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Ezra Pound
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- Famous Poets
- Famous People Born in 1885
Ezra Pound
Journalist, Poet / 1885 - 1972
Poet Ezra Pond authored more than 70 books and promoted many other now-famous writers, including James Joyce and T.S. Eliot.
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Kwame Nkrumah
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Prime Ministers
- Famous People Born in 1909
Kwame Nkrumah
World Leader, Prime Minister / 1909 - 1972
Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast's independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana
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Alice Paul
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Women's Rights Activists
- Famous People Named Alice
Alice Paul
Women's Rights Activist / 1885 - 1977
Suffragette Alice Paul spent her life advocating women's rights. She was incarcerated several times, went on hunger strikes and picketed the White House. -
Noam Chomsky
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- Famous Linguists
- Famous Sagittarians
Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1928 -
Widely published Noam Chomsky helped shape modern linguistics, but became known for his politics when he criticized U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Doc Holliday
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- Fantastic Facial Hair
- The Doctor Is In
- Wild West
Doc Holliday
Criminal, Folk Hero / 1851 - 1887
Doc Holliday is a figure from the Old West, a gunman and a gambler who was part of the legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral.
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John Legend
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- Famous Black Entertainers
- Soul Train Guests
- Famous Capricorns
John Legend
Singer / 1978 -
Singer-songwriter John Legend's Grammy-Award winning debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, went platinum thanks in part to the hit single "Ordinary People."
profile name: Ezra Pound profile occupation: Journalist, Poet
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profile name: Alice Paul profile occupation: Women's Rights Activist
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profile name: Noam Chomsky profile occupation: Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist
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profile name: Kwame Nkrumah profile occupation: World Leader, Prime Minister
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profile name: Doc Holliday profile occupation: Criminal, Folk Hero
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profile name: John Legend profile occupation: Singer
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