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Mahmoud Abbas
Political Leader / 1935 -
Mahmoud Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, and became the unofficial president of the State of Palestine in 2008.
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(1935-)
Political Leader
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Woody Allen
Actor, Director, Screenwriter / 1935 -
Woody Allen is an American comedian, filmmaker and writer who directed and starred in two of his most famous films, Annie Hall and Manhattan.
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(1935-)
Actor, Director, Screenwriter
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Carl Andre
Sculptor / 1935 -
Artist Carl Andre created sculptures with wood and large sheets of metal. Andre was tried for his wife’s murder in 1985, but was acquitted.
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(1935-)
Sculptor
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Julie Andrews
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1935 -
Julie Andrews is an Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress and singer famous for her roles in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
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(1935-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Luciano Benetton
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer / 1935 -
Luciano Benetton is the founder of the Benetton Group, which sells clothing in varying lines, notably the United Colors of Benetton.
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(1935-)
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer
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Hussein bin Talal
Political Leader, King / 1935 - 1999
Hussein bin Talal served as king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999. He helped guide his country into the modern era.
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(1935-1999)
Political Leader, King
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Sonny Bono
Singer, U.S. Representative / 1935 - 1998
Musician and politician Sonny Bono was once wed to singer Cher and in 1994 was elected to U.S. Congress as a representative from California.
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(1935-1998)
Singer, U.S. Representative
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Peter Boyle
Actor / 1935 - 2006
American actor Peter Boyle is best known as the grumpy dad on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, a role he held for eleven years.
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(1935-2006)
Actor
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Diahann Carroll
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1935 -
Diahann Carroll is an actress of stage, screen and TV known for her show Julia and films such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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(1935-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer
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John Cazale
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1935 - 1978
Despite only having held five feature film roles, John Cazale proved to be one of the great character actors of the 1970s. He played Fredo in The Godfather.
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(1935-1978)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Christo
Sculptor / 1935 -
Christo is an environmental sculptor noted for his controversial outdoor sculptures that force observers to confront questions regarding the nature of art.
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(1935-)
Sculptor
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Eldridge Cleaver
Civil Rights Activist, Writer / 1935 - 1998
Black militant Eldridge Cleaver was the author of Soul on Ice and minister of information for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.
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(1935-1998)
Civil Rights Activist, Writer
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Brian Clough
Coach, Soccer Player / 1935 - 2004
Brian Clough was a British professional soccer player and later coach, best know for his work with Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
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(1935-2004)
Coach, Soccer Player
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Bob Denver
Television Actor / 1935 - 2005
Bob Denver played the title role on the goofy 1960s TV sitcom Gilligan's Island.
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(1935-2005)
Television Actor
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Phil Donahue
Talk Show Host / 1935 -
A pioneering talk show host, Phil Donahue's Phil Donahue Show paved the way for virtually every talk show to appear on TV since.
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(1935-)
Talk Show Host
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Willem Duisenberg
Business Leader, Government Official / 1935 -
Willem Duisenberg is a banker and government official who became the first president of the European Central Bank in 1998.
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(1935-)
Business Leader, Government Official
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Military Leader, World Leader / 1935 - 2005
Gnassingbé Eyadéma became president of Togo via a bloodless coup to oust President Nicolas Grunitzky and then founded the Assembly of the Togolese People.
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(1935-2005)
Military Leader, World Leader
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Geraldine A. Ferraro
Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1935 - 2011
Geraldine A. Ferraro was a member of Congress and the first woman to run for the U.S. vice presidency on a major party platform.
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(1935-2011)
Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative
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Norman Foster
Architect / 1935 -
Sir Norman Foster is prominent and prolific British architect known for his sleek, modern office buildings made of steel and glass.
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(1935-)
Architect
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Ellen Gilchrist
Writer / 1935 -
Writer Ellen Gilchrist won the 1984 National Book Award for her short fiction collection Victory Over Japan.
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(1935-)
Writer
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Charles Grodin
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1935 -
Charles Grodin is an actor, comedian and talk show host known for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid and Beethoven.
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(1935-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host
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David Hartman
Talk Show Host / 1935 -
David Hartman is an actor and TV personality who got his big break in 1975 as the first host of the morning show Good Morning America.
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(1935-)
Talk Show Host
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Barbara Johns
Civil Rights Activist / 1935 - 1991
In 1951, Barbara Johns led her fellow students in a walkout to protest school segregation. She then started a lawsuit that became part of Brown v. Board of Ed.
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(1935-1991)
Civil Rights Activist
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Rafer Johnson
Track and Field Athlete / 1935 -
Rafer Johnson is an American athlete who won a gold medal in the decathlon in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
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(1935-)
Track and Field Athlete
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Vernon Jordan Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Business Leader, Lawyer / 1935 -
Vernon Jordan Jr. is an attorney, civil rights leader, business consultant and influential power broker.
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(1935-)
Civil Rights Activist, Business Leader, Lawyer
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Thomas Kean
Academic, Governor / 1935 -
American Republican Party politician Thomas Kean is best known for serving as the Chairman of the 9/11 Commission after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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(1935-)
Academic, Governor
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Ken Kesey
Journalist, Author / 1935 - 2001
Novelist Ken Kesey wrote One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, which in the U.S. became one of the most widely read books of the 1960s.
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(1935-2001)
Journalist, Author
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Simmie Knox
Painter / 1935 -
Painter Simmie Knox is the first African-American artist to create an official U.S. presidential portrait. He debuted his portrait of President Bill Clinton in 2004.
