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Criss Angel
Magician / 1967 -
Criss Angel is an awarding-winning magician who stars in the popular reality television show "Mindfreak."
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(1967-)
Magician
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Jennifer Beals
Actress / 1963 -
Jennifer Beals is an American actress who launched to stardom with the lead role in the 1983 hit Flashdance. She also starred on Showtime's The L Word.
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(1963-)
Actress
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Leonid Ilich Brezhnev
Government Official / 1906 - 1982
Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet statesman and Communist Party official who was, in effect, the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years.
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(1906-1982)
Government Official
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Henry Frick
Art Collector, Entrepreneur / 1849 - 1919
Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.
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(1849-1919)
Art Collector, Entrepreneur
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Film Actor / 1980 -
Jake Gyllenhaal is an Oscar-nominated actor known for his work in films like Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Jarhead and Zodiac.
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(1980-)
Film Actor
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Mary Livermore
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist / 1820 - 1905
Mary Livermore was an American and social reformer who devoted her life to women's suffrage and the temperance movement.
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(1820-1905)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist
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Professor Longhair
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1918 - 1980
Professor Longhair is an African American singer and songwriter who helped shape New Orleans jazz and blues during the 1940's.
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(1918-1980)
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
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Alyssa Milano
Television Actress / 1972 -
Alyssa Milano started her career as a child star, appearing on TV's Who's the Boss? and onstage in Annie. She returned as an adult to the drama Charmed.
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(1972-)
Television Actress
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Lee Myung-bak
Business Leader, World Leader / 1941 -
Lee Myung-bak is a South Korean business executive and politician who became president of South Korea in 2008.
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(1941-)
Business Leader, World Leader
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Phil Ochs
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1940 - 1976
American folk singer Phil Ochs is best remembered for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960's on war and civil rights.
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(1940-1976)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Philip V
Political Leader, King / 1683 - 1746
Philip V was the King of Spain twice, from 1700 - 1746. He is best known for helping Spain to regain it's former influence in international affairs.
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(1683-1746)
Political Leader, King
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Edith Piaf
Singer / 1915 - 1963
Édith Piaf, also known as “The Little Sparrow,” was a French singer who became an icon of France during World War II.
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(1915-1963)
Singer
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Ricky Ponting
Athlete / 1974 -
Australian Ricky Ponting is considered by many to be one of Australia's finest cricketers of the modern era.
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(1974-)
Athlete
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Rob Portman
U.S. Representative / 1955 -
Senator Rob Portman of Ohio is an influential Republican politician who served as President George W. Bush's budget chief from 2006 to 2007.
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(1955-)
U.S. Representative
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Edwin Stanton
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1814 - 1869
Edwin Stanton served as secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. He later served under President Andrew Johnson.
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(1814-1869)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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David Susskind
Talk Show Host, Television Producer / 1920 - 1987
David Susskind was a TV producer and host of the talk shows Open End (1958–67) and The David Susskind Show (1967–86).
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(1920-1987)
Talk Show Host, Television Producer
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Cicely Tyson
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1924 -
Cicely Tyson is an award-winning film, television and stage actress. She is known for choosing quality roles that send positive messages to women of color.
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(1924-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Robert Urich
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1946 - 2002
American actor Robert Urich is best known for his role as Dan Tanna in Vega$. He died at age 55 from a rare form of cancer, synovial cell sarcoma.
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(1946-2002)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Carter G. Woodson
Historian / 1875 - 1950
Carter G. Woodson was an African-American writer and historian known as the "Father of Black History Month." He penned the influential book The Mis-Education of the Negro.
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(1875-1950)
Historian