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Peggy Ashcroft
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1907 - 1991
Dame Peggy Ashcroft was an English stage actress and won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in A Passage to India.
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(1907-1991)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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W.H. Auden
Author, Playwright, Poet / 1907 - 1973
W.H. Auden was a literary chameleon known for his poetry but who also wrote librettos, essays and verse dramas.
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(1907-1973)
Author, Playwright, Poet
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Gene Autry
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 1998
Actor Gene Autry, or the "Singing Cowboy," starred in Western movies from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He won two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for his work.
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(1907-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer
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Joaquín Balaguer
World Leader, Journalist / 1907 - 2002
Joaquín Balaguer was vice president of the Dominican Republic during President Hector Trujillo’s regime and was president 1960–1962, 1966–1978 and 1986–1996.
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(1907-2002)
World Leader, Journalist
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Warren Burger
Supreme Court Justice / 1907 - 1995
Warren Burger was the 15th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after being nominated by President Richard Nixon.
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(1907-1995)
Supreme Court Justice
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Cab Calloway
Dancer, Singer / 1907 - 1994
Jazz singer and dancer Cab Calloway performed in Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 1930s. He also appeared on stage and in films, such as 1979’s The Blues Brothers.
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(1907-1994)
Dancer, Singer
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Rachel Carson
Environmental Activist, Biologist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1907 - 1964
Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, environmentalist and writer who alerted the world to the environmental impact of fertilizers and pesticides.
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(1907-1964)
Environmental Activist, Biologist, Academic Author, Journalist
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Benny Carter
Songwriter, Saxophonist / 1907 - 2003
Benny Carter was best known as a Jazz saxophonist and composer from the 1930's to the 1990's.
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(1907-2003)
Songwriter, Saxophonist
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George de Mestral
Engineer, Inventor / 1907 - 1990
Intrigued by burrs that stuck to his clothing, in 1956, Swiss engineer George de Mestral invented the popular fastener now known as Velcro®.
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(1907-1990)
Engineer, Inventor
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Daphne du Maurier
Author, Playwright / 1907 - 1989
Dame Daphne du Maurier was a novelist and playwright whose famous works Rebecca and The Birds were made into films by Alfred Hitchcock.
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(1907-1989)
Author, Playwright
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François Duvalier
Dictator, World Leader / 1907 - 1971
François Duvalier was Haiti’s president for 14 years. He operated an absolutist regime and caused nearly 30,000 deaths.
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(1907-1971)
Dictator, World Leader
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Billie Frechette
Theater Actress, Criminal, Singer / 1907 - 1969
Evelyn "Billie" Frechette fell in love and lived with bank robber John Dillinger. She was arrested and served two years in prison for harboring a criminal.
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(1907-1969)
Theater Actress, Criminal, Singer
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Christopher Fry
Educator, Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet / 1907 - 2005
Playwright Christopher Fry wrote a series of major plays in free verse, with undertones of religion and mysticism, including A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946).
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(1907-2005)
Educator, Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet
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Claus, Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg
Assassin, Military Leader / 1907 - 1944
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer who, as the chief conspirator of the July Plot, carried out an failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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(1907-1944)
Assassin, Military Leader
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Katharine Hepburn
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1907 - 2003
Katharine Hepburn was an actress known as a spirited performer with a touch of eccentricity in films such as The African Queen and On Golden Pond.
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(1907-2003)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Frida Kahlo
Painter / 1907 - 1954
Painter Frida Kahlo was a Mexican self-portrait artist who was married to Diego Rivera and is still admired as a feminist icon.
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(1907-1954)
Painter
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Mohammad Ayub Khan
General, World Leader / 1907 - 1974
Mohammad Ayub Khan was president of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969, giving birth to modern-day Pakistan. He introduced a system of basic democracies in 1960.
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(1907-1974)
General, World Leader
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Laurence Olivier
Actor, Filmmaker / 1907 - 1989
Laurence Olivier was one of the most acclaimed actors of the 20th century, known for his numerous Shakespeare roles on stage and screen as well as memorable turns in more modern classics.
