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Central figure of Christianity
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6/4 BC - 30/33 AD
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Jesus
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Founder of Islam
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571 - 632
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Muhammad
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Supposedly wrote "The Iliad"
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8th century BC
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Homer
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Roman general, killed on the Ides of March
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100 - 44 BC
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Julius Caesar
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King of ancient Greek who conquered Persia
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356 - 323 BC
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Alexander the Great
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Carthaginian general, led his elephants across the Alps
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247 - 181 BC
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Hannibal
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First Holy Roman Emperor, considered the "Father of Europe"
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768 - 814
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Charlemagne
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French Emperor, 1804-1815
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1769 - 1821
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Napoleon
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English mathmatician, physicist and astronomer, his laws of motion explain how the planets move
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1643 - 1727
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Isaac Newton
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German pianist and composer of "Moonlight Sonata"
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1770 - 1827
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
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English poet, wrote "Hamlet"
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1564 - 1616
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William Shakespeare
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English naturalist, wrote "On the Origin of Species"
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1809 - 1882
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Charles Darwin
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King of England, had six wives
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1491 - 1547
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Henry VIII
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First U.S President
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1732 - 1799
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George Washington
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First Soviet leader
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1870 - 1924
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Vladimir Lenin
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German inventor, invented the mechanical printing press
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1406 - 1468
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Italian artist and polymath, painted the "Mona Lisa"
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1452 - 1519
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Leonardo da Vinci
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English writer, wrote "Great Expectations"
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1812 - 1870
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Charles Dickens
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Chinese president, his "Great Leap Forward" killed over 30 million
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1893 - 1976
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Mao Zedong
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U.S Civil War President
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1809 - 1865
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Abraham Lincoln
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Fuehrer of Nazi Germany, dictator in World War II
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1889 - 1945
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Adolf Hitler
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Led the effort to create the first practical light bulb
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1847 - 1931
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Thomas Edison
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Theoretical physicist, creator (more accurately proposer or discoverer) of the Theory of Relativity
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1879 - 1955
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Albert Einstein
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Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech
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1929 - 1968
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Virgin Queen of England
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1533 - 1603
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Queen Elizabeth I
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French woman who led troops in the Hundred Years War
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1412 - 1431
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Joan of Arc
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U.K. Prime Minister during WWII
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1874 - 1965
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Winston Churchill
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Premier of the USSR, involved in World War II
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1878 - 1953
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Joseph Stalin
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Started the Protestant Reformation
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1483 - 1546
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Martin Luther
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Greek philosopher and teacher, sentenced to death by hemlock
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470 – 399 BC
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Socrates
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Philosopher, wrote the "Communist Manifesto"
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1818 - 1883
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Karl Marx
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First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1925 - 2013
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Margaret Thatcher
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Italian explorer who "discovered" the New World
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1451 - 1506
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Christopher Columbus
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Queen of Britain, Victorian era
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1819 - 1901
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Queen Victoria
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Austrian composer, wrote "Don Giovanni"
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1756 - 1791
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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American Founding Father, 3rd U.S. President
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1743 - 1826
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Thomas Jefferson
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Queen of Egypt, last active ruler
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51 - 30 BC
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Cleopatra
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Central figure of Buddhism
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564 BC
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Guatama Buddha
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King of Spain, organized the Spanish Armada
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1527 - 1598
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Phillip II
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Creator of psychoanalysis
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1856 - 1939
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Sigmund Freud
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Father of the nation of India
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1869 - 1948
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Japanese Emperor during World War II
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1926 - 1989
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Hirohito
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Greek philosopher, wrote "The Republic"
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428 - 348 B.C
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Plato
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Called the "Liberator" of Latin America
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1783 - 1830
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Simón Bolívar
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Explorer and discoverer of Hawaii and Australia
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1728 - 1779
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James Cook
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Greek philosopher and polymath
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384 - 322 BC
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Aristotle
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Post-impressionist painter, painted "Starry Night"
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1853 - 1890
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Vincent Van Gogh
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26th U.S President, Progressive Movement
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1858 - 1919
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Theodore Roosevelt
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King of France, executed in the French Revolution
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1754 - 1793
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Louis XVI
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First president of South Africa, brought peace to a racially divided country and led the fight for human rights
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1918 - 2013
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Nelson Mandela
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American Founding Father, scientist, captured lightning
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1706 - 1790
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Benjamin Franklin
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Astronomer, theorized a heliocentric cosmology
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1473 - 1543
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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King of England, Norman Conquest
