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Joshua Bell
Musician / 1967 -
Joshua Bell’s technical skill and versatility in classical and pop music made him one of the most successful late 20th- and early 21st-century violinists.
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(1967-)
Musician
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Clarence Birdseye
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Scientist / 1886 - 1956
Naturalist, inventor and businessman Clarence Birdseye pioneered the process of flash freezing in the United States. His company was bought by General Foods.
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(1886-1956)
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Scientist
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Richard Brooks
Actor / 1962 -
African American actor Richard Brooks is best known for his role as Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette in the first three seasons of NBC's Law & Order.
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(1962-)
Actor
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Dick Butkus
Football Player, Television Personality / 1942 -
Dick Butkus is a former NFL defensive player known for his toughness and his later career in broadcasting.
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(1942-)
Football Player, Television Personality
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Richard Carlile
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Publisher, Journalist / 1790 - 1843
Richard Carlile was a radical British journalist who is best known for advocating the freedom of the press, abolition of monarchy and the emancipation of women.
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(1790-1843)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Publisher, Journalist
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John Cassavetes
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1929 - 1989
Film director and actor John Cassavetes made his directorial debut with the critically praised Shadows and featured roles in such films as The Dirty Dozen.
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(1929-1989)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Tom Daschle
U.S. Representative / 1947 -
Tom Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
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(1947-)
U.S. Representative
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Roy DeCarava
Photographer / 1919 - 2009
Roy DeCarava was an American photographer who created some of the most iconic images we have of the Civil Rights Movement and jazz musicians in motion.
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(1919-2009)
Photographer
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Judi Dench
Actress / 1934 -
Dame Judi Dench is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love.
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(1934-)
Actress
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Kara DioGuardi
Songwriter / 1970 -
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi has worked on popular hits for a laundry list of pop stars including Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Ashlee Simpson.
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(1970-)
Songwriter
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Kirk Douglas
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer / 1916 -
Actor Kirk Douglas brought his formidable chin and talent to movies like Spartacus and The Bad and the Beautiful. You may also know him as the father of Michael Douglas.
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(1916-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer
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Redd Foxx
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1922 - 1991
Redd Foxx was the stage name of John Elroy Sanford, an American comedian and actor best known for his role in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son.
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(1922-1991)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. Representative / 1966 -
Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. lawyer and politician from New York who's served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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(1966-)
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. Representative
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Felicity Huffman
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1962 -
Actress Felicity Huffman has worked on stage, film, and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lynette Scavo on the TV show Desperate Housewives.
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(1962-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Dolores Ibárruri
Political Leader / 1895 - 1989
Dolores Ibárruri was Spanish Communist leader who earned a legendary reputation as an impassioned orator during the Spanish Civil War.
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(1895-1989)
Political Leader
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John Malkovich
Film Actor / 1953 -
John Malkovich is an award-winning actor who's known for his roles in films like Places in the Heart, Dangerous Liaisons and Being John Malkovich.
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(1953-)
Film Actor
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McKayla Maroney
Gymnast / 1995 -
American gymnast McKayla Maroney won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team and a silver medal for the vault at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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(1995-)
Gymnast
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John Milton
Historian, Journalist, Poet / 1608 - 1674
John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, is best known for writing Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.
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(1608-1674)
Historian, Journalist, Poet
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Donny Osmond
Television Actor, Music Producer, Singer, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1957 -
Donny Osmond was the standout performer of his family singing group, the Osmond Brothers. He also hosted the Donny and Marie variety show with his sister.
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(1957-)
Television Actor, Music Producer, Singer, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Princess Masako
Princess / 1963 -
Princess Masako Owada is the Crown Princess of Japan. She is best known for her independent nature before she joined the royal family.
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(1963-)
Princess
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Dalton Trumbo
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1976
Dalton Trumbo was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and forced to work under various pseudonyms.
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(1905-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter
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Dick Van Patten
Television Actor / 1928 -
Dick Van Patten is an actor who most TV viewers will remember as Tom Bradford, the father of the brood on Eight Is Enough.
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(1928-)
Television Actor