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Mahatma Gandhi
- In these groups:
- Oscar-Winning Portrayals
- Famous Libras
- Famous Antiwar Activists
Mahatma Gandhi
Anti-War Activist / 1869 - 1948
Mahatmas Gandhi was the primary leader of India's independence movement and also the architect of a form of civil disobedience that would influence the world.
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Granville T. Woods
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Elementals
- Famous Taureans
Granville T. Woods
Inventor / 1856 - 1910
Known as "Black Edison," Granville Woods was an African-American inventor who made key contributions to the development of the telephone, street car and more.
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Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross
Folk Hero / 1752 - 1836
According to legend, Betsy Ross made the first American flag. Despite a lack of credible evidence to support this, she remains an icon of American history.
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Coretta Scott King
- In these groups:
- African-American Biopics
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Black Activists
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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Orville Wright
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- The Wright Brothers
- Famous Leos
- Famous Inventors
Orville Wright
Inventor / 1871 - 1948
Orville Wright is best known for inventing the airplane with his brother, Wilbur.
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Ferdinand Porsche
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Inventors
- Famous Engineers
Ferdinand Porsche
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor / 1875 - 1951
Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche car company in 1931. In the early 1920s, he oversaw the development of the Mercedes compressor car, and later developed the first designs of the Volkswagen car with his son, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche.
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profile name: Betsy Ross profile occupation: Folk Hero
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profile name: Coretta Scott King profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer
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profile name: Granville T. Woods profile occupation: Inventor
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profile name: Orville Wright profile occupation: Inventor
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profile name: Ferdinand Porsche profile occupation: Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor
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