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From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
Allen, Paul
The co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft
Annan, Kofi
The 7th U.N. Secretary-General, 1997-2006
Asahara, Shoko
Founder of Japan's Aum Shinri-kyo religion
Bannister, Roger
The first person to run a mile in under four minutes
Bell, Art
The original host of the eerie radio show "Coast to Coast AM"
Bertolucci, Bernardo
The Oscar-winning director of
The Last Emperor
Bourdain, Anthony
The celebrity chef who starred in the TV shows
No Reservations
and
Parts Unknown
Bulger, James "Whitey"
The Boston Irish gangster who was a fugitive, 1995-2011
Bush, Barbara Pierce
U.S. First Lady, 1989-93
Bush, George Herbert Walker
President of the United States, 1989-93
Ellison, Harlan
The author of "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" and 'A Boy and His Dog'
Forman, Milos
The director of 'Amadeus' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'
Franklin, Aretha
The Queen of Soul who sang "Respect"
Goldman, William
The writer of
The Princess Bride
and
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Graham, Billy
Globetrotting "crusade" preacher and friend of presidents
Hall, Donald
The New England poet who wrote
Ox-Cart Man
Hawking, Stephen
The author of
A Brief History of Time
Hunter, Tab
The blonde box office idol of the 1950s who also sang "Young Love"
Jay, Ricky
The sleight-of-hand magician who appeared in David Mamet movies
Kidder, Margot
Lois Lane in the 1978 film
Superman: The Movie
Koko the Gorilla
The gorilla who used human sign language
Lee, Stan
The leader of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man
Le Guin, Ursula K.
The sci-fi author of
The Earthsea Trilogy
McCain, John
The former POW who became a U.S. senator and 2008 presidential candidate
Naipaul, V.S.
Nobel-winning author of
A House for Mr. Biswas
Reynolds, Burt
The mustachioed star of
Deliverance
and
Smokey and the Bandit
Roeg, Nicolas
The director of the 1973 psycho-drama
Don't Look Now
Roth, Philip
The author of
Portnoy's Complaint
Simon, Neil
The Broadway legend who wrote
The Odd Couple
Troyer, Verne
'Mini-Me' in the Austin Powers movies
Van Dyke, Jerry
The co-star of the TV series
Coach
Vinton, Will
Creator of the California Raisins
Wolfe, Tom
The author of 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' and 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'
Young, John
The first astronaut to pilot the space shuttle
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