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(From left) Louis Gossett, Jr., Alexei Navalny, and Chita Rivera.
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Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter talking about an outbreak of Guinea worm in Savelugu,...
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Bill Walton
Despite an injury-prone career, Bill Walton is considered one of the best all-around...
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“Man of steal”
Rickey Henderson holding his record-breaking 939th stolen base, May 1, 1991.
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The dowager countess of Grantham
Maggie Smith in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–15).
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Comedian and everyman
Bob Newhart played a psychologist on The Bob Newhart Show in the 1970s and...
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Jimmy Carter
U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter.
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Alexei Navalny
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during his election campaign for mayor of...
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Alice Munro
Canadian writer Alice Munro was lauded as a “master of the contemporary short story”...
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Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold in front of her quilt Tar Beach #2 (1990), 1993.
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Nikki Giovanni
Poet Nikki Giovanni, shown in 1973, reflected her experiences as a Black single mother...
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Roger Guillemin
Nobel Prize winner Roger Guillemin, 2011.
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