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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ben Affleck |
Actor |
15-Aug-1972 |
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Good Will Hunting |
| Charles Barkley |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1963 |
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NBA player scored over 23,000 points |
| William Bennett |
Government |
31-Jul-1943 |
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Former Drug Czar and gambling man |
| Clara Bow |
Actor |
29-Jul-1905 |
26-Sep-1965 |
Schizophrenic actress, Wings |
| Beau Brummell |
Socialite |
7-Jun-1778 |
30-Mar-1840 |
Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion |
| Girolamo Cardano |
Doctor |
24-Sep-1501 |
21-Sep-1576 |
De Subtilitate |
| Asia Carrera |
Pornstar |
6-Aug-1973 |
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Mensa member, pornstar |
| Giacomo Casanova |
Author |
2-Apr-1725 |
4-Jun-1798 |
World-renowned paramour |
| Peter Cook |
Comic |
19-Nov-1937 |
9-Jan-1995 |
Bedazzled |
| John Daly |
Golf |
28-Apr-1966 |
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Alcoholic golfer |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky |
Novelist |
30-Oct-1821 |
28-Jan-1881 |
Crime and Punishment |
| Al Dubin |
Songwriter |
10-Jun-1891 |
11-Feb-1945 |
Lullaby of Broadway |
| John Fante |
Author |
8-Apr-1909 |
8-May-1983 |
Bukowski's idol |
| Charles James Fox |
Politician |
24-Jan-1749 |
13-Sep-1806 |
U.K.'s first Foreign Secretary |
| Geronimo |
Military |
16-Jun-1829 |
17-Feb-1909 |
The last Indian to surrender |
| Oliver Goldsmith |
Author |
10-Nov-1730 |
4-Apr-1774 |
The Vicar of Wakefield |
| William F. Harrah |
Business |
2-Sep-1911 |
30-Jun-1978 |
Founder of Harrah's Casino |
| Rogers Hornsby |
Baseball |
27-Apr-1896 |
5-Jan-1963 |
The Raj |
| Jaromir Jagr |
Hockey |
15-Feb-1972 |
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Dallas Stars |
| Michael Jordan |
Basketball |
17-Feb-1963 |
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God's gift to basketball, clearly |
| John Kluge |
Business |
21-Sep-1914 |
7-Sep-2010 |
Media mogul, Metromedia, Inc. |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Ada Lovelace |
Mathematician |
10-Dec-1815 |
27-Nov-1852 |
Programmed the (theoretical) difference engine |
| Norm MacDonald |
Comic |
17-Oct-1963 |
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Former Weekend Update host on SNL |
| Chico Marx |
Actor |
22-Mar-1887 |
11-Oct-1961 |
An Italian con-man of a Marx Brother |
| Melanie Morgan |
Radio Personality |
1956 |
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Conservative radio host |
| Audie Murphy |
Actor |
20-Jun-1924 |
28-May-1971 |
War hero turned cowboy actor |
| Sam Newfield |
Film Director |
6-Dec-1899 |
10-Nov-1964 |
I Accuse My Parents |
| Ronn Owens |
Radio Personality |
17-Oct-1945 |
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KGO radio talk show host |
| Pete Rose |
Baseball |
14-Apr-1941 |
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Cincinnati Reds |
| Françoise Sagan |
Novelist |
21-Jun-1935 |
24-Sep-2004 |
Bonjour Tristesse |
| Jay Sarno |
Business |
2-Jul-1922 |
1984 |
Creator of Caesars Palace |
| Charlie Sheen |
Actor |
3-Sep-1965 |
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The prodigal Sheen |
| Vittorio De Sica |
Film Director |
7-Jul-1902 |
13-Nov-1974 |
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
| Phil Silvers |
Actor |
11-May-1911 |
1-Nov-1985 |
You're in the Army Now |
| James Toback |
Film Director |
23-Nov-1944 |
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The Pick-up Artist |
| James Woods |
Actor |
18-Apr-1947 |
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Casino, Any Given Sunday |
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