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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
World Leader / 1956 -
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is best known as the controversial sixth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, serving from 2005 to 2013.
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(1956-)
World Leader
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Jane Alexander
Environmental Activist, Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Philanthropist / 1939 -
Actress Jane Alexander won Emmy Awards for her roles in Playing for Time and Warm Springs. In 1992, she became chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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(1939-)
Environmental Activist, Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Philanthropist
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Levi Coffin
Activist / 1798 - 1877
Levi Coffin was an American abolitionist who assisted thousands of runaway slaves on their flight to freedom.
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(1798-1877)
Activist
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Auguste Escoffier
Chef / 1846 - 1935
French chef Auguste Escoffier reformed grande cuisine and made cooking a respected profession with his book, Le Guide Culinaire.
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(1846-1935)
Chef
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Dennis Franz
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1944 -
Dennis Franz is an award-winning actor best known for his role as Andy Sipowicz on TV's NYPD Blue.
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(1944-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Bill Gates
Entrepreneur / 1955 -
Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen and became one of the richest men in the world.
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(1955-)
Entrepreneur
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Justin Guarini
Songwriter, Singer, Television Personality / 1978 -
In 2002, musician Justin Guarani became a contestant on American Idol. He lost in the finals to Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of the talent search show.
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(1978-)
Songwriter, Singer, Television Personality
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Edith Head
Fashion Designer / 1897 - 1981
Edith Head was one of the most prolific costume designers in 20th century film, winning a record eight Academy Awards.
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(1897-1981)
Fashion Designer
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Bruce Jenner
Track and Field Athlete, Reality Television Star / 1949 -
One of the most beloved athletes of the 1970s, track athlete Bruce Jenner won a gold medal and set a world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Since then, he's appeared on the popular reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
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(1949-)
Track and Field Athlete, Reality Television Star
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Cleo Laine
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Television Personality / 1927 -
Dame Cleo Laine was a Grammy Award-winning British jazz vocalist as well as a stage actress. She was known as the "Queen of Jazz" in her singing prime.
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(1927-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Television Personality
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Frank Ocean
Songwriter, Singer / 1987 -
Frank Ocean is a singer-songwriter and member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future. He's best known for the albums nostalgia, ULTRA and channel ORANGE.
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(1987-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Brad Paisley
Songwriter, Singer / 1972 -
Brad Paisley is a Grammy-winner country singer/songwriter and member of the Grand Ole Opry's Hall of Fame.
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(1972-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Joaquin Phoenix
Film Actor / 1974 -
Joaquin Phoenix is an actor known for such films as Gladiator and Walk the Line, in which he played Johnny Cash.
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(1974-)
Film Actor
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Joan Plowright
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1929 -
Dame Joan Plowright is an English stage and film actress. She was married to Sir Laurence Olivier.
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(1929-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Annie Potts
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1952 -
Fondly remembered as the sassy secretary in Ghostbusters (1984), actress Annie Potts also appeared in Pretty in Pink.
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(1952-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Eliphalet Remington
Entrepreneur, Inventor / 1793 - 1861
Eliphalet Remington made his first flintlock rifle in 1816, and the business he started is still making guns today.
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(1793-1861)
Entrepreneur, Inventor
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Julia Roberts
Film Actress, Television Producer / 1967 -
Julia Roberts is an Academy Award-winning actress and one of the top box-office earners in Hollywood, known for such films as Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich.
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(1967-)
Film Actress, Television Producer
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Jonas Salk
Doctor, Scientist / 1914 - 1995
Jonas Salk was an American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.
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(1914-1995)
Doctor, Scientist
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Matt Smith
Actor / 1982 -
Matthew Robert Smith is a British actor best known for playing the lead role in the popular British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, produced by the BBC.
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(1982-)
Actor
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Evelyn Waugh
Educator, Artist, Journalist, Author / 1903 - 1966
English writer Evelyn Waugh is regarded by many as the most brilliant satirical novelist of his day. His works include The Loved One and Brideshead Revisited.
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(1903-1966)
Educator, Artist, Journalist, Author