Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for her distinctive voice and for her role in popularizing the music of Bob Dylan.
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1859-1947
French writer Simone de Beauvoir laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement. Also an existentialist philosopher, she had a romance with Sartre.
1908-1986
Bob Denver played the title role on the goofy 1960s TV sitcom Gilligan's Island.
1935-2005
1929-
Dave Matthews is the front man, guitarist and singer-songwriter of The Dave Matthews Band.
1967-
Kate Middleton, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, married Prince William in 2011 at Westminster Abbey. She will not be a princess until Prince Charles inherits the throne.
1982-
Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal.
1913-1994
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1878-1958