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Bud Abbott
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1895 - 1974
Bud Abbott was a comedian best known for playing the "straight man" of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo.
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(1895-1974)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Gerry Adams
Political Leader / 1948 -
Gerry Adams is president of Sinn Féin, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army.
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(1948-)
Political Leader
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Samuel Adams
Political Leader / 1722 - 1803
American Revolutionary Samuel Adams organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
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(1722-1803)
Political Leader
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Agustín I
Military Leader, Emperor / 1783 - 1824
Agustin de Iturbide was a Mexican military chieftain who was the leader of the conservative factions in the Mexican independence movement and emperor of Mexico.
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(1783-1824)
Military Leader, Emperor
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Syed Ahmed Khan
Educator, Judge, Political Leader, Writer / 1817 - 1898
Syed Ahmed Khan was an Indian educator, politician and Islamic reformer whose work inspired a new generation of Muslims and pioneered the revival of Indian Islam in the late 19th century.
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(1817-1898)
Educator, Judge, Political Leader, Writer
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Akbar the Great
Political Leader, Emperor / 1542 - 1605
Akbar the Great, Muslim emperor of India, established a sprawling kingdom through military conquests, but is known for his policy of religious tolerance.
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(1542-1605)
Political Leader, Emperor
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Hafez al-Assad
Military Leader, World Leader / 1930 - 2000
Hafez al-Assad served as president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He is widely criticized for his brutal tactics but also praised for stabilizing the country.
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(1930-2000)
Military Leader, World Leader
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Hassan al-Banna
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Writer / 1906 - 1949
Egyptian Hassan al-Banna was the founder the Muslim Brotherhood, with goals of expelling the British from Egypt and re-establishing the Caliphate.
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(1906-1949)
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Writer
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Jason Alexander
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1959 -
Film, theater and television actor Jason Alexander played George Costanza opposite Jerry Seinfeld on the popular television sitcom Seinfeld.
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(1959-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Beverley Allitt
Serial Killer, Nurse / 1968 -
Beverley Allitt, or the "Angel of Death" as she was later known, became one of Britain's most notorious female serial killers.
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(1968-)
Serial Killer, Nurse
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Albert Anastasia
Organized Crime Boss / 1902 - 1957
Mob boss Albert Anastasia started out as a hitman and became one of the most powerful crime bosses of the 20th century. He helped run Murder Inc.
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(1902-1957)
Organized Crime Boss
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Julie Andrews
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1935 -
Julie Andrews is an Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress and singer famous for her roles in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
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(1935-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Michelangelo Antonioni
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1912 - 2007
Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian film director who came to prominence in the 1960s with heavily metaphorical films including L'avventura and Blow-up.
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(1912-2007)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Johnny Appleseed
Folk Hero / 1774 - 1845
Johnny Appleseed is a folk hero based on frontier nurseryman John Chapman, who established orchards throughout the American Midwest.
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(1774-1845)
Folk Hero
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Hannah Arendt
Philosopher, Academic Author / 1906 - 1975
Hannah Arendt gained much attention for her writings on totalitarianism and Jewish affairs after World War II.
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(1906-1975)
Philosopher, Academic Author
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Antonin Artaud
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet / 1896 - 1948
Antonin Artaud was a French actor, costume designer and writer who revolutionized drama with his idea of a Theater of Cruelty.
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(1896-1948)
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet
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Chester A. Arthur
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President / 1829 - 1886
Chester A. Arthur was 21st president of the United States. Arthur was vice president at the time President Garfield was assassinated, and acceded to the presidency thereafter.
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(1829-1886)
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Vice President
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Jean Arthur
Academic, Film Actress / 1900 - 1991
Jean Arthur was an American actress best known for her roles in films such as Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and The More The Merrier.
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(1900-1991)
Academic, Film Actress
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Ashanti
Songwriter, Singer / 1980 -
Ashanti is best known for adding her R&B vocals to hit songs by popular rappers, including Fat Joe's "What's Luv" and Ja Rule's "Down 4 U."