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(1935-)
Painter
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Sandy Koufax
Baseball Player / 1935 -
Jewish-American baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers before elbow arthritis forced an early retirement.
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(1935-)
Baseball Player
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Dalai Lama
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader / 1935 -
Dalai Lama, Tibet's political leader, has strived to make Tibet an independent and democratic state from China. He and his followers are exiled to India.
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(1935-)
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Singer / 1935 -
Jerry Lee Lewis is a piano-playing rock 'n roll pioneer famous for his high energy stage presence and controversial life.
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(1935-)
Singer
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Johnny Mathis
Singer / 1935 -
Jazz singer Johnny Mathis’s suave ballad singing helped him survive the dominance of rock in popular music, and he remained a successful nightclub performer.
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(1935-)
Singer
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Dudley Moore
Actor, Comedian / 1935 - 2002
British actor and comedian Dudley Moore starred in funny films such as Bedazzled (1967), 10 (1979), and Arthur (1981).
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(1935-2002)
Actor, Comedian
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Kenzaburo Oe
Author / 1935 -
Kenzaburo Oe is a Japanese novelist whose works express the rebellion of his post-World War II generation. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994.
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(1935-)
Author
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Jerry Orbach
Actor / 1935 - 2004
Jerry Orbach was a Tony Award-winning American actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order.
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(1935-2004)
Actor
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Floyd Patterson
Boxer / 1935 - 2006
American boxer Floyd Patterson was the first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice. He won a gold medal in the 1952 Olympic Games.
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(1935-2006)
Boxer
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Ron Paul
Doctor, U.S. Representative / 1935 -
Politician Ron Paul has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas multiple times. His politics are a mix of Republican and Libertarian views.
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(1935-)
Doctor, U.S. Representative
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Luciano Pavarotti
Singer / 1935 - 2007
A tenor known for his larger-than-life showmanship, Luciano Pavarotti helped expand the popularity of opera worldwide.
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(1935-2007)
Singer
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John Phillips
Singer / 1935 - 2001
Singer John Phillips was a member of the popular 1960s folk rock band The Mamas and the Papas, along with Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty and Michelle Phillips.
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(1935-2001)
Singer
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Gary Player
Golfer / 1935 -
South African golfer Gary Player won the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open and the PGA championship during his career.
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(1935-)
Golfer
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Ron Popeil
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Television Personality / 1935 -
Inventor Ron Popeil pioneered the TV sales pitch with products like the Ronco Chop-O-Matic and phrases like "But wait, there's more."
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(1935-)
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Television Personality
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Elvis Presley
Film Actor, Singer / 1935 - 1977
Musician and actor Elvis Presley endured rapid fame in the mid-1950s—on the radio, TV and the silver screen—and continues to be one of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.
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(1935-1977)
Film Actor, Singer
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E. Annie Proulx
Author / 1935 -
Author E. Annie Proulx won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1993 for her novel The Shipping News.
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(1935-)
Author
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Jacques Pépin
Chef / 1935 -
Jacques Pépin is a chef and the host of cooking shows on public television. He is also an author, columnist and former guest judge on the Bravo show Top Chef.
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(1935-)
Chef
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Sally Jessy Raphael
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1935 -
Sally Jesse Raphael is an American talk show host best known for TV’s Sally Jesse Raphael and her trademark red glasses.
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(1935-)
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host
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Lee Remick
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1935 - 1991
Actress Lee Remick appeared with Andy Griffith in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd and starred opposite Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses.
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(1935-1991)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Frank Robinson
Baseball Player / 1935 -
Baseball player Frank Robinson was the first Major League African-American manager. In 1982, he joined the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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(1935-)
Baseball Player
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Golfer / 1935 -
Puerto Rican professional golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez has found success as part of the Senior PGA Tour. Since 1985, he has had 22 wins on the tour.
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(1935-)
Golfer
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Françoise Sagan
Author / 1935 - 2004
Author Françoise Sagan published the novel Bonjour Tristesse in 1954 at the young age of 19. It was an international bestseller.
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(1935-2004)
Author
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Edward Said
Academic, Activist, Academic Author / 1935 - 2003
Although Edward Said was a literature professor at Columbia University, he also wrote about the way we discuss the Middle East in Orientalism.
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(1935-2003)
Academic, Activist, Academic Author
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Barbara Seaman
Activist, Journalist / 1935 - 2008
Writer and social activist Barbara Seaman warned about the dangers of high-estrogen birth control pills and cofounded the National Women's Health Network.
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(1935-2008)
Activist, Journalist
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Jimmy Swaggart
Musician, Radio Personality, Evangelist, Television Personality / 1935 -
Jimmy Swaggart is a Pentecostal radio and television evangelist. He also recorded best-selling gospel albums before his career unraveled due to a scandal.
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(1935-)
Musician, Radio Personality, Evangelist, Television Personality
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Calvin Trillin
Journalist / 1935 -
Humorist and columnist Calvin Trillin is best known for his food essays, which have been published in collection such as 1974’s American Fried.
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(1935-)
Journalist
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Bob Uecker
Baseball Player, Television Personality / 1935 -
With his likable personality, Bob Uecker became much more famous as a baseball commentator and actor than he ever was as a player.
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(1935-)
Baseball Player, Television Personality
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Bobby Vinton
Singer / 1935 -
Bobby Vinton was a pop singer who generated 30 Top 40 songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and 24 of his albums made the Billboard Top 200.
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(1935-)
Singer