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(1907-1989)
Actor, Filmmaker
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Dora Maar
Artist, Poet / 1907 - 1997
Dora Maar was a French artist and poet best known as Pablo Picasso's lover and muse.
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(1907-1997)
Artist, Poet
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Ramon Magsaysay
World Leader / 1907 - 1957
Ramon Magsaysay became the third president of the Philippines in 1953, and is credited with restoring law and order during the Philippine crisis of the 1950s.
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(1907-1957)
World Leader
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Burgess Meredith
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1907 - 1997
Actor Burgess Meredith appeared on stage, film and TV. Memorable roles included George in the 1939 film Of Mice and Men and Mickey Goldmill in Rocky.
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(1907-1997)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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James Michener
Author / 1907 - 1997
James Michener was an American novelist and story-story writer who penned Tales of the South Pacific, which one a Pulitzer Prize in 1947.
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(1907-1997)
Author
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Alberto Moravia
Journalist, Author / 1907 - 1990
Short-story writer and novelist Alberto Moravia, known for his fictional portrayals of social alienation, was a major figure in 20th-century Italian literature.
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(1907-1990)
Journalist, Author
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Oscar Niemeyer
Architect / 1907 - 2012
The work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer demonstrates his appreciation for free-flowing design. Examples include the Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói.
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(1907-2012)
Architect
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Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1907 - 1998
Lewis Powell was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.
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(1907-1998)
Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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Orville Redenbacher
Entrepreneur / 1907 - 1995
Popular popcorn salesman, Orville Redenbacher got his start selling kernels from the back of his car. He’s now recognized as the face of Orville Redenbacher Popcorn.
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(1907-1995)
Entrepreneur
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Cesar Romero
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Dancer / 1907 - 1994
Actor and dancer Cesar Romero performed in movies from the '30s through the '60s. He became a pop culture icon in the 1966 Batman television series.
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(1907-1994)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Dancer
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Rosalind Russell
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1907 - 1976
Theater and film actress Rosalind Russell costarred in His Girl Friday with Cary Grant, and played Auntie Mame in both the Broadway play and the movie version.
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(1907-1976)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Compay Segundo
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 2003
Cuban musician Compay Segundo (originally Francisco Repilado) achieved international success as part of Buena Vista Social Club in 1997.
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(1907-2003)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Barbara Stanwyck
Film Actress, Television Actress, Dancer, Pin-up / 1907 - 1990
Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress who had a 60-year career in film and TV. Usually playing strong-willed women, Stanwyck defined the femme fatale.
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(1907-1990)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Dancer, Pin-up
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Rex Stewart
Trumpet Player, Publisher / 1907 - 1967
Jazz master Rex Stewart is best known for his work with the Duke Ellington orchestra. Duke Ellington arranged many of his pieces to showcase Stewart's talent.
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(1907-1967)
Trumpet Player, Publisher
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Jacques Tati
Film Actor, Director / 1907 - 1982
Jacques Tati was a French comedic actor and film director who is well-remembered for his signature character Monsieur Hulot, a gentle, pipe-smoking man.
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(1907-1982)
Film Actor, Director
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John Wayne
Film Actor / 1907 - 1979
John Wayne, one of the most popular film actors of the twentieth century, remains a popular American icon to this day.
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(1907-1979)
Film Actor
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Robert Weaver
Academic, Economist / 1907 - 1997
Noted economist Robert Weaver, was the first African American to serve in the U.S. cabinet as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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(1907-1997)
Academic, Economist
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Dicky Wells
Musician / 1907 - 1985
Dicky Wells was a leading American jazz trombonist noted for his melodic creativity and expressive techniques.
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(1907-1985)
Musician
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Dorothy West
Editor, Author / 1907 - 1998
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
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(1907-1998)
Editor, Author
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Fred Zinnemann
Director / 1907 - 1997
Director Fred Zinnemann’s films were known for their realistic characters and atmosphere. He won an Oscar for his 1953 film From Here to Eternity.
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(1907-1997)
Director