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Albert Einstein
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- Hair-Raising Dudes
- Famous Lefties
- Famous Pisceans
Albert Einstein
Physicist / 1879 - 1955
Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity and is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
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Leon Trotsky
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- Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Activists
Leon Trotsky
Activist, Political Leader / 1879 - 1940
Communist Leon Trotsky helped ignite the Russian Revolution of 1917 and built the Red Army afterward. He was exiled (and possibly killed) by Joseph Stalin.
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Margaret Sanger
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous People Named Margaret
- Famous Activists
Margaret Sanger
Activist / 1879 - 1966
Margaret Sanger was an early feminist and women's rights activist who coined the term "birth control" and worked towards its legalization. -
Emiliano Zapata
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Military Leaders
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Emiliano Zapata
Military Leader / 1879 - 1919
Mexican revolutionary and champion of agrarianism, Emiliano Zapata fought in guerrilla actions during and after the Mexican Revolution. -
Paul Klee
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- Famous Lefties
- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
Paul Klee
Educator, Painter / 1879 - 1940
Paul Klee is a Swiss and German painter whose highly individual style is best known by an often childlike perspective and spidery hieroglyph-like symbols.
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Sarojini Naidu
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Activists
- Famous Poets
Sarojini Naidu
Activist, Political Leader, Poet / 1879 - 1949
Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and become the Governor of Uttar Pradesh state.
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Generous Donors
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Influential Female Musicians of the 1970s
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