Famous People: A-Z

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Carrie Fisher - Actress

 

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Nils Dalén

Nils Dalén | Swedish physicist

Nils Dalén, in full Nils Gustaf Dalén, (born Nov. 30, 1869, Stenstorp, Swed.—died Dec. 9, 1937, Stockholm), Swedish engineer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1912 for his invention of the automatic sun valve, or Solventil, which regulates a gaslight source by the action of sunlight...

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Ernie Banks - Hall of Fame baseball player

 

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Mary Salome Fairchild

Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild | American librarian and educator

Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild, née Mary Salome Cutler, (born June 21, 1855, Dalton, Mass., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1921, Takoma Park, Md.), American librarian, a central figure in the establishment and teaching of the field of library science in the United States. Salome Cutler graduated from Mount...

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Gary Glitter - Glam Rocker of the 70's

 

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Harry Harrison - author

 

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Iggy Pop - Punk Rocker

 

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Jane Standley -- although I think she probably thinks she's far more famous than she actually is.

 

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Karen Carpenter - Singer who died far too young.

 

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Louis Mountbatten -1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, last Viceroy of India

 

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Mary Steenburgen - Fine Actress

 

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Noomi Rapace - Actress

 

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Oprah Winfrey - Talk Show Host/Actress

 

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Percival Lowell - Astronomer

 

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Quentin Taratino - Movie Director, Sometimes Actor

 

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Ronald Reagan - Actor, Governor, and POTUS

 

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Steve Martin - Actor/Comedian

 

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JRR Tolkein - Writer

 

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Uri Gellar - Mystic, ESP Guy

 

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Ving Rhames - Actor