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Alexander the Great
King / 356 - 323
Alexander the Great was the King of Macedonia. During his leadership he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire.
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(356-323)
King
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Gisele Bündchen
Model / 1980 -
Brazilian-born beauty Gisele Bündchen is a top fashion model, and the wife of professional football player Tom Brady.
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(1980-)
Model
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Judy Chicago
Educator, Women's Rights Activist, Artist, Journalist / 1939 -
Judy Chicago is an American artist, educator and writer, and a leading figure in feminist art. She received critical acclaim in the 1970s for her art project "The Dinner Party."
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(1939-)
Educator, Women's Rights Activist, Artist, Journalist
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Chris Cornell
Songwriter, Singer / 1964 -
In the mid 1980s, musician Chris Cornell formed the band Soundgarden which became one the most successful bands of the 1990s and a forerunner of Seattle grunge.
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(1964-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Larry Craig
U.S. Governor / 1945 -
Larry Craig was a U.S. senator from Idaho who was involved in drug and sex scandals, announced his resignation, then quickly recanted.
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(1945-)
U.S. Governor
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Omar Epps
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1973 -
Actor Omar Epps is best known as Dr. Eric Foreman on the TV show House, but his first role was in the film Juice opposite Tupac Shakur.
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(1973-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Tim Ferriss
Blogger, Journalist / 1977 -
Tim Ferriss is an author, blogger and motivational speaker known for his books The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body.
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(1977-)
Blogger, Journalist
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Edmund Hillary
Athlete, Explorer, Philanthropist / 1919 - 2008
20th century explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the peak of Mt. Everest along with fellow climber Tenzing Norgay.
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(1919-2008)
Athlete, Explorer, Philanthropist
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Josh Holloway
Film Actor, Television Actor, Model / 1969 -
Josh Holloway was cast as James "Sawyer" Ford in the ABC series, Lost, which follows the stranded survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious tropical island.
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(1969-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Model
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Anne Hutchinson
Political Leader, Religious Leader / 1591 - 1643
Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan woman who spread her own interpretations of the Bible, leading to the Antinomian Controversy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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(1591-1643)
Political Leader, Religious Leader
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George II
King / 1890 - 1947
George II was the king of Greece twice, from 1922 to 1924 and 1935 to 1947. Ioannis Metaxas seized power in 1936, claiming communists threatened Greece.
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(1890-1947)
King
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Terri Irwin
Activist, Zoologist, Television Personality, Television Producer, Journalist / 1964 -
Naturalist Terri Irwin is well-known as the widow of wildlife expert Steve Irwin. The couple co-hosted the Animal Planet show The Crocodile Hunter.
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(1964-)
Activist, Zoologist, Television Personality, Television Producer, Journalist
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Laura Keene
Theater Actress / 1826 - 1873
In addition to her successful career as an actress, Laura Keene became the first female theater manager. She witnessed Lincoln’s assassination.
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(1826-1873)
Theater Actress
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Billy Mays
Television Personality / 1958 - 2009
Billy Mays is best known for his enthusiastic infomercials, pitching products like Orange Glo and Oxiclean.
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(1958-2009)
Television Personality
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Cormac McCarthy
Author, Playwright / 1933 -
Cormac McCarthy is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist best known for his Border Trilogy, including All the Pretty Horses.
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(1933-)
Author, Playwright
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Barbara Mikulski
U.S. Representative / 1936 -
For three decades, Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland has served in the U.S. Congress and been a strong supporter of women's issues.
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(1936-)
U.S. Representative
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László Moholy-Nagy
Educator, Painter, Photographer, Publisher / 1895 - 1946
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter, photographer and art teacher who took charge of the metal workshop of the Bauhaus.
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(1895-1946)
Educator, Painter, Photographer, Publisher
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Sandra Oh
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1971 -
Sandra Oh is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on the hit television series Grey's Anatomy.
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(1971-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Petrarch
Philosopher, Poet / 1304 - 1374
Petrarch was an Italian scholar, poet and Renaissance humanist whose writings are best known for creating the model for the modern Italian language.
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(1304-1374)
Philosopher, Poet
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Diana Rigg
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Pin-up, Television Personality, Journalist / 1938 -
Dame Diana Rigg belonged to the Royal Shakespeare Company, played Emma Peel on the 1960s British spy show The Avengers, and was a James Bond girl.
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(1938-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Pin-up, Television Personality, Journalist
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Carlos Santana
Guitarist / 1947 -
Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana is leader of Santana, a band whose music uniquely blends Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa, and African rhythms.
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(1947-)
Guitarist
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Stephen Strasburg
Baseball Player / 1988 -
Stephen Strasburg drew close media scrutiny as the first pick in Major League Baseball's 2009 draft.
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(1988-)
Baseball Player
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Natalie Wood
Film Actress / 1938 - 1981
Actress Natalie Wood starred in the films Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean and in West Side Story as Maria. She drowned during a boating trip in 1981.
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(1938-1981)
Film Actress