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Wayne Brady
Television Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1972 -
Wayne Brady is a comedian and actor known for his work on TV's Whose Line Is It Anyhow, The Wayne Brady Show and Don't Forget the Lyrics.
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(1972-)
Television Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host
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Dana Carvey
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Talk Show Host / 1955 -
Dana Carvey is an Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian who was a cast member of Saturday Night Live and played "Garth" in the film Wayne's World.
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(1955-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Talk Show Host
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Kenneth Chenault
Business Leader / 1951 -
American businessman Kenneth Chenault was one of the first African Americans to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 firm, the American Express Company.
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(1951-)
Business Leader
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Marquis de Sade
Philosopher, Criminal, Author / 1740 - 1814
Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat and philosopher who became notorious for acts of sexual cruelty in his writings as well as in his own life.
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(1740-1814)
Philosopher, Criminal, Author
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Lasse Hallström
Director / 1946 -
Director Lasse Hallström directed a number of music videos for ABBA before moving to television and film. His best-known movies include My Life as a Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules.
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(1946-)
Director
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Marvin Hamlisch
Songwriter / 1944 - 2012
Marvin Hamlisch composed more than 40 motion picture scores throughout his career, including 1973's "The Way We Were" and 1975's "A Chorus Line." He is also known for his musical adaptation for 1973's The Sting, and work on such films as Sophie's Choice and Ordinary People.
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(1944-2012)
Songwriter
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Thomas Hardy
Author, Poet / 1840 - 1928
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet who set his work--including The Return of the Native and Far from the Madding Crowd--in the semi-fictionalized county of Wessex.
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(1840-1928)
Author, Poet
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John Hope
Educator, Civil Rights Activist / 1868 - 1936
John Hope was an educator and advocate of advanced liberal-arts instruction for blacks and was one of the founders of the Niagara Movement.
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(1868-1936)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist
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Hedda Hopper
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1890 - 1966
Hedda Hopper, a woman with amazing hats, was an American gossip columnists during the first half of the 1900s. She was also an actress and radio personality.
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(1890-1966)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Jerry Mathers
Television Actor / 1948 -
Former child star Jerry Mathers is best known for playing the role of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver from 1957-1963 on the series Leave It to Beaver.
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(1948-)
Television Actor
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Milo O'Shea
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1926 - 2013
Milo O'Shea was an Irish actor known for starring on the BBC sitcom Me Mammy and in Staircase, Broadway's first serious depiction of homosexual men.
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(1926-2013)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Zachary Quinto
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1977 -
Zachary Quinto starred as the main villain on the popular supernatural television show Heroes, and has played Spock in J.J. Abrams's rebooted Star Trek film series.
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(1977-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Charles Sifford
Golfer / 1922 -
Charles Sifford is an African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate golf by becoming the first black athlete to compete on the PGA Tour.
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(1922-)
Golfer
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Helen Taft
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady / 1861 - 1943
Helen Taft was a schoolteacher, political adviser and U.S. First Lady who was the wife of President William Howard Taft.
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(1861-1943)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady
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Martha Washington
U.S. First Lady / 1731 - 1802
As the original U.S. first lady, Martha Washington set many of the standards and customs that came to be observed by future president's wives.
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(1731-1802)
U.S. First Lady
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Charlie Watts
Drummer / 1941 -
Charlie Watts is best known for playing drums as part of the famed rock 'n' roll group the Rolling Stones. He is also a noted jazz musician.
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(1941-)
Drummer
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Cornel West
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, Academic Author / 1953 -
Cornel West is a scholar of African American studies, and political activist. He published Race Matters in 1993 and appeared in the Matrix sequels.
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(1953-)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, Academic Author
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Dorothy West
Editor, Author / 1907 - 1998
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
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(1907-1998)
Editor, Author