Famous People: A-Z

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Harry S. TRUMAN - US President

 

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Umberto I

Umberto I | House of Savoy, Italian Unification, Constitutional Monarch

Umberto I, duke of Savoy and king of Italy who led his country out of its isolation and into the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany. He supported nationalistic and imperialistic policies that led to disaster for Italy and helped create the atmosphere in which he was assassinated.

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Gore VIDAL- Homoamerican novelist, whose magnus opus, "Myra Breckenridge", brought transexuality into the public eye.

 

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George WASHINGTON

 

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Xi Mingze

Daughter of Xi Jinping

 

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Neil YOUNG - Musician Extraordinaire (He's one of my favorites.)

 

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Ferdinand von Zeppelin

 

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Woody ALLEN

 

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Georges BIZET

 

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Frederic CHOPIN

 

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DRACO- famous lawgiver of ancient Greece, his name is the source of the adjective "Draconian" which described his form of justice.

 

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ED Sullivan - Variety Show Host

 

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Moses Gerrish Farmer

Moses Gerrish Farmer | Encyclopedia.com

Moses Gerrish Farmer >Moses Gerrish Farmer (1820-1893), an American inventor and manufacturer, >pioneered in the practical applications of electricity. Moses Farmer was born in Boscawen, N.H., where his father was a farmer and prosperous merchant.

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Peter GABRIEL

 

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HELENA- Roman empress and top archaeologist, who discovered the True Cross and many other artifacts in the Holy Land in the 4th Century.

 

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IGGY Pop

 

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Michael Jackson

 

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John F. KENNEDY

 

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Vladimir Lenin

 

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Paul McCartney