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People in History A-Z #9

Name the important historical figure for each letter of the alphabet.
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A
Broadway ballroom dancer during the Classic era of Hollywood
Fred Astaire
B
Prussian who unified the German states under one banner
Otto von Bismarck
C
First woman to win a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
D
Renown French philosopher known for 'Cogito ergo sum'
René Descartes
E
First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
F
Author of 'As I Lay Dying'
William Faulkner
G
Argentinian president and dictator who invaded the Falklands
Leopold Galtieri
H
English king who initiated the Reformation
Henry VIII
I
Comedic actor famous for Monty Python
Eric Idle
J
English king deposed in the Glorious Revolution
James II
K
American mathematician known as the 'Unabomber'
Ted Kaczynski
L
Swedish botanist and zoologist considered the 'Father of Taxonomy'
Carl Linnaeus
M
Austrian musical prodigy known for operatic and symphonic music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
N
First prime minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
O
Four time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic games
Jesse Owens
P
Spanish painter and co-founder of the Cubist movement
Pablo Picasso
Q
Sixth President of the Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
R
American actor and 40th president of the United States of America
Ronald Reagan
S
Founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty
Saladin
T
American entrepreneur and 45th president of the United States of America
Donald Trump
U
East German leader between 1960-73
Walter Ulbricht
V
Queen of Great Britain and the Empress of India
Victoria
W
Irish author and playwright imprisoned for his sexuality
Oscar Wilde
X
Avante-garde composer who influenced the development of electronic music
Iannis Xenakis
Y
President of Nigeria from 2007-2010
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Z
Influential American musician who died of prostate cancer in 1993
Frank Zappa
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