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Raúl Alfonsín
Lawyer, World Leader / 1927 - 2009
Raúl Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and is known best for being the first democratically elected president of Argentina.
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(1927-2009)
Lawyer, World Leader
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John Ashbery
Poet / 1927 -
Poet John Ashbery’s collections include The Double Dream of Spring, and Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, for which he won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award.
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(1927-)
Poet
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Geoffrey Beene
Fashion Designer / 1927 - 2004
Fashion designer Geoffrey Beene created high-quality clothing for women and men in subtle colors and simple design. He won eight Coty awards.
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(1927-2004)
Fashion Designer
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Harry Belafonte
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Musician / 1927 -
Harry Belafonte has achieved lasting fame for such songs as "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)," and for his humanitarian work.
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(1927-)
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Musician
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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope / 1927 -
Benedict XVI served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality.
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(1927-)
Pope
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George Blanda
Football Player / 1927 - 2010
U.S. football player George Blanda played quarterback and kicker for 26 total seasons. He played for the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and the Oakland Raiders.
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(1927-2010)
Football Player
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Erma Bombeck
Television Personality, Journalist / 1927 - 1996
Humorist, writer, columnist and journalist Erma Bombeck found the humor in the everyday experiences of being a wife and mother and shared it with her readers.
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(1927-1996)
Television Personality, Journalist
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Tom Bosley
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2010
Tom Bosley was an award-winning American actor best known for playing Howard Cunningham in the 1970s hit TV sitcom Happy Days.
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(1927-2010)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Sydney Brenner
Biologist / 1927 -
Sydney Brenner is a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist and a science writer.
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(1927-)
Biologist
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Joyce Brothers
Psychologist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1927 - 2013
Dr. Joyce Brothers was a famous psychologist and multimedia personality known for dispensing frank advice on relationships, intimacy, sexuality and self-worth.
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(1927-2013)
Psychologist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Maurice Béjart
Choreographer / 1927 - 2007
Dancer and choreographer Maurice Béjart founded Switzerland's Béjart Ballet Lausanne, known for his 2000 version of The Nutcracker.
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(1927-2007)
Choreographer
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Helen Carter
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1927 - 1998
Helen Carter is best known as a performer in The Carter Family band.
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(1927-1998)
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Rosalynn Carter
U.S. First Lady / 1927 -
Rosalynn Carter is an American First Lady best known as the wife of President Jimmy Carter during his term from 1977-'81.
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(1927-)
U.S. First Lady
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Cesar Chavez
Activist / 1927 - 1993
Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.
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(1927-1993)
Activist
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Hubert de Givenchy
Fashion Designer / 1927 -
Hubert de Givenchy is a French fashion designer who provided Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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(1927-)
Fashion Designer
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Jupp Derwall
Coach, Soccer Player / 1927 - 2007
During his tenure as national coach, German association football (soccer) manager Jupp Derwall guided West Germany the 1980 European championship title.
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(1927-2007)
Coach, Soccer Player
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David Dinkins
Mayor / 1927 -
David Dinkins was the mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994, and he was the first black mayor of the city.
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(1927-)
Mayor
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Edwin Edwards
Governor / 1927 -
Edwin Edwards served four terms as governor of Louisiana, from 1972 to 1980, and then from 1984 to 1996. In 1998, he was convicted on several charges stemming from a casino license scheme.
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(1927-)
Governor
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Peter Falk
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2011
American actor Peter Falk is best known for his role as the television detective Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo.
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(1927-2011)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Ibrahim Ferrer
Singer / 1927 - 2005
Ibrahim Ferrer was a singer and Cuban musician who performed as part of the Grammy Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club.
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(1927-2005)
Singer
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Bob Fosse
Choreographer, Director / 1927 - 1987
Bob Fosse was an American theater and motion-picture choreographer and director of musical plays.
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(1927-1987)
Choreographer, Director
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Stan Getz
Saxophonist / 1927 - 1991
Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist best known for his popularization of the bossa nova sound.
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(1927-1991)
Saxophonist
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Althea Gibson
Golfer, Tennis Player / 1927 - 2003
Tennis star Althea Gibson was the first African American to play at Wimbledon. She also broke racial barriers in professional golf.
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(1927-2003)
Golfer, Tennis Player
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Mary Higgins Clark
Author / 1927 -
Mary Higgins Clark is a bestselling author of mystery and suspense books, best known for the novel Where Are the Children?
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(1927-)
Author
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Samuel P. Huntington
Political Scientist / 1927 - 2008
Samuel P. Huntington was a political scientist who wrote the influential book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order.
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(1927-2008)
Political Scientist
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Bob Keeshan
Television Actor, Television Personality, Television Producer / 1927 - 2004
Bob Keeshan was a TV producer, developer, and personality who played both Clarabelle the Clown and Captain Kangaroo on children's TV shows.
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(1927-2004)
Television Actor, Television Personality, Television Producer
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Kim Young-Sam
World Leader / 1927 -
South Korean politician Kim Young-Sam was a moderate opposition leader for 30 years, and was president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.
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(1927-)
World Leader
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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(1927-2006)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer
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Eartha Kitt
Actress / 1927 - 2008
Singer and actress Eartha Kitt is best known for her holiday song "Santa Baby," and for playing Catwoman in the 1960's TV show Batman.
