41.2568° N, 81.8815° W

CLEVELAND

Most Famous People Born in Cleveland, United States

Notable people
2,168
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1942
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.3×

A Great Lakes industrial city whose distinctive professions are baseball at six times the global rate, novelists, screenwriters, music, and basketball — the shape of a postwar industrial city that built a deep entertainment-and-letters bench out of its working-class neighbourhoods. Halle Berry, Henry Mancini, Jerry Siegel (who invented Superman here with Joe Shuster), and Tracy Chapman all belong to this bench. The 19th-century tail is thin; the city was essentially built by the oil and steel booms of the 1890s.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cleveland during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 303 notable births.

What Cleveland Is Known For

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Football is Cleveland's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (226).

Cleveland over-indexes on baseball6.3× the global rate.

Cleveland under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football226
  2. Actor171
  3. Politician163
  4. Baseball156
  5. Music81
  6. Basket66
  7. Lawyer61
  8. Singer57
  1. Baseball1566.3×
  2. Novelist293.4×
  3. Screenwriter293.1×
  4. Music812.6×
  5. Basket662.4×
  6. Business452.1×
  7. Artist381.7×
  8. Film451.7×
  1. Politician1630.6×
  2. Writer480.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Cleveland's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0901 OFFICER

Arthur J. Jackson

1924 - 2017

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0902 SOLDIER

Allison Krause

1951 - 1970

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0903 FOOTBALL

Jason Trusnik

Born 1984

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0904 HOCKEY

Todd Harkins

Born 1968

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0905 AGRONOMIST

Jonathan Gressel

Born 1936

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0906 WRESTLER

Peter Blair (wrestler)

1932 - 1994

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0907 ACTOR

Tammy Pescatelli

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0908 ENTOMOLOGIST

Morgan Hebard

1887 - 1946

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0909 PHOTOGRAPHER

Nell Dorr

1893 - 1988

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0910 FOOTBALL

Walt Yowarsky

1928 - 2014

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0911 BUSINESS

Martin Zweig

1942 - 2013

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0912 ARTIST

Xavier Roberts

Born 1955

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0913 WRITER

Sara Zarr

Born 1970

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0914 AUTHOR

William F. Baker (television)

Born 1942

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0915 SINGER

Adele Bertei

Born 1955

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0916 SPORT

Dale Stetina

Born 1956

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0917 RADIO

Michael Krasny (talk show host)

Born 1944

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0918 ARTIST

George Fett

1920 - 1989

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0919 BANDLEADER

Joe Cabot

1921 - 2016

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0920 COMPOSER

Peter Sprague

Born 1955

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0921 COMPOSER

Louise Lincoln Kerr

1892 - 1977

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0922 SPORT

Frank G. Menke

1885 - 1954

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0923 MUSIC

David Dubal

Born 1940

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0924 PAINTER

H. Craig Hanna

Born 1967

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0925 CIVIL SERVICE

Capricia Marshall

Born 1964

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0926 WRESTLER

Matt Cross (wrestler)

Born 1980

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0927 COMPOSER

Richard Edward Wilson

Born 1941

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0928 PAINTER

John Miller (American artist)

Born 1954

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0929 FOOTBALL

Jim Martin (American football)

1924 - 2002

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0930 SPORT

Vince Cellini

Born 1959

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0931 JOURNALIST

Bernard L. Stein

Born 1941

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0932 POLITICIAN

Jabez W. Fitch

1823 - 1884

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0933 FOOTBALL

Kurt Schumacher (American football)

Born 1952

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0934 FOOTBALL

Tom Stincic

Born 1946

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0935 BIOLOGIST

Gerald Soffen

1926 - 2000

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0936 HOCKEY

Jansen Harkins

Born 1997

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0937 SINGER

Michael Cavanaugh (musician)

Born 1972

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0938 LAWYER

Eugene Scalia

Born 1963

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0939 MANUFACTURER

Samuel Mather

1851 - 1931

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0940 BASEBALL

Sal Bando

Born 1944

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0941 BASEBALL

Doug Dascenzo

Born 1964

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0942 BIOGRAPHER

Gerold Frank

1907 - 1998

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0943 ARTIST

Frank N. Wilcox

1887 - 1964

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0944 ACTOR

Dolores Faith

1941 - 1990

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0945 FOOTBALL

Jacques McClendon

Born 1987

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0946 BASEBALL

Al Aber

1927 - 1993

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0947 MUSIC

Emily Keener

Born 1999

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0948 BANDLEADER

Austin Wylie

1893 - 1947

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0949 FOOTBALL

Joe Johnson (defensive end)

