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Anouk Aimée
Film Actress / 1932 -
Anouk Aimée is an acclaimed French actress known for her roles in works like The Lovers of Verona, 8½, La Dolce Vita and A Man and a Woman.
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(1932-)
Film Actress
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Fernando Arrabal
Director, Journalist, Playwright, Poet / 1932 -
Fernando Arrabal is a Spanish French Absurdist playwright, novelist, and filmmaker whose early plays brought him to the attention of the French avant-garde.
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(1932-)
Director, Journalist, Playwright, Poet
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Fernando Botero
Painter, Sculptor / 1932 -
Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist known for creating bloated, oversized depictions of people, animals and elements of the natural world.
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(1932-)
Painter, Sculptor
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Christy Brown
Author, Poet / 1932 - 1981
Christy Brown was a writer with cerebral palsy who penned the autobiography My Left Foot, which was adapted into a film starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
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(1932-1981)
Author, Poet
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Ellen Burstyn
Actress / 1932 -
Actress Ellen Burstyn played the mother in The Exorcist and earned an Oscar for her role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
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(1932-)
Actress
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Johnny Cash
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1932 - 2003
Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose music innovatively mixed country, rock, blues, and gospel influences.
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(1932-2003)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Ted Cassidy
Television Actor / 1932 - 1979
Ted Cassidy was a 6’9” American actor known for his work in The Addams Family TV series and the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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(1932-1979)
Television Actor
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Jacques Chirac
Mayor, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1932 -
Jacques Chirac is a French politician best known as the Prime Minister, Mayor of Paris and President of France during his career from 1974-2007.
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(1932-)
Mayor, World Leader, Prime Minister
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Patsy Cline
Pianist, Singer / 1932 - 1963
Patsy Cline was a celebrated country singer best known for her crossover hits, including "Crazy" and "Walking After Midnight."
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(1932-1963)
Pianist, Singer
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Clive Davis
Business Leader, Music Producer / 1932 -
Music executive and producer Clive Davis has worked with Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson among others.
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(1932-)
Business Leader, Music Producer
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Richard Dawson
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host / 1932 - 2012
British comedian Richard Dawson is best known for his role as Corporal Newkirk in the World War II sitcom Hogan's Heroes and as the host of Family Feud.
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(1932-2012)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host
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Oscar de la Renta
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer, Philanthropist / 1932 -
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world’s leading fashion designers. Famous for his women's evening wear and suits, his line is distinctly modern yet feminine.
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(1932-)
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer, Philanthropist
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Umberto Eco
Literary Critic, Academic Author, Author / 1932 -
Umberto Eco is an Italian intellectual and writer known for his work in semiotics and novels such as The Name of the Rose.
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(1932-)
Literary Critic, Academic Author, Author
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Miloš Forman
Director / 1932 -
Miloš Forman is an Academy Award winning Czech film director. He is best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus.
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(1932-)
Director
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Dian Fossey
Zoologist / 1932 - 1985
Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the '80s, and for her mysterious murder.
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(1932-1985)
Zoologist
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Halston
Fashion Designer / 1932 - 1990
Roy Halston Frowick, best known as Halston, was an iconic clothing designer of the 1970s. His sexy, yet elegant dresses became a staple in American discos.
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(1932-1990)
Fashion Designer
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Walter Gilbert
Biologist, Chemist / 1932 -
Walter Gilbert is a Nobel-winning molecular biologist who is known for his work with RNA and DNA.
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(1932-)
Biologist, Chemist
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Sheldon Glashow
Physicist, Academic Author / 1932 -
Sheldon Glashow received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979. His work on the electroweak theory explained the unity of electromagnetism and the weak force.
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(1932-)
Physicist, Academic Author
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Dick Gregory
Civil Rights Activist, Comedian / 1932 -
Dick Gregory is a comedian and activist who became well known for his biting brand of comedy that attacked racial prejudice.
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(1932-)
Civil Rights Activist, Comedian
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Ted Kennedy
U.S. Representative / 1932 - 2009
Known as the “Lion of the Senate,” Democrat Ted Kennedy was a staunch liberal who was elected to Congress 9 times, spearheading many legislative reforms.
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(1932-2009)
U.S. Representative
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Thomas Klestil
World Leader / 1932 - 2004
Thomas Klestil was an Austrian statesman and the 10th president of Austria.
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(1932-2004)
World Leader
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Sonny Liston
Boxer / 1932 - 1970
Sonny Liston was introduced to boxing while serving time in a Missouri State penitentiary. He became a professional fighter in 1953.
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(1932-1970)
Boxer
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Loretta Lynn
Songwriter, Singer / 1932 -
Loretta Lynn is a singer-songwriter known for "Coal Miner's Daughter," among many other country songs. A film about her by the same name was a critical hit.
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(1932-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Miriam Makeba
Civil Rights Activist, Singer / 1932 - 2008
Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Africa," was a popular South-African singer who introduced Xhosa and Zulu songs to Western audiences. She is best known for the songs "Pata Pata," "The Click Song" and "Malaika."
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(1932-2008)
Civil Rights Activist, Singer
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Tommy Makem
Guitarist, Singer / 1932 - 2007
Tommy Makem was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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(1932-2007)
Guitarist, Singer
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Louis Malle
Director / 1932 - 1995
Louis Malle was a French film director whose eclectic films were noted for their emotional realism and stylistic simplicity.
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(1932-1995)
Director
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Clyde McPhatter
Singer / 1932 - 1972
Clyde McPhatter was a popular rhythm-and-blues singer in the 1950s. One of the most dramatic vocalists of his generation, his style anticipated soul music.
