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Director
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Fred Ward (1942-2022)
Movie Actor
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Dana Plato (1964-1999)
TV Actress
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Chet Lemon (1955-2025)
Baseball Player
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Barbara Payton (1927-1967)
Movie Actress
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Joe Kapp (1938-2023)
Football Player
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Kamehameha I (1758-1819)
King
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Rita Lee (1947-2023)
Rock Singer
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Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)
Children's Author
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Teresa Teng (1953-1995)
Pop Singer
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Roy Horn (1944-2020)
Magician
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Marjorie West (1933-1938)
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Jeanne Cooper (1928-2013)
Soap Opera Actress
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Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
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George Peppard (1928-1994)
TV Actor
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Spencer Silver (1941-2021)
Chemist
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Painter
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Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982)
Race Car Driver
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John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
Philosopher
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Laverne Andrews (1911-1967)
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Eddy Arnold (1918-2008)
Country Singer
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Dennis Waterman (1948-2022)
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Percy Inglis (2002-2020)
Facebook Star
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John Bradshaw (1933-2016)
Self-Help Author
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Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794)
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John Barbata (1945-2024)
Drummer
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Thomas J. Gates (1973-2024)
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Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
Novelist
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Garth Williams (1912-1996)
Illustrator
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Jennings Randolph (1902-1998)
Politician
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Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999)
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Jeremiah Norman Williams (1829-1915)
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Lionel Rose (1948-2011)
Boxer
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Steven Keats (1945-1994)
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William Schallert (1922-2016)
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William R. Royal (1905-1997)
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Kelly Bryan Cheshire (1967-2007)
Family Member
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Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904)
Photographer
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Jim Fowler (1932-2019)
TV Show Host
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Jones Very (1813-1880)
Poet
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Dolph Sweet (1920-1985)
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Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009)
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John Fante (1909-1983)
Screenwriter
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Robert Heinlein (1907-1988)
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Mwepu Ilunga (1949-2015)
Soccer Player
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David Ramsay (1749-1815)
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Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991)
Pianist
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Fay Spain (1932-1983)
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