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  • Wilt Chamberlain

    Wilt Chamberlain

    Basketball Player / 1936 - 1999

    Wilt Chamberlain was the first NBA player to score more than 30,000 cumulative points over his career, and the first and only player to score 100 points in a single game.

    (1936-1999)
    Basketball Player
  • Alexander Crummell

    Alexander Crummell

    Educator, Scholar, Civil Rights Activist / 1819 - 1898

    Alexander Crummell was an African-American scholar, abolitionist, and Episcopalian minister. He founded the American Negro Academy.
    (1819-1898)
    Educator, Scholar, Civil Rights Activist
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  • John Denver

    John Denver

    Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1943 - 1997

    John Denver was one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the 1970s. His hits include "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Thank God I'm a Country Boy."

    (1943-1997)
    Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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  • Anatole France

    Anatole France

    Philosopher, Literary Critic, Author / 1844 - 1924

    Anatole France was a French writer of satire and fantasy. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921.
    (1844-1924)
    Philosopher, Literary Critic, Author
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  • Sonja Henie

    Sonja Henie

    Film Actress, Ice Skater / 1912 - 1969

    Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater who won three Olympic gold medals. After retiring from skating, she acted in Hollywood films like The Thin Ice.

    (1912-1969)
    Film Actress, Ice Skater
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  • René Lacoste

    René Lacoste

    Tennis Player, Business Leader, Fashion Designer / 1904 - 1996

    Member of the legendary Four Musketeers of French tennis, Renee Lacoste also invented the metal tennis racket and was founder of the Lacoste line of sportswear.

    (1904-1996)
    Tennis Player, Business Leader, Fashion Designer
  • Robert E. Lee

    Robert E. Lee

    General / 1807 - 1870

    Robert E. Lee was the leading Confederate General during the U.S. Civil War and has been venerated as a heroic figure in the South.

    (1807-1870)
    General
  • Meriwether Lewis

    Meriwether Lewis

    Explorer / 1774 - 1809

    Meriwether Lewis teamed up with William Clark to form the historic expedition pairing Lewis and Clark, who together explored the lands west of the Mississippi.
    (1774-1809)
    Explorer
  • Percival Lowell

    Percival Lowell

    Academic, Astronomer / 1855 - 1916

    Astronomer Percival Lowell is best known for his speculations of life on Mars and for influencing the naming of Pluto, chosen in part based on his initials.
    (1855-1916)
    Academic, Astronomer
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  • Bernarr MacFadden

    Bernarr MacFadden

    Activist, Writer / 1868 - 1955

    Bernarr MacFadden was a well known physical culturist, and became the preeminent advocate for healthy living and exercise.

    (1868-1955)
    Activist, Writer
  • Maximilian II

    Maximilian II

    Religious Leader, Emperor / 1527 - 1576

    Maximilian II was Holy Roman emperor from 1564. His rule marked an interval of peace between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Germany during the Reformation.
    (1527-1576)
    Religious Leader, Emperor
  • Tom Mix

    Tom Mix

    Film Actor, Police Officer / 1880 - 1940

    Tom Mix was an America actor, producer and director and one of the most famous silent film cowboys.

    (1880-1940)
    Film Actor, Police Officer
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