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Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter (1907–1954)
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt was vice president for six months under William McKinley and became president after McKinley's assassination in 1901. He was 42 years old upon his first inauguration, making him the youngest person to hold the office.
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Wilhelm II
as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
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James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered some of the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.
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Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986)
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Garry Shandling
American comedian (1949–2016)
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Françoise Sagan
French writer (1935-2004)
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Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career. She received various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her films have grossed more than US$4.3 billion worldwide. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.
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Émilie du Châtelet
Era chiná physicist, and author (1706-1749)
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Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993)
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Jack Ruby
American nightclub operator who killed American presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lyudmila Gurchenko
Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, singer, composer, director (1935—2011)
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Mario Lanza
American tenor and actor (1921-1959)
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Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001)
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Eugenia Charles
Prime Minister of Dominica
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António de Spínola
President of Portugal (1974)
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Dennis Farina
American actor (1944–2013)
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Kamila Skolimowska
Polish hammer thrower
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Tina Aumont
French actress (1946–2006)
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Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015)
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Apolo Nsibambi
Ugandan Prime MInister (1940-2019)
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John Cromwell
American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979)
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Glenne Headly
American actress (1955-2017)
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Michel Déon
French writer (1919–2016)
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Dennis Nilsen
Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of murder and two of attempted murder, Nilsen was sentenced to life imprisonment on 4 November 1983, with a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 25 years; this recommendation was later changed to a whole life tariff in December 1994. In his later years, Nilsen was imprisoned at HM Prison Full Sutton in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Frank Vandenbroucke
road bicycle racer (1974–2009)
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Heavy D
Jamaican-American rapper and actor (1967–2011)
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Charlie Whiting
Formula One race director
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
prince of Belgium (1942–2009)
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Dan Blocker
American actor (1928–1972)
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Rocky Johnson
Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)
M. King Hubbert
American geoscientist (1903–1989)
Paul Drayton
American sprinter
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Charles Chaplin
American actor (1925-1968)
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Lola Beltrán
Mexican actress and singer (1932-1996)
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Terry Sawchuk
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1970)
Norman Kirk
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1923–1974)
Richard Armitage
American diplomat and government official (1945-2025)
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Alexander Granach
German-Austrian actor
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Vasily Utkin
Russian journalist
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Jerome Kersey
American basketball player (1962-2015)
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Tomás Boy
Mexican association football player and manager (1951–2022)
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Windell Middlebrooks
American actor (1979–2015)
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Charlie Rich
American country singer (1932–1995)
Léon Jeck
Belgian association football player (1947–2007)
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Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor (1917–2001)
Bud Shank
American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009)
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Paquita la del Barrio
Mexican singer (1947–2025)
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Franz von Vecsey
(1893-1935) violinist, child prodigy
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Andrew Weatherall
English DJ, record producer, and remixer (1963-2020)
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John Pinette
American comedian and actor (1964–2014)
Jocelyn Wildenstein
Swiss socialite (1940–2024)
Chiara Pierobon
cyclist (1993-2015)
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
American writer (1946–2011)
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Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality (1891–1943)
Philipp Mißfelder
German politician (1979-2015)
Ewald Mataré
German artist (1887-1965)
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Sim
French comic actor (1926–2009)
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Will Quadflieg
German actor (1914–2003)
Richard Carlson
Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker (1961-2006)