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(1980-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Jeff Ashton
Lawyer / 1957 -
Jeff Ashton is a Florida state attorney who was the head prosecutor in the 2011 Casey Anthony trial.
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(1957-)
Lawyer
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Lillian Asplund
1906 - 2006
Lillian Asplund was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic and the last living American survivor.
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(1906-2006)
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John Atanasoff
Inventor, Physicist / 1903 - 1995
U.S. physicist John Atanasoff, with Clifford Berry, developed the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, capable of solving differential equations using binary arithmetic.
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(1903-1995)
Inventor, Physicist
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Caesar Augustus
Emperor / 63 - 14
Caesar Augustus, or Octavian, became the first emperor of the Roman Empire after Julius Caesar died. The country was peaceful under Augustus's rule.
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(63-14)
Emperor
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Gene Autry
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 1998
Actor Gene Autry, or the "Singing Cowboy," starred in Western movies from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He won two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for his work.
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(1907-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer
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Oswald Avery
Geneticist / 1877 - 1955
Oswald Avery discovered cell transformation. He recognized that DNA carries a cell’s genetic material and can be altered.
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(1877-1955)
Geneticist
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Amitabh Bachchan
Film Actor, Entrepreneur, Political Leader / 1942 -
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is known for his roles in action movies like Zanjeer, and for hosting the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
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(1942-)
Film Actor, Entrepreneur, Political Leader
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Michelle Bachelet
Activist, Doctor, World Leader / 1951 -
Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile who served from 2006–2010.
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(1951-)
Activist, Doctor, World Leader
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George Bancroft
Historian, Journalist / 1800 - 1891
George Bancroft was known as the "father of U.S. history." His work, History of the United States, was the first comprehensive study of U.S. History.
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(1800-1891)
Historian, Journalist
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Imamu Amiri Baraka
Scholar, Critic, Academic Author, Author, Playwright, Poet / 1934 -
Imamu Amiri Baraka is an African-American poet and scholar. He has served as professor emeritus of Africana Studies at the State Unversity of New York at Stony Brook.
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(1934-)
Scholar, Critic, Academic Author, Author, Playwright, Poet
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Brigitte Bardot
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Pin-up / 1934 -
Brigitte Bardot is a French dancer, model and actress who became an international icon in the 1950s and '60s with films like And God Created Women and Contempt.
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(1934-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Pin-up
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Clive Barker
Filmmaker, Author / 1952 -
Writer and filmmaker Clive Barker is largely considered a master of the horror genre. His Books of Blood and Hellraiser films are among his best-known works.
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(1952-)
Filmmaker, Author
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Ma Barker
Murderer, Thief / 1873 - 1935
Ma Barker is best known for supposedly leading the criminal behavior of her four sons.
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(1873-1935)
Murderer, Thief
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Nicky Barnes
Drug Dealer, Organized Crime Boss / 1933 -
Sometimes called Mr. Untouchable, Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes became one of the biggest drug dealers in New York City during the 1970s.
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(1933-)
Drug Dealer, Organized Crime Boss
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Edith Ewing Beale
1895 - 1977
Edith Ewing Beale, also known as "Big Edie," was aunt to Jackie Kennedy, and resident of the decrepit mansion called Grey Gardens.
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(1895-1977)
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Joy Behar
Comedian, Talk Show Host / 1942 -
Joy Behar is cohost of the ABC daily morning talk show The View, and host of her own The Joy Behar Show .
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(1942-)
Comedian, Talk Show Host
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David Ben-Gurion
Prime Minister / 1886 - 1973
A Zionist statesman and political leader, David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister and defense minister of Israel.
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(1886-1973)
Prime Minister
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Silvio Berlusconi
Entrepreneur, Prime Minister / 1936 -
Silvio Berlusconi is best known as a controversial Italian politician who was elected as Prime Minister three times.
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(1936-)
Entrepreneur, Prime Minister
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Sarah Bernhardt
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1844 - 1923
Perhaps the most famous actress of all time, Sarah Bernhardt is regarded as one of the finest actors of the 19th century, appearing on the stage and in some of the earliest films ever produced.
