1960s, with such hits as "Daydream Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville."
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(1942-)
Guitarist, Singer
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Omar Torrijos
General, Political Leader / 1929 - 1981
Omar Torrijos held dictator-like control over Panama from 1968 to 1978. During that time, he signed a treaty with the U.S. to bring the canal under Panamanian control.
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(1929-1981)
General, Political Leader
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Sam Trammell
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1969 -
Sam Trammell's most recognizable role to date is playing Sam Merlotte on HBO's True Blood.
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(1969-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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John Travolta
Actor / 1954 -
John Travolta is a Golden Globe-winning actor whose breakout role was in "Saturday Night Fever." He had a career revival in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."
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(1954-)
Actor
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Gloria Trevi
Singer / 1968 -
Mexican pop superstar Gloria Trevi's career fell apart in the 1990s when she and her manager were accused of corrupting minors, sexual abuse, and kidnapping.
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(1968-)
Singer
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Travis Tritt
Songwriter, Singer / 1963 -
Travis Tritt is a country music performer known for his bluesy, rock-and-roll-inspired songs.
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(1963-)
Songwriter, Singer
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François Truffaut
Film Critic, Director, Producer / 1932 - 1984
French director François Truffaut established the New Wave movement in film. He won an Oscar for his 1972 film, Day for Night.
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(1932-1984)
Film Critic, Director, Producer
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Bess Truman
U.S. First Lady / 1885 - 1982
Bess Truman is best known for her quiet role as First Lady of the United States for her husband Harry Truman.
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(1885-1982)
U.S. First Lady
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Margaret Truman
Singer, Writer / 1924 - 2008
Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry Truman, became a singer and writer in her own right.
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(1924-2008)
Singer, Writer
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Ernest Tubb
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Disc Jockey / 1914 - 1984
Country music songwriter and performer Ernest Tubb’s radio program, Midnight Jamboree, helped launch the careers of the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley.
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(1914-1984)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Disc Jockey
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Barbara Tuchman
Historian, Journalist / 1912 - 1989
Barbara Tuchman, American historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is best known for writing The Guns of August and Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45.
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(1912-1989)
Historian, Journalist
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Mary Tudor
Queen / 1516 - 1558
Mary Tudor was queen of England from 1553 to 1558. She became known as "Bloody Mary" for her persecution of Protestants.
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(1516-1558)
Queen
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Lana Turner
Actress, Pin-up / 1921 - 1995
Lana Turner was a film actress and sex symbol who was "discovered" while drinking soda at a diner counter. She made over 50 films and was married seven times.
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(1921-1995)
Actress, Pin-up
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Bob Uecker
Baseball Player, Television Personality / 1935 -
With his likable personality, Bob Uecker became much more famous as a baseball commentator and actor than he ever was as a player.
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(1935-)
Baseball Player, Television Personality
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Eddie Van Halen
Musician / 1955 -
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen gave his name and amazing talent to a band that dominated the heavy metal scene (and the top 40 charts) in the 1970s and 80s.
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(1955-)
Musician
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Boris Vasilyevich Spassky
Chess Player / 1937 -
Boris Vasilyevich Spassky is a Russian chess master who attained the rank of international grand master in 1955.
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(1937-)
Chess Player
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Jules Verne
Author / 1828 - 1905
Jules Verne was a 19th century French author whose revolutionary science-fiction novels, including Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, have entranced readers for more than a century.
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(1828-1905)
Author
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Fred Vinson
Judge, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative / 1890 - 1953
Fred Vinson was the 13th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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(1890-1953)
Judge, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative
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Friedrich von Schelling
Philosopher / 1775 - 1854
German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling explored the concept of freedom in his 1809 book, Of Human Freedom. Immanuel Kant largely inspired his work.
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(1775-1854)
Philosopher
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Robert Wagner
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality / 1930 -
Robert Wagner is an American film and television actor known for his popularity in numerous television series and most recently, in the Austin Powers films.
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(1930-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality
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Derek Walcott
Playwright, Poet / 1930 -
Derek Walcott is a West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience.
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(1930-)
Playwright, Poet
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Alice Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author / 1944 -
Alice Walker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, African-American novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple.
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(1944-)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author
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Kerry Washington
Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress / 1977 -
Kerry Washington has appeared in such films as Ray, She Hate Me, The Last King of Scotland and Django Unchained (2013). She also stars on the TV series Scandal.
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(1977-)
Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress
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Paul Watkins
1950 - 1990
Paul Watkins, a member of Charles Manson's "family," was not involved in the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders, but testified for the prosecution in the Manson trial, specifically about Manson's theory of "Helter Skelter."
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(1950-1990)
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Simone Weil
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1909 - 1943
Simone Weil was a French intellectual, activist and Christian Mystic.
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(1909-1943)
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist
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Rutina Wesley
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1979 -
Actress Rutina Wesley came to fame playing the role of Tara Thornton on the HBO vampire series True Blood.
