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Count Basie
Songwriter, Pianist / 1904 - 1984
Considered one of history's most influential jazz musicians, Count Basie was known for his piano style and command of big bands such as the Count Basie Orchestra, and for songs like "Jumpin' at the Woodside," "Taxi War Dance" and "Miss Thing."
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(1904-1984)
Songwriter, Pianist
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Aubrey Beardsley
Illustrator, Editor / 1872 - 1898
Aubrey Beardsley was a 19th-century English artist and illustrator. He was associated with Oscar Wilde and the Aesthetic movement in art.
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(1872-1898)
Illustrator, Editor
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Usain Bolt
Track and Field Athlete / 1986 -
Usain Bolt became the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in world record times in 2008. Four years later, at the London Olympics, he became the first man to win gold medals in both the 100 and 200 at consecutive Olympic Games and the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition.
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(1986-)
Track and Field Athlete
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Sergey Brin
Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer / 1973 -
Sergey Brin created Google, the world's most popular search engine. Brin and Larry Page, Google's co-creator, still manage the company and are billionaires.
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(1973-)
Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer
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Steve Case
Business Leader / 1958 -
Steve Case co-founded and served as CEO of America Online (AOL), overseeing the massive merger that created AOL Time Warner Inc. He served as chairman of AOL Time Warner Inc. until his resignation in 2003.
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(1958-)
Business Leader
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Kim Cattrall
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1956 -
Actress Kim Cattrall became an international celebrity when she was cast as Samantha Jones in HBO’s award-winning comedy series Sex and the City.
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(1956-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Wilt Chamberlain
Basketball Player / 1936 - 1999
Wilt Chamberlain was the first NBA player to score more than 30,000 cumulative points over his career, and the first and only player to score 100 points in a single game.
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(1936-1999)
Basketball Player
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Amy Fisher
Criminal, Reality Television Star / 1974 -
Teenage Amy Fisher had an affair with mechanic Joey Buttafuoco in the early 1990s. When Buttafuoco refused to leave his wife, Fisher attempted to kill her.
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(1974-)
Criminal, Reality Television Star
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Kelis
Singer / 1979 -
In 1999, hip-hop musician Kelis released her debut album Kaleidoscope, featuring militant, feminist-themed lyrics over hip-hop beats.
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(1979-)
Singer
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Ricki Lake
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host / 1968 -
Ricki Lake is an American film actress and television host best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray.
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(1968-)
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host
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John Muir
Environmental Activist, Journalist / 1838 - 1914
Naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, John Muir founded the Sierra Club and helped establish Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.
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(1838-1914)
Environmental Activist, Journalist
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St Francis of Sales
Saint / 1567 - 1622
St Francis of Sales was a Bishop and is Roman Catholic saint who spent much of his life converting Protestants back to Catholicism.
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(1567-1622)
Saint
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Hayden Panettiere
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress / 1989 -
Hayden Panettiere is the young American actress who became famous for her role as the cheerleader in the television show Heroes.
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(1989-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress
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Princess Margaret
Philanthropist, Political Leader, Princess / 1930 - 2002
Princess Margaret was the youngest daughter of Queen Elizabeth and George VI. Her troubled private life aroused worldwide sympathy and constant controversy.
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(1930-2002)
Philanthropist, Political Leader, Princess
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Kenny Rogers
Songwriter, Singer / 1938 -
Singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers is a crossover artist, enjoying enormous success on both the country music and pop music charts.
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(1938-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Harry Smith
News Anchor, Journalist / 1951 -
Emmy Award-winning journalist Harry Smith worked for CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning before hosting A&E Network's Biography series.
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(1951-)
News Anchor, Journalist
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Joe Strummer
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1952 - 2002
Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.
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(1952-2002)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Melvin Van Peebles
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1932 -
Melvin Van Peebles was a filmmaker and auteur who pioneered the "blaxsploitation" genre of African American action films in the 1970s.
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(1932-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Jack Weston
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1924 - 1996
Actor Jack Weston was a regular as a character actor in a variety of 1950s television shows and enjoyed constant film work in the 1960s and 1970s.
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(1924-1996)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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William IV
King / 1765 - 1837
William IV was king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover in the early 19th century.
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(1765-1837)
King