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profile name: Jean Harris
profile occupation: Educator, Murderer
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profile name: Sarah Moore Grimké
profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist
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profile name: George Catlin
profile occupation: Painter, Journalist
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profile name: Victor Borge
profile occupation: Comedian, Pianist
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profile name: Oscar Peterson
profile occupation: Pianist
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profile name: Gerard Kuiper
profile occupation: Educator, Astronomer
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