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Famous People Named Samuel
Take a look at famous people named Samuel, such as Samuel Johnson, Samuel Waksal, and Samuel P. Huntington.
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson
Film Actor / 1948 -
Samuel L. Jackson is known as one of the hardest working Hollywood actors. In 2011, he was named the highest-grossing actor of all time.
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Samuel Adams
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Samuel Adams
Political Leader / 1722 - 1803
American Revolutionary Samuel Adams organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Samuel de Champlain
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Samuel de Champlain
Explorer, Diplomat / 1567 - 1635
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and diplomat who founded Quebec City in 1608 and discovered the lake that bears his name. -
Sam Houston
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Sam Houston
Lawyer, Military Leader, Governor / 1793 - 1863
Sam Houston was a U.S. lawyer and politician who led the struggle of U.S. emigrants in Mexican territory to win control of Texas and make it part of the U.S.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Poet / 1772 - 1834
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, most famous for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and helping found the Romantic Movement.
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Samuel Beckett
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Samuel Beckett
Writer / 1906 - 1989
Samuel Beckett was an Irish poet and dramatist who contributed greatly to "Theatre of the Absurd." His most famous play is Waiting for Godot.
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Commoners to Royals
Commoners to Royals
View groupJudging by the reported one billion people who tuned in to watch the royal wedding of commoner Kate Middleton to Prince William in April 2011, it's safe to say we have a collective fascination with pomp and circumstance—particularly when we feel the princess being feted is 'just like us.' The transformation of an ordinary person into a royal is the stuff of fairy tales, but it does come true for a few lucky mortals. Some of the most visible and well-liked royals are commoners who married into their regal title. Here are some of the individuals who made the ultimate transformation.
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Nashville Sound
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View groupThe Nashville Sound developed in the late 1950s, when recording studios and artists replaced some of the traditional elements of honky-tonk music with more contemporary pop music sounds. Producer and musician Chet Atkins was one of the genre's inventors, and is credited with bringing country music to a much wider audience. With his smooth voice, Charley Pride is one of country music's few African-American stars—and the only one to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Women were also crucial to the popularity of the Nashville sound, with stars like Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynne bringing women's perpectives, as well as glamour, to the genre.
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