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Neil deGrasse Tyson
(American Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist and Science Communicator)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Niccolò Machiavelli
(Diplomat & Philosopher Best Known for His Political Treatise 'The Prince')
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22
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 3, 1469
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: June 22, 1527
3
Noam Chomsky
(A Major Figure in Analytic Philosophy Who is Also Known as 'The Father of Modern Linguistics')
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
4
Nostradamus
(French Astrologer and Physician Best Known for His Book 'Les Prophéties')
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1503
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Died: July 2, 1566
5
Neil Gaiman
(Best Known for His Comic Book Series ‘The Sandman’ and Novels: ‘The Graveyard Book’ and ‘Stardust’)
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4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
6
Nigella Lawson
(Television Personality, Gourmet, Food Writer)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 6, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
7
Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Novelist and Short Story Writer)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 4, 1804
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 19, 1864
8
Nicolle Wallace
(American Television Host and Former White House Communications Director (2005 - 2006))
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13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Orange County, California, United States
9
Nicholas Sparks
(Novelist Known for His Best-Selling Tales of Romance and Heartbreak Like 'The Notebook' & 'Dear John')
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12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 31, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Nora Ephron
(Screenwriter, Producer, Director)
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 19, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: June 26, 2012
11
Neil Simon
(Playwright & Screenwriter)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
Died: August 26, 2018
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
12
Norman Mailer
(Author of 'The Naked and the Dead', 'Armies of the Night' and 'The Executioner's Song')
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4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 31, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Died: November 10, 2007
13
Napoleon Hill
(Writer of personal-success literature)
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pound, Virginia
Died: November 8, 1970
14
Nikolai Gogol
(Russian Novelist, Short Story Writer and Playwright)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 1, 1809
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Velyki Sorochyntsi, Ukraine
Died: March 4, 1852
15
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
(Essayist and Mathematical Statistician Best Known for His Books: ‘The Black Swan’ and ‘Antifragile’)
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Noah Baumbach
(Filmmaker)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Noah Webster
(Lexicographer)
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1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 16, 1758
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: May 28, 1843
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Nestor Makhno
(Ukrainian Anarchist Revolutionary and the Commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine)
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13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 7, 1888
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hulyaipole, Ukraine
Died: July 25, 1934
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Naguib Mahfouz
(Novelist)
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7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: August 30, 2006
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Nikos Kazantzakis
(One of the Most Important Figures of Modern Greek Literature, Best Known for His Work 'Zorba the Greek')
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 2, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Died: October 26, 1957
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N. K. Jemisin
(Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer Known for Her 'Inheritance' Trilogy)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Naomi Klein
(Canadian Author and Activist Best Known for Her Books: ‘No Logo’, ‘The Shock Doctrine’ and ‘This Changes Everything’)
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Neville Lancelot Goddard
(Barbadian author who wrote on the Bible, mysticism, and self-help.)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Michael, Barbados
Died: October 1, 1972
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Nikki Giovanni
(Poet, Writer)
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2
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Nancy Mitford
(English Novelist and Biographer Who is Known for Writing Popular Historical Biographies)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 30, 1973
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Nicholas Pileggi
(Writer, Screenwriter, Film producer, Journalist)
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1
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o
(Writer and Academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu)
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1
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Nizami Ganjavi
(One of the Greatest Romantic Epic Poet in Persian Literature)
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3
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Nigel Planer
(Actor)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westminster, England
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Nadine Gordimer
(Writer, Political Activist)
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 20, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Transvaal, South Africa
Died: July 13, 2014
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Nizam al-Mulk
(scientist, writer)
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2
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Nizar Qabbani
(Diplomat)
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5
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Novalis
(German Romantic Poet and Philosopher Known for His Poems ‘Hymns to the Night’ and ‘Spiritual Songs’)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 2, 1772
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wiederstedt, Germany
Died: March 25, 1801
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Nadiya Hussain
(British Celebrity Chef and Winner of the Sixth Season of 'The Great British Bake Off')
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8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England
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Neale Donald Walsch
(Spiritual Author)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 10, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Nick Joaquin
(Filipino Journalist and Writer)
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3
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Nick Castle
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, Film actor)
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1
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Norris McWhirter
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, England
Died: April 19, 2004
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Northrop Frye
(Literary theorist and philosopher who was best remembered for being one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: July 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sherbrooke, Canada
Died: January 23, 1991
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Naim Frasheri
(Historian)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 25, 1846
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fraşer, Yanya Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Frashër, Albania)
Died: October 20, 1900
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Natalie Clifford Barney
(Playwright)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 31, 1876
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: February 2, 1972
42
Nora Roberts
(Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer)
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Norman Lindsay
(Artist)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 22, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Creswick, Australia
Died: November 21, 1969
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Nick Hornby
(Author & Editor)
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2
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Nathanael West
(Novelist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: December 22, 1940
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Nikolai Tolstoy
(Historian, Non-fiction writer)
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2
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Norman Cousins
(Journalist & Author)
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0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 24, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Union City
Died: November 30, 1990
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Ntozake Shange
(Playwright)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 27, 2018
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Ned Rorem
(Composer, Diarist, Writer, University teacher, Actor)
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Nagarjuna
(Philosopher)
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2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 0150 AD
Birthplace: Andhra Pradesh, India
Died: 0250 AD
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
