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Paul Anka
Film Actor, Television Actor, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1941 -
One of the biggest classic pop performers, Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka moved from teen heartthrob to adult artist with a slew of hits.
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(1941-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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William Atherton
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1947 -
William Atherton is an American actor known for playing heavies in films like Ghostbusters and Die Hard.
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(1947-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Peter Bogdanovich
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1939 -
American film historian, author and director Peter Bogdanovich is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film, The Last Picture Show (1971).
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(1939-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Film Critic, Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter
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Emily Brontë
Writer / 1818 - 1848
Emily Brontë is best known for authoring the novel Wuthering Heights. She was the sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, also famous authors.
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(1818-1848)
Writer
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Alton Brown
Chef, Television Personality, Writer / 1962 -
Alton Brown is best known as a celebrity chef, best-selling author and award-winning Food Network star.
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(1962-)
Chef, Television Personality, Writer
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Laurence Fishburne
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1961 -
Actor Laurence Fishburne has appeared in Boyz N The Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It? (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) and The Matrix.
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(1961-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Henry Ford
Entrepreneur / 1863 - 1947
One of America's foremost industrialists, Henry Ford revolutionized assembly-line modes of production for the automobile.
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(1863-1947)
Entrepreneur
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Vivica Fox
Film Actress, Television Actress, Reality Television Star / 1964 -
Vivica Fox is an African-American film and television actress. She got her start in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and is known for her role in the film Soul Food.
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(1964-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Reality Television Star
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Buddy Guy
Guitarist, Singer / 1936 -
Blues musician Buddy Guy made a guitar at the age of 13 and taught himself to play. He recorded hits for the Chess label in the 1960s.
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(1936-)
Guitarist, Singer
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Lisa Kudrow
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1963 -
Lisa Kudrow is an actress chiefly known for playing the role of Phoebe on the sitcom Friends.
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(1963-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Misty May-Treanor
Athlete / 1977 -
Misty May-Treanor is a professional beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She is the longtime competitive partner of Kerri Walsh-Jennings.
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(1977-)
Athlete
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Christopher Nolan
Director, Screenwriter / 1970 -
Christopher Nolan is an innovative film director and screenwriter who's helmed several early 21st century megahits, including Memento, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.
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(1970-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Joe Nuxhall
Baseball Player, Radio Personality / 1928 - 2007
Baseball player Joe Nuxhall made his Major League debut as a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 15, the youngest to play in the modern MLB era.
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(1928-2007)
Baseball Player, Radio Personality
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C. Northcote Parkinson
Educator, Historian, Academic Author / 1909 - 1993
Author Cyril Northcote Parkinson is a British historian. He has written a number of books, but is best known for 1955’s Parkinson’s Law.
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(1909-1993)
Educator, Historian, Academic Author
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Betye Saar
Artist / 1926 -
Betye Saar is best known for her art work that critiques American racism toward blacks.
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(1926-)
Artist
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Film Actor, Governor / 1947 -
Arnold Schwarzenegger first gained fame as a body builder, using that as a launching point to become a huge Hollywood star and, later, the governor of California.
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(1947-)
Film Actor, Governor
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Hope Solo
Soccer Player / 1981 -
Goalkeeper Hope Solo helped the U.S. Women's Soccer Team win gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She also appeared on Dancing with the Stars in 2011.
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(1981-)
Soccer Player