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Donna Summer
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- Influential Female Musicians of the 1970s
- Soul Train Guests
- Musical Monikers
Donna Summer
Songwriter, Singer / 1948 - 2012
Donna Summer was a singer-songwriter who became the "Queen of Disco" in the 1970s with such hits as "Love to Love You Baby," "I Feel Love" and "Last Dance."
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John Jay
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- People with Animal Names
- Founding Fathers
- Famous Sagittarians
John Jay
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1745 - 1829
A Founding Father of the United States, John Jay established important judicial precedents as the first U.S. chief justice, including the Jay Treaty.
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John Deere
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Inventors
- Famous People Named John
John Deere
Entrepreneur, Inventor / 1804 - 1886
John Deere was an American inventor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment. In 1837, Deere started an eponymous company that went on to become an international powerhouse.
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Sandro Botticelli
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- Famous Painters
- Famous Artists
- Famous Italians
Sandro Botticelli
Painter / 1445 - 1510
Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance-era. He contributed to the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and painted the immortal The Birth of Venus.
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Lawrence Welk
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- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Conductors
- Famous Television Personalities
Lawrence Welk
Conductor, Television Personality / 1903 - 1992
Bandleader and TV performer Lawrence Welk’s TV program featured band music with vocalists, dancers, and instrumental soloists, and was a huge success.
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Tony Randall
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Name Changers
- Famous Pisceans
Tony Randall
Television Actor / 1920 - 2004
Tony Randall was an actor who played popular television character Felix Unger on the hit series The Odd Couple.
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