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Otto Preminger (1905-1986)
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Satyajit Ray (1921-1992)
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Inca Garcilaso (1539-1616)
Historian
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Harold Arlen (1905-1986)
Composer
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Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)
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Marion Harris (1896-1944)
Jazz Singer
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Bob Dorough (1923-2018)
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Kuba Ka (1991-2021)
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Charles Edward Russell (1860-1941)
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Jace Prescott (1988-2020)
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Charles G. Dawes (1865-1951)
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Terry Carter (1928-2024)
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Earl Hines (1903-1983)
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David Winters (1939-2019)
Film Producer
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Victor Wood (1946-2021)
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John C. Stennis (1901-1995)
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Roy Campbell (1901-1957)
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Mark Shand (1951-2014)
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Mohammed Omar
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Harry Watts (1826-1913)
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Bob Brozman (1954-2013)
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David Halberstam (1934-2007)
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