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King Kong Bundy
(American Professional Wrestler)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: March 4, 2019
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Dave Thomas
(Founder and CEO of Wendy's)
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Jack Dunphy
(Novelist)
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Lenny Cooke
(Basketball player)
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Rosalind Cash
(Actress)
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Jacob Lawrence
(Painter)
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 9, 2000
A master of what he called dynamic cubism, 20th-century American painter Jacob Lawrence experimented with a variety of media, such as tempera, cardboard, and paper. His narrative painting consisted of scenes from Black history. The Migration of the American Negro remains one of his best creations.
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Jack Abramoff
(Producer)
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Greg Roman
(American football player)
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Chris Ford
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
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Harvey Mason
(Drummer Who Is Member of the Band Fourplay)
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Bruce Seldon
(Boxer)
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James Hillman
(Psychologist)
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Helen Forrest
(Musician)
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Naji Marshall
(Basketball player)
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Allan Kaprow
(Painter)
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George Smathers
(Politician, Basketball player)
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Bob Merrill
(Songwriter)
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Norman Joseph Woodland
(Inventor)
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Cathy Rush
(Basketball coach)
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Fred Plum
(American Neurologist Who Developed the Terms ‘Persistent Vegetative State’ and ‘Locked-in Syndrome’)
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: January 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 11, 2010
The son of a drug store owner, Fred Plum was determined to build a career in neurology after losing his sister to polio. Known for his studies on comatose patients, he also coined the terms locked-in syndrome and persistent vegetative state. His final years were spent battling a form of dementia.
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Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger
(Educator and innovator)
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Maurice M. Rapport
(American Biochemist Best Known for His Work With the Neurotransmitter Serotonin)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: August 18, 2011
Maurice M. Rapport was a biochemist known for his work with the neurotransmitter serotonin. He collaborated with Irvine H. Page and Arda A. Green to isolate and name the chemical. He also conducted important research in the fields of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and connective tissue diseases. He worked at the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research.
