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Kristen Bell
Actress / 1980 -
Kristen Bell is an American actress known for her roles on TV's Veronica Mars and in such films as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Couples Retreat and Get Him to the Greek.
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(1980-)
Actress
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Richard Branson
Entrepreneur / 1950 -
Entrepreneur Richard Branson launched Virgin Records in 1973. Today Virgin Group holds more than 200 companies in more than 30 countries.
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(1950-)
Entrepreneur
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Molly Brown
Activist, Film Actress, Philanthropist / 1867 - 1932
Molly Brown was best known for her social welfare work on behalf of women and children, and for surviving the Titanic sinking.
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(1867-1932)
Activist, Film Actress, Philanthropist
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Hume Cronyn
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1911 - 2003
Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor. He enjoyed a long career and often appeared alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy.
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(1911-2003)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Vin Diesel
Film Actor / 1967 -
Vin Diesel is an actor known for his high-energy action movies, such as The Fast and the Furious franchise.
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(1967-)
Film Actor
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Nick Faldo
Golfer / 1957 -
British golfer Nick Faldo won three Masters tournaments and three British Opens before becoming a television golf analyst.
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(1957-)
Golfer
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Steve Forbes
Business Leader / 1947 -
Steve Forbes is a publishing executive of the business magazine Forbes and a two-time candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party for U.S. president.
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(1947-)
Business Leader
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John Glenn
Astronaut, Military Leader, Pilot, U.S. Representative / 1921 -
John Glenn was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. He has also served as an Ohio senator.
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(1921-)
Astronaut, Military Leader, Pilot, U.S. Representative
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1929 - 2000
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a blues/soul singer known for his over-the-top theatricality and the hit “I Put a Spell on You.”
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(1929-2000)
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
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Robert Hooke
Philosopher, Scholar, Mathematician, Architect, Illustrator, Astronomer, Physicist, Academic Author / 1635 - 1703
Robert Hooke was an English philosopher, mathematician and architect who discovered the law of elasticity, now known as Hooke's law.
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(1635-1703)
Philosopher, Scholar, Mathematician, Architect, Illustrator, Astronomer, Physicist, Academic Author
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George Kelly
Criminal / 1895 - 1954
Bank robber, bootlegger and kidnapper George “Machine Gun” Kelly was sentenced to life in prison along with his wife, Kathryn Kelly, in 1933.
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(1895-1954)
Criminal
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M.I.A.
Singer / 1975 -
M.I.A. is a British singer known for albums such as Arular and Kaya and hit singles such as "Paper Planes" and "O...Saya."
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(1975-)
Singer
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Nelson Mandela
Civil Rights Activist, World Leader, Journalist / 1918 -
Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
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(1918-)
Civil Rights Activist, World Leader, Journalist
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Elizabeth McGovern
Actress / 1961 -
Elizabeth McGovern is an Academy Award-nominated actress known for playing Cora Crawley on the BBC series Downton Abbey.
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(1961-)
Actress
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Harriet Nelson
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1909 - 1994
As housewife and mother on the hit series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Harriet Nelson became one of television's best-loved characters during the 1950s.
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(1909-1994)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Clifford Odets
Activist, Theater Actor, Director, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1906 - 1963
Clifford Odets was the leading dramatist of the theater of social protest in the United States during the 1930s. He helped form the influential Group Theatre.
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(1906-1963)
Activist, Theater Actor, Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Rain Pryor
Activist, Actress, Comedian, Singer / 1969 -
The daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor is a multifaceted actress, singer, comedian and artistic director.
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(1969-)
Activist, Actress, Comedian, Singer
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Martha Reeves
Singer / 1941 -
Martha Reeves is an American pop and R&B singer best remembered as the lead singer of the group Martha and the Vandellas.
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(1941-)
Singer
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Red Skelton
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1913 - 1997
Son of a circus clown, Red Skelton was a radio and television comedian and host best known for his emotionally complex routines.
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(1913-1997)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Painter, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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Ian Stewart
Pianist / 1938 - 1985
Ian Stewart was one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, later serving as their road manager and pianist.
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(1938-1985)
Pianist
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Author / 1811 - 1863
William Makepeace Thackeray was a 19th-century novelist known for such works as Vanity Fair and Barry Lyndon.
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(1811-1863)
Author
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Hunter S. Thompson
Activist, Journalist, Author / 1937 - 2005
A counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist best known for writing 1971's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and creating "Gonzo journalism."
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(1937-2005)
Activist, Journalist, Author
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Wendy Williams
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1964 -
Wendy Williams is a radio DJ and TV talk show host known for her no-nonsense attitude and brash on-air personality.
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(1964-)
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host