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(1844-1923)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Chuck Berry
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1926 -
Chuck Berry was one of the most popular and influential performers of rhythm-and-blues and rock 'n' roll music during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. He's known for songs like "Johnny B. Goode" and "My Ding-a-Ling."
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(1926-)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Georges Bidault
Prime Minister / 1899 - 1983
A two-time French prime minister, Georges Bidault was active in the French Resistance during World War II but later fled France after a dispute with de Gaulle.
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(1899-1983)
Prime Minister
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Harry Blackstone
Magician / 1885 - 1965
Vaudeville magician Harry Blackstone (a.k.a. 'The Great Blackstone') designed some of the most famous illusions of all time, including the 'sawing a woman in half' trick.
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(1885-1965)
Magician
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Art Blakey
Drummer / 1919 - 1990
Art Blakey was an influential jazz drummer associated with the modern bebop style. He played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious monk and countless other jazz greats.
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(1919-1990)
Drummer
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Niels Bohr
Physicist / 1885 - 1962
Niels Bohr was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and humanitarian whose revolutionary theories on atomic structures helped shape research worldwide.
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(1885-1962)
Physicist
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Marc Bolan
Singer / 1947 - 1977
Marc Bolan is best known as the founder of the British psychedelic rock band T.Rex.
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(1947-1977)
Singer
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Arna Bontemps
Editor, Author, Poet / 1902 - 1973
Arna Bontemps was an African-American author best known for his novels, children’s books and poems written during the 1930s-1970s.
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(1902-1973)
Editor, Author, Poet
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Tom Bosley
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2010
Tom Bosley was an award-winning American actor best known for playing Howard Cunningham in the 1970s hit TV sitcom Happy Days.
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(1927-2010)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Danny Boyle
Director, Screenwriter / 1956 -
Danny Boyle is a British film director whose films include Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours.
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(1956-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Peter Boyle
Actor / 1935 - 2006
American actor Peter Boyle is best known as the grumpy dad on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, a role he held for eleven years.
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(1935-2006)
Actor
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Lorraine Bracco
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1954 -
Lorraine Bracco is an actress known for prominent roles in the film Goodfellas and the TV series The Sopranos.
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(1954-)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Jimmy Breslin
Journalist, Author / 1930 -
Self-described ‘street reporter’ Jimmy Breslin wrote columns for a sequence of New York papers. Also a novelist, he won a 1986 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
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(1930-)
Journalist, Author
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Ray Brown
Educator, Bassist / 1926 - 2002
Ray Brown was a Grammy Award-winning double-bassist who played a leading role in defining the modern jazz rhythm.
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(1926-2002)
Educator, Bassist
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Jackson Browne
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist / 1948 -
Jackson Browne is a folk singer-songwriter who released numerous hit records in the 1970s and '80s, including Late for the Sky. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
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(1948-)
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
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Lenny Bruce
Comedian / 1925 - 1966
Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech.
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(1925-1966)
Comedian
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Avery Brundage
Athlete / 1887 - 1975
Sports administrator Avery Brundage was president of the U.S. Olympic Association (1929-1953) and the International Olympic Committee (1952-1972).
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(1887-1975)
Athlete
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James M. Buchanan
Scholar, Critic / 1919 -
James M. Buchanan is an American economist best known for his work on public choice theory, for which he receive the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
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(1919-)
Scholar, Critic
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Art Buchwald
Journalist / 1925 - 2007
Art Buchwald is known for writing humor columns for Paris newspaper The Herald Tribune, and for winning a Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982.
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(1925-2007)
Journalist
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Angelo Buono
Serial Killer / 1934 - 2002
Angelo Buono was a serial killer known as the “Hillside Strangler,” who was convicted of murdering nine women in the late 1970s.
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(1934-2002)
Serial Killer
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Major Archibald Butt
Military Leader / 1865 - 1912
Major Archibald Butt was a trusted presidential aide and known hero aboard the doomed RMS Titanic.
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(1865-1912)
Military Leader
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Sila María Calderón
Governor / 1942 -
Puerto Rican politician and businesswoman Sila María Calderón is best known for becoming the first female governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 2001, serving until 2005.
