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Barack Obama
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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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Charles Drew
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- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Geminis
Charles Drew
Doctor, Surgeon / 1904 - 1950
Charles Drew was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S.
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Langston Hughes
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- African-American Expats
- Famous Black Writers
Langston Hughes
Playwright, Poet / 1902 - 1967
Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and playwright whose African-American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
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Alexander Hamilton
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Military Veterans
- Who Is On Your Money
Alexander Hamilton
Economist, Lawyer, Military Leader, Political Scientist, Journalist, Government Official / 1755 - 1804
Alexander Hamilton, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and major author of the Federalist papers, was the United States' first secretary of the treasury.
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Warren Buffett
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- Celebrities With Court-side Seats
- Famous Virgoans
Warren Buffett
Entrepreneur / 1930 -
Known as the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett is an investment guru and one of the richest and most respected businessmen in the world.
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J.D. Salinger
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Capricorns
- Columbia University Alumni
J.D. Salinger
Author / 1919 - 2010
With his landmark novel Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger was an influential 20th-century American writer.
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