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1028 -1087
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William the Conqueror
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First emperor of Rome, Pax Romana
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63 BC - 14 AD
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Augustus Caesar
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Italian dictator and journalist, founded the National Fascist Party
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1883 - 1945
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Benito Mussolini
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Philosopher, wrote "On the Social Contract"
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1712 - 1778
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Lord Protector of England, involved in the English Civil War
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1599 - 1658
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Oliver Cromwell
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First man on the moon
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1930 - 2012
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Neil Armstrong
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English novelist, wrote "Pride and Prejudice"
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1775 - 1817
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Jane Austen
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35th U.S president, Cuban Missile Crisis
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1917 - 1963
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John F. Kennedy
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Spanish military general during the Spanish Civil War and ruled over Spain as a dictator
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1892 - 1975
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Francisco Franco
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German philosopher, "God is Dead"
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1844 - 1900
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Greatest writer in the Spanish language
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1547 - 1616
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Miguel De Cervantes
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Last Russian Emperor, executed during Russian revolution
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1868 - 1918
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Nicholas II
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Early Christian leader
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64 - 68 AD
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Saint Peter
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American author, wrote "Huckleberry Finn"
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1835 - 1910
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Mark Twain
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Spanish painter, painted "Guernica"
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1881 - 1973
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Pablo Picasso
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Emperor of Rome, allowed toleration of Christianity
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272 - 337 AD
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Constantine the Great
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32nd U.S President during the Great Depression and World War II
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1882 - 1945
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism
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1805 - 1844
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Joseph Smith Jr
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The "king of rock and roll"
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1935 - 1977
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Elvis Presley
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Founder of the Mongol Empire
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1162 - 1227
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Genghis Khan
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King of England, responsible for the KJV Bible
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1566 - 1625
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James I
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American writer, wrote "The Raven"
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1809 - 1849
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Edgar Allan Poe
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King of England, involved in the English Civil War
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1600 - 1649
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Charles I
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Italian physicist and astronomer
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1564 - 1642
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Galileo Galilei
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Final leader of the Soviet Union, allowed freedom to Eastern Europe countries, awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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1931 - 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Founded the Missionaries of Charity in India in 1950
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1910 - 1997
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Mother Teresa
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4th U.S President, involved in War of 1812
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1751 - 1836
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James Madison
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Christian apostle and missionary
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5 - 65 AD
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Paul the Apostle
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English king, lost the American colonies and went mad
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1738 - 1820
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George III
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French Enlightenment philosopher, wrote "Candide"
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1694 - 1778
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Voltaire
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Spanish painter, painted "Las Meninas"
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1599 - 1660
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Diego Velázquez
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French philosopher, coined the term "I think, therefore I am" (cogito ergo sum)
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1596 - 1650
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René Descartes
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German Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution
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1929 - 1945
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Anne Frank
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Russian controversial figure who gained influence in the court of Tsar Nicholas II and his family
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1869 - 1916
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Rasputin
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Cuban revolutionary, who served as Cuba's Prime Minister
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1926 - 2016
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Fidel Castro
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Antepenultimate pharaoh of ancient Egypt, his tomb was the only royal burial found intact in modern times
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1332 - 1323 BCE
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Tutankhamun
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German philosopher, one of the central Enlightenment thinkers
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1724 - 1804
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Immanuel Kant
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American Founding Father and 2nd U.S President
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1735 - 1826
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John Adams
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Greek mathematician, contributed to the mathematical constant pi (π)
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287 - 212 BC
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Archimedes
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First ruling queen of England and attempted to restore the Catholic faith
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1516 - 1558
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Mary I
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U.S general, served in both World Wars
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1880 - 1964
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Douglas MacArthur
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Scottish economist, wrote "On the Wealth of Nations"
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1723 - 1790
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Adam Smith
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American singer, became known as the "King of Pop"
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1958 - 2009
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Michael Jackson
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Member of the British royal family, died in a car crash
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1961 - 1997
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Princess Diana
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Chinese philosopher known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available
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551 - 479 BC
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Confucius
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Polish-born physicist and chemist, had groundbreaking research on radioactivity
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1867 - 1934
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Marie Curie
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Last German emperor and king of Prussia
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1859 - 1941
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Wilhelm II
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English Enlightenment philosopher, theorized "tabla rasa"
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1632 - 1704
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John Locke
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British officer, battle of Trafalgar admiral
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1758 - 1805
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Horatio Nelson
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American jazz trumpeter, regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz
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1901 - 1971
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Louis Armstrong
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33rd U.S. President, ordered the dropping of the Atomic bombs
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1884 - 1972
