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• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

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• Henry Ford

  Industrialist

  Thursday, Jul 30, 1863
  Monday, Apr 07, 1947

• Michael Jordan

  Basketball Player

  Sunday, Feb 17, 1963
  

• Tyler, The Creator

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• Ronald Reagan

  40Th US President

  Monday, Feb 06, 1911
  Saturday, Jun 05, 2004

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• Peter Drucker

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  Friday, Nov 19, 1909
  Friday, Nov 11, 2005

• Pope John Paul Ii

  Priest

  Tuesday, May 18, 1920
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• Rodney Dangerfield

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  Tuesday, Nov 22, 1921
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• George Carlin

  Comedian

  Wednesday, May 12, 1937
  Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

• Theodore Roosevelt

  26Th U.s. President

  Wednesday, Oct 27, 1858
  Monday, Jan 06, 1919

• Oprah Winfrey

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  Friday, Jan 29, 1954
  

• Niccolo Machiavelli

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• Julius Caesar

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  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  

• Martin Luther

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