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(1942-)
Governor
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Harry Callahan
Photographer / 1912 - 1999
Photographer Harry Callahan became famous for his innovative and unconventional perspectives on everyday objects and scenes.
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(1912-1999)
Photographer
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Plutarco Elias Calles
World Leader / 1877 - 1945
Plutarco Elías Calles served as the president of Mexico from 1924-1928. He is best known fiercely opposing Roman Catholicism, which led to the Cristero War.
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(1877-1945)
World Leader
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David Cameron
Prime Minister / 1966 -
David Cameron is best known for being a revolutionary leader of Britain's Conservative Party, a quality that eventually won him the election as prime minister in 2010.
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(1966-)
Prime Minister
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Neve Campbell
Actress / 1973 -
Actress Neve Campbell came to fame as Julia Salinger in TV's Party of Five and Sidney Prescott in the Scream films.
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(1973-)
Actress
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Canaletto
Painter / 1697 - 1768
Italian artist Canatello produced topographical paintings of Venice, London and the English countryside. He significantly influenced landscape painting.
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(1697-1768)
Painter
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Helen Churchill Candee
Journalist, Author / 1859 - 1949
Helen Churchill Candee was a writer and a survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster.
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(1859-1949)
Journalist, Author
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Walter B. Cannon
Neurologist, Physiologist / 1871 - 1945
Walter Cannon was a neurologist and physiologist and the first to use X-rays in physiological studies
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(1871-1945)
Neurologist, Physiologist
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Robert Capa
Photographer, Business Leader, Filmmaker / 1913 - 1954
Hungarian combat photographer Robert Capa is best known for redefining wartime photojournalism by insisting working in trenches, in the midst of combat.
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(1913-1954)
Photographer, Business Leader, Filmmaker
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Mario R. Capecchi
Geneticist / 1937 -
Italian-American scientist Mario R. Capecchi won a 2007 Nobel Prize for his work on targeted gene modification.
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(1937-)
Geneticist
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Truman Capote
Author / 1924 - 1984
Truman Capote was a trailblazing writer of Southern descent known for the works Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, among others.
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(1924-1984)
Author
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Rod Carew
Baseball Player, Coach / 1945 -
Rod Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach who played for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
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(1945-)
Baseball Player, Coach
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George Carruthers
Physicist / 1939 -
Scientist George Carruthers created inventions, such as the ultraviolet camera, or spectograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight, revealing the mysteries of space and the Earth's atmosphere.
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(1939-)
Physicist
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Jimmy Carter
U.S. President / 1924 -
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States (1977-81) and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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(1924-)
U.S. President
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Lawyer, Editor / 1823 - 1893
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an active abolitionist and the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America.
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(1823-1893)
Lawyer, Editor
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Shaun Cassidy
Television Actor, Singer, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1958 -
Shaun Cassidy became a pop music sensation in the 1970s, much like his older half-brother David Cassidy. His first two albums sold more than 5 million copies.
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(1958-)
Television Actor, Singer, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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René Cassin
Anti-War Activist, Lawyer / 1887 - 1976
French jurist and lawyer René Cassin is best known for his involvement in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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(1887-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Lawyer
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Cassie Chadwick
White Collar Criminal / 1857 - 1907
Cassie Chadwick was best known for posing as the illegitimate daughter of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, subsequently convincing banks to loan her millions of dollars.
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(1857-1907)
White Collar Criminal
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Ray Charles
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1930 - 2004
Ray Charles was a pioneer of soul music, integrating R&B, gospel, pop and country to creat hits like "Unchain My Heart," "Hit the Road Jack" and "Georgia on My Mind." A blind genius, he is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
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(1930-2004)
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
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Oscar Charleston
Baseball Player / 1896 - 1954
Oscar Charleston played in the Negro National League and later managed several teams. He’s considered one of the best players in the history of the league.
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(1896-1954)
Baseball Player
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Bobby Charlton
Soccer Player / 1937 -
Bobby Charlton is best known for being one of England's most accomplished soccer player of all time.