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(1927-2008)
Actress
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Alan King
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Personality, Writer / 1927 - 2004
Alan King was a Jewish-American stand-up comedian who honed his skills in vaudeville, and went on to perform a number of memorable film and television roles.
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(1927-2004)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Personality, Writer
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Lee Konitz
Saxophonist / 1927 -
Lee Konitz is an American jazz musician, a leading figure in cool jazz, and is known as one of the most distinctive alto saxophonists.
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(1927-)
Saxophonist
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Cleo Laine
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Television Personality / 1927 -
Dame Cleo Laine was a Grammy Award-winning British jazz vocalist as well as a stage actress. She was known as the "Queen of Jazz" in her singing prime.
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(1927-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Television Personality
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Tommy Lasorda
Baseball Player, Coach / 1927 -
Tommy Lasorda is an American baseball manager best known for successfully managing the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1977 to 1996.
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(1927-)
Baseball Player, Coach
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Janet Leigh
Film Actress / 1927 - 2004
Film actress Janet Leigh, once Tony Curtis’s wife, is best remembered for her shower scene as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller, Psycho.
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(1927-2004)
Film Actress
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Robert Ludlum
Theater Actor, Television Actor, Author / 1927 - 2001
American author Robert Ludlum was an author of spy thrillers best known for writing The Bourne Identity and its sequels which have been translated to film.
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(1927-2001)
Theater Actor, Television Actor, Author
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Theodore H. Maiman
Physicist / 1927 - 2007
Theodore H. Maiman was a physicist, company leader, consultant and author who created the first working laser in 1960.
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(1927-2007)
Physicist
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Lois Maxwell
Film Actress / 1927 - 2007
Lois Maxwell was an actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film series.
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(1927-2007)
Film Actress
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W. S. Merwin
Linguist, Editor, Poet / 1927 -
W.S. Merwin is a Pulitzer-winning poet and translator known for works such as The Carrier of Ladders.
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(1927-)
Linguist, Editor, Poet
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César Milstein
Immunologist / 1927 - 2002
César Milstein developed monoclonal antibody production and received a Nobel Prize in 1984. Monoclonal antibodies are used in pregnancy tests and diagnosing diseases.
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(1927-2002)
Immunologist
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Roger Moore
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Philanthropist / 1927 -
Roger Moore is a British actor best known for his role as James Bond in seven films from 1973-'85.
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(1927-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Philanthropist
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Bonnie Lu Nettles
Cult Leader, Nurse / 1927 - 1985
Bonnie Nettles is known as one of 'The Two' who started the so-called UFO cult often referred to as Heaven's Gate with Marshall Applewhite.
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(1927-1985)
Cult Leader, Nurse
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George A. Olah
Chemist / 1927 -
George A. Olah won the 1994 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work he did in the1960s isolating carbocations, or positively charged hydrocarbon fragments.
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Chemist
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Sidney Poitier
Film Actor, Filmmaker / 1927 -
Sidney Poitier became the first black Academy Award winner in 1964, receiving the honor for his performance in Lilies of the Field (1963).
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(1927-)
Film Actor, Filmmaker
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Leontyne Price
Singer / 1927 -
Leontyne Price is a lyric soprano who has been credited as the first African-American singer to achieve an international reputation in opera.
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(1927-)
Singer
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Emmanuelle Riva
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1927 -
French actress Emmanuelle Riva first attracted international attention with the 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour. She later received an Academy Award nomination for 2012's Amour.
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(1927-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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George C. Scott
Film Actor / 1927 - 1999
American actor George C. Scott starred in films and on Broadway during his 40-year career. In 1970, he won an Oscar for his portrayal of George S. Patton.
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(1927-1999)
Film Actor
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Shekhar, Chandra
Prime Minister / 1927 - 2007
Chandra Shekhar Singh was a politician and legislator who served as Prime Minister of India from 1990-1991.
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(1927-2007)
Prime Minister
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Neil Simon
Playwright / 1927 -
Writer for stage and screen Neil Simon penned some of America's most popular plays, including Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965).
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(1927-)
Playwright
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Jerry Stiller
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1927 -
Jerry Stiller is an actor and comedian known for his roles on Seinfeld and The King of Queens. He is the father of actors, Amy Stiller and Ben Stiller.
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(1927-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Carl Stokes
Lawyer, Mayor, News Anchor / 1927 - 1996
Carl Stokes served as the Cleveland, Ohio’s mayor from 1967 to 1971. He was one of the first African Americans to be elected mayor in a major U.S. city.
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(1927-1996)
Lawyer, Mayor, News Anchor
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Porter Wagoner
Songwriter, Singer / 1927 - 2007
Country singer Porter Wagoner is best remembered for his flashy handmade rhinestone suits and blond pompadour on his TV show, "The Porter Wagoner Show."
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(1927-2007)
Songwriter, Singer
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Andy Williams
Singer, Television Personality / 1927 - 2012
Andy Williams is an American singer whose hits include “Moon River.” His Emmy-winning TV show entertained families during the 1960s and 1970s.
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(1927-2012)
Singer, Television Personality