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George Gershwin, American Composer
George Gershwin was an American composer who wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George Gershwin... |
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Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger
Benedict XVI, né Joseph Ratzinger (April 16, 1927) is Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1981, as Cardinal Ratzinger, he was appointed prefect of the Congregation for... |
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Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford), is a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, a... |
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Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepr... |
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Bill Clinton, 42nd US President
William Jefferson Clinton served as the forty-second President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president, older only than Theodore Roose... |
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George W. Bush, 43rd US President
George Walker Bush, forty-third President of the United States. He served as the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being inaugurated as President on... |
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Herman Brood
Herman Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Brood was the Dutch personification of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. After playing piano in Cuby and the... |
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Peter Sloterdijk, Philosopher
Peter Sloterdijk studied philosophy, Germanistics and history at the University of Munich. In 1975 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Hamburg. Since 1980 he has... |
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Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof was the leader of the Boomtown Rats, an Irish "new wave" band of the 1970s and '80s. The group had a string of hits in the United Kingdom an... |
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Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Novelist
Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist. Pamuk is closely associated with post-modern literature. His long-standing popularity in his home country was... |
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey, often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American television host, media mogul, and philanthropist. Her internationally-syndicated talk show, The Opra... |
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Barack Obama, 44th US President
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States and the first African American to hold the office. Obama was the junior United States Senat... |
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J. K. Rowling, Writer
Rowling first thought of Harry while riding a train back in 1990. "Harry just strolled into my head fully formed." She worked on the book for several years, finding quiet... |
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Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is a U.S. Internet entrepreneur and a wiki pioneer who is best known as the founder and leader of Wikipedia, an international collaborative open... |
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Timeline of UN-Iraq-Coalition Incidents
The International Programs office of the U.S. Department of State conducts, develops and distributes Public Diplomacy materials in support of U.S. foreign policy objectiv... |
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