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profile name: Kenneth Lay
profile occupation: Business Leader, White Collar Criminal
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profile name: Harry James
profile occupation: Songwriter, Conductor, Trumpet Player
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profile name: Ted Williams
profile occupation: Baseball Player, Coach
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profile name: Stamford Raffles
profile occupation: Political Leader
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profile name: Nicéphore Niépce
profile occupation: Inventor
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profile name: Henry Barnard
profile occupation: Educator, Judge, Editor
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