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Kal Penn
Film Actor, Television Actor, Government Official / 1977 -
Kal Penn is best known for his performance in the Harold and Kumar comedy films. He has also performed on several television shows, including House and 24.
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(1977-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Government Official
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Joe Pesci
Film Actor / 1943 -
Character actor Joe Pesci appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull. This was the beginning of a long line of supporting roles for Pesci.
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(1943-)
Film Actor
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Kate Pierson
Singer / 1948 -
American singer Kate Pierson is famous as the frontwoman for the B-52s, one of the most popular bands of the late 1980s and early '90s.
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(1948-)
Singer
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Gregory Pincus
Doctor, Biologist / 1903 - 1967
A pioneer in early hormonal and reproductive research, Gregory Pincus and his team of scientists are credited with formulating the first oral contraceptive for birth control.
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(1903-1967)
Doctor, Biologist
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Robert Pinsky
Academic, Literary Critic, Poet / 1940 -
American poet and critic Robert Pinksy is best known for writing about the significance of every-day experiences.
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(1940-)
Academic, Literary Critic, Poet
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Joe Piscopo
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1951 -
Comedian Joe Piscopo joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1980 where he was known for his impressions of celebrities like Frank Sinatra.
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(1951-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Molly Pitcher
Folk Hero / 1754 - 1832
Molly Pitcher was a patriot who--during the American Revolution--carried pitchers of water to American soldiers for cooling the cannons.
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(1754-1832)
Folk Hero
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Laura Prepon
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1980 -
Actress Laura Prepon played Donna opposite Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, on That 70's Show.
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(1980-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Dana Reeve
Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Philanthropist / 1961 - 2006
Dana Reeve was an actress and the wife of actor Christopher Reeve. She established and chaired the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center.
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(1961-2006)
Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Philanthropist
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Tara Reid
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1975 -
American film and television actress Tara Reid has appeared in such hit movies as The Big Lebowski and American Pie.
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(1975-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Nelson Riddle
Songwriter / 1921 - 1985
Nelson Riddle arranged music for some of the biggest names in 20th century American music, including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Rosemary Clooney.
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(1921-1985)
Songwriter
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Kelly Ripa
Television Actress, Talk Show Host / 1970 -
Kelly Ripa joined co-host Regis Philbin for ABC's morning talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, replacing Kathie Lee Gifford. She was also on All My Children.
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(1970-)
Television Actress, Talk Show Host
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Paul Robeson
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Lawyer, Singer / 1898 - 1976
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th century performer known for productions like The Emperor Jones and Othello. He was also an international activist.
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(1898-1976)
Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Lawyer, Singer
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George Rochberg
Songwriter / 1918 - 2005
Composer George Rochberg’s work was called “neo-Romantic” for its combination of avant-gardism and traditional music.
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(1918-2005)
Songwriter
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Dennis Rodman
Animal Rights Activist, Basketball Player / 1961 -
Dennis Rodman is considered one of professional basketball's all-time great rebounders. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons and later the Chicago Bulls to multiple titles.
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(1961-)
Animal Rights Activist, Basketball Player
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Washington Roebling
Engineer / 1881 - 1912
Washington Roebling was an engineer and a notable victim of the Titanic disaster.
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(1881-1912)
Engineer
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Philip Roth
Academic, Author / 1933 -
American novelist and short-story writer Philip Roth is best known for his provocative explorations of Jewish and American identity.
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(1933-)
Academic, Author
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Paul Rudd
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Comedian, Producer, Screenwriter / 1969 -
Paul Rudd is an American actor and film producer who became a minor teen idol with his break-out performance in the 1995 film Clueless and went on to star in numerous comedies.
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(1969-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Comedian, Producer, Screenwriter
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Zoe Saldana
Actress, Model / 1978 -
Zoe Saldana is a trained dancer who's become a leading actress in Hollywood, having starred in blockbusters like Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek and Avatar.
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(1978-)
Actress, Model
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Antonin Scalia
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Antonin Scalia is best known as an Associate Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 1986 by Ronald Reagan.
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(1936-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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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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Fred Schneider
Songwriter, Drummer, Singer / 1951 -
Fred Schneider is best known as the lead singer of rock band The B-52s. He's known for his style of reciting poetry over music, called sprechgesang.
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(1951-)
Songwriter, Drummer, Singer
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Sherwood Schwartz
Musician, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1916 - 2001
Sherwood Schwartz created two of television's most enduring comedies: Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
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(1916-2001)
Musician, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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Norman Schwarzkopf
General / 1934 - 2012
Norman Schwarzkopf was a Vietnam War veteran, commander of the U.S. Central Command and a four-star general in the U.S. Army.
