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Roy Horn (1944-2020)
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David Souter (1939-2025)
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James Foley (1953-2025)
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George Peppard (1928-1994)
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Joe Kapp (1938-2023)
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Lionel Rose (1948-2011)
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Painter
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John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
Philosopher
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John Bradshaw (1933-2016)
Self-Help Author
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Percy Inglis (2002-2020)
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Eddy Arnold (1918-2008)
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John Barbata (1945-2024)
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Garth Williams (1912-1996)
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Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
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Jeremiah Norman Williams (1829-1915)
Politician
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Jeanne Cooper (1928-2013)
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Steven Keats (1945-1994)
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Mwepu Ilunga (1949-2015)
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Charles Nungesser (1892-1927)
Pilot
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Robert Heinlein (1907-1988)
Novelist
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Dennis Waterman (1948-2022)
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Laverne Andrews (1911-1967)
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Jones Very (1813-1880)
Poet
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William Schallert (1922-2016)
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Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009)
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Kelly Bryan Cheshire (1967-2007)
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