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Rowan Atkinson
Actor, Comedian / 1955 -
Comic actor and writer Rowan Atkinson starred on the TV series Not the Nine O'clock News and Blackadder. He is best known for his infamous role as Mr. Bean in the television series and 1997 feature film of the same name.
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(1955-)
Actor, Comedian
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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
Prime Minister / 1899 - 1959
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was the fourth prime minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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(1899-1959)
Prime Minister
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Murderer, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1928 - 1979
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, president and prime minister of Pakistan in the 1970s and father to Benazir Bhutto, founded the Pakistan People’s Party and was executed.
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(1928-1979)
Murderer, World Leader, Prime Minister
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Tony Blair
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, Prime Minister / 1953 -
Tony Blair was leader of the British Labour Party from 1994 to 2007, and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
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(1953-)
Environmental Activist, Lawyer, Prime Minister
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Bill Clinton
U.S. President, U.S. Governor / 1946 -
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, and the second to be impeached. He oversaw the country's longest peacetime economic expansion.
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(1946-)
U.S. President, U.S. Governor
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Chelsea Clinton
Business Leader / 1980 -
Chelsea Clinton is a media correspondent and activist who is the daughter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton.
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(1980-)
Business Leader
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John Donne
Poet / 1572 - 1631
John Donne, leading English poet of the Metaphysical school, is often considered the greatest loved poet in the English language.
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(1572-1631)
Poet
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Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister / 1917 - 1984
Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister.
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(1917-1984)
Prime Minister
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John Locke
Philosopher / 1632 - 1704
English philosopher John Locke's works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism.
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(1632-1704)
Philosopher
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V.S. Naipaul
Journalist, Author / 1932 -
Sir V.S. Naipaul is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indian descent known for his novels set in developing countries. He won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for his novel, Half a Life.
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(1932-)
Journalist, Author
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Lester B. Pearson
Diplomat, Prime Minister / 1897 - 1972
Lester Pearson was a diplomat and the prime minster of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
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(1897-1972)
Diplomat, Prime Minister
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William Penn
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist / 1644 - 1718
William Penn was a Quaker religious leader who oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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(1644-1718)
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist
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Byron R. White
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1917 - 2002
President John F. Kennedy appointed Byron R. White deputy U.S. attorney general in 1961. A year later White was appointed to the Supreme Court where he served until 1993.
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(1917-2002)
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Tony Richardson
Director / 1928 - 1991
Tony Richardson was a director of stage plays and films who is known for such projects as Look Back in Anger and Tom Jones.
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(1928-1991)
Director
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Activist, Political Leader / 1945 -
Aung San Suu Kyi is an opposition leader in her home country of Myanmar and the winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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(1945-)
Activist, Political Leader
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Dr. Seuss
Illustrator, Author / 1904 - 1991
Throughout his career, cartoonist and writer Dr. Seuss published 60 children's books, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
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(1904-1991)
Illustrator, Author
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Peter Singer
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author / 1946 -
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher whose work in applied ethics has led to controversial views on abortion, animal liberation and infanticide.
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(1946-)
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author
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Adam Smith
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Economist, Political Scientist, Journalist / 1723 - 1790
Scottish social philosopher and political economist Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations and achieved the first comprehensive system of political economy.
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(1723-1790)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Economist, Political Scientist, Journalist
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Leopold Stokowski
Conductor, Pianist / 1882 - 1977
Leopold Stokowski was a composer and organist whose strong advocacy of new music did much to broaden American musical taste.
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(1882-1977)
Conductor, Pianist
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Jonathan Swift
Writer / 1667 - 1745
Jonathan Swift was an Irish author and satirist. Best known for writing Gulliver's Travels, he was dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
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(1667-1745)
Writer
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Eric Williams
Prime Minister / 1911 - 1981
Eric Williams formed the People's National Movement for an independent Trinidad and Tobago, and served as that country's first prime minister.
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(1911-1981)
Prime Minister