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(1934-2012)
General
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Cindy Sherman
Photographer, Director / 1954 -
American photographer Cindy Sherman is known for her elaborately "disguised" self-portraits that focus on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.
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(1954-)
Photographer, Director
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Wayne Shorter
Songwriter, Saxophonist / 1933 -
Wayne Shorter is a jazz musician and composer, a major jazz saxophonist and a pioneer of jazz-rock fusion music.
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(1933-)
Songwriter, Saxophonist
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Paul Simon
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Philanthropist / 1941 -
American singer-songwriter Paul Simon is an influential figure in American rock music. He is best known for his long-running success as a musician.
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(1941-)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Philanthropist
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Frank Sinatra
Film Actor, Singer / 1915 - 1998
Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, forging a career as an award-winning singer and film actor.
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(1915-1998)
Film Actor, Singer
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Nancy Sinatra
Singer / 1940 -
Nancy Sinatra is an American singer best known as the daughter of Frank Sinatra and for her 1966 hit single These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.
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(1940-)
Singer
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Mira Sorvino
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Producer / 1968 -
Mira Sorvino is an Academy Award-winning actress who starred in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite.
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(1968-)
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Producer
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Kevin Spacey
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1959 -
Kevin Spacey was catapulted into international stardom in the '90s with roles in The Usual Suspects (1995) and Se7en (1995).
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(1959-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Bruce Springsteen
Singer / 1949 -
Bruce Springsteen is an arena rock star and a well-regarded singer-songwriter. His best known songs chronicle Springsteen's working-class roots in New Jersey.
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(1949-)
Singer
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John Lloyd Stephens
Archaeologist, Journalist / 1805 - 1852
U.S. traveler and archaeologist John Lloyd Stephens's travels in the Middle East and Central America resulted in books that created interest in the regions.
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(1805-1852)
Archaeologist, Journalist
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Martha Stewart
Entrepreneur / 1941 -
Martha Stewart is an American media mogul best known for her television show and magazine, Martha Stewart Living.
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(1941-)
Entrepreneur
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Meryl Streep
Film Actress / 1949 -
Award-winning actress Meryl Streep is a star of stage and screen, known for her work in such diverse films as The Deer Hunter, Adaptation, Mamma Mia! and Doubt.
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(1949-)
Film Actress
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Ice-T
Rapper / 1958 -
Ice-T is best known for his raps about street life and violence, and his influence on the gangster rap genre.
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(1958-)
Rapper
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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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John Travolta
Actor / 1954 -
John Travolta is a Golden Globe-winning actor whose breakout role was in "Saturday Night Fever." He had a career revival in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."
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(1954-)
Actor
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William Henry Vanderbilt
Entrepreneur / 1821 - 1885
The son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Henry Vanderbilt was a railroad magnate who doubled his family's fortune.
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(1821-1885)
Entrepreneur
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Sarah Vaughan
Singer / 1924 - 1990
Sarah Vaughan was an American jazz vocalist known for her impressive three octave range. She was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990.
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(1924-1990)
Singer
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Dionne Warwick
Singer / 1940 -
Soul singer Warwick became a superstar with early hits like "Walk On By" and "I Say a Little Prayer," and later with albums like Dionne and Heartbreaker.
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(1940-)
Singer
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Wendy Williams
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1964 -
Wendy Williams is a radio DJ and TV talk show host known for her no-nonsense attitude and brash on-air personality.
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(1964-)
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host
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William Carlos Williams
Poet / 1883 - 1963
William Carlos Williams was a poet known for making ordinary items seem extraordinary through his imagery.
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(1883-1963)
Poet
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Flip Wilson
Television Actor, Comedian / 1933 - 1998
Comedian Flip Wilson was one of the first successful African American hosts on television. The Flip Wilson Show ran from 1970 to 1974.
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(1933-1998)
Television Actor, Comedian
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Diane Wood
Lawyer, Judge / 1950 -
Diane Wood is a judge and lawyer who has been mentioned in connection with filling Supreme Court justice vacancies.
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(1950-)
Lawyer, Judge
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Jane Wyatt
Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1910 - 2006
Emmy-award winning actress Jane Wyatt is best known for her role as housewife and mother Margaret Anderson on the CBS television sitcom Father Knows Best.
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(1910-2006)
Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Ian Ziering
Actor, Reality Television Star / 1964 -
Ian Ziering is an actor known for his role on the teen soap opera Beverly Hills 90210, and for appearing on TV's Dancing with the Stars.
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(1964-)
Actor, Reality Television Star