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Mel Allen
Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1913 - 1996
Mel Allen was a sportscaster and lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team from 1940 to 1964. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.
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(1913-1996)
Radio Personality, Television Personality
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Jim Backus
Film Actor, Television Actor, Radio Personality, Writer / 1913 - 1989
Jim Backus was a film and TV actor known for his roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Gilligan’s Island, as well as being the voice of Mr. Magoo.
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(1913-1989)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Radio Personality, Writer
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Klaus Barbie
War Criminal, Military Leader / 1913 - 1991
Nazi leader Klaus Barbie was head of the Gestapo in Lyon from 1942 to 1944, and was held responsible for the death and deportation thousands.
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(1913-1991)
War Criminal, Military Leader
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Menachem Begin
Prime Minister / 1913 - 1992
Menachem Begin was prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983. He was the co-recipient of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
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(1913-1992)
Prime Minister
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Willy Brandt
Political Leader / 1913 - 1992
Willy Brandt was a German statesman, leader of the German Social Democratic Party and chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969–74).
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(1913-1992)
Political Leader
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Lloyd Bridges
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1913 - 1998
Lloyd Bridges was a film and TV actor known for roles in such diverse projects as East of Eden and Airplane!
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(1913-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Bear Bryant
Coach / 1913 - 1983
During his 25 years coaching football for the University of Alabama, Bear Bryant recruited the first black player and set a record of 323 wins.
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(1913-1983)
Coach
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Sammy Cahn
Songwriter, Pianist / 1913 - 1993
Sammy Cahn was a U.S. lyricist who composed songs for romantic films and Broadway musicals, including the hit “Three Coins in the Fountain” (1954, Oscar).
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(1913-1993)
Songwriter, Pianist
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Albert Camus
Author / 1913 - 1960
Algerian born writer Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for literature in part due to his embrace of existentialism in books like The Stranger.
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(1913-1960)
Author
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Robert Capa
Photographer, Business Leader, Filmmaker / 1913 - 1954
Hungarian combat photographer Robert Capa is best known for redefining wartime photojournalism by insisting working in trenches, in the midst of combat.
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(1913-1954)
Photographer, Business Leader, Filmmaker
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Mickey Cohen
Boxer, Murderer, Organized Crime Boss / 1913 - 1976
Mickey Cohen became the West Coast racket boss in 1947, after his mentor and predecessor, Bugsy Siegel, was assassinated.
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(1913-1976)
Boxer, Murderer, Organized Crime Boss
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Aimé Césaire
Mayor, Playwright, Poet / 1913 - 2008
Aimé Césaire was a cofounder (with Léopold Sédar Senghor) of Negritude, an influential movement to restore the cultural identity of black Africans.
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(1913-2008)
Mayor, Playwright, Poet
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Albert Ellis
Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist / 1913 - 2007
Psychologist Albert Ellis developed the psychotherapeutic approach known as rational emotive behavior therapy, which help patients overcome irrational beliefs.
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(1913-2007)
Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist
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Frances Farmer
Film Actress / 1913 - 1970
Actress Frances Farmer starred in films in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s, but was best known for her rebellious reputation and the time she spent in a mental institution.
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(1913-1970)
Film Actress
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1913 - 2005
Actress Geraldine Fitzgerald became adept at playing nearly every kind of supporting role in her fifty year acting career.
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(1913-2005)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Gerald Ford
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative / 1913 - 2006
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
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(1913-2006)
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative
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Robert Hayden
Poet / 1913 - 1980
Robert Hayden was an African-American poet and professor who is best known as the author of poems, including “Those Winter Sundays” and “The Middle Passage.”
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(1913-1980)
Poet
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Woody Herman
Songwriter, Conductor, Saxophonist, Singer / 1913 - 1987
Woody Herman was a clarinetist, saxophonist, singer and leader of one of the most popular big bands in jazz.
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(1913-1987)
Songwriter, Conductor, Saxophonist, Singer
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William R. Hewlett
Engineer / 1913 - 2001
William R. Hewlett was an engineer and co-founder of computer company Hewlett-Packard
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(1913-2001)
Engineer
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Jimmy Hoffa
Activist / 1913 - 1975
Jimmy Hoffa was became a labor organizer in the 1930s, rising in the Teamsters Union during the next two decades until he reached the office of president.
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(1913-1975)
Activist
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William Ralph Inge
Playwright, Screenwriter / 1913 - 1973
William Inge was a playwright best known for his plays Come Back, Little Sheba; Picnic, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize; and Bus Stop.
