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Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Philosopher, Mathematician / 1718 - 1799
Maria Gaetana Agnesi is best known for writing the first book discussing integral and differential calculus.
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(1718-1799)
Philosopher, Mathematician
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Pierce Brosnan
Animal Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1953 -
Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is best known for his recurring role as British spy James Bond in the popular James Bond film series.
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(1953-)
Animal Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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Bob Edwards
Radio Talk Show Host / 1947 -
Bob Edwards is best known as the host of the long-running public radio news program Morning Edition, a post he held for close to 25 years.
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(1947-)
Radio Talk Show Host
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Henry Fonda
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1905 - 1982
Henry Fonda was an award-winning American actor best known for him film roles in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and On Golden Pond (1981).
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(1905-1982)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Megan Fox
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model / 1986 -
Megan Fox is an starred in the first two blockbuster Transformers films. She is consistently ranked with the hottest up-and-coming young actresses.
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(1986-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model
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Tracey Gold
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1969 -
Tracey Gold is an actress who shot to stardom in the 1980s on the hit TV show Growing Pains.
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(1969-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Charles Melville Hays
Entrepreneur / 1856 - 1912
Charles Melville Hays was president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and a victim of the Titanic disaster of 1912.
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(1856-1912)
Entrepreneur
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Woody Herman
Songwriter, Conductor, Saxophonist, Singer / 1913 - 1987
Woody Herman was a clarinetist, saxophonist, singer and leader of one of the most popular big bands in jazz.
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(1913-1987)
Songwriter, Conductor, Saxophonist, Singer
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H. H. Holmes
Serial Killer / 1861 - 1896
H.H. Holmes was the alias of one of America's first serial killers. During the 1893 Columbian Exposition, he lured victims into his elaborate "murder castle."
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(1861-1896)
Serial Killer
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Janet Jackson
Dancer, Producer, Singer / 1966 -
The younger sister of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson is one of the best-selling artists in contemporary history. Her albums include Control and Rhythym Nation.
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(1966-)
Dancer, Producer, Singer
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Olga Korbut
Gymnast / 1955 -
Gymnast Olga Korbut represented the U.S.S.R. in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, winning several gold and silver medals for the Soviet team.
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(1955-)
Gymnast
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Liberace
Pianist / 1919 - 1987
Liberace was a flamboyant pianist who twice had his own TV show and frequently performed in Las Vegas.
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(1919-1987)
Pianist
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Billy Martin
Coach / 1928 - 1989
Billy Martin is best known for his successful professional baseball managerial career, which often included conflict with ownership.
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(1928-1989)
Coach
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Élie Metchnikoff
Biologist, Zoologist / 1845 - 1916
Russian zoologist and microbiologist Élie Metchnikoff received a Nobel Prize for his discovery of phagocytosis, amoeba-like cells engulfing foreign bodies.
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(1845-1916)
Biologist, Zoologist
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Krist Novoselic
Bassist, Songwriter / 1965 -
As the bassist of the grunge band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic was a part of the music revolution that brought alternative rock to the mainstream.
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(1965-)
Bassist, Songwriter
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Adrienne Rich
Scholar, Academic Author, Journalist, Poet / 1929 - 2012
Adrienne Rich is a U.S. poet, scholar and critic whose work exhibits her commitment to the women's movement and a lesbian/feminist aesthetic influence.
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(1929-2012)
Scholar, Academic Author, Journalist, Poet
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Juan Rulfo
Author / 1918 - 1986
Mexican writer John Rulfo is considered one of the finest novelists and short-story creators in 20th-century Latin America.
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(1918-1986)
Author
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William Seward
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1801 - 1872
William Seward was a New York governor and U.S. senator before serving as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1801-1872)
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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Tori Spelling
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1973 -
Tori Spelling is an actress who has appeared on TV and in films, notably on the TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
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(1973-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Studs Terkel
Radio Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1912 - 2008
Studs Terkel was a Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian who compiled books of interviews with everyday people.
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(1912-2008)
Radio Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Laura Wheeler Waring
Educator, Painter / 1887 - 1948
Laura Wheeler Waring was an African-American painter who founded and taught in the art and music departments at Cheyney University.
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(1887-1948)
Educator, Painter
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Mare Winningham
Actress / 1959 -
A versatile performer, actress Mare Winningham has won raves for such films as 1994's Georgia and such television work as 2011's Mildred Pierce.
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(1959-)
Actress