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Marc Antony
General / 83 - 30
Marcus Antonius is best known as the Roman general who was a lover of Cleopatra. The two committed suicde after their defeat by Octavian.
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(83-30)
General
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Benedict Arnold
General / 1741 - 1801
Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War general best known for his defection from the Continental Army to the British side of the conflict in 1780.
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(1741-1801)
General
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Sydney Biddle Barrows
Criminal, Writer / 1952 -
Sydney Biddle Barrows is famous for running a high-class escort service in the 1980s.
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(1952-)
Criminal, Writer
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Jason Bateman
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1969 -
Jason Bateman is an American actor known for playing Michael Bluth on the comedy series Arrested Development, and for starring in films like Juno and Hancock.
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(1969-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Cecil Beaton
Photographer, Writer / 1904 - 1980
Sir Cecil Beaton was an English fashion photographer who is also known for his work as a diarist, interior designer, and Oscar-winning stage and costume designer.
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(1904-1980)
Photographer, Writer
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Julian Bond
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Governor / 1940 -
U.S. legislator and black civil rights leader Julian Bond is best known for his fight to take his duly elected seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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(1940-)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Governor
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T Bone Burnett
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer / 1948 -
T Bone Burnett is a Grammy Award-winning musician and producer who has worked on several popular films, including The Big Lebowski and Crazy Heart.
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(1948-)
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer
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LL Cool J
Film Actor, Television Actor, Rapper / 1968 -
Hip-hop artist and actor LL Cool J made it big with Def Jam Records in the late 1980s and '90s with albums like Mama Said Knock You Out.
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(1968-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Rapper
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John Dos Passos
Journalist, Author / 1896 - 1970
John Dos Passos was a major novelist of the postwar “lost generation.” His U.S.A. book trilogy includes The 42nd Parallel, 1919 and The Big Money.
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(1896-1970)
Journalist, Author
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Maureen Dowd
Journalist / 1952 -
Maureen Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and op-ed columnist who has written for The New York Times and Time Magazine.
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(1952-)
Journalist
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Faye Dunaway
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1941 -
Faye Dunaway is a revered Oscar-winning actress known for her work in films like Bonnie and Clyde, The Thomas Crown Affair, Chinatown and Network.
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(1941-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Esther Dyson
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Journalist / 1951 -
Esther Dyson, named by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women in American business, is regarded as one of the most influential voices in technology.
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(1951-)
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Journalist
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Mark Goodson
Television Producer / 1915 - 1992
Television producer Mark Goodson created many of the best-loved game shows of the 20th century, including What's My Line, The Price is Right and Family Feud.
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(1915-1992)
Television Producer
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Dave Grohl
Songwriter, Singer / 1969 -
As drummer for Nirvana and founding member of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl gave alternative rock its driving beat.
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(1969-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Hugh Lofting
Writer / 1886 - 1947
Hugh Lofting was an English-American author and illustrator who created the character Dr. Dolittle, which became a classic children's book series.
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(1886-1947)
Writer
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Berthe Morisot
Painter / 1841 - 1895
Berthe Morisot was a French Impressionist painter who portrayed a wide range of subjects—from landscapes and still lifes to domestic scenes and portraits.
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(1841-1895)
Painter
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Hal Roach
Producer / 1892 - 1992
Hal Roach is best known for his work as an American film producer responsible for putting Laurel and Hardy in their first film together.
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(1892-1992)
Producer
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Andy Rooney
News Anchor, Journalist / 1919 - 2011
Andy Rooney was an Emmy Award-winning journalist best known for his "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" segments which aired on the CBS news program 60 Minutes.
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(1919-2011)
News Anchor, Journalist
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Albert Schweitzer
Philosopher, Scholar, Doctor, Musician, Missionary, Preacher, Theologian, Journalist / 1875 - 1965
Albert Schweitzer was Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, whose goal was the Brotherhood of Nations.
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(1875-1965)
Philosopher, Scholar, Doctor, Musician, Missionary, Preacher, Theologian, Journalist
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Harold Shipman
Serial Killer, Doctor / 1946 - 2004
British serial killer Harold Shipman, who worked in England as a medical doctor, killed over 200 of his patients before his arrest in 1998.
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(1946-2004)
Serial Killer, Doctor
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Steven Soderbergh
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1963 -
Steven Soderbergh is a screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and director, best known for directing the films Erin Brockovich, Traffic and Ocean's Eleven.
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(1963-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Emily Watson
Actress / 1967 -
British actress Emily Watson won acclaim with film roles such as Bess McNeil in Breaking the Waves, and the title character in Angela's Ashes.
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(1967-)
Actress