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Jackie Chan
Film Actor, Martial Arts Expert / 1954 -
Actor/director/producer Jackie Chan's unique blend of impressive martial arts and screwball physical comedy has helped make him an international film star.
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(1954-)
Film Actor, Martial Arts Expert
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Francis Ford Coppola
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1939 -
Director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola is best known for creating The Godfather film series starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.
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(1939-)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Russell Crowe
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Guitarist, Singer / 1964 -
Actor Russell Crowe won an Oscar for his performance in the 2000 blockbuster Gladiator and a nomination for his 2001 role in A Beautiful Mind.
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(1964-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Guitarist, Singer
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Mitch Daniels
U.S. Governor / 1949 -
Republican politician Mitch Daniels is the governor of Indiana and worked in the administrations of presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.
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(1949-)
U.S. Governor
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Bob Denard
Military Leader / 1929 - 2007
Bob Denard was a mercenary who participated in roughly 20 coups (or attempted coups) and civil wars across postcolonial Africa and other regions.
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(1929-2007)
Military Leader
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Daniel Ellsberg
Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Government Official / 1931 -
Daniel Ellsberg strengthened public opposition to the Vietnam War in 1971 when he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times.
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(1931-)
Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Government Official
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David Frost
Talk Show Host / 1939 -
David Frost is an English media personality best known for his 1977 interviews with President Richard Nixon, which were adapted for a play and the critically acclaimed film Frost/Nixon. Frost hosted several television programs in the United States and Britain.
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(1939-)
Talk Show Host
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Joey Gallo
Organized Crime Boss / 1929 - 1972
New York gangster Joey Gallo was both a hero and villain; a very public criminal who hung out with pop stars and was immortalized in the Bob Dylan song, Joey.
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(1929-1972)
Organized Crime Boss
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James Garner
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1928 -
James Garner is an actor known for his lead role in the TV show Maverick and for films such as Murphy’s Romance and Decoration Day.
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(1928-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Billie Holiday
Singer / 1915 - 1959
Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.
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(1915-1959)
Singer
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W.K. Kellogg
Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1860 - 1951
W.K. Kellogg founded the Kellogg Company, which makes cereal products that have become popular around the world.
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(1860-1951)
Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Bronislaw Malinowski
Anthropologist, Scientist / 1884 - 1942
Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski is principally associated with studies of the peoples of Oceania and with the school of thought known as functionalism.
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(1884-1942)
Anthropologist, Scientist
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Robert Metcalfe
Mathematician, Inventor / 1946 -
Brooklyn-born Robert Metcalfe is an engineer, technology executive and venture capitalist best known for inventing Ethernet.
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(1946-)
Mathematician, Inventor
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Gabriela Mistral
Diplomat, Poet / 1889 - 1957
Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral won the 1945 Nobel Prize for Literature. Her 1922 collection Desolación deals with the aftermath of her lover’s suicide.
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(1889-1957)
Diplomat, Poet
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John Oates
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer / 1948 -
Musician John Oates formed the band Hall & Oates with Daryl Hall in the 1970s. They continued to release hits like "Private Eyes" throughout the early 1980s.
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(1948-)
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer
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Ravi Shankar
Musician / 1920 - 2012
Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture.
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(1920-2012)
Musician
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William Monroe Trotter
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur, Journalist / 1872 - 1934
William Monroe Trotter was a Harvard-educated journalist and activist who championed equal rights for African Americans.
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(1872-1934)
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur, Journalist
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Walter Winchell
Radio Personality, News Anchor, Journalist / 1897 - 1972
Walter Winchell was a TV and radio personality whose news reports brought him a huge audience and great influence from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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(1897-1972)
Radio Personality, News Anchor, Journalist
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William Wordsworth
Poet / 1770 - 1850
William Wordsworth was a poet regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English Romanticism.
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(1770-1850)
Poet
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Saint Francis Xavier
Missionary / 1506 - 1552
Saint Francis Xavier was the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times who was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in many parts of Asia.
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(1506-1552)
Missionary