38.8725° N, 84.5861° W

CINCINNATI

Most Famous People Born in Cincinnati, United States

Notable people
1,772
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Baseball 12.5×

Cincinnati's bench is German-American old money and mid-century entertainment — the Lawyer class is the same Queen City bar that built the Taft political dynasty, the Novelist thread runs through the Over-the-Rhine literary generation, and a smaller Music vein traces from King Records and James Brown through the city's early rock-and-roll scene. The Basket cohort is the University of Cincinnati pipeline that sent Oscar Robertson north and kept sending players ever since.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 168 notable births.

What Cincinnati Is Known For

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Baseball is Cincinnati's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (251).

Cincinnati over-indexes on baseball12.5× the global rate.

Cincinnati under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Baseball251
  2. Football203
  3. Politician152
  4. Actor135
  5. Basket72
  6. Lawyer54
  7. Painter42
  8. Writer40
  1. Baseball25112.5×
  2. Novelist273.9×
  3. Basket723.2×
  4. Lawyer541.8×
  5. Music391.5×
  1. Writer400.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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1,772 notable people

0901 BASEBALL

Bob Humphreys

Born 1935

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0902 SCHOLAR

John Douglas Simon

Born 1957

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0903 PHILOSOPHER

John Michael Krois

1943 - 2010

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0904 BASEBALL

Scott Sauerbeck

Born 1971

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0905 BASEBALL

Tony Scott (baseball)

Born 1951

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0906 ASTRONOMER

Amanda Bauer

Born 1979

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0907 ACTOR

Marie Masters

Born 1941

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0908 BASEBALL

Tom Kramer

Born 1968

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0909 PIANIST

Clarence Adler

1886 - 1969

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0910 PAINTER

Tom Marioni

Born 1937

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0911 WRITER

Nema (occultist)

Died 2018

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0912 PAINTER

Riva Lehrer

Born 1958

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0913 POET

Jeffrey Harrison

Born 1957

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0914 FOOTBALL

Joey Jackson

Born 1943

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0915 COMPOSER

Wintter Watts

1884 - 1962

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0916 FOOTBALL

Sean Smith (defensive end)

Born 1967

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0917 BASKET

Bob Naber

1929 - 1998

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0918 FOOTBALL

Greg Stemrick

1951 - 2016

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0919 PRIEST

Bernard T. Espelage

1892 - 1971

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0920 DANCER

Pauline Hall

1860 - 1919

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0921 FOOTBALL

Sam Hubbard

Born 1996

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0922 BASKET

Beckham Wyrick

Born 1983

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0923 POLITICIAN

Alicia Reece

Born 1971

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0924 ART HISTORIAN

Bates Lowry

1923 - 2004

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0925 ACTOR

Zach Bolton

Born 1981

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0926 FOOTBALL

George Ratterman

1926 - 2007

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0927 FOOTBALL

Tom Waddle

Born 1967

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0928 LAWYER

Dana Fabe

Born 1951

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0929 BOTANIST

Lucia McCulloch

1873 - 1955

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0930 POLITICIAN

Jane Timken

Born 1966

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0931 WRITER

Andrew Steinmann

Born 1954

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0932 BASEBALL

Tom Lampkin

Born 1964

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0933 MUSIC

Carin Levine

-

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0934 BASEBALL

Jayhawk Owens

Born 1969

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0935 ACTOR

Joshua LeBar

Born 1977

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0936 BASEBALL

Herm Wehmeier

1927 - 1973

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0937 FOOTBALL

Ted Bolser

Born 1990

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0938 PHILANTHROPIST

Lewis Rosenstiel

1891 - 1975

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0939 NOVELIST

Mark Schreiber

Born 1960

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0940 FOOTBALL

Matthew Teague

Born 1958

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0941 ARTIST

Bob Roberts (singer)

1879 - 1930

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0942 SCREENWRITER

Richard M. Powell

1916 - 1996

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0943 FOOTBALL

Bob Goodridge

Born 1946

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0944 LIBRARIAN

Carl Vitz

1883 - 1983

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0945 LAWYER

John Weld Peck II

1913 - 1993

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0946 BASEBALL

Lee Magee

1889 - 1966

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0947 FOOTBALL

Alex Albright

Born 1988

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0948 BASEBALL

Denny Lyons

1866 - 1929

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0949 ACTOR

Mike Kleinhenz

1951 - 2008

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0950 WRESTLER

Les Thatcher

Born 1940

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0951 EDITOR

George E. Morrow

1840 - 1900

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0952 BASEBALL

Jake Stenzel

1867 - 1919

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0953 BASEBALL

Ralph Miller (right-handed pitcher)

