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Muhammad Ali
Boxer, Philanthropist / 1942 -
Muhammad Ali is considered one of the greatest athletes in boxing history, winning both the coveted Golden Gloves title and an Olympic gold medal, among several other honors.
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(1942-)
Boxer, Philanthropist
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Alva Belmont
Women's Rights Activist, Philanthropist / 1853 - 1933
Alva Belmont was a wealthy socialite who used her fortune to advance the women's rights movement of the early 1900s.
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(1853-1933)
Women's Rights Activist, Philanthropist
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Anne Brontë
Author, Poet / 1820 - 1849
Anne Brontë, sister of fellow writers Emily and Charlotte, penned the classic 19th century novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
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(1820-1849)
Author, Poet
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Al Capone
Organized Crime Boss / 1899 - 1947
A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone (a.k.a. 'Scarface') rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era.
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(1899-1947)
Organized Crime Boss
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Jim Carrey
Film Actor, Comedian / 1962 -
Jim Carrey is a comedian and actor best known for comedic and dramatic film roles in movies including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Truman Show.
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(1962-)
Film Actor, Comedian
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Playwright, Poet / 1600 - 1681
Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a poet and playwright of the Spanish Golden Age who is generally regarded as one of Spain's finest dramatists.
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(1600-1681)
Playwright, Poet
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Zooey Deschanel
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1980 -
Actress Zooey Deschanel has appeared in such films as (500) Days of Summer, and on the hit TV sitcom New Girl.
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(1980-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer
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Steve Earle
Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1955 -
Steve Earle is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose albums seamlessly blend rock, folk and country. He has also appeared on the HBO series The Wire and Treme.
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(1955-)
Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, Political Leader, Scientist, Writer / 1706 - 1790
Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
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(1706-1790)
Inventor, Political Leader, Scientist, Writer
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Steve Harvey
Film Actor, Television Actor, Radio Talk Show Host, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Writer / 1957 -
Comedian Steve Harvey is a radio and TV show host who has also written relationship advice books.
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(1957-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Radio Talk Show Host, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Writer
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James Earl Jones
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1931 -
James Earl Jones is an American Actor, known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies. His film career has been vast.
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(1931-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Andy Kaufman
Television Actor, Comedian / 1949 - 1984
Believe it or not, comedian Andy Kaufman was banned from Saturday Night Live, but beloved for his portrayal of Latka Gravas on the sitcom Taxi.
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(1949-1984)
Television Actor, Comedian
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Kip Keino
Track and Field Athlete / 1940 -
Kip Keino is a Kenyan distance runner, who won four Olympic medals. Later he served as president of the National Olympic Committee Kenya.
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(1940-)
Track and Field Athlete
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, Radio Talk Show Host / 1954 -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the son of former New York senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, and nephew of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
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(1954-)
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, Radio Talk Show Host
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Eartha Kitt
Actress / 1927 - 2008
Singer and actress Eartha Kitt is best known for her holiday song "Santa Baby," and for playing Catwoman in the 1960's TV show Batman.
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(1927-2008)
Actress
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Shari Lewis
Television Personality / 1933 - 1998
Shari Lewis was the host of Lamb Chop's Play-Along, which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997, and received several Emmy Awards.
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(1933-1998)
Television Personality
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Michelle Obama
Lawyer, U.S. First Lady / 1964 -
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker, as well as the wife of U.S. President Barack Obama and the 44th first lady.
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(1964-)
Lawyer, U.S. First Lady
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A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
Anthropologist, Sociologist / 1881 - 1955
British social anthropologist A.R. Radcliffe-Brown had a profound impact on British and American social anthropology through his version of Functionalism.
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(1881-1955)
Anthropologist, Sociologist
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Kid Rock
Guitarist, Rapper, Singer / 1971 -
When it came to musician Kid Rock, record labels weren't quite sure how to promote a white rapper who blended heavy metal and country rock.
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(1971-)
Guitarist, Rapper, Singer
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Vidal Sassoon
Entrepreneur / 1928 - 2012
Vidal Sassoon revolutionized women’s hairstyles in the post-war years and created an international hair-products empire which proclaimed "If you don't look good, we don't look good."
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(1928-2012)
Entrepreneur
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Dwyane Wade
Basketball Player / 1982 -
Basketball star Dwyane Wade plays as a guard for the Miami Heat, with which he has won two NBA Championships, in 2006 and 2012.
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(1982-)
Basketball Player
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Betty White
Animal Rights Activist, Television Actress, Comedian / 1922 -
Betty White is a comedic actress who has been in show business, from TV to film, since the 1950s, most notably on The Golden Girls.
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(1922-)
Animal Rights Activist, Television Actress, Comedian
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Leonard D. White
Historian, Political Scientist, Journalist / 1891 - 1958
Leonard White was a political scientist and historian who was a leading authority on public administration.
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(1891-1958)
Historian, Political Scientist, Journalist
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Douglas Wilder
Governor, Mayor / 1931 -
Douglas Wilder was the first African American to win statewide office in Virginia, and to be elected governor in the U.S.
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(1931-)
Governor, Mayor