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Judd Apatow
Comedian, Filmmaker, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1967 -
Judd Apatow is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, producer and director known for films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and This Is 40.
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(1967-)
Comedian, Filmmaker, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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Werner Arber
Biologist / 1929 -
Werner Arber is a microbiologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1978 for his work in molecular genetics.
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(1929-)
Biologist
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Dorothy Arzner
Director / 1897 - 1979
Dorothy Arzner was a pioneer in the film industry, becoming one of the first women directors of feature films and the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America.
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(1897-1979)
Director
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Robert Ballard
Archaeologist / 1942 -
Deep-sea archaeologist and oceanographer Robert Ballard is best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985.
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(1942-)
Archaeologist
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John Carpenter
Filmmaker, Screenwriter / 1948 -
A master of horror, John Carpenter created the 1978 thriller hit Halloween, which has inspired and influenced countless other filmmakers.
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(1948-)
Filmmaker, Screenwriter
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James Coburn
Actor / 1928 - 2002
James Coburn was a prolific Oscar-winning film and TV actor known for projects like Our Man Flint and Affliction.
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(1928-2002)
Actor
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Jackie Coogan
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1914 - 1984
Actor Jackie Coogan played Charlie Chaplin's sidekick in the silent film The Kid and Uncle Fester on the TV sitcom The Addams Family.
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(1914-1984)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Cynthia Cooper
Basketball Player, Coach / 1963 -
Cynthia Cooper is a former player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), an Olympic champion and currently coaches the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.
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(1963-)
Basketball Player, Coach
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Laura Dern
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Television Producer / 1967 -
Actor, director and writer Laura Dern, daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, has played everything from willowy ingénues to drug-addicted washouts. She's known for starring in Jurassic Park, and for co-producing and starring on the series Enlightened.
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(1967-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Television Producer
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America Ferrera
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1984 -
America Ferrera is a Honduran-American actress best known for her title role in the hit television series Ugly Betty.
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(1984-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Frank Gehry
Architect / 1929 -
Frank Gehry is a Canadian-American architect known for postmodern designs, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
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(1929-)
Architect
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Frank Gifford
Football Player, Television Personality / 1930 -
Football player Frank Gifford played receiver and running back for the New York Giants. He made a second career out of sports broadcasting on TV and radio.
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(1930-)
Football Player, Television Personality
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Lionel Hampton
Musician / 1908 - 2002
Lionel Hampton was a jazz musician and bandleader, known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer.
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(1908-2002)
Musician
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Dexter Holland
Musician / 1965 -
Dexter Holland is the lead singer of the punk band The Offspring.
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(1965-)
Musician
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Ron Howard
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Personality / 1954 -
Ron Howard is best known for his roles on the shows Happy Days and The Andy Griffith Show, and as the director for films, including A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
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(1954-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Personality
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Diane Keaton
Film Actress / 1946 -
Diane Keaton is an Oscar-winning actress who earned early acclaim for her work in several Woody Allen films and her dramatic work in The Godfather series.
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(1946-)
Film Actress
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Michael Landon
Television Actor / 1936 - 1991
Michael Landon was an American actor, writer, director and producer known for his roles in I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie.
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(1936-1991)
Television Actor
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Lisa Leslie
Basketball Player / 1972 -
Lisa Leslie was an All-Star basketball player, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA league MVP.
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(1972-)
Basketball Player
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Lisa Ling
Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1973 -
Lisa Ling became a television journalist at the age of 16 on a nationally syndicated newsmagazine. She was a war correspondent and a co-host on The View.
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(1973-)
Talk Show Host, Journalist
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George Lucas
Filmmaker / 1944 -
George Lucas directed the Star Wars films and Indiana Jones movies, both of which took on a cult-like following.
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(1944-)
Filmmaker
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Mike Markkula
Entrepreneur, Engineer / 1942 -
A co-founder of Apple Computers Inc., Mike Markkula laid the groundwork for the company's success with his management and marketing vision.
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(1942-)
Entrepreneur, Engineer
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Thom Mayne
Educator, Architect / 1944 -
Architect Thom Mayne helped found the architectural design firm Morphosis, and co-founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
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(1944-)
Educator, Architect
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Cindy McCain
Educator, Business Leader, Philanthropist, Political Leader / 1954 -
Cindy McCain is an Arizona businesswoman, a philanthropist who works with international nonprofit organizations, and the wife of U.S. Senator John McCain.