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(1913-1973)
Playwright, Screenwriter
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Danny Kaye
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Philanthropist, Television Personality / 1913 - 1987
Actor and comedian Danny Kaye was enormously popular across stage, radio, TV and movie venues for his singing, dancing, impersonations and improvisations.
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(1913-1987)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Philanthropist, Television Personality
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Hedy Lamarr
Film Actor, Pin-up / 1913 - 2000
Extraordinarily beautiful, Hedy Lamarr was a Austrian-American actress during MGM's "Golden Age."
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(1913-2000)
Film Actor, Pin-up
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Burt Lancaster
Film Actor / 1913 - 1994
Actor Burt Lancaster starred in films beginning in the mid-1940s. He appeared in seven movies with Kirk Douglas, the first one being I Walk Alone.
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(1913-1994)
Film Actor
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Mary Leakey
Anthropologist, Scientist / 1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey was a paleoanthropologist who, along with husband Louis, made several prominent scientific discoveries. Skull fossils found by the Leakeys advanced our understanding of human evolution.
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(1913-1996)
Anthropologist, Scientist
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Vivien Leigh
Film Actress / 1913 - 1967
Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved film immortality by playing two of American literature's most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois.
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(1913-1967)
Film Actress
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Helen Levitt
Photographer, Filmmaker / 1913 - 2009
Helen Levitt was a photographer, film editor and director known for her captivating portraits of New York urban life.
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(1913-2009)
Photographer, Filmmaker
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Sol Myron Linowitz
Business Leader, Lawyer, Diplomat / 1913 - 2005
Sol Myron Linowitz was an American diplomat, lawyer and businessman known as a presidential adviser and as a co-founder of Xerox.
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(1913-2005)
Business Leader, Lawyer, Diplomat
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Vince Lombardi
Coach / 1913 - 1970
Vince Lombardi was an NFL coach, notably for the Green Bay Packers, a team he led to five championships.
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(1913-1970)
Coach
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Alice Marble
Tennis Player / 1913 - 1990
Alice Marble was a women's tennis champion, winner of 12 U.S. Open and 5 Wimbledon titles. She also served as U.S spy in Switzerland during WWII.
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(1913-1990)
Tennis Player
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Mary Martin
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1913 - 1990
Mary Martin was a Tony Award-winning actress and singer famous for her roles in stage productions of Peter Pan, South Pacific and The Sound of Music.
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(1913-1990)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer
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Victor Mature
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1913 - 1999
Victor Mature was a film actor who became a sex symbol in the 1940s with hordes of adoring female fans.
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(1913-1999)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Richard Nixon
U.S. President / 1913 - 1994
Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal.
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(1913-1994)
U.S. President
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Jesse Owens
Track and Field Athlete / 1913 - 1980
American track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. His long jump world record stood for 25 years.
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(1913-1980)
Track and Field Athlete
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Anthony Quayle
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1913 - 1989
Sir Anthony Quayle was a revered actor of stage and screen known for work that included Hamlet, Lawrence of Arabia and Anne of the Thousand Days.
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(1913-1989)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director
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Paul Ricoeur
Philosopher, Writer / 1913 - 2005
Paul Ricoeur is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished philosophers of the 20th century. He taught in both France and the United States.
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(1913-2005)
Philosopher, Writer
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Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Activist / 1913 - 2005
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation.
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(1913-2005)
Civil Rights Activist
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Claude Simon
Author / 1913 - 2005
French novelist Claude Simon’s novels include The Wind; The Grass; and The Flanders Road. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1985.
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(1913-2005)
Author
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Red Skelton
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1913 - 1997
Son of a circus clown, Red Skelton was a radio and television comedian and host best known for his emotionally complex routines.
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(1913-1997)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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Roger W. Sperry
Academic, Biologist, Physiologist, Zoologist / 1913 - 1994
Roger W. Sperry was a 20th century scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research on brain hemispheres.
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(1913-1994)
Academic, Biologist, Physiologist, Zoologist
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Kenzo Tange
Architect / 1913 - 2005
Architect Kenzo Tange's best-known early work is the Hiroshima Peace Center. His later work includes the dramatic National Gymnasium for the 1964 Olympic Games.
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(1913-2005)
Architect
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Loretta Young
Actress / 1913 - 2000
Loretta young was a child actor who became one of Hollywood's leading ladies in the 1930s and 1940s.
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(1913-2000)
Actress