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Hassan al-Banna
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Writer / 1906 - 1949
Egyptian Hassan al-Banna was the founder the Muslim Brotherhood, with goals of expelling the British from Egypt and re-establishing the Caliphate.
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(1906-1949)
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Writer
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Hannah Arendt
Philosopher, Academic Author / 1906 - 1975
Hannah Arendt gained much attention for her writings on totalitarianism and Jewish affairs after World War II.
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(1906-1975)
Philosopher, Academic Author
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Oscar Charleston
Baseball Player / 1896 - 1954
Oscar Charleston played in the Negro National League and later managed several teams. He’s considered one of the best players in the history of the league.
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(1896-1954)
Baseball Player
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E. E. Cummings
Poet / 1894 - 1962
The romantic and sensual poems of E. E. Cummings are as popular today as they were when he first wrote them in the first half of the 20th Century.
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(1894-1962)
Poet
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Eamon de Valera
World Leader / 1882 - 1975
Irish revolutionary Eamon de Valera (1882-1975) was the head of Sinn Féin, and the third president of an independent Ireland.
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(1882-1975)
World Leader
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W. Edwards Deming
Educator, Mathematician, Business Leader / 1900 - 1993
W. Edwards Deming was a statistician and business consultant whose methods help hasten Japan's recovery after WWII and beyond.
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(1900-1993)
Educator, Mathematician, Business Leader
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
General, U.S. President, Journalist / 1890 - 1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, promoted Atoms for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in order to ease Cold War tensions.
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(1890-1969)
General, U.S. President, Journalist
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Lillian Gish
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1893 - 1993
Lillian Gish was an actress regarded as one of silent cinema's finest.
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(1893-1993)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Floyd Landis
Cyclist / 1975 -
Cyclist Floyd Landis won the 2006 Tour de France. Urine tests later revealed that he was using performance-enhancing drugs, and he was banned from the sport for two years.
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(1975-)
Cyclist
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Ralph Lauren
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer / 1939 -
Ralph Lauren is an American clothing designer best known for his sportswear line, Polo Ralph Lauren, which is the centerpiece of his fashion empire.
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(1939-)
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer
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Bobby Joe Long
Serial Killer / 1953 -
Tampa Bay serial killer Bobby Joe Long confessed to killing 10 women, and raping more than 50, in the 1980s.
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(1953-)
Serial Killer
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Katherine Mansfield
Author / 1888 - 1923
Writer Katherine Mansfield is best known for creating the story collections Bliss and The Garden Party.
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(1888-1923)
Author
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Roger Moore
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Philanthropist / 1927 -
Roger Moore is a British actor best known for his role as James Bond in seven films from 1973-'85.
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(1927-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Philanthropist
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William Penn
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist / 1644 - 1718
William Penn was a Quaker religious leader who oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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(1644-1718)
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist
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Cliff Richard
Film Actor, Singer / 1940 -
Cliff Richard, once dubbed the British Elvis Presley, is a singer whose single “Move It” was the first great British rock-and-roll record.
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(1940-)
Film Actor, Singer
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Jim Rome
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host / 1964 -
Brash sports-talk personality Jim Rome has entertained fans and clashed with interview subjects while rising to fame as a radio and television host.
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(1964-)
Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host
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Mobutu Sésé Seko
World Leader / 1930 - 1997
Mobutu Sésé Seko was president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was also known as Zaire for much of his reign, from 1965 to 1997.
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(1930-1997)
World Leader
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Le Duc Tho
Political Leader / 1911 - 1990
Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese politician and co-recipient in 1973 (with Henry Kissinger) of the Nobel Prize for Peace, which he declined.
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(1911-1990)
Political Leader
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Usher
Television Actor, Entrepreneur, Singer / 1978 -
Usher is a successful American R&B and pop musician who began making music at age 15. His hit albums include My Way, Confessions and Looking 4 Myself.
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(1978-)
Television Actor, Entrepreneur, Singer
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J. Craig Venter
Entrepreneur, Biologist, Geneticist / 1946 -
J. Craig Venter is a scientist and businessperson whose gene-sequencing process led to a decoding of the human genome.
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(1946-)
Entrepreneur, Biologist, Geneticist
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Mia Wasikowska
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1989 -
Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress best known for her role on the HBO drama In Treatment.
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(1989-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Ben Whishaw
Actor / 1980 -
British actor Ben Whishaw is best known for playing Freddie Lyon on the television series The Hour and Q in the 2012 film Skyfall.
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(1980-)
Actor
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Benh Zeitlin
Director, Screenwriter / 1982 -
Benh Zeitlin is an American filmmaker best known for his critically-acclaimed 2012 film, Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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(1982-)
Director, Screenwriter