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Le Corbusier

Swiss architect

Le Corbusier, internationally influential Swiss architect...

Louis-Philippe, detail of a portrait by F.X. Winterhalter; in the Chateau de Versailles, France

Louis-Philippe, king of the French from 1830 to 1848;...

Anwar Sadat

president of Egypt

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian army officer and politician who...

Bette Davis in Jezebel

American actress

Bette Davis, versatile, volatile American actress,...

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Rembrandt: Self-Portrait — RembrandtDutch artist

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Carolus Linnaeus — Carolus LinnaeusSwedish botanist

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Woody Allen — Woody AllenAmerican actor and director

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John Milton — John MiltonEnglish poet

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Martin Luther — Martin LutherGerman religious leader

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Thomas Jefferson — Thomas Jeffersonpresident of United States

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Sigmund Freud — Sigmund FreudAustrian psychoanalyst

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Muhammad Ali — Muhammad AliAmerican boxer

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Blaise Pascal — Blaise PascalFrench philosopher and scientist

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