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John Sevier

American politician

Ethan Allen

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William Thomas Hamilton

American mountain man

Clark Howell

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Bud Abbott

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Lee Shubert

American theatrical manager

Albert Shanker

American labor leader

Vivian Blaine

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Townes Van Zandt

American musician

Amos Eaton

American botanist, geologist, and lawyer

Charles E. Duryea

American inventor

Eazy-E

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Maria Jolas

American editor

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Walter Knott

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Fleur Fenton Cowles

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Michael Clarke

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John Coulter

American botanist

Russell Louis Schweickart

American astronaut

Howard Eugene Wurlitzer

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