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(1937-)
Soccer Player
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Chevy Chase
Film Actor, Television Actor, Screenwriter / 1943 -
Chevy Chase is a comedic actor who is best know for his appearances on Saturday Night Live and his starring roles in the films Caddyshack and Fletch.
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(1943-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Screenwriter
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Chubby Checker
Singer / 1941 -
Chubby Checker was an early rock 'n' roller who had a hit with the song and dance sensation, "The Twist."
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(1941-)
Singer
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Andrei Chikatilo
Serial Killer / 1936 - 1994
Andrei Chikatilo was a former school teacher who murdered more than 50 young people in the Soviet Union.
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(1936-1994)
Serial Killer
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Alice Childress
Author, Playwright / 1916 - 1994
Alice Childress is an African-American playwright associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She is also the author of several young adult novels.
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(1916-1994)
Author, Playwright
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Fletcher Christian
1764 - 1790
Seaman Fletcher Christian seized control of the HMS Bounty in 1789 by leading 25 officers and seamen in mutiny.
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(1764-1790)
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Tom C Clark
Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1899 - 1977
Appointed Attorney General by President Harry Truman, Tom C. Clark went on to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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(1899-1977)
Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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Cassius Marcellus Clay
Activist, Journalist / 1810 - 1903
Cassius Marcellus Clay was born in Kentucky to a slave-holding family, but became a major figure in the abolitionist movement.
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(1810-1903)
Activist, Journalist
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Montgomery Clift
Film Actor / 1920 - 1966
Actor Montgomery Clift starred in films like Red River (1948), A Place in the Sun (1951), and From Here To Eternity (1953).
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(1920-1966)
Film Actor
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Eddie Cochran
Musician / 1938 - 1960
Rock n' roll pioneer Eddie Cochran hit it big with songs "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" before a car crash ended his life in 1960.
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(1938-1960)
Musician
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Johnnie Cochran
Lawyer / 1937 - 2005
Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and famously defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson.
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(1937-2005)
Lawyer
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Sacha Baron Cohen
Actor / 1971 -
Sacha Baron Cohen is a British comedian and actor who is widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat and Brüno.
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(1971-)
Actor
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Poet / 1772 - 1834
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet of the Romantic Movement, best known for his allegorical sea-faring poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
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(1772-1834)
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Poet
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Michael Collins
Activist, Military Leader, Political Leader / 1890 - 1922
Michael Collins was a hero of the Irish struggle for independence, who directed guerrilla warfare during the intensification of the Anglo-Irish War.
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(1890-1922)
Activist, Military Leader, Political Leader
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John Coltrane
Songwriter, Saxophonist / 1926 - 1967
John Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, and is an iconic figure of 20th century jazz.
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(1926-1967)
Songwriter, Saxophonist
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Confucius
Philosopher / 551 - 479
Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure known for his popular aphorisms and for his models of social interaction.
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(551-479)
Philosopher
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Fanny Coppin
Educator, Missionary / 1837 - 1913
As head principal of the Institute for Colored Youth, Fanny Coppin innovated a practice-teaching system and an elaborate industrial-training department.
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(1837-1913)
Educator, Missionary
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Le Corbusier
Architect, Artist / 1887 - 1965
Le Corbusier was a Swiss-born French architect who belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture.
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(1887-1965)
Architect, Artist
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Don Cornelius
Television Personality, Television Producer / 1936 - 2012
American television icon Don Cornelius created and hosted Soul Train, which spent more than 30 years on the air.
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(1936-2012)
Television Personality, Television Producer
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Marion Cotillard
Film Actress / 1975 -
French actress Marion Cotillard won an Academy Award for her performance as Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose. She also starred in the acclaimed films Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.
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(1975-)
Film Actress
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Simon Cowell
Music Producer, Reality Television Star / 1959 -
Simon Cowell is a record producer and television personality known for his scathing critical remarks as a judge on the television show, "American Idol."
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(1959-)
Music Producer, Reality Television Star
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Celia Cruz
Singer / 1925 - 2003
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, best known as one of the most popular salsa performers of all time, recording 23 gold albums.
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(1925-2003)
Singer