1873 - 1973

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0954 REPUBLICAN

Danny Bubp

Born 1954

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0955 ACTOR

Antrim Short

1900 - 1972

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0956 PALAEONTOLOGIST

William H. Twenhofel

1875 - 1957

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0957 FOOTBALL

Russ Huesman

Born 1960

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0958 JOURNALIST

Linda Vester

Born 1965

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0959 HOCKEY

Jason Deitsch

Born 1980

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0960 FOOTBALL

John Conner (American football)

Born 1987

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0961 MAGIC

Samri Baldwin

1848 - 1924

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0962 ACADEMIC

Alice Stone Ilchman

1935 - 2006

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0963 ACTOR

Mark Avery

Born 1960

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0964 JOURNALIST

Erin Moriarty

Born 1952

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0965 FOOTBALL

Bob Fry

1930 - 2019

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0966 ACTOR

Noah Keen

1920 - 2019

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0967 SPORT

Antonio Campbell

Born 1994

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0968 FOOTBALL

Dante Brown

Born 1980

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0969 DEAN

Valentine Theodore Schaaf

1883 - 1946

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0970 ACTOR

Rodney Van Johnson

Born 1961

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0971 ARTIST

Joseph Marioni

Born 1943

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0972 SPORT

Rodney Combs

Born 1950

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0973 POLITICIAN

Francis Channing, 1st Baron Channing of Wellingborough

1841 - 1926

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0974 MUSIC

Josiah Wolf

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0975 BASEBALL

Stephen Larkin

Born 1973

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0976 BASEBALL

Howie Camnitz

1881 - 1960

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0977 JUDGE

Patrick F. Fischer

Born 1957

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0978 ACTOR

Shamika Cotton

-

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0979 NAVY

Roger W. Mehle

1915 - 1997

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0980 ILLUSTRATOR

Donald Corley

1886 - 1955

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0981 POET

Louis K. Anspacher

1878 - 1947

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0982 COMPOSER

Elizabeth Bell (composer)

1928 - 2016

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0983 BASEBALL

Mike Adams (outfielder)

Born 1948

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0984 NOVELIST

Ruth Cranston

1887 - 1956

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0985 JOURNALIST

Washington McLean

1816 - 1890

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0986 DIPLOMAT

Patricia L. Herbold

Born 1940

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0987 FOOTBALL

Ric Bucher

Born 1961

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0988 FOOTBALL

Christina Gibbons

Born 1994

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0989 BASEBALL

Bill Wegman

Born 1962

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0990 SKATER

Jordan Brauninger

Born 1987

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0991 BASEBALL

Dick LeMay

1938 - 2018

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0992 POLITICIAN

Frank Hornstein

Born 1959

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0993 TEACHER

Amy Spangler

Born 1949

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0994 HISTORIAN

Violet Barbour

1884 - 1968

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0995 MODEL

Katherine Haik

Born 2000

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0996 MISSING

Jonathan Edwards (Washington & Jefferson College)

1817 - 1891

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0997 FOOTBALL

Steve Tensi

Born 1942

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0998 POLITICIAN

Eric Kearney

Born 1963

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0999 FOOTBALL

Dan Allen (American football)

1956 - 2004

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1000 MUSIC

Rex Carroll

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1001 MUSIC

Sonny Brown

Born 1936

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1002 HISTORIAN

Charles W. Moorman III

1925 - 1996

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1003 BASEBALL

Bill Faul (baseball)

1940 - 2002

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1004 BASEBALL

Zach Day

Born 1978

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1005 MUSIC

Ronald Crutcher

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1006 POLITICIAN

Keiko Orrall

Born 1967

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1007 POLITICIAN

Bill Kintner

Born 1960

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1008 FOOTBALL

Nick Truesdell

Born 1990

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1009 SOLDIER

Thomas Shaw (Medal of Honor)

