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profile name: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
profile occupation: Activist, Author, Poet
profile id: 37154
profile name: José de San Martín
profile occupation: Military Leader, Political Leader
profile id: 259025
profile name: Vivian Vance
profile occupation: Film Actress, Television Actress
profile id: 9195451
profile name: Pearl Bailey
profile occupation: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer, Journalist
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profile name: Frederick II
profile occupation: King
profile id: 9309681
profile name: Ira Gershwin
profile occupation: Songwriter
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