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Lawson, Henry - prose and poetry
Xenakis, Iannis - (1922-2001), Greek composer
Barnett, Samuel Augustus - (1844-1913)
Billings, Josh - (1818-1825) US humorist
Landis, Geoffrey - US author
Vance, Vivian - (1909-1979), actress
Dagobert II - (died 638), king of the Franks
Taylor, Elizabeth - (born 1932), actor
Rau, Johannes - (born 1931), federal president (SPD)
Dando, Jill - British television presenter
Byrne, Gabriel - (born 1950), Irish actor
Walpole, Spencer - (1830-1907), British politician
MacLeod, Ian R. - author
Eisner, Kurt - (1867-1919), Bavarian prime minister
Bradley, Ed - (born 1941), journalist, 60 Minutes correspondent
Russell, Bertrand - (1872-1970), British philosopher
Bjornson, Bjornstjerne - (1832-1910), author
Baekeland, Leo - (1863-1944), Bakelite plastic
Brandoli, Anna - (born 1945), Italian illustrator
Abel, Thomas - (c. 1497-1540), an English priest
Rabelais, Francois - (ca. 1493-1553), Renaissance writer
Balaguer, Joaquin - (1906-2002), Dominican Republic President
Jane, Calamity - (1852-1903), US riflewoman, Wild West star
Adams, John Quincy - (1767-1848) sixth President of the United States
Patterson, Clair - (1922-1995), US geochemist
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