1846 - 1895

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1010 FILM

Shan Serafin

Born 1982

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1011 FOOTBALL

DeShawn Wynn

Born 1983

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1012 MARTIAL ART

Jason Dent

Born 1980

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1013 SOCIOLOGIST

Edwin M. Lemert

1912 - 1996

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1014 WRESTLER

Matt Stryker

Born 1979

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1015 FOOTBALL

Mike Windt

Born 1985

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1016 BASKET

Steve Grote

Born 1955

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1017 BASEBALL

Al Hollingsworth (baseball)

1908 - 1996

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1018 BASEBALL

Dick Drott

1936 - 1985

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1019 VICTIM

Robert Miles Todd

1897 - 1988

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1020 SINGER

Darwin Hobbs

Born 1968

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1021 FOOTBALL

Mike Wright (American football)

Born 1982

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1022 BASKET

Wanisha Smith

Born 1985

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1023 FOOTBALL

Kevin Allen (American football)

Born 1963

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1024 MILITAR

George Geiger

1843 - 1904

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1025 LAWYER

John Brooks Leavitt

1849 - 1930

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1026 BASEBALL

Clyde Vollmer

1921 - 2006

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1027 POLITICIAN

Christian McDaniel

Born 1977

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1028 LAWYER

Joseph McCormick (Ohio)

1814 - 1879

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1029 ACTOR

Ron Bohmer

Born 1961

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1030 POLITICIAN

Tom Umberg

Born 1955

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1031 BASEBALL

Lance Johnson

Born 1963

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1032 COACH

Frank Lauterbur

1925 - 2013

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1033 PSYCHOLOGIST

Greg Neimeyer

Born 1956

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1034 FOOTBALL

Donteea Dye

Born 1993

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1035 BASEBALL

Tom Hume

Born 1953

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1036 FOOTBALL

Jim Boyle

Born 1963

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1037 SONGWRITER

Stacy Mitchhart

Born 1959

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1038 PAINTER

Henry Muhrman

1854 - 1916

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1039 BASEBALL

Luke Allen

Born 1978

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1040 PHYSICIST

Corinne Manogue

Born 1955

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1041 POLITICIAN

Michael G. Strain

Born 1959

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1042 BUSINESS

Lou Groen

1917 - 2011

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1043 POLITICIAN

Robert L. Floyd

1918 - 2007

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1044 BASEBALL

Chuck Brinkman

Born 1944

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1045 FOOTBALL

Clem Turner

1945 - 2009

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1046 PSYCHOLOGIST

Eleanor Gamble

1868 - 1933

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1047 POLITICIAN

Adam Koenig

Born 1971

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1048 CHEMIST

Donald Hilvert

Born 1956

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1049 LAWYER

Charles Pinckney James

1818 - 1899

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1050 FOOTBALL

Ryan Stanchek

Born 1986

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1051 POLITICIAN

Seth Taft

1922 - 2013

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1052 SPORT

Charles Flaherty (alpine skier)

Born 2000

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1053 POET

Wayne Miller (poet)

Born 1976

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1054 POLITICAL

Donald Matthews (political scientist)

1925 - 2007

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1055 BASEBALL

George Rohe

1874 - 1957

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1056 POLITICIAN

Henry Thomas Hunt

1878 - 1956

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1057 BASKET

Dave Esterkamp

Born 1978

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1058 PASTOR

Wendell Mettey

Born 1945

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1059 FOOTBALL

Robert Brewster (American football)

Born 1986

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1060 ENTREPRENEUR

Jim Koch

Born 1949

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1061 BASEBALL

Charlie Emig

1875 - 1975

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1062 SCHOLAR

Gale A. Yee

Born 1949

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1063 COMPOSER

Nancy Laird Chance

Born 1931

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1064 MINER

Jerome Babe

1837 - 1893

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1065 SPORT

Tom Lichtenberg

1940 - 2013

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1066 JUDGE

S. Arthur Spiegel

1920 - 2014

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1067 FOOTBALL

Tom O'Malley (American football)

1925 - 2011

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1068 KNIFEMAKER

Bo Randall

1909 - 1989

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1069 GUITAR

Scott Devendorf

-

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1070 FOOTBALL

Justin Murray

Born 1993

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1071 GYMNAST

Samantha Sheehan

Born 1986

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1072 POLITICIAN

Joseph Fischer (Kentucky politician)

