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Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court Justice / 1908 - 1999
Harry Blackmun was the 98th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, known for his landmark ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade.
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(1908-1999)
Supreme Court Justice
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Rubén Blades
Actor, Lawyer, Songwriter, Guitarist / 1948 -
Rubén Blades is an acclaimed Panamanian singer, musician and actor known for albums like Buscando America and hits like "Pedro Navaja."
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(1948-)
Actor, Lawyer, Songwriter, Guitarist
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William J. Brennan, Jr.
Supreme Court Justice / 1906 - 1997
William J. Brennan was an attorney who rose to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he served for 34 years.
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(1906-1997)
Supreme Court Justice
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Stephen Breyer
Judge / 1938 -
Stephen Breyer is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, having been nominated by President Bill Clinton.
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(1938-)
Judge
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Clive Davis
Business Leader, Music Producer / 1932 -
Music executive and producer Clive Davis has worked with Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson among others.
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(1932-)
Business Leader, Music Producer
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Felix Frankfurter
Educator, Scholar, Supreme Court Justice / 1882 - 1965
Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter was a noted law scholar, who was the high court's leading exponent of the doctrine of judicial self-restraint.
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(1882-1965)
Educator, Scholar, Supreme Court Justice
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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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Melville Fuller
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1833 - 1910
Melville Fuller was Chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1888-1910.
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(1833-1910)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Alberto R. Gonzales
Lawyer, Government Official / 1955 -
Lawyer, and former U.S. attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales made history in 2005 as the first Hispanic appointed U.S. attorney general.
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(1955-)
Lawyer, Government Official
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Lawyer, Military Leader, Governor, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1822 - 1893
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of the United States and oversaw the end of the rebuilding efforts of the Reconstruction.
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(1822-1893)
Lawyer, Military Leader, Governor, U.S. President, U.S. Representative
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Alger Hiss
Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official / 1904 - 1996
Alger Hiss was a U.S. State Department official who was accused of membership in a communist espionage ring.
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(1904-1996)
Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official
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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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Charles H. Houston
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1895 - 1950
Charles H. Houston was an attorney and vice-dean who worked in important civil rights cases, ultimately helping to end Jim Crow laws.
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(1895-1950)
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Elena Kagan
Educator, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Political Leader / 1960 -
First female politician,attorney to serve as solicitor general of the United States of America.
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(1960-)
Educator, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Political Leader
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Tim Kaine
Lawyer, Governor / 1958 -
Democrat Tim Kaine served as governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and is currently a member of the U.S. Senate.
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(1958-)
Lawyer, Governor
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Anthony Kennedy
Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Anthony Kennedy is an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court who was appointed by Ronald Reagan.
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(1936-)
Supreme Court Justice
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1980 -
A part of the famed American political dynasty, Joseph P. Kennedy became the latest member of his family to win public office in 2012. He won a seat to the U.S. House of Representatives, taking over for the retiring Barney Frank.
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(1980-)
Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Ralph Nader
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist / 1934 -
Attorney Ralph Nader is an auto-safety reformer and consumer advocate. He’s run for president several times, having been both a Democrat and Green Party member.
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(1934-)
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist
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Barack Obama
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1961 -
Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.
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(1961-)
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative
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Michelle Obama
Lawyer, U.S. First Lady / 1964 -
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker, as well as the wife of U.S. President Barack Obama and the 44th first lady.
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(1964-)
Lawyer, U.S. First Lady
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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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Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1907 - 1998
Lewis Powell was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.
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(1907-1998)
Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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Janet Reno
Lawyer / 1938 -
Janet Reno broke new ground in 1993 as the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, serving under President Bill Clinton.
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(1938-)
Lawyer
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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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Laurance Rockefeller
Environmental Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1910 - 2004
Venture capitalist and environmentalist Laurance Rockefeller founded the American Conservation Association and put conservationism on the American agenda.
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(1910-2004)
Environmental Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Mitt Romney
Governor / 1947 -
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election, losing to John McCain. He made another run for the presidency in 2012, but was defeated by President Barack Obama.
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(1947-)
Governor
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Antonin Scalia
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Antonin Scalia is best known as an Associate Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 1986 by Ronald Reagan.
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(1936-)
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Eliot Spitzer
U.S. Governor / 1959 -
Former governor Eliot Spitzer had a promising career until his frequent use of prostitutes was discovered, forcing him to resign.
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(1959-)
U.S. Governor
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Charles Sumner
U.S. Representative / 1811 - 1874
Charles Sumner was a U.S. Representative best known an anti-slavery advocate who authored the nation’s first civil rights legislation.
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(1811-1874)
U.S. Representative
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Bob Woodward
Journalist / 1943 -
Bob Woodward is an American journalist and author who reported on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. His coverage greatly contributed to the Post's 1973 Pulitzer Prize.
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(1943-)
Journalist