Born 1972

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0950 WRITER

Clare Benedict

1870 - 1961

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0951 ACTOR

Randy Becker

Born 1970

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0952 POET

Elizabeth Cutter Morrow

1873 - 1955

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0953 SINGER

Bushwalla

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0954 PAINTER

Susan Crile

Born 1942

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0955 WRITER

David Budbill

1940 - 2016

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0956 PHYSICIST

James A. Krumhansl

1919 - 2004

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0957 POLITICIAN

Raj Goyle

Born 1975

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0958 TEACHER

John C. Sawhill

1936 - 2000

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0959 WORKER

Doria Ragland

Born 1956

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0960 SINGER

Billy Newton-Davis

Born 1951

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0961 ESSAYIST

Judith Arcana

Born 1943

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0962 FILM

Jeffrey Vance

Born 1970

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0963 FOOTBALL

Davon Coleman

Born 1991

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0964 ENTREPRENEUR

Edward Williams (businessman)

1843 - 1903

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0965 WRITER

Arlene Mosel

1921 - 1996

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0966 FOOTBALL

Darryl Talley

Born 1960

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0967 JOURNALIST

Andrew Kaczynski

Born 1989

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0968 MUSIC

Linda Rocco

Born 1966

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0969 FOOTBALL

Markus Steele

Born 1979

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0970 TRUMPET

Malcolm McNab

Born 1943

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0971 FOOTBALL

Rodney Bailey

Born 1979

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0972 ETHNOLOGIST

John C. Ewers

1909 - 1997

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0973 PHYSICIST

Norman Hilberry

1899 - 1986

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0974 JOURNALIST

Bill Beutel

1930 - 2006

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0975 ART HISTORIAN

Anne Hollander

1930 - 2014

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0976 POLITICIAN

Tom Ganley

1942 - 2016

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0977 WRITER

Daniel Stashower

Born 1960

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0978 SCREENWRITER

Matt Wayne

-

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0979 CERAMIST

Howard Kottler

1930 - 1989

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0980 ACTOR

Mitch Longley

Born 1965

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0981 FOOTBALL

Adrien Clarke

Born 1981

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0982 OFFICER

Paul G. Kaminski

Born 1942

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0983 MUSIC

Mark McGuire (musician)

Born 1986

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0984 SCULPTOR

James Croak

Born 1951

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0985 LAWYER

Charles Germman Burton

1846 - 1926

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0986 PHYSICIST

Sally Dawson

Born 1955

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0987 JOURNALIST

Jeff Jacoby (columnist)

Born 1959

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0988 MUSIC

Bunk Gardner

Born 1933

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0989 MODEL

Kamie Crawford

Born 1992

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0990 ACTOR

Mother Love

Born 1953

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0991 FOOTBALL

Ben Kelly (gridiron football)

Born 1978

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0992 ARCHITECT

Graham Gund

Born 1922

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0993 PAINTER

Jerome Caja

1958 - 1995

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0994 BUSINESS

Michael Dever

Born 1957

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0995 ACADEMIC

Albert A. Murphree

1870 - 1927

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0996 ACTOR

Madelyn Clare

1894 - 1975

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0997 COLLECTOR

Agnes Gund

Born 1938

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0998 LAWYER

James Robertson (judge)

1938 - 2019

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0999 FILM

Joe Russo (Regisseur)

Born 1971

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1000 SCREENWRITER

David Shaber

1929 - 1999

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1001 POLITICIAN

Ben Hanford

1861 - 1910

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1002 FOOTBALL

Shelton Gibson

Born 1995

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1003 HISTORIAN

Phillip Shriver

1922 - 2011

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1004 LAWYER

Ralph Richard Banks

Born 1964

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1005 ACTOR

Rick Glassman

Born 1984

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1006 JOURNALIST

Grace Goulder Izant

1893 - 1984

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1007 COMPOSER

Carl Edouarde

1875 - 1932

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1008 CERAMIST

Edris Eckhardt

1905 - 1998

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1009 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Sandra Morgen

1950 - 2016

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1010 FOOTBALL

Jack Squirek

Born 1959

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1011 FOOTBALL

LeCharles Bentley

Born 1979

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1012 LAWYER

Paul Ramon Matia

Born 1937

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1013 HOCKEY

John Fritsche Sr.

