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Alex Haley
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- Famous Black Writers
- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Leos
Alex Haley
Journalist, Author / 1921 - 1992
Alex Haley was an American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African Americans.
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Chief Joseph
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- Wild West
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Born in 1840
Chief Joseph
1840 - 1904
Chief Joseph was a Nez Percé chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
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Kurt Cobain
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- The 27 Club
- Mysterious Deaths
- Famous Lefties
Kurt Cobain
Singer / 1967 - 1994
A talented, troubled grunge performer, Kurt Cobain became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s and committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994.
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Jacob Lawrence
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- Famous Black Artists
- Famous Academics
- Famous Virgoans
Jacob Lawrence
Academic, Painter / 1917 - 2000
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter, and the most widely acclaimed African-American artist of the 20th century. He is best known for his Migration Series.
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Carl Sagan
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Astronomers
- Famous Scientists
Carl Sagan
Astronomer / 1934 - 1996
Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known scientists during the 1970s and ‘80s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence and advocated for nuclear disarmament. -
August Wilson
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- Famous Black Writers
- Famous Taureans
- Famous People Named Wilson
August Wilson
Playwright / 1945 - 2005
Playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for his plays Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990).
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