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Stacey Abrams
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Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams is a politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2006-2017, and ran for the governor of the state in 2018. She is also the founder of the organization Fair Fight.

  • (1973–)
Ayanna Pressley
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Ayanna Pressley

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from Massachusetts. She is a member of "The Squad."

  • (1974–)
Cori Bush
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Cori Bush

Cori Bush is a Democratic Missouri congresswoman and activist, who protested for 400 days in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of Michael Brown Jr.

  • (1976–)
Fred Hampton
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Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton was a leader in the Black Panther Party who was harassed and targeted by local law enforcement and the FBI, resulting in his murder during a police raid on his apartment on December 4, 1969.

  • (1948–1969)
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Siegfried Fischbacher

Siegfried Fischbacher was one-half of the performing duo Siegfried and Roy.

  • (1939–2021)
Peter Sutcliffe Yorkshire Ripper
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Peter Sutcliffe

Peter Sutcliffe was a British serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper whose 1975-80 murder spree left residents of northern England living in fear.

  • (1946–2020)
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Charley Pride

Charley Pride was one of the few Black country musicians to have had considerable success in the largely white country music industry and was only the second Black musician to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.

  • (1934–2020)
Cedric Richmond
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Cedric Richmond

Cedric Richmond is a former five-term U.S. congressman from Louisiana. After co-chairing Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, he was named the president-elect's senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

  • (1973–)
Jen O'Malley Dillon
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Jen O'Malley Dillon

Jen O'Malley Dillon became the first woman to manage a winning Democratic presidential campaign in 2020, before her appointment as President Joe Biden's deputy chief of staff.

  • (1976–)
Mike Donilon
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Mike Donilon

Mike Donilon is a longtime Democratic political pollster, strategist and consultant who was named senior adviser to President Joe Biden in 2020.

  • (1958–)
Ron Klain
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Ron Klain

Ron Klain is a lawyer, political operative and former aide to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He was named President Joe Biden's chief of staff in November 2020.

  • (1961–)
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, director and producer known for writing hit movies such as 'All About Eve,' 'A Letter to Three Wives' and 'Cleopatra.'

  • (1909–1993)
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Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter best known for writing the Academy Award-winning screenplay for 'Citizen Kane.'

  • (1897–1953)
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David Dinkins

David Dinkins was the mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994, and he was the first Black mayor of the city.

  • (1927–2020)
Hunter Biden
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Hunter Biden

Lawyer and investment banker Hunter Biden is the son of President Joe Biden and his late first wife, Neilia.

  • (1970–)
Beau Biden
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Beau Biden

Beau Biden, a former attorney general of Delaware, was the son of President Joe Biden and also served in the National Guard.

  • (1969–2015)
Ashley Biden
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Ashley Biden

Ashley Biden is the daughter of President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill.

  • (1981–)
Doug Emhoff
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Doug Emhoff

Doug Emhoff is a lawyer and the husband of U.S. vice president Kamala Harris. He is the first-ever second gentleman in the United States.

  • (1964–)
D.B. Cooper
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D.B. Cooper

In 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacked a flight for a $200,000 ransom, then disappeared after parachuting from the plane. The case remains the only unsolved commercial airline hijacking.

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Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen is a British comedian and actor widely known for creating the unorthodox fictional characters Ali G, Borat and Brüno.

  • (1971–)
Carole Baskin
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Carole Baskin

Carole Baskin is an animal rights activist who runs the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary. Her appearance in the docuseries 'Tiger King' brought new attention to her advocacy but also spotlighted her rivalry with Joe Exotic and the disappearance of her second husband.

  • (1961–)
Amy Coney Barrett
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Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett served as a law professor and appeals court judge before being elected as a U.S. Supreme Court justice in October 2020.

  • (1972–)
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Emma Tenayuca

Emma Tenayuca was an organizer and activist who fought for civil and labor rights for Mexican and Mexican American workers in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1930s.

  • (d. 1999)
Hector Garcia
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Hector Garcia

Dr. Hector Garcia was a physician, military veteran and advocate for the rights of Mexican Americans.

  • (1914–1996)
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