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(1954-)
Educator, Business Leader, Philanthropist, Political Leader
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Michael McDonald
Actor, Comedian / 1964 -
Comedian, actor, writer, director and producer Michael McDonald has done it all but is best known for his tenure on MADtv.
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(1964-)
Actor, Comedian
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Mark McGwire
Baseball Player / 1963 -
One of the most powerful hitters in baseball history, Mark McGwire briefly held the record for most home runs in a single season.
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(1963-)
Baseball Player
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Cynthia McKinney
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative / 1955 -
Cynthia McKinney was the first African American woman to represent Georgia in the House of Representatives and the Green Party presidential candidate in 2008.
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(1955-)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative
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Mohamed Morsi
World Leader / 1951 -
Mohamed Morsi was elected as president of Egypt in June 2012. He is the successor to Hosni Mubarak, and is Egypt's first democratically elected president.
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(1951-)
World Leader
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Pat Nixon
Children's Activist, Political Leader, U.S. First Lady / 1912 - 1993
Pat Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. As first lady, she traveled extensively and championed volunteerism.
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(1912-1993)
Children's Activist, Political Leader, U.S. First Lady
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Sam Peckinpah
Film Actor, Director / 1925 - 1984
American filmmaker and screenwriter Sam Peckinpah achieved prominence following the release of his Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969).
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(1925-1984)
Film Actor, Director
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José Quintero
Director / 1924 - 1999
Panamanian-born U.S. theatrical director José Quintero was a founder of the Off-Broadway theatre Circle in the Square, where he directed regularly from 1950.
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(1924-1999)
Director
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John Ritter
Television Actor, Philanthropist / 1948 - 2003
Actor John Ritter played roommate Jack Tripper in the 1977 hit comedy series Three's Company. His performance earned him a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
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(1948-2003)
Television Actor, Philanthropist
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Bob Saget
Television Actor, Talk Show Host / 1956 -
Bob Saget is a comedic TV personality and actor who found success first on the sitcom Full House and later on America's Funniest Home Videos.
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(1956-)
Television Actor, Talk Show Host
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Laura Schlessinger
Educator, Medical Professional, Philanthropist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1947 -
Controversial radio host Laura Schlessinger, also known as "Dr. Laura," is an expert at giving listeners—and readers—a piece of her mind when it comes to moral living and leading a successful family life.
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(1947-)
Educator, Medical Professional, Philanthropist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Norman Schwarzkopf
General / 1934 - 2012
Norman Schwarzkopf was a Vietnam War veteran, commander of the U.S. Central Command and a four-star general in the U.S. Army.
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(1934-2012)
General
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Kyra Sedgwick
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1965 -
Actress Kyra Sedgwick's career took a new turn when she was cast as the lead in the TNT crime drama The Closer, which premiered in 2005.
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(1965-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Tom Selleck
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1945 -
Tom Selleck is an actor best known for portraying Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television series Magnum, P.I., and for films including Three Men and a Baby.
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(1945-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Ally Sheedy
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Ballet Dancer / 1962 -
Ally Sheedy is a film actress who became famous in the early 1980s for her roles in films such as War Games, The Breakfast Club, and St. Elmo's Fire.
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(1962-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Ballet Dancer
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O.J. Simpson
Actor, Football Player, Criminal / 1947 -
O.J. Simpson is best known for his arrest and trial in the 1994 murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, of which he was found not guilty.
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(1947-)
Actor, Football Player, Criminal
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Wallace Henry Thurman
Literary Critic, Editor, Author, Playwright / 1902 - 1934
Wallace Henry Thurman was an African-American literary figure associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
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(1902-1934)
Literary Critic, Editor, Author, Playwright
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John Wayne
Film Actor / 1907 - 1979
John Wayne, one of the most popular film actors of the twentieth century, remains a popular American icon to this day.
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(1907-1979)
Film Actor
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Forest Whitaker
Film Actor, Filmmaker / 1961 -
Actor, producer and director Forest Whitaker won an Academy Award for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. He’s also known for films like Bird, Ghost Dog and The Butler.
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(1961-)
Film Actor, Filmmaker