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(1979-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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James West
Inventor, Scientist / 1931 -
James West is an American inventor who developed the foil electret microphone, now used in 90 percent of all contemporary microphones, in 1962.
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(1931-)
Inventor, Scientist
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Edith Wharton
Author / 1862 - 1937
Novelist Edith Wharton was born to an old New York family, but is better known for her books Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence.
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(1862-1937)
Author
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Vanna White
Game Show Host / 1957 -
Vanna White is the longtime co-host of the popular game show Wheel of Fortune.
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(1957-)
Game Show Host
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Alfred North Whitehead
Philosopher, Mathematician, Journalist / 1861 - 1947
British mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead’s Treatise on Universal Algebra extended Boolean symbolic logic. He received the Order of Merit.
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(1861-1947)
Philosopher, Mathematician, Journalist
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Educator, Journalist, Author / 1867 - 1957
Pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the autobiographical “Little House” kids’ book series, the basis of the popular television show Little House on the Prairie.
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(1867-1957)
Educator, Journalist, Author
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Tom Wilkinson
Actor / 1948 -
English actor Tom Wilkinson is best known for his Oscar-nominated roles in the films In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton.
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(1948-)
Actor
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John Williams
Songwriter, Conductor / 1932 -
American composer and conductor John Williams has scored more than 75 films, including Jaws, the Star Wars trilogy, E.T. and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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(1932-)
Songwriter, Conductor
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Lucinda Williams
Songwriter, Singer / 1953 -
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams has won wide acclaim for such albums as 1998's Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and 2011's Blessed.
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(1953-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Robbie Williams
Singer / 1974 -
Singer Robbie Williams got his start in the boy band Take That, before becoming a best-selling solo singer.
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(1974-)
Singer
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Cindy Wilson
Singer / 1957 -
Cindy Wilson is best known as a vocalist for new wave rock band the B-52s. Her brother was fellow founding member Ricky Wilson.
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(1957-)
Singer
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Henry Wilson
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor / 1812 - 1875
Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 to 1875 with President Ulysses S. Grant.
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(1812-1875)
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor
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Rebel Wilson
Actress, Entrepreneur, Comedian / 1986 -
Australia's Rebel Wilson is best known for her funny film roles, including Kristen Wiig's roommate in Bridesmaids and the character Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect.
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(1986-)
Actress, Entrepreneur, Comedian
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Oprah Winfrey
Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Television Producer / 1954 -
Billionaire Oprah Winfrey has hosted her own internationally popular talk show since 1986. She is also an actress, philanthropist, publisher, and producer.
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(1954-)
Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Television Producer
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John Winthrop
U.S. Governor / 1588 - 1649
John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
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(1588-1649)
U.S. Governor
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Elijah Wood
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1981 -
Elijah Wood is known for playing the hobbit Frodo in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, as well as for parts in The Ice Storm, Sin City and Happy Feet.
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(1981-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Grant Wood
Painter / 1891 - 1942
One of the most famous American
painters of all time, Grant Wood is popularly known for the iconic work, American Gothic.
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(1891-1942)
Painter
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Maud Wood Park
Women's Rights Activist / 1871 - 1955
Maud Wood Park was a women's rights activist who worked for the cause of suffrage. She was the first national president of the League of Women Voters.
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(1871-1955)
Women's Rights Activist
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Virginia Woolf
Journalist, Author / 1882 - 1941
English Writer Virginia Woolf became famous for her nonlinear prose style, especially noted in her novels Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.
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(1882-1941)
Journalist, Author
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Steve Wynn
Entrepreneur / 1942 -
Casino resort developer Steve Wynn brought new life to the Las Vegas strip by renovating the Golden Nugget and opening The Mirage and The Bellagio.
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(1942-)
Entrepreneur
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Chuck Yeager
Military Leader, Pilot / 1923 -
A World War II fighter pilot ace, Chuck Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier when he flew the Bell X-1 rocket 670 mph in level flight in 1947.
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(1923-)
Military Leader, Pilot
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Boris Yeltsin
World Leader / 1931 - 2007
Boris Yeltsin was the first freely elected President of Russia. He voluntarily resigned from the post after nine years, leaving the job to Putin.
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(1931-2007)
World Leader
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Dr. Dre
Music Producer, Rapper / 1965 -
Rapper-producer Dr. Dre first made it big with hip hop group N.W.A. in 1980s. He has also enjoyed success as a solo act and worked with Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent.
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(1965-)
Music Producer, Rapper
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Franco Zeffirelli
Director / 1923 -
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is known for his authentic set designs and Shakespeare film adaptations, including 1967’s The Taming of the Shrew.
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(1923-)
Director
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Zhang Ziyi
Film Actress / 1979 -
Zhang Ziyi is a celebrated film actress known for starring in films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2, 2046 and Memoirs of a Geisha.
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(1979-)
Film Actress
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Photographer / 1902 - 2002
Influenced by Surrealism, Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a photographer known for his poetic images of Mexican people and places.
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(1902-2002)
Photographer