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Mary Leakey
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Anthropologists
Mary Leakey
Anthropologist, Scientist / 1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey was a paleoanthropologist who, along with husband Louis, made several prominent scientific discoveries. Skull fossils found by the Leakeys advanced our understanding of human evolution.
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Branch Rickey
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Branch Rickey
Civil Rights Activist, Business Leader / 1881 - 1965
Branch Rickey was an innovative baseball executive known for his groundbreaking 1945 decision to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, thereby breaking the color barrier.
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Jenni Rivera
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Reality TV Stars
Jenni Rivera
Singer, Reality Television Star / 1969 - 2012
Jenni Rivera is best known for making hit albums singing in Spanish and producing several reality TV series featuring her family.
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Ralph Bunche
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- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Leos
- Famous People Named Ralph
Ralph Bunche
Diplomat / 1904 - 1971
Ralph Bunche was a U.S. diplomat, a key member of the United Nations for more than two decades, and the winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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Berenice Abbott
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- Famous Photographers
- Famous Artists
Berenice Abbott
Photographer / 1898 - 1991
Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her work with expatriates in Paris and of Depression New York City neighborhoods. -
Rube Foster
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- Famous Black Athletes
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Baseball Players
Rube Foster
Baseball Player / 1879 - 1930
Rube Foster was a baseball player and manager who organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African American players.
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