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Leonard Bernstein
Songwriter, Pianist / 1918 - 1990
Leonard Bernstein was one of the first American-born conductors to receive worldwide fame. He composed the score for the Broadway musical West Side Story.
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(1918-1990)
Songwriter, Pianist
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Conrad Black
Entrepreneur, Publisher, Journalist / 1944 -
Media magnate Conrad Black once owned The London Daily Telegraph and The Chicago Sun Times, before he was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.
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(1944-)
Entrepreneur, Publisher, Journalist
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Tim Burton
Illustrator, Painter, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1958 -
Director, producer and screenwriter Tim Burton is known for such films as Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, which blend themes of fantasy and horror.
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(1958-)
Illustrator, Painter, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Sean Connery
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1930 -
Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery played "007" in the first James Bond spy movies. He also played the Indiane Jones's father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
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(1930-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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Elvis Costello
Songwriter, Singer / 1954 -
British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello extended the lyrical range of punk and new-wave music with songs like "Everyday I Write the Book" and "Veronica."
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(1954-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Billy Ray Cyrus
Film Actor, Television Actor, Songwriter, Singer / 1961 -
Billy Ray Cyrus is a country singer/songwriter who is perhaps now more famous for his TV and film roles than for his music.
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(1961-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Songwriter, Singer
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Althea Gibson
Golfer, Tennis Player / 1927 - 2003
Tennis star Althea Gibson was the first African American to play at Wimbledon. She also broke racial barriers in professional golf.
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(1927-2003)
Golfer, Tennis Player
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Monty Hall
Game Show Host / 1924 -
TV personality and producer Monty Hall is best known for 23 years of hosting the game show Let's Make A Deal.
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(1924-)
Game Show Host
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Erich Honecker
Political Leader / 1912 - 1994
German Communist Erich Honecker oversaw the building of the Berlin Wall, then watched it be torn down. He was forced to resign as head of East Germany in 1989.
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(1912-1994)
Political Leader
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Ivan the Terrible
Prince, Tsar / 1530 - 1584
Ivan the Terrible, or Ivan IV, was the first tsar of all Russia. During his reign (1533-1584), Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means, creating a centrally controlled government.
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(1530-1584)
Prince, Tsar
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Blake Lively
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1987 -
Blake Lively is an actress notable for her role as Serena van der Woodsen on the CW network's teen drama Gossip Girl.
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(1987-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Brian Moore
Author / 1921 - 1999
Brian Moore is best known for his first novel, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1955), about an aging, alcoholic spinster.
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(1921-1999)
Author
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Bill Nye
Journalist / 1850 - 1896
Bill Nye is a humorous writer best known for founding the Laramie Boomerang. His newspaper and writings quickly became popular across America.
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(1850-1896)
Journalist
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Regis Philbin
Television Personality / 1931 -
Regis Philbin is a well-known TV personality who co-hosted his own daytime talk show for almost three decades, also working in prime time and writing several books.
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(1931-)
Television Personality
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Allan Pinkerton
Police Officer / 1819 - 1884
Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-born detective and founder of a famous American private detective agency, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
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(1819-1884)
Police Officer
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
World Leader, Theologian / 1934 -
Hashemi Rafsanjani, an ally of Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iranian Revolution, served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997 before his defeat by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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(1934-)
World Leader, Theologian
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Rachael Ray
Entrepreneur, Chef, Philanthropist, Television Personality / 1968 -
Celebrity chef Rachael Ray has hosted Food Network shows, authored lots of cookbooks, and has her own nationally syndicated television talk show, Rachael Ray.
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(1968-)
Entrepreneur, Chef, Philanthropist, Television Personality
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Claudia Schiffer
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model / 1970 -
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer starred in a campaign for Guess jeans, and appeared on the covers of more than 500 magazines, including Vogue and Rolling Stone.
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(1970-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model
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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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Gene Simmons
Bassist, Singer, Reality Television Star / 1949 -
Gene Simmons is best known as the frontman for KISS, the rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s, as well as for his TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
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(1949-)
Bassist, Singer, Reality Television Star
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Alexander Skarsgard
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1976 -
Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård was cast in Alan Ball's HBO series True Blood as Eric Northman, a powerful thousand-year-old Viking vampire.
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(1976-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Jeff Tweedy
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1967 -
Jeff Tweedy is a singer and songwriter who belongs to the influential alternative rock band Wilco.
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(1967-)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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George Wallace
Judge, U.S. Governor / 1919 - 1998
Alabama governor George Wallace entered the
national spotlight during the 1960s by
opposing the integration of Alabama
schools.
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(1919-1998)
Judge, U.S. Governor