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Richard Axel
Neurologist / 1946 -
American neuroscientist Richard Axel is best known for his work on the olfactory system, exploring how the brain interprets smell.
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(1946-)
Neurologist
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Hans Bethe
Physicist / 1906 - 2005
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Hans Albrecht Bethe is known for his discoveries regarding energy generation in stars and for advocating against the use of nuclear weapons.
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(1906-2005)
Physicist
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Jose Canseco
Baseball Player / 1964 -
Jose Canseco is best known for his record-breaking Major League Baseball career.
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(1964-)
Baseball Player
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Larry David
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Screenwriter / 1947 -
Producer, writer and actor Larry David wrote for Saturday Night Live, wrote and produced the sitcom Seinfeld, and created HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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(1947-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Screenwriter
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Kathryn Erbe
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1966 -
Actress Kathryn Erbe starred on the HBO prison drama Oz, and was also cast on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of the popular crime drama Law & Order.
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(1966-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Medgar Evers
Civil Rights Activist / 1925 - 1963
Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist who organized voter-registration efforts, demonstrations and boycotts of companies that practiced discrimination.
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(1925-1963)
Civil Rights Activist
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Vicente Fox
Business Leader, World Leader / 1942 -
Vicente Fox is a Mexican businessman who served as his country's president from 2000 to 2006.
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(1942-)
Business Leader, World Leader
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Jerry Hall
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model, Reality Television Star / 1956 -
Model and actress Jerry Hall was married to The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger. More recently, she starred in stage productions of Bus Stop and The Graduate.
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(1956-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model, Reality Television Star
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Hermann Hesse
Author, Poet / 1877 - 1962
Hermann Hesse was a German-born Swiss author and poet. He is best-known for writing the novels Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game.
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(1877-1962)
Author, Poet
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André Kertész
Photographer / 1894 - 1985
André Kertész was Hungarian-born American photographer known for magazine photography in Look, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
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(1894-1985)
Photographer
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René Lacoste
Tennis Player, Business Leader, Fashion Designer / 1904 - 1996
Member of the legendary Four Musketeers of French tennis, Renee Lacoste also invented the metal tennis racket and was founder of the Lacoste line of sportswear.
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(1904-1996)
Tennis Player, Business Leader, Fashion Designer
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Lindsay Lohan
Actress / 1986 -
Lindsay Lohan is an actress and pop singer who starred in the film Mean Girls and in the TV movie Liz & Dick.
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(1986-)
Actress
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Patrice Lumumba
Activist, Prime Minister / 1925 - 1961
Patrice Lumumba was an African nationalist leader and the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo who was an key figure in the Congo Crisis.
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(1925-1961)
Activist, Prime Minister
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Imelda Marcos
Political Leader / 1929 -
Imelda Marcos spent more than 20 years as the first lady of the Philippines. She became infamous for her spending habits and enormous shoe collection.
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(1929-)
Political Leader
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Thurgood Marshall
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1908 - 1993
Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
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(1908-1993)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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Alex Morgan
Soccer Player / 1989 -
Alex Morgan was the youngest member of the U.S. women's national team during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team in 2012
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(1989-)
Soccer Player
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Richard Petty
Race Car Driver / 1937 -
Richard Petty is a champion NASCAR driver who was nicknamed "The King" for his record setting Daytona 500 and NASCAR championship wins.
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(1937-)
Race Car Driver
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Jenni Rivera
Singer, Reality Television Star / 1969 - 2012
Jenni Rivera is best known for making hit albums singing in Spanish and producing several reality TV series featuring her family.
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(1969-2012)
Singer, Reality Television Star
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Dave Thomas
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality / 1932 - 2002
Dave Thomas is the founder of the hamburger chain Wendy's and was their TV spokesman starting in 1989.
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(1932-2002)
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality
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Andrea Yates
Murderer / 1964 -
Andrea Yates was a mother of five from Houston, Texas who drowned her children.
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(1964-)
Murderer