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Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars". He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, an Actor Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. Along with his Best Actor Academy Award win, Newman also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

Glenn Close is an American actress. In a career spanning five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He also co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.

American actress (born 1961)

American actress (born 1930)

American actress and television producer (1936-2017)

American filmmaker (born 1966)

Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989); The Crying Game (1992); Pulp Fiction (1994); Heavenly Creatures (1994); Flirting with Disaster (1996); and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded the Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.

American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971)

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American actress (born 1952)

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)

White House Press Secretary from 2021 to 2022

American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989)

American actor and producer (1914–2008)

American actor (1932–2016)

American actress (born 1942)

American actress (1919–2001)

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American actress, singer, entrepreneur (1930-2014)

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

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American government official; United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 (1802–1878)

American socialite, actress, singer, and activist (1904-1971)

U.S. Representative from Connecticut

United States Representative from Connecticut

United States Representative from Connecticut

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Union Army general (1823–1903)

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United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut (1814-1873)

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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1911–1997)

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American politician and educator (1872–1951)

19th Governor of New Mexico Territory (1849-1915)

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