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State
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Answer
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Secretary of Commerce from 1980 to 1981 and former President of the World Jewish Congress
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1907
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Missouri
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Philip Klutznick
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Blues singer, "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
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1911
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Missouri
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Big Joe Turner
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Actress, known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters and considered a screen legend of classical Hollywood. She died aged 26 of kidney failure.
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1911
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Missouri
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Jean Harlow
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Jazz saxophonist and band leader, nicknamed "Bird"
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1920
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Kansas
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Charlie Parker
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Director, "M*A*S*H" "Nashville" "The Player"
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1925
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Missouri
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Robert Altman
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Actress, known for her role as Thelma Lou in "The Andy Griffith Show"
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1926
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Missouri
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Betty Lynn
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Nobel Prize winning geneticist, known for discovering the cycle and clock gene
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1944
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Missouri
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Michael Rosbash
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Actress, "Hannah and Her Sisters" "Bullets over Broadway" "Parenthood"
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1948
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Missouri
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Dianne Wiest
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Actress, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" "The Hills Have Eyes" "Critters"
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1948
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Kansas
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Dee Wallace
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Actor, "Dune" "Lincoln" "Lady Bird"
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1949
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Missouri
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Stephen McKinley Henderson
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Hall of Fame golfer and winner of eight major championships
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1949
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Missouri
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Tom Watson
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Actor, "American Beauty" "Adaptation" "Little Women" "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
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1951
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Missouri
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Chris Cooper
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Hall of Fame golfer and winner of five major championships
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1956
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Missouri
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Amy Alcott
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Host of "The Late Late Show" from 1999 to 2004 and first host of "The Daily Show" from 1996 to 1998
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1962
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Missouri
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Craig Kilborn
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Actor, known for his role as James Rhodes/War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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1964
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Missouri
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Don Cheadle
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Actor, known for his role as Cameron Tucker in "Modern Family"
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1971
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Kansas
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Eric Stonestreet
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Author, "Gone Girl" "Sharp Objects"
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1971
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Missouri
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Gillian Flynn
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Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023
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1973
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Missouri
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Josh Shapiro
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Former sprinter, former 100 meters world record holder and winner of four Olympic medals
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1974
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Kansas
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Maurice Greene
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Actress, "The Office" "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" "21 Jump Street"
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1980
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Missouri
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Ellie Kemper
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Actress and singer, "Hidden Figures" "Moonlight"
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1985
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Kansas
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Janelle Monaé
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Actress, "Shadowhunters" "Arrow" "Maze Runner"
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1995
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Missouri
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Katherine McNamara
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Silver medal winner at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the pole vault
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1998
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Missouri
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Chris Nilsen
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Actress, known for her role as Lake Meriwether in "Love, Victor"
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2001
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Missouri
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Bebe Wood
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