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Tichina Arnold
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1971 -
Tichina Arnold is best known for portraying Pam James, opposite Martin Lawrence, on the sitcom Martin and Rochelle on the show Everybody Hates Chris.
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(1971-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer
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Kathy Bates
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1948 -
Award-winning actress Kathy Bates starred as a deranged fan opposite James Caan in Misery, and as a comically emancipated housewife in Fried Green Tomatoes.
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(1948-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Mel Brooks
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1926 -
Mel Brooks is an iconic filmmaker known for comedies like The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, among other works.
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(1926-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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John Cusack
Film Actor / 1966 -
Actor John Cusack’s quirky humor earned him roles in many 1980s films, including The Sure Thing and Say Anything. In 1990, he won his first grown-up role in The Grifters.
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(1966-)
Film Actor
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John Elway
Football Player, Entrepreneur / 1960 -
During his 14-year career as a quarterback with the Denver Broncos, athlete John Elway passed for more than 50,000 yards and 300 touchdowns.
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(1960-)
Football Player, Entrepreneur
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Henry VIII
Political Leader, King / 1491 - 1547
Henry VIII, king of England, was famously married six times and played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation.
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(1491-1547)
Political Leader, King
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Pat Morita
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1932 - 2005
Japanese-American actor Pat Morita became a beloved pop culture figure with his turn as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid movies.
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(1932-2005)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Elon Musk
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Explorer, Inventor / 1971 -
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur known for co-founding Tesla Motors, X.com—which later became PayPal—and SpaceX, the last of which launched a landmark commercial spacecraft on May 22, 2012.
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(1971-)
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Explorer, Inventor
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Kellie Pickler
Singer, Reality Television Star / 1986 -
Singer Kellie Pickler appeared on American Idol in 2006 and has since released several hit country albums, including Small Town Girl and 100 Proof.
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(1986-)
Singer, Reality Television Star
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Luigi Pirandello
Author, Playwright / 1867 - 1936
Luigi Pirandello was a playwright, novelist and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934.
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(1867-1936)
Author, Playwright
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Gilda Radner
Television Actress, Comedian / 1946 - 1989
Gilda Radner was an award-winning actress and comedian known for her work on Saturday Night Live. She was married to fellow comedian Gene Wilder.
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(1946-1989)
Television Actress, Comedian
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Richard Rodgers
Songwriter, Singer / 1902 - 1979
From The Sound of Music to Oklahoma! to South Pacific, Richard Rodgers helped change the face of Broadway musicals, giving them stories and making them both memorable and "hum-able."
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(1902-1979)
Songwriter, Singer
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher, Songwriter / 1712 - 1778
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is best known as an influential 18th-century philosopher who wrote the acclaimed work A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences.
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(1712-1778)
Philosopher, Songwriter
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Rubens
Painter / 1577 - 1640
Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter who is best known for his religious and mythological compositions, with an emphasis on sensuality.
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(1577-1640)
Painter
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Muhammad Yunus
Economist / 1940 -
Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank, which provides poor Bangladeshis with micro loans and credit.
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(1940-)
Economist