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Samuel Adams
Political Leader / 1722 - 1803
American Revolutionary Samuel Adams organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
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(1722-1803)
Political Leader
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Michael Crichton
Director, Producer, Doctor, Television Producer, Author / 1942 - 2008
Michael Crichton was an American author best known for his sci-fi and medical thrillers. The movie based on his book, Jurassic Park, was one of the highest-grossing films in history.
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(1942-2008)
Director, Producer, Doctor, Television Producer, Author
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Barney Frank
U.S. Representative / 1940 -
Barney Frank is the first U.S. Congressman to voluntarily announce his homosexuality. He is also known for his work on the 2008 American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act.
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(1940-)
U.S. Representative
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Al Franken
Television Actor, Comedian, U.S. Representative, Radio Talk Show Host, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1951 -
Al Franken is the junior senator of Minnesota who first gained notice as a comedian and political satirist during his long tenure on Saturday Night Live.
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(1951-)
Television Actor, Comedian, U.S. Representative, Radio Talk Show Host, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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Merrick Garland
Lawyer, Judge / 1952 -
Merrick Garland is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals. He supervised the prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombing and Unibomber case.
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(1952-)
Lawyer, Judge
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William Randolph Hearst
Business Leader, Publisher / 1863 - 1951
William Randolph Hearst is best known for publishing the largest chain of American newspapers in the late 19th century, and particularly for sensational "yellow journalism."
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(1863-1951)
Business Leader, Publisher
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Supreme Court Justice / 1841 - 1935
Civil War veteran Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931. He was considered an expert on the Common Law.
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(1841-1935)
Supreme Court Justice
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John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1917 - 1963
John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963.
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(1917-1963)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. President, U.S. Representative
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Ted Kennedy
U.S. Representative / 1932 - 2009
Known as the “Lion of the Senate,” Democrat Ted Kennedy was a staunch liberal who was elected to Congress 9 times, spearheading many legislative reforms.
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(1932-2009)
U.S. Representative
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Robert Lowell
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Poet / 1917 - 1977
Robert Lowell is the founder of the confessional poetry movement which emphasizes the intimate and often unflattering details about the poet's personal life.
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(1917-1977)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Poet
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Cotton Mather
Minister, Theologian, Journalist / 1663 - 1728
Cotton Mather was a Puritan minister in Boston, Massachusetts during the Colonial-era. Mather was an adviser to judges during the Salem witch trials.
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(1663-1728)
Minister, Theologian, Journalist
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Howard Nemerov
Educator, Author, Poet / 1920 - 1991
Twice appointed the United States' poet laureate, Howard Nemerov was a writer with wit and illuminating irony.
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(1920-1991)
Educator, Author, Poet
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Deval Patrick
Legal Professional, Governor / 1956 -
Deval Patrick is governor of Massachusetts and the former U.S. assistant attorney general of civil rights.
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(1956-)
Legal Professional, Governor
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Tom Ridge
Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official / 1945 -
Tom Ridge is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005).
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(1945-)
Governor, U.S. Representative, Government Official
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John Roberts
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1955 -
John Roberts became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after he was nominated by George W. Bush in 2005.
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(1955-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Theodore Roosevelt
Environmental Activist, Warrior, Governor, U.S. President / 1858 - 1919
A New York governor who became the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt is remembered for his foreign policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation.
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(1858-1919)
Environmental Activist, Warrior, Governor, U.S. President