Born 1966

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1014 SINGER

Alina Baraz

Born 1993

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1015 ACADEMIC

Ralph Lewis Knowles

Born 1928

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1016 COMPOSER

Robert Kyr

Born 1952

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1017 BASEBALL

Alva Bradley

1884 - 1953

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1018 FILM

Anthony Russo

Born 1970

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1019 PHYSICIAN

Sidney Katz

1924 - 2012

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1020 BASKET

Al Jackson (basketball)

Born 1943

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1021 PHYSICIST

Peter Lu

Born 1978

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1022 FOOTBALL

Dale Jones (American football)

Born 1963

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1023 RADIO

Ellen Ratner

Born 1951

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1024 BASKET

Darrell Harris

Born 1984

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1025 ACTOR

Dawn Maxey

Born 1966

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1026 FOOTBALL

Gene Mruczkowski

Born 1980

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1027 RABBI

Alysa Stanton

Born 1964

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1028 FOOTBALL

Tim McGee

Born 1964

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1029 COMPOSER

James K. Randall

1929 - 2014

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1030 ASTROPHYSICIST

David Layzer

1925 - 2019

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1031 NOVELIST

Salvatore Scibona

Born 1975

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1032 DIPLOMAT

Peter Tomsen

Born 1940

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1033 BANDLEADER

Dominick Farinacci

Born 1983

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1034 JOURNALIST

Edith Iglauer

1917 - 2019

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1035 CONGRESS

Mabel Thorp Boardman

1860 - 1946

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1036 MARTIAL ART

Rich Hale

Born 1985

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1037 GOLF

Jim Bagby Jr.

1916 - 1988

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1038 ARTIST

Seth Tobocman

Born 1958

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1039 JOURNALIST

Donal Henahan

1921 - 2012

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1040 FOOTBALL

Ray Fisher (cornerback)

Born 1987

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1041 ACADEMIC

Lawrence Bayard Kiddle

1907 - 1991

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1042 MUSIC

Kenny Greenberg

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1043 LOGICIAN

Richard Milton Martin

1916 - 1985

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1044 MARTIAL ART

Randy Blake

Born 1986

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1045 PAINTER

Frank Herbert Mason

1921 - 2009

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1046 FILM

Larry Clark (filmmaker)

Born 1948

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1047 FOOTBALL

Bryant Browning

Born 1988

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1048 ENGINEER

Fred Baker (IETF chair)

Born 1952

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1049 OLYMPIC

Eugene Tssui

Born 1954

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1050 DRUMMER

Ron Matthews

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1051 MOBSTER

John T. Scalish

1912 - 1976

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1052 SONGWRITER

Doc Williams (singer)

1914 - 2011

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1053 COMPOSER

Al Lerner (composer)

1919 - 2014

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1054 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jonathan Mannion

Born 1970

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1055 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Heide Fasnacht

Born 1951

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1056 SWIMMER

Melanie Valerio

Born 1969

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1057 PENCILLER

Wayne Howard

1949 - 2007

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1058 WRITER

Lilian Garis

1873 - 1954

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1059 CORRESPONDENT

Jack Perkins (reporter)

1933 - 2019

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1060 SOCIOLOGIST

Fred Pestello

Born 1952

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1061 FILM

Steven Caple Jr.

Born 1988

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1062 LIBRARIAN

Edward Christopher Williams

1871 - 1929

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1063 TRANSLATOR

Susan Bernofsky

Born 1966

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1064 FOOTBALL

Tom Schoen

Born 1946

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1065 MUSIC

James Thompson (musicista)

Born 1951

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1066 MATHEMATICIAN

Mary Schaps

Born 1948

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1067 ACTOR

Tom Nagel

Born 1980

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1068 POLITICIAN

Susanne Mittag

Born 1958

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1069 BASKET

Jayson Wells

Born 1976

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1070 FOOTBALL

Deji Olatoye

Born 1991

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1071 PUBLISHER

John Bryan (journalist)