Born 1954

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1073 SCREENWRITER

Maurice Tombragel

1913 - 2000

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1074 BASEBALL

George Yeager

1874 - 1940

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1075 FOOTBALL

B. J. Sander

Born 1980

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1076 GYMNAST

Amanda Jetter

Born 1994

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1077 LAWYER

Carl Bernard Rubin

1920 - 1995

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1078 BASEBALL

Drew Denson

1965 - 2014

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1079 PRODUCER

Gary Griffin (musician)

Born 1951

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1080 PHYSICIST

Judah Moshe Eisenberg

1938 - 1998

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1081 POLITICIAN

Thomas Kerr (Kentucky politician)

Born 1950

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1082 MUSIC

Danny Cox (musician)

Born 1942

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1083 FOOTBALL

Chuck Bradley (offensive tackle)

Born 1970

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1084 FOOTBALL

Steve Sylvester (American football)

Born 1953

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1085 WRITER

Lillian Josephine Chester

1887 - 1961

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1086 BASEBALL

Travis Swaggerty

Born 1997

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1087 BASEBALL

Charlie Grant

1874 - 1932

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1088 ACTOR

Caroline Miskel Hoyt

1873 - 1898

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1089 ACTOR

Joseph Ryan Harrington

Born 1999

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1090 ARCHITECT

Janet Meakin Poor

Born 1929

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1091 KILLED

William Knox Schroeder

1950 - 1970

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1092 ARMY

Gary L. Miller

1947 - 1969

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1093 BASEBALL

John Ewing (baseball)

1863 - 1895

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1094 FOOTBALL

Al Nelson

Born 1943

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1095 FOOTBALL

David Nugent (American football)

Born 1977

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1096 BASEBALL

Al Lakeman

1918 - 1976

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1097 FOOTBALL

Tyler Sheehan

Born 1987

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1098 POLITICIAN

Shannon Jones

Born 1970

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1099 SINGER

Sudan Archives

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1100 GOVERNMENT

Cynthia Hogan

Born 1958

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1101 POLITICIAN

Courtney Combs

Born 1956

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1102 BIOGRAPHER

Una Hunt

Born 1876

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1103 BASSIST

Steve Tucker

Born 1971

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1104 PAINTER

Lizzie Wilkerson

1900 - 1984

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1105 POLITICIAN

Dale Mallory

Born 1964

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1106 PAINTER

Sion Wenban

1848 - 1897

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1107 ARTIST

Gail Ryan

Born 1939

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1108 MATHEMATICIAN

Stanley Tennenbaum

1927 - 2005

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1109 BASEBALL

Graham Taylor (baseball)

Born 1984

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1110 PROFESSOR

George Carver (academic)

1888 - 1949

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1111 COMPOSER

Eugene Hartzell

1932 - 2000

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1112 FOOTBALL

Matt Tennant

Born 1987

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1113 FOOTBALL

E. J. Underwood

Born 1983

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1114 CIRCUS

Celesta Geyer

1901 - 1982

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1115 MILITAR

James P. Simms

1837 - 1887

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1116 CHEMIST

James Wuest

Born 1948

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1117 PAINTER

Louis Pohl

1915 - 1999

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1118 BASEBALL

Ralph Beard (baseball)

1929 - 2003

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1119 POLITICIAN

Bob Schuler

1943 - 2009

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1120 BASKET

Dee Davis

Born 1984

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1121 FITNESS

George J. Fisher

1871 - 1960

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1122 WRITER

Suzi Wizowaty

Born 1954

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1123 SPORT

Darren Anderson (American football)

Born 1969

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1124 RABBI

Joseph Silverman

1860 - 1930

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1125 FENCER

Debra Waples

Born 1953

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1126 POLITICIAN

Bill Coley

Born 1960

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1127 CARICATURIST

Arthur Johnson (Karikaturist)

1874 - 1954

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1128 OFFICER

James A. Greer

1833 - 1904

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1129 PIANIST

Al Morgan (pianist)

1915 - 1989

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1130 FOOTBALL

Perry Williams (running back)

Born 1946

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1131 LAWYER

Isaac Jack Martin

1908 - 1966

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1132 FOOTBALL

DeJuan Tribble

Born 1985

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1133 PLAYER

Henry Bunis

Born 1953

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1134 SINGER

LaKiesha Berri

Born 1974

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1135 BASEBALL

Harlan Holden

1888 - 1962

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1136 FOOTBALL

Al Brosky

1928 - 2010

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1137 BOXER

Nate Tubbs

Born 1964

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1138 FOOTBALL

Reggie Redding (American football)