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(1932-1972)
Singer
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Duane Michals
Photographer / 1932 -
The sequential images of American photographer Duane Michals address literary and philosophical ideas about death, gender, and sexuality.
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(1932-)
Photographer
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Pat Morita
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1932 - 2005
Japanese-American actor Pat Morita became a beloved pop culture figure with his turn as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid movies.
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(1932-2005)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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John Murtha
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative / 1932 - 2010
John Murtha was appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of GOP Rep. John P. Saylor.
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(1932-2010)
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative
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V.S. Naipaul
Journalist, Author / 1932 -
Sir V.S. Naipaul is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indian descent known for his novels set in developing countries. He won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for his novel, Half a Life.
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(1932-)
Journalist, Author
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Nichelle Nichols
Actress, Music Producer, Singer / 1932 -
Actress Nichelle Nichols is best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on the original Star Trek television series.
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(1932-)
Actress, Music Producer, Singer
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Peter O'Toole
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1932 -
Irish born Peter O'Toole is one of Hollywood's most highly-honored actors. He is best known for playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
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(1932-)
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Anthony Perkins
Actor / 1932 - 1992
Anthony Perkins is an Oscar-nominated stage and film actor who is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
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(1932-1992)
Actor
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Sylvia Plath
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet / 1932 - 1963
Sylvia Plath was a gifted, troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work. She wrote the novel The Bell Jar.
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(1932-1963)
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet
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Manuel Puig
Author, Screenwriter / 1932 - 1990
Manuel Puig was an Argentine writer known for his film scripts and novels, notably Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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(1932-1990)
Author, Screenwriter
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Debbie Reynolds
Film Actress, Singer / 1932 -
Known for her boundless energy and pert demeanor, Reynolds' most memorable turn was in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain.
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(1932-)
Film Actress, Singer
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Charlie Rich
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1932 - 1995
Musician Charlie Rich had several No. 1 country songs in the 1970s, including "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl."
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(1932-1995)
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Little Richard
Singer / 1932 -
Little Richard is a flamboyant American singer and pianist whose hit songs in the mid 1950s were defining moments in the development of rock ‘n’ roll.
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(1932-)
Singer
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Robert Reed
Television Actor / 1932 - 1992
American actor Robert Reed played the quintessential family man Mike Brady in the enduring sitcom The Brady Bunch.
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(1932-1992)
Television Actor
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Ed Roth
Artist / 1932 - 2001
Artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth became the king of California custom car culture in the 1950s and '60s with his Beatnik Bandit model and characters like Rat Fink.
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(1932-2001)
Artist
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Donald Rumsfeld
Military Leader, Government Official / 1932 -
Donald Rumsfeld is a political figure known for being the secretary of defense under both President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush.
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(1932-)
Military Leader, Government Official
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Carlos Saura
Director / 1932 -
Carlos Saura made political films criticizing Francisco Franco’s control in Spain. After Franco’s death in 1970, Saura made flamenco-dance dramas.
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(1932-)
Director
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Roy Scheider
Film Actor / 1932 - 2008
Actor Roy Scheider landed his breakthrough role in 1971’s Klute, and later played Police Chief Martin Brody in the Steven Spielberg-directed film Jaws.
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(1932-2008)
Film Actor
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Omar Sharif
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1932 -
Actor Omar Sharif was born in Egypt, but became an international star. His noteworthy films include Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl.
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(1932-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Elizabeth Taylor
Film Actress / 1932 - 2011
Actress Elizabeth Taylor starred in films like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Butterfield 8, but was just as famous for her violet eyes and scandalous love life.
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(1932-2011)
Film Actress
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Dave Thomas
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality / 1932 - 2002
Dave Thomas is the founder of the hamburger chain Wendy's and was their TV spokesman starting in 1989.
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(1932-2002)
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality
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Tiny Tim
Singer / 1932 - 1996
Tiny Tim was a singer and musician who had a hit with “Tip Toe Through the Tulips With Me” and guest-starred on shows like Laugh-In and The Tonight Show.
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(1932-1996)
Singer
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François Truffaut
Film Critic, Director, Producer / 1932 - 1984
French director François Truffaut established the New Wave movement in film. He won an Oscar for his 1972 film, Day for Night.
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(1932-1984)
Film Critic, Director, Producer
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John Updike
Author / 1932 - 2009
Writer John Updike's works are known for their subtle depiction of American middle-class life. His popular Rabbit series earned him two Pulitzer prizes.
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(1932-2009)
Author
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Melvin Van Peebles
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1932 -
Melvin Van Peebles was a filmmaker and auteur who pioneered the "blaxsploitation" genre of African American action films in the 1970s.
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(1932-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Robert Vaughn
Actor / 1932 -
American actor Robert Vaughn is best known for his 1960s role as Napoleon Solo on the hit TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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(1932-)
Actor
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Dottie West
Songwriter, Singer / 1932 - 1991
Dottie West was a country music singer/songwriter known for such hist as "Rings of Gold" and "Would You Hold It Against Me."
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(1932-1991)
Songwriter, Singer
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John Williams
Songwriter, Conductor / 1932 -
American composer and conductor John Williams has scored more than 75 films, including Jaws, the Star Wars trilogy, E.T. and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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(1932-)
Songwriter, Conductor
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Andrew Young, Jr
Civil Rights Activist, Diplomat, Mayor, U.S. Representative, Religious Leader / 1932 -
Andrew Young, Jr is a clergyman and was an activist during the civil rights movement. He was also a member of congress and twice elected at the mayor of Atlanta.
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(1932-)
Civil Rights Activist, Diplomat, Mayor, U.S. Representative, Religious Leader