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Corbyn, Jeremy

British politician

Jeremy Corbyn, British politician who was leader of…

Martin Heidegger.

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher

Martin Heidegger, German philosopher, counted among…

Mary Of Teck

queen of Great Britain

Mary of Teck, queen consort of King George V of Great…

Jack Kevorkian, 2011.

American physician

Jack Kevorkian, American physician who gained international…

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arts, visual

Charles Baudelaire, photograph by Étienne Carjat, 1863. — Charles BaudelaireFrench author

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education

Justus von Liebig, photograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1868. — Justus, baron von LiebigGerman chemist

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entertainment

Johann Sebastian Bach. — Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer

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history and society

Vladimir Ilich Lenin, 1918. — Vladimir Leninprime minister of Soviet Union

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literature

Francis Bacon, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. — Francis BaconBritish author, philosopher, and statesman

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philosophy and religion

Thomas Jefferson, portrait by an anonymous artist, 19th century; in the National Museum of Franco-American Cooperation, Blérancourt, France. — Thomas Jeffersonpresident of United States

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sciences

Sir John Franklin — Sir John Richardson on Sir John Franklin

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sports and recreation

Bill Belichick, 2012. — Bill BelichickAmerican football coach

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technology

Helmholtz. — Hermann von HelmholtzGerman scientist and philosopher

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