You don't see black people winning Nobel prizes for physics or economics or any of the industries or institutions that shape the way the world operates.

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• Robin Williams

  Actor

  Saturday, Jul 21, 1951
  Monday, Aug 11, 2014

• Thomas Sowell

  Economist

  Monday, Jun 30, 1930
  

• Martin Luther

  Monk

  Saturday, Nov 10, 1483
  Monday, Feb 18, 1546

• Friedrich Nietzsche

  Philologist

  Tuesday, Oct 15, 1844
  Saturday, Aug 25, 1900

• Edgar Allan Poe

  Author

  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Yogi Berra

  Baseball Manager

  Tuesday, May 12, 1925
  Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015

• Carrie Fisher

  Actress

  Sunday, Oct 21, 1956
  Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016

• Pope John Paul Ii

  Priest

  Tuesday, May 18, 1920
  Saturday, Apr 02, 2005

• Soren Kierkegaard

  Philosopher

  Wednesday, May 05, 1813
  Sunday, Nov 11, 1855

• Isaac Newton

  Physicist

  Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
  Monday, Mar 31, 1727

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  Historian

  Monday, May 03, 1469
  Tuesday, Jun 21, 1527

• Dr. Seuss

  Writer

  Wednesday, Mar 02, 1904
  Tuesday, Sep 24, 1991

• Mother Teresa

  Saint

  Friday, Aug 26, 1910
  Friday, Sep 05, 1997

• John Lewis

  U.s. Representative

  Wednesday, Feb 21, 1940
  

• Paulo Coelho

  Lyricist

  Sunday, Aug 24, 1947