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Larry Bird
Basketball Player, Coach / 1956 -
Larry Bird is a retired professional basketball player known for his years with the Boston Celtics and his deceptively nimble skills on the court.
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(1956-)
Basketball Player, Coach
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Bear Bryant
Coach / 1913 - 1983
During his 25 years coaching football for the University of Alabama, Bear Bryant recruited the first black player and set a record of 323 wins.
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(1913-1983)
Coach
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Pearl S. Buck
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author / 1892 - 1973
Prolific author Pearl S. Buck earned a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth. She was also the first female to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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(1892-1973)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author
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Sitting Bull
Warrior / 1831 - 1890
Sitting Bull was a Teton Dakota Indian chief under whom the Sioux tribes united in their struggle for survival on the North American Great Plains.
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(1831-1890)
Warrior
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Kitty Carlisle
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer, Television Personality / 1910 - 2007
Actress, singer, television personality and arts advocate Kitty Carlisle is best known for her long run as a panelist on the television show To Tell The Truth.
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(1910-2007)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer, Television Personality
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Salmon P. Chase
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official / 1808 - 1873
As Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase implemented the National Banking Act and was the sixth chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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(1808-1873)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
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Buffalo Bill Cody
Theater Actor, Folk Hero, Military Leader / 1846 - 1917
Hunting and killing over 4,000 buffalo earned Buffalo Bill Cody his nickname, and his status as an Old West legend was cemented with his traveling Wild West show.
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(1846-1917)
Theater Actor, Folk Hero, Military Leader
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Samuel Colt
Inventor / 1814 - 1862
Samuel Colt was an inventor and industrialist who created the revolver—most notably the .45-calibre Peacemaker model, which was introduced in 1873—and paved the way for the interchangeable parts system of manufacturing.
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(1814-1862)
Inventor
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Bob Crane
Television Actor / 1928 - 1978
Bob Crane was the star of the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes in the 1960s, a role that won him two Emmy nominations.
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(1928-1978)
Television Actor
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Cheryl Crane
Murderer, Writer / 1943 -
Cheryl Crane is the daughter of Hollywood legend Lana Turner. In 1958 when she was just 14 years old she committed murder, stabbing Turner's boyfriend after hearing him threaten to kill her mother.
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(1943-)
Murderer, Writer
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Stephen Crane
Journalist, Author / 1871 - 1900
Stephen Crane was a 19th century American writer best known for his novels The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.
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(1871-1900)
Journalist, Author
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Benicio Del Toro
Film Actor / 1967 -
Benicio Del Toro is an American actor known for his roles in The Usual Suspects and the Academy Award winning part in Traffic.
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(1967-)
Film Actor
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Snoop Dogg
Film Actor, Television Actor, Rapper, Reality Television Star / 1971 -
Snoop Dogg is a West Coast rapper who evolved under the tutelage of Dr. Dre, and has received fame for albums such as Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather and Reincarnation.
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(1971-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Rapper, Reality Television Star
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Kitty Dukakis
Children's Activist, Philanthropist, Journalist / 1936 -
Author and social worker Kitty Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis, is best known for her activism as well as her struggles with addiction and depression.
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(1936-)
Children's Activist, Philanthropist, Journalist
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Megan Fox
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model / 1986 -
Megan Fox is an starred in the first two blockbuster Transformers films. She is consistently ranked with the hottest up-and-coming young actresses.
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(1986-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Model
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Michael J. Fox
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1961 -
Actor Michael J. Fox first achieved stardom as Alex P. Keaton on the popular sitcom Family Ties and went on to have great success with other film and TV roles.
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(1961-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Vivica Fox
Film Actress, Television Actress, Reality Television Star / 1964 -
Vivica Fox is an African-American film and television actress. She got her start in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and is known for her role in the film Soul Food.
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(1964-)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Reality Television Star
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Newt Gingrich
U.S. Representative / 1943 -
With his "Contract with America," former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich established his position as the head of the anti-Clinton Republican wave in 1994.
