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Coco Chanel
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- Fantastically French
- Groundbreaking Women
- Famous Leos
Coco Chanel
Fashion Designer / 1883 - 1971
With her trademark suits and little black dresses, fashion designer Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today.
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José Clemente Orozco
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- Famous Hispanic Artists
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Illustrators
José Clemente Orozco
Illustrator, Painter / 1883 - 1949
José Clemente Orozco was a painter who helped lead the revival of Mexican mural painting in the 1920s. His works are complex and often tragic.
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Benito Mussolini
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- Political Criminals
- Famous Leos
- Famous Dictators
Benito Mussolini
Dictator / 1883 - 1945
Benito Mussolini created the Fascist Party in Italy in 1919, eventually making himself dictator prior to World War II. He was killed in 1945.
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Franz Kafka
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Named Franz
- Famous Fiction Authors
Franz Kafka
Author / 1883 - 1924
Author Franz Kafka explored the human struggle for understanding and security in his novels such as Amerika, The Trial and The Castle.
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Rube Goldberg
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Illustrators
- Famous Artists
Rube Goldberg
Illustrator, Journalist / 1883 - 1970
American cartoonist Rube Goldberg was best known for his work satirizing America's obsession with technology. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his editorial cartoon "Peace Today."
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Ernest Everett Just
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- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
Ernest Everett Just
Educator, Biologist / 1883 - 1941
African-American cell biologist Ernest Everett Just made pioneering contributions to the cytology and embryology of marine organisms.
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