John Laurens (1754-1782)
War Hero
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Max Black (1909-1988)
Philosopher
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Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
Guitarist
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Garrett Morgan (1877-1963)
Inventor
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Jessi Combs (1980-2019)
TV Show Host
5
WEB DuBois (1868-1963)
Non-Fiction Author
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Haile Selassie (1892-1975)
World Leader
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Colin Clark (1984-2019)
Soccer Player
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Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Entrepreneur
9
Juan Seguin (1806-1890)
Politician
10
Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
Movie Actress
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Dee Dee Jackson (1955-1994)
Family Member
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Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
Jazz Singer
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Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
Architect
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Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948)
Supreme Court Justice
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Jinx Falkenburg (1919-2003)
Model
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Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
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Darryl Dawkins (1957-2015)
Basketball Player
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Luna Vachon (1962-2010)
Wrestler
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Ron Hale (1946-2024)
Soap Opera Actor
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Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958)
Physicist
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Rushdy Abaza (1926-1980)
Movie Actor
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Petar Kocic (1877-1916)
Novelist
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Rowland Hill (1795-1879)
24
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John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
Sculptor
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Karl Ulrich Schnabel (1909-2001)
Pianist
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Bob Armstrong (1939-2020)
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Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)
Photographer
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Jane Tilden (1910-2002)
29
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Painter
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Scott Rogers
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Joy Browne (1944-2016)
Radio Host
32
Cesare Pavese (1908-1950)
Poet
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Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)
Religious Leader
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Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968)
Director
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Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
36
Bill Shirley (1921-1989)
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Greg Morris (1933-1996)
TV Actor
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James Thomson (1700-1748)
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Lute Olson (1934-2020)
Basketball Coach
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Vatan Sasmaz (1974-2017)
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Bill Compton (1945-2007)
Activist
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John Russell Pope (1874-1937)
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Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Civil Rights Leader
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Emma Penella (1931-2007)
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Bobby Cruickshank (1894-1975)
Golfer
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Sima Pandurovic (1883-1960)
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Mary Beth Hughes (1919-1995)
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