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ULYSSES S. Grant ...........an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.

 

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VINCENT Van Gogh - Painter

 

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Charles R. Walgreen

Charles R. Walgreen | American pharmacologist

Charles R. Walgreen, in full Charles Rudolph Walgreen, (born Oct. 9, 1873, near Galesburg, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 11, 1939, Chicago, Ill.), American pharmacist and businessman, known as the father of the modern drugstore. He created the largest retail drugstore chain in the United States...

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Xavier Hollander, Writer

 

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Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband | British army officer

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, (born May 31, 1863, Murree, India—died July 31, 1942, Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England), British army officer and explorer whose travels, mainly in northern India and Tibet, yielded major contributions to geographical research; he also forced the conclusion of...

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Zac Efron ......... Actor

 

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Woody Allen - Actor/Director/Writer

 

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Babe Ruth ........ Baseball player

 

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Eric Clapton - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist

 

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Dickens Charles ............ writer and social critic

 

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Eric the Red

 

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FREDDIE Mercury - Singer/Songwriter

 

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Gates Bill ........... American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and writer. He is a co-founder of Microsoft,

 

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Howard Hughes - Businessman

 

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Ralph Izard

Izard, Ralph - South Carolina Encyclopedia

Diplomat, congressman, legislator, U.S. senator. Izard was born on January 23, 1742, the son of planter Henry Izard and Margaret Johnson, daughter of South Carolina governor Robert Johnson. At the age of twelve, Izard traveled to England, where he first attended Hackney School and later...

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Jim Morrison - Singer/Poet

 

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Leslie Enraught Keeley

Leslie E. Keeley

(1832–1900). The 19th-century U.S. physician Leslie E. Keeley developed a controversial treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction known as the Keeley Cure. The popularity…

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John Lennon - Singer/Songwriter/Musician

 

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Dolly Madison

Dolley Madison

(1768–1849). Many of the activities and behaviors people have come to expect from a first lady originated with Dolley Madison—wife of the fourth United States president,…

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Rick Nelson - Musician ("Garden Party")