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John Lennon
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- The Beatles
- Famous Celebrity Couples
John Lennon
Songwriter, Singer / 1940 - 1980
John Lennon, pop star, composer, songwriter and recording artist, founded the Beatles, a band that impacted the music scene like no other before or since.
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Steve McQueen
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Lefties
Steve McQueen
Film Actor / 1930 - 1980
American film star Steve McQueen was one of the most popular and well-paid actors of the 1960s and ‘70s. He starred in films like The Great Escape, Bullit and The Getaway.
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Jesse Owens
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- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Black Athletes
- Famous Virgoans
Jesse Owens
Track and Field Athlete / 1913 - 1980
American track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. His long jump world record stood for 25 years.
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Alfred Hitchcock
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- Eerie Filmmakers
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
- Famous Leos
Alfred Hitchcock
Director, Producer, Television Personality, Screenwriter / 1899 - 1980
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense" for employing a kind of psychological suspense in his films, producing a distinct viewer experience.
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Jean Piaget
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Psychologists
- Famous Biologists
Jean Piaget
Psychologist, Biologist / 1896 - 1980
Psychologist Jean Piaget identified stages of mental development, called Schema, and established the fields of cognitive theory and developmental psychology.
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Colonel Harland Sanders
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Chefs
- Famous People Born in 1890
Colonel Harland Sanders
Entrepreneur, Chef / 1890 - 1980
Colonel Sanders is best known for creating a fried chicken recipe that would become the world's fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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