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Harry S. Truman
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English singer, member of The Beatles, assassinated by a fan
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1940 - 1980
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John Lennon
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American entrepeneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
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1901 - 1966
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Walt Disney
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Most prolific serial killer in modern day by abusing his powers as a doctor
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1946 - 2004
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Harold Shipman
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Cambodian political leader, who caused the "Cambodian genocide"
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1925 - 1998
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Pol Pot
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First Chancellor and unifier of modern Germany
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1815 - 1898
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Otto von Bismarck
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Swedish biologist, father of Taxonomy
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1707 - 1778
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Carl Linnaeus
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Spanish poet, murdered by Nationalist forces
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1898 - 1936
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Federico García Lorca
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Serbian-American inventor, discovered alternating current
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1856 - 1943
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Nikola Tesla
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American singer, widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation
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1958 - 2016
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Prince
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British singer and lead vocalist of rock band "Queen"
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1946 - 1991
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Freddie Mercury
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Saudi-Arabian terrorist, caused the attacks of 9/11
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1957 - 2011
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Osama Bin Laden
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Last queen of France before the French revolution, and was executed during it
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1755 - 1793
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María Antonieta
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American actress and model, known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters
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1926 - 1962
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Marilyn Monroe
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American professional boxer, nicknamed "The Greatest"
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1942 - 2016
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Muhammad Ali
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Brazilian football player, regarded as the greatest of his time
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1940 - 2022
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Pele
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Chinese military general who never lost a battle
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771 - 256 BC
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Sun Tzu
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Jamaican singer and songwriter, considered one of the pioneers of reggae
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1645 - 1981
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Bob Marley
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Co-founder and CEO of Apple, chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar
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1955 - 2011
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Steve Jobs
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American singer and actor, nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board"
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1915 - 1998
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Frank Sinatra
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Occupied an iconic status in the civil rights movement for refusing to give up her bus seat
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1913 - 2005
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Rosa Parks
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Italian sculptor and Renaissance man, sculpted "David"
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1475 - 1564
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Miguel Ángel
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Founder of Ford Motor Company
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1863 - 1947
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Henry Ford
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Mexican painter known for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors
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1907 - 1954
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Frida Kahlo
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American writer and professor of biochemistry, considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers
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1920 - 1992
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Isaac Asimov
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American criminal and cult leader whose followers carried out several murders in the late 1960s
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1960 - 1994
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Charles Manson
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Colombian drug lord and one of the most notorious criminals in history
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1949 - 1993
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Pablo Escobar
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Alsatian polymath, gave lectures in Europe to fundraise for his hospital back in Africa
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1875 - 1965
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Albert Schweitzer
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One of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution
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1758 - 1794
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Australian operatic soprano and one of the most influential opera singers of the 20th century
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1926 - 2010
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Joan Sutherland
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After escaping slavery and using the Underground Railroad, she rescued many enslaved people
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1822 - 1913
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Harriet Tubman
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German composer of the late Baroque period.
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1685 - 1750
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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American activist, author and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements
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1815 -1902
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Scottish inventor, invented the telephone
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1847 - 1922
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Alexander Graham Bell
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American singer, songwriter, and actor, played Chef on "South Park"
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1942 - 2008
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Isaac Hayes
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Founded software giant Microsoft
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1955 - ALIVE
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Bill Gates
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Founded the social media website Facebook
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1984 - ALIVE
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Mark Zuckerbeg
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Founder and CEO of SpaceX, product architect of Tesla
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1971 - ALIVE
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Elon Musk
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Founder and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest cloud computing company
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1964 - ALIVE
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Jeff Bezos
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Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and martial artist, known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style
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1954 - ALIVE
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Jackie Chan
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American actor, known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres
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1937 - ALIVE
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Morgan Freeman
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Canadian actor "John Wick"
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1964 - ALIVE
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Keanu Reeves
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American actor and retired professional wrestler "The Rock"
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1972 - ALIVE
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Dwayne Johnson
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One of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time
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1966 - ALIVE
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Mike Tyson
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Argentine professional football player widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time
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1987 - ALIVE
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Lionel Messi
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Most successful swimmer in history
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1985 - ALIVE
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Michael Phelps
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Fastest man of all time
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1986 - ALIVE
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Usain Bolt
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time
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1963 - ALIVE
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Michael Jordan
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