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PAULA Deen

 

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QUEEN Latifa

 

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Sir William Ramsay

Sir William Ramsay | Nobel Prize-Winning British Chemist

Sir William Ramsay British physical chemist who discovered four gases (neon, argon, krypton, xenon) and showed that they (with helium and radon) formed an entire family of new elements, the noble gases. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of this achievement. Ramsay,

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Frank SINATRA

 

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TALULLAH Bankhead

 

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ULYSSES S. Grant - President and Civil War General

 

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Valentinian I

Valentinian I | Roman Emperor, Western Roman Empire Ruler

Valentinian I Roman emperor from 364 to 375 who skillfully and successfully defended the frontiers of the Western Empire against Germanic invasions. Valentinian, who was the son of an army officer stationed in Pannonia (in central Europe), joined the army and served with his father in Africa.

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Stevie WONDER - Wonderfully gifted musician/singer/songwriter

 

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Xaviera Hollander -- Naughty Novelist and former "House Mother".

 

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Neil YOUNG - Musician

 

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Zeus Leonardo

Zeus Leonardo has published numerous articles and book chapters on critical social thought in education.

Professor of Education, Faculty of the Critical Theory Designated Emphasis | Berkeley School of Education

gse.berkeley.edu

 

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Woody ALLEN - Director/Actor

 

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Brigitte Bardot

 

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Eric CLAPTON - Musician/Guitarist

 

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Leo Daft

Leo Daft

Leo Daft was an English professor and builder of early American urban railroads.

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EDDIE Van Halen - Guitarist

 

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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit | Biography, Thermometer, & Facts

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was a Polish-born Dutch physicist and maker of scientific instruments. He is best known for inventing the mercury thermometer (1714) and developing the Fahrenheit temperature scale (1724), which is still commonly used in the United States. Fahrenheit spent most of his life

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GEORGE Burns - Comedian/Actor

 

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Felix HERNANDEZ -- Major League pitcher who pitched major league baseball's 23rd perfect game on August 15, 2012. Also known as "King Felix".

 

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IGGY Pop - Punk Rocker