1934 - 2007

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1072 BUSINESS

William G. Mather

1857 - 1951

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1073 OFFICER

Ronald J. Zlatoper

Born 1942

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1074 DETECTIVE

Ladimir Kwiatkowski

1928 - 1994

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1075 POET

Liz Waldner

Born 1956

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1076 FOOTBALL

Bob Mrosko

Born 1965

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1077 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Robert K. Carr

1908 - 1979

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1078 FOOTBALL

Willie Henry

Born 1994

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1079 LAWYER

Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

1929 - 2018

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1080 BASKET

Lewis Sims

Born 1973

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1081 ACTOR

Zach Sherwin

Born 1978

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1082 BUSINESS

George Gund III

1937 - 2013

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1083 PRIEST

Michael Joseph Murphy

1915 - 2007

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1084 CONDUCTOR

Sidney Harth

1925 - 2011

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1085 SCIENTIST

Kevin Grazier

Born 1961

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1086 ACTOR

B. J. Arnau

1941 - 1989

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1087 PIANIST

Craig Doerge

Born 1947

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1088 ARTIST

David Edward Byrd

Born 1941

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1089 BASEBALL

E. J. Stewart

1877 - 1929

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1090 DIPLOMAT

Patricia M. Byrne

1925 - 2007

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1091 COMPOSER

Paul DeMarinis

Born 1948

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1092 POLITICIAN

Armond Budish

Born 1953

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1093 POLITICIAN

Nathan P. Payne

1837 - 1885

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1094 FOOTBALL

Bob Ptacek

Born 1937

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1095 LAWYER

Linda Hirshman

Born 1944

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1096 PHYSICIAN

Hamilton Wright

1867 - 1917

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1097 MUSIC

Grace Hoffman

1925 - 2008

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1098 PHOTOGRAPHER

Barbara Bosworth

Born 1953

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1099 PRODUCER

Jay Joyce

-

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1100 ARTIST

Mary Jo Bole

Born 1956

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1101 FOOTBALL

Chet Adams

1915 - 1990

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1102 JOURNALIST

Martin Quigley (publisher)

1890 - 1964

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1103 HOCKEY

Ab DeMarco Jr.

Born 1949

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1104 POLITICIAN

Peter L. Cashman

Born 1936

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1105 BASKET

Greg Slaughter

Born 1989

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1106 PSYCHOLOGIST

Tom Cornsweet

1929 - 2017

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1107 ORCHESTRA

Harry Harkness Flagler

1870 - 1952

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1108 LAWYER

Maura D. Corrigan

Born 1948

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1109 FOOTBALL

Jamie Meder

Born 1991

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1110 COMPOSER

Alfred Pease (musician)

1838 - 1882

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1111 POLITICIAN

Rickey R. Hendon

Born 1953

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1112 FOOTBALL

Chet Mutryn

1921 - 1995

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1113 BASEBALL

Jim Delahanty

1879 - 1953

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1114 CEO

Saj-nicole A. Joni

Born 1952

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1115 FOOTBALL

Cliff Lewis (quarterback)

1923 - 2002

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1116 PHYSICIAN

Sanford Palay

1918 - 2002

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1117 FOOTBALL

Larry Gagner

Born 1943

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1118 JOURNALIST

Daniel Henninger

-

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1119 PRIEST

Floyd Lawrence Begin

1902 - 1977

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1120 FOOTBALL

Eric Wilkerson

Born 1966

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1121 SINGER

Anne Cochran

-

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1122 WRITER

Gini Hartzmark

Born 1957

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1123 FOOTBALL

James Cotton (gridiron football)

Born 1976

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1124 ARTIST

Jim Drain

Born 1975

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1125 PHYSICIST

Laura Greene (physicist)

Born 1952

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1126 POLITICIAN

Sandra Williams

Born 1968

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1127 AVIATOR

Blanche Noyes

1900 - 1981

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1128 TRANSLATOR

Haim Watzman

Born 1956

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1129 SCREENWRITER

Willie Gilbert

1916 - 1980

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1130 ACADEMIC

George Hillocks Jr.