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(1943-)
U.S. Representative
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Jay Gould
Entrepreneur / 1836 - 1892
Jay Gould was a prominent American railroad builder and financier. He illegally issued new stock for Erie Railroads in the "Erie War" with Vanderbilt.
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(1836-1892)
Entrepreneur
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Stephen Jay Gould
Educator, Biologist, Journalist, Author / 1941 - 2002
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, and the best-selling writer of popular science books.
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(1941-2002)
Educator, Biologist, Journalist, Author
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Tony Hawk
Professional Skateboarder / 1968 -
Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder, probably the most famous to ever be involved in the sport.
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(1968-)
Professional Skateboarder
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1929 - 2000
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a blues/soul singer known for his over-the-top theatricality and the hit “I Put a Spell on You.”
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(1929-2000)
Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
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Crazy Horse
Folk Hero, Warrior, Political Leader / 1842 - 1877
Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief who fought against removal to an Indian reservation. He took part in the Battle of Little Big Horn.
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(1842-1877)
Folk Hero, Warrior, Political Leader
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Howlin' Wolf
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1910 - 1976
Howlin’ Wolf was a singer and musician famous for his Mississippi Delta style blues singing, guitar and harmonica playing, which he performed in Chicago clubs.
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(1910-1976)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Catfish Hunter
Baseball Player / 1946 - 1999
Baseball pitcher Catfish Hunter played for the Oakland A’s and the New York Yankees. He joint the Hall of Fame in 1987.
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(1946-1999)
Baseball Player
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John Jay
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1745 - 1829
A Founding Father of the United States, John Jay established important judicial precedents as the first U.S. chief justice, including the Jay Treaty.
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(1745-1829)
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Jay-Z
Entrepreneur, Music Producer, Rapper / 1969 -
Rapper and hip-hop entrepreneur Jay-Z has won Grammy Awards, helmed Def Jam Records, created a clothing line, and married Beyoncé Knowles.
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(1969-)
Entrepreneur, Music Producer, Rapper
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Lady Bird Johnson
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady / 1912 - 2007
The wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson served as first lady from 1963 to 1969.
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(1912-2007)
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady
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Charles Lamb
Author, Poet / 1775 - 1834
Charles Lamb was an English poet and essayist who wrote Tales from Shakespeare and "Essays of Elia."
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(1775-1834)
Author, Poet
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Jay Leno
Talk Show Host / 1950 -
Jay Leno is the late-night talk show host of The Tonight Show. Fallon announced plans to exit the long-running series in April 2013.
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(1950-)
Talk Show Host
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Jay Mohr
Film Actor, Comedian / 1970 -
Jay Mohr is a stand-up comedian, actor and television host known for his stint on Saturday Night Live and for hosting Last Comic Standing.
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(1970-)
Film Actor, Comedian
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Florence Nightingale
Nurse / 1820 - 1910
Florence Nightingale, a nurse, spent her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded, establishing her image as the 'Lady with the Lamp.'
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(1820-1910)
Nurse
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Cat Stevens
Songwriter, Singer, Philanthropist / 1948 -
Folk singer Cat Stevens wrote the song "The First Cut is the Deepest" in the '60s. Since then it has become a hit for four different artists.
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(1948-)
Songwriter, Singer, Philanthropist
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Kitty Wells
Songwriter, Singer / 1919 - 2012
A country music legend, Kitty Wells had a string of hits in the 1950s and '60s, including "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."
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(1919-2012)
Songwriter, Singer
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Dick Wolf
Television Producer / 1946 -
Dick Wolf is an Emmy-winning television producer who brought the Law & Order franchise to the small screen.
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(1946-)
Television Producer
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Tiger Woods
Golfer / 1975 -
Professional golf player Tiger Woods was the youngest man (at the age of 21) and the first African-American to win the U.S. Masters.
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(1975-)
Golfer