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Charlotte Brontë
Author, Poet / 1816 - 1855
Charlotte Brontë was an English 19th century writer whose novel Jane Eyre is considered a classic of Western literature.
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(1816-1855)
Author, Poet
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Gary Condit
Mayor, U.S. Representative / 1948 -
Gary Condit served in the U.S. House of Representatives and is considered a conservative Democrat. He was inconclusively linked to the disappearance of federal intern Chandra Levy.
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(1948-)
Mayor, U.S. Representative
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Tony Danza
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1951 -
Tony Danza is a TV, film and stage actor best known for his sitcom Who's the Boss?
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(1951-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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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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Raden Adjeng Kartini
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist / 1879 - 1904
Raden Adjeng Kartini is a Javanese noblewoman and is best known as a pioneer in the area of women's rights for native Indonesians.
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(1879-1904)
Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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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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Andie MacDowell
Film Actress, Model / 1958 -
Andie MacDowell is an American actress and model notable for her roles in Sex, Lies and Videotape, Short Cuts, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Groundhog Day.
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(1958-)
Film Actress, Model
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James McAvoy
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1979 -
James McAvoy is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in The Last King of Scotland (2006), Atonement (2007) and X-Men: First Class (2011).
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(1979-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Iggy Pop
Drummer, Guitarist, Singer / 1947 -
Considered by many to be one of the pioneers of punk music, Iggy Pop is known for his wild stage antics and the hit song "Real Wild Child."
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(1947-)
Drummer, Guitarist, Singer
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Edwin S. Porter
Director / 1870 - 1941
American filmmaker Edwin S. Porter invented the Simplex camera for the Edison Company, and pioneered new techniques in films like The Great Train Robbery.
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(1870-1941)
Director
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Queen Elizabeth II
Queen / 1926 -
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was crowned in 1953. Her 60 years on the throne was celebrated in June 2012, with the Diamond Jubilee.
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(1926-)
Queen
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Anthony Quinn
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Sculptor / 1915 - 2001
Anthony Quinn was an Oscar-winning Mexican-American actor known for his roles in Viva Zapata!, Lust for Life and Zorba the Greek.
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(1915-2001)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Sculptor
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Tony Romo
Football Player / 1980 -
Tony Romo is one of the NFL's top quarterbacks and has played for the Dallas Cowboys.
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(1980-)
Football Player
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John B. Thayer
Business Leader / 1862 - 1912
An executive with the Pennsylvania Railroad, John B. Thayer was among the 1,500 people who died in the 1912 Titanic disaster and is remembered for his bravery.
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(1862-1912)
Business Leader
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Max Weber
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist / 1864 - 1920
Max Weber was a 19th century German sociologist and one of the founders of modern sociology. He wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism in 1905.
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(1864-1920)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist