Famous People Born In Mount Vernon

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Denzel Washington
(One of the Most Profound Actors Best Known for His Academy Award Winning Movie 'Training Day')
Denzel Washington
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Birthdate: December 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn

Actor, director, and producer, Denzel Washington, is famous for portraying strong real-life characters like anti-apartheid activist, Steve Biko, and human rights activist, Malcolm X, in films. Well-built and ruggedly handsome, he became the first black star to be named the Sexiest Man Alive in 1996. 

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DMX
(Rapper)
DMX
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Michael Imperioli
(Actor)
Michael Imperioli
4
Birthdate: March 26, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Dick Clark
(Radio and Television Personality Best Known for Hosting ‘American Bandstand’ and the 'Pyramid' Game Show)
Dick Clark
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Birthdate: November 30, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: April 18, 2012
Emmy-winning radio and TV personality Dick Clark is best remembered as the host of American Bandstand for more than three decades. He had also hosted shows such as The $10,000 Pyramid and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. He also appeared in movies and co-owned theaters and music-themed restaurants.
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Michael O'Keefe
(Actor)
Michael O'Keefe
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Birthdate: April 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Andre Drummond
(American Professional Basketball Player Who Plays at the Center Position)
Andre Drummond
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo

Basketball player Andre Drummond currently plays for the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers. He has competed for the Detroit Pistons earlier. He is a two-time NBA All-Star and a four-time NBA rebounding leader. He was also part of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Art Carney
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role as ‘Ed Norton’ in the TV Sitcom ‘The Honeymooners’)
Art Carney
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Birthdate: November 4, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: November 9, 2003

Art Carney is best remembered for his Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning role of Harry Coombes in the film Harry and Tonto. The six-time Emmy-winning actor had also gained fame as Ed Norton in the sitcom The Honeymooners. He had suffered a leg injury while serving at World War II.

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David Chase
(Best known for writing and producing the HBO drama The Sopranos which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007)
David Chase
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Birthdate: August 22, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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E. B. White
(Children's Novelist Best Known for His Books: ‘Stuart Little’, ‘Charlotte's Web’ and ‘The Trumpet of the Swan’)
E. B. White
80
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 11, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 1, 1985
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Ralph Branca
(Baseball player)
Ralph Branca
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 22, 2016
 11 
Gus Williams
(Basketball player)
Gus Williams
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 10, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Johnny Marks
(American Composer and Songwriter)
Johnny Marks
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: September 3, 1985
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David McClelland
(Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist)
David McClelland
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Birthdate: May 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: March 27, 1998
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Lynn Conway
(Transgender Activist & Computer Scientist Who Initiated The Mead-Conway VLSI Chip Design Revolution)
Lynn Conway
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Arthur Leonard Schawlow
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 5, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: April 28, 1999
 16 
Robert Mosbacher
(28th United States Secretary of Commerce (1989 - 1992))
Robert Mosbacher
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 11, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 24, 2010

Robert Mosbacher had initially won many national and international sailing competitions and also graced the cover of Sports Illustrated once. At 21, advised by his father, he launched an oil and gas company. He later ventured into politics and also served as the United States Secretary of Commerce.

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Al Skinner
(Basketball Coach)
Al Skinner
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Mark Harris
(Novelist)
Mark Harris
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 30, 2007
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Justin Dior Combs
(American Footballer)
Justin Dior Combs
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 30, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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W.C. Heinz
(Journalist)
W.C. Heinz
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 11, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: February 27, 2008