1934 - 2014

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1131 POLITICIAN

George Stephan

1862 - 1944

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1132 PHOTOJOURNALIST

Seph Lawless

Born 1978

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1133 WRITER

Dale Pollock

Born 1950

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1134 FOOTBALL

Riley Grant

Born 1995

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1135 NOVELIST

Evan Fallenberg

Born 1961

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1136 IMMIGRANT

Frank Bestow Wiborg

1855 - 1930

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1137 BASEBALL

Chris Bando

Born 1956

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1138 COACH

Rex Dockery

1942 - 1983

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1139 FOOTBALL

Anthony Hancock (American football)

Born 1960

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1140 MILITAR

André Shepherd

Born 1977

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1141 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Gitel Steed

1914 - 1977

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1142 LAWYER

Creighton Miller

1922 - 2002

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1143 OPERA

John Stewart (tenor)

Born 1940

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1144 BASEBALL

Dave Ford

Born 1956

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1145 MATHEMATICIAN

Eric Katz

Born 1970

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1146 SCIENTIST

Frank E. Marble

1918 - 2014

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1147 EMMY

Sander Schwartz

Born 1954

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1148 FOOTBALL

Chris Chambers

Born 1978

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1149 FOOTBALL

Robbie Nichols

1946 - 2011

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1150 SINGER

Sandra Tilley

1943 - 1981

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1151 FOOTBALL

Michael Preston (American football)

Born 1989

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1152 ANIMATOR

Herbert Klynn

1917 - 1999

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1153 SCREENWRITER

Jack Hanrahan

1933 - 2008

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1154 LAWYER

Christopher A. Boyko

Born 1954

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1155 FILM

Geoff LaTulippe

-

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1156 SKIER

Helen Boughton-Leigh

1906 - 1999

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1157 PLAYWRIGHT

Bessie Breuer

1893 - 1975

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1158 ARTIST

Gary Burden

1933 - 2018

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1159 POLITICIAN

William Case

1818 - 1862

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1160 TROMBONIST

Mel Wanzo

1930 - 2005

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1161 BASEBALL

Ken Kravec

Born 1951

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1162 POLITICIAN

David Chiu (politician)

Born 1970

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1163 POLITICIAN

Kevin Foy

Born 1956

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1164 HISTORIAN

Paul W. Schroeder

Born 1927

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1165 CHEF

Andrew Carmellini

Born 1971

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1166 FOOTBALL

Tim Long (American football)

Born 1963

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1167 RABBI

Balfour Brickner

1926 - 2005

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1168 MARTIAL ART

Frank Caraballo

Born 1984

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1169 FOOTBALL

Shane Wynn

Born 1992

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1170 HISTORIAN

Jeffrey Sammons

Born 1949

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1171 BOXER

Jack "Kid" Wolfe

1895 - 1975

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1172 CLERGY

Raymond Joseph Gallagher

1912 - 1991

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1173 PAINTER

Carl Gaertner

1898 - 1952

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1174 WRESTLER

Gregory Iron

Born 1986

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1175 PHILOSOPHER

Howard Kahane

1928 - 2001

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1176 FILM

Alan Schechter (film producer)

1965 - 2005

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1177 SPORT

Stan Parrish

Born 1946

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1178 POLITICIAN

Norm Sanders

Born 1932

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1179 POTTER

Lanier Meaders

1917 - 1988

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1180 NOVELIST

Beatrice Burton

1894 - 1983

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1181 BUSINESS

A. Gary Klesch

Born 1947

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1182 BASEBALL

Paddy Livingston

1880 - 1977

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1183 WRITER

Tracy Barrett

Born 1955

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1184 LAWYER

Benita Y. Pearson

Born 1963

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1185 PRINTMAKER

Brian Shure

Born 1952

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1186 ACTOR

Vaughan Glaser

1872 - 1958

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1187 COMPOSER

Johann H. Beck

1856 - 1924

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1188 BASEBALL

Joe Vosmik

1910 - 1962

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1189 FOOTBALL

Mike Woods (American football)

1954 - 2009

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1190 WRITER

Edward Bliss Foote

1829 - 1909

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1191 FOOTBALL

Steve Sanders (American football)

Born 1982

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1192 ARTIST

Jennifer Bolande

Born 1957

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1193 NOVELIST

Fiona Maazel

Born 1975

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1194 POLITICIAN

Peggy Lehner

Born 1950

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1195 FOOTBALL

Phil Pozderac

Born 1959

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1196 POLITICIAN

Frederick Kohler

1864 - 1934

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1197 DIPLOMAT

Heather M. Hodges

Born 1946

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1198 LAWYER

Mark McElroy

1906 - 1981

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1199 POET

David Reiter

Born 1947

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1200 NOVELIST

Russell Potter

Born 1960

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