Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
Poet
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Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
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Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
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Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
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Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
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Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
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Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
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Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
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Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
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Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
10
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
11
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
Baseball Player
12
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
13
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Composer
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Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
15
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
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Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
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Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
18
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
Photographer
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Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
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Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
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Claude McKay (1889-1948)
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Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
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Buddy Hall (1945-2025)
Billiards Player
24
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
25
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
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John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
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Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
28
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
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Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
30
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
31
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
32
John Derek (1926-1998)
33
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
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Philip Roth (1933-2018)
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Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
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Joan Davis (1907-1961)
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Edward Bellamy (1850-1898)
38
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
39
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
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Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
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Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
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Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
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Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
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Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
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Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
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Tom Bernard (1932-2018)
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