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Adelaide Hoodless

Adelaide Hoodless was born in St. George, Ontario, Canada in 1858. * She was a Canadian educational reformer and founded the…

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Austria. * He was a failed artist and a decorated veteran of World War I. * In 1919,…

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Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani is a New York Times bestselling author, playwright, television writer/producer, film…

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Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich was an American poet, essayist, and feminist. * She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1929. * She attended…

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Aeschylus

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright, often described as the father of tragedy. He was born in Eleusis, Greece, around 525…

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Ahmad Fuadi

Ahmad Fuadi is an Indonesian writer, novelist, and social entrepreneur. * He was born on December 30, 1973 in Maninjau, West…

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Ai Yazawa

Ai Yazawa is a Japanese mangaka born on March 7, 1967. * She is best known for her manga series Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, Gokinjo…

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Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career spanning over five decades. * He is widely…

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Al David

Al David was an American songwriter who was born in New York City in 1921. * He began his career in the music industry as a staff…

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Al Pacino

Al Pacino was born on April 25, 1940 in New York City. * He is an American actor, director, and producer. * Pacino has won an…

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al-Hasan al-Basri

Al-Hasan al-Basri was born in Medina in 642. * He was a tabi'i, or a Muslim who met and learned from the companions of the…

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Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British writer, philosopher, and public intellectual. He is the author of over 20 books,…

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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett was born in Leeds, England in 1934. He studied history at Oxford University and then worked as a journalist and…

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Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley was born in Toronto, Canada in 1938. * He worked as a radio and television engineer before becoming a writer. * He…

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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City on November 18, 1946. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of…

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Alan Lightman

Alan Lightman is an American writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. * He was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948. * He…

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Alan Moore

Alan Moore is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of…

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Alan Paton

Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on January 11, 1903. * He studied science and education at the University…

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