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William Shakespeare
(English Playwright & Poet Who is Regarded as the Greatest Writer in the English Language)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 26, 1564
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Died: 1616
2
William Wordsworth
(Poet)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 7, 1770
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingdom of Great Britain
Died: 1850
3
Cesar Chavez
(American Labour Leader, Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the ‘National Farm Workers Association’)
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29
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 31, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yuma, Arizona, United States
Died: 1993
4
Saint George
(One of the Most Venerated Saints and Megalomartyrs in Christianity)
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9
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Sawyer Sweeten
(Child Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas
Died: 2015
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Paulette Goddard
(One of the Most Popular Female Stars of the Early 1940s)
19
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
7
Howard Cosell
(Journalist)
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8
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Winston-Salem
Died: 1995
8
P. L. Travers
(Best Known as the Author of 'Mary Poppins' Series of Books)
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12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia
Died: 1996
9
Boris Yeltsin
(Former President of Russia)
29
24
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Sir John Mills
(Actor)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Died: 2005
11
Satyajit Ray
(Indian filmmaker)
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18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1992
12
William Hartnell
(Actor)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 8, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Died: 1975
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Rupert Brooke
(Poet)
12
2
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Otto Preminger
(Director and Producer Best Known for His Film ‘Anatomy of a Murder’)
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5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 5, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vyzhnytsya, Ukraine
Died: 1986
15
Buster Crabbe
(Swimmer)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 7, 1908
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: 1983
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James Earl Ray
(Assassin)
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37
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: March 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alton, Illinois, United States
Died: 1998
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
(Father of Photojournalism)
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0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tczew, Germany
Died: 1995
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Charles G. Dawes
(Vice President of the United States)
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0
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Bhanubhakta Acharya
(Poet)
10
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chundi Ramgha, Nepal
Died: 1868
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Johnny Thunders
(Singer and Guitarist who Played for Rock Bands Like ‘New York Dolls’ and ‘The Heartbreakers’)
2
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 15, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: 1991
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
21
David Halberstam
(Historian, Writer, Journalist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2007
22
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964 - 2000))
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died: 2019
23
Fred the Godson
(DJ)
5
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2020
24
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
(Military Leader)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 21, 1889
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Died: 1922
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Harold Arlen
(Composer, Songwriter, Music arranger, Film producer, Singer, Pianist, Film score composer)
3
1
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Karl Polanyi
(Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian, Historian, Journalist, Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Sociologist)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1964
27
Milva
(Singer)
2
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Goro, Emilia–Romagna, Italy
Died: 2021
28
Roy Campbell
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 2, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Durban, South Africa
Died: 1957
29
Adalbert of Prague
(Patron Saint of the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Duchy of Prussia.)
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0
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Andre Gunder Frank
(Sociologist, economic historian known for contributions to world-systems theory)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2005
31
Krzysztof Komeda
(Composer, Pianist, Jazz musician, Film score composer)
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1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 27, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ostrów Wielkopolski
Died: 1969
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Edwin Ray Guthrie
(Psychologist)
3
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 9, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1959
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Joh Bjelke-Petersen
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 13, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dannevirke, New Zealand
Died: 2005
34
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
(Singer)
5
3
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Brian Boru
(King)
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0
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Denis Compton
(One of England’s Most Remarkable Batsmen)
1
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died: 1997
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Juan Tizol
(Puerto Rican Composer and Trombonist)
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1
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Boris Godunov
(Tsar of Russia)
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0
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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
(Peruvian Chronicler and Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 12, 1539
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cusco, New Castile (current Peru)
Died: 1616
40
Adeliza of Louvain
(Queen of England)
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0
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Norio Ohga
(Former President and Chairman of 'Sony Corporation' Who Developed the CD as an Audio Format)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Died: 2011
42
David Mathieson Walker
(Astronaut)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 20, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia
Died: 2001
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Geórgios Karaïskákis
(Military commander)
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0
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Shamshad Begum
(Singer)
1
0
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Peter Porter
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
Died: 2010
46
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
(Composer)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 18, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany
Died: 1780
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Princess Marie Isabelle of Orleans
(Princess)
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1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: September 21, 1848
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Telmo Palace, Seville, Spain
Died: 1919
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Ethelred the Unready
(King of England from 978 to 1013)
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1
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Herbert Coleridge
(Philologist)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 7, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: 1861
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Elisabeth Schumann
(German-Born American Opera Singer Who Immortalized the Role of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier)
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