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Oprah Winfrey
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- Million-Dollar Ideas
- Female Talk Show Hosts
- Weight Loss Winners
Oprah Winfrey
Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Television Producer / 1954 -
Billionaire Oprah Winfrey has hosted her own internationally popular talk show since 1986. She is also an actress, philanthropist, publisher, and producer.
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Ida B. Wells
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Ida B. Wells
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist / 1862 - 1931
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
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Elvis Presley
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- Elvis and Priscilla Presley
- Pucker Uppers
- Celebrity Enlistees
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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Ruby Bridges
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Ruby Bridges
Civil Rights Activist / 1954 -
Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South.
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Medgar Evers
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Medgar Evers
Civil Rights Activist / 1925 - 1963
Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist who organized voter-registration efforts, demonstrations and boycotts of companies that practiced discrimination.
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Faith Hill
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- Famous Celebrity Couples
- Musical Monikers
- Famous Virgoans
Faith Hill
Singer / 1967 -
Faith Hill is a Grammy award-winning singer with numerous hits on the country and pop charts. She's married to Tim McGraw.
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profile name: Elvis Presley profile occupation: Film Actor, Singer
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profile name: Ida B. Wells profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Journalist
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profile name: Medgar Evers profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist
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