Born 1968

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1139 WRITER

Philip DeGuere

1944 - 2005

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1140 AUTHOR

Hugo Richard Meyer

1866 - 1923

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1141 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Marion Rawson

1899 - 1980

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1142 FOOTBALL

J. K. Schaffer

Born 1990

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1143 PAINTER

John A. Ruthven

1924 - 2020

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1144 FOOTBALL

Mike Sensibaugh

Born 1949

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1145 FOOTBALL

George Swarn

Born 1964

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1146 BASEBALL

Chris Nichting

Born 1966

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1147 ACTOR

Luke Null

Born 1990

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1148 BUSINESS

Frank E. Sagendorph, 2nd

1883 - 1972

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1149 REPUBLICAN

Jud McMillin

Born 1977

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1150 DIPLOMAT

Thomas D. Boyatt

Born 1933

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1151 BUSINESS

Bob Castellini

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1152 PAEDIATRICIAN

Louis W. Sauer

1885 - 1980

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1153 ACTOR

Kathryn Sheldon

1879 - 1975

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1154 FOOTBALL

Jack Hoffman (American football)

1930 - 2001

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1155 LAWYER

Stephen M. McNamee

Born 1942

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1156 ARCHER

Benjamin Keys

1853 - 1911

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1157 POLITICIAN

David Frockt

-

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1158 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jacqueline Hayden

Born 1950

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1159 DESIGNER

David Meister

Born 1962

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1160 BASEBALL

Charlie Armbruster

1880 - 1964

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1161 COACH

Mary Lee Tracy

Born 1959

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1162 FOOTBALL

Dan James

1937 - 1987

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1163 JOURNALIST

Peter W. Klein

Born 1970

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1164 POLITICIAN

Ron Maag

Born 1945

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1165 ACTOR

Geneviève Boehmer

Born 1988

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1166 BASKET

J. Burton Rix

1882 - 1964

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1167 BASEBALL

Scott Klingenbeck

Born 1971

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1168 ACTOR

Mitch English

Born 1969

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1169 NOVELIST

Bill Cameron (mystery author)

Born 1963

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1170 FOOTBALL

Donavon Clark

Born 1992

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1171 FOOTBALL

Antwan Peek

Born 1979

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1172 SCULPTOR

Ed Hamilton

Born 1947

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1173 BASEBALL

Frank Bell (baseball)

1863 - 1891

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1174 FOOTBALL

Chris Smith (running back)

Born 1963

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1175 FOOTBALL

Jordan Jefferson

Born 1990

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1176 FOOTBALL

Lemar Marshall

Born 1976

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1177 POLITICIAN

Stan Aronoff

Born 1932

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1178 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Joseph B. Casagrande

1915 - 1982

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1179 BASEBALL

Ralph Brickner

1925 - 1994

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1180 BASEBALL

Neal Brady

1897 - 1947

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1181 PHILOSOPHER

Gustav Eckstein (psychologist)

1890 - 1981

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1182 BOXER

Raymond Russell (boxer)

Born 1940

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1183 FOOTBALL

Gene Rose

1913 - 1986

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1184 TELEVISION

Bill Nimmo

1917 - 2011

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1185 JOURNALIST

Storme Warren

Born 1970

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1186 BASEBALL

Roy Hughes (baseball)

1911 - 1995

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1187 COACH

Bill Schmitz

1954 - 2013

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1188 ACTOR

Dan Biggers

1931 - 2011

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1189 FOOTBALL

Terry Killens

Born 1974

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1190 PRODUCER

Patrick Montgomery

Born 1949

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1191 FOOTBALL

Alex Higdon

Born 1966

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1192 SPORT

Glenn Allen Jr.

Born 1970

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1193 LINGUIST

Howard L. Chace

-

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1194 FOOTBALL

B. J. Askew

Born 1980

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1195 FOOTBALL

Robert Cobb (American football)

Born 1957

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1196 WRITER

K. Tempest Bradford

Born 1978

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1197 LAWYER

Jay Blossman

Born 1964

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1198 POLITICIAN

Daniel G. Taylor

1819 - 1878

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1199 BASEBALL

Bill Hepler

Born 1945

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1200 WRITER

Erin McPike

Born 1983

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