37.7775° N, 122.4165° W

SAN FRANCISCO

Most Famous People Born in San Francisco, United States

Notable people
2,619
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1943
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.1×

A city of restless reinventions. San Francisco's notables are heavily literary and athletic in the 19th century, then heavily technological and countercultural in the 20th — the same town gave the world Jack London and Steve Jobs, Ansel Adams and Bruce Lee, the Beats and the venture capitalists. The dataset doesn't show the tech industry as a category, but you can see its silhouette in the unusually high share of entrepreneurs, engineers, and screenwriters with day jobs in software.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 295 notable births.

What San Francisco Is Known For

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Actor is San Francisco's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (385).

San Francisco over-indexes on baseball6.1× the global rate.

San Francisco under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor385
  2. Baseball182
  3. Football144
  4. Politician136
  5. Film110
  6. Writer77
  7. Music74
  8. Singer74
  1. Baseball1826.1×
  2. Screenwriter433.8×
  3. Film1103.4×
  4. Actor3852.8×
  5. Photographer322.5×
  6. Basket732.2×
  7. Music742.0×
  8. Artist511.9×
  1. Politician1360.4×
  2. Football1440.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

18001850190019502000
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  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
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2,619 notable people

1201 BASEBALL

Keith Comstock

Born 1955

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1202 EDITOR

Christopher Scarabosio

Born 1966

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1203 PIANIST

Vera Franceschi

1926 - 1966

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1204 PHILOLOGIST

Ivan Mortimer Linforth

1879 - 1976

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1205 ACTOR

Billie Rhodes

1894 - 1988

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1206 BASEBALL

Charlie Sweeney

1863 - 1902

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1207 ENTREPRENEUR

Vincent DeDomenico

1915 - 2007

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1208 CONDUCTOR

Jeannette Sorrell

Born 1965

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1209 INVENTOR

William Yeager

Born 1940

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1210 NOVELIST

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Born 1978

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1211 ACTOR

Robert Belgrade

Born 1965

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1212 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michael Yamashita

Born 1949

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1213 BASEBALL

Charlie Silvera

1924 - 2019

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1214 COMPOSER

Avram Fefer

Born 1965

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1215 ZOOLOGIST

Robert T. Orr

1908 - 1994

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1216 POLITICIAN

Ethan Berkowitz

Born 1962

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1217 BIOGRAPHER

Jade Snow Wong

1922 - 2006

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1218 BOXER

Karim Mayfield

Born 1980

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1219 INVESTOR

Ron Conway

Born 1951

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1220 SAILOR

William Baylis

Born 1962

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1221 SHOW

Bernie Ward

Born 1951

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1222 FOOTBALL

Terron Ward

Born 1992

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1223 BASKET

Marlon Redmond

Born 1955

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1224 SINGER

Yvette Flunder

Born 1955

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1225 ACTOR

Jefferson De Angelis

1859 - 1933

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1226 SINGER

Jon Gibson (Christian musician)

Born 1964

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1227 DRIVER

Bob Drake (racing driver)

1919 - 1990

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1228 WRITER

Robert D. San Souci

1946 - 2014

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1229 PAINTER

Armin Hansen

1886 - 1957

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1230 MUSIC

Jana Herzen

Born 1950

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1231 FILM

Chester Bennett

1892 - 1943

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1232 ENGINEER

Jack Mullin

1913 - 1999

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1233 JOURNALIST

Doyle McManus

Born 1955

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1234 PHYSICIST

Malcolm Beasley

Born 1940

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1235 COMPOSER

Kristina Olsen

Born 1957

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1236 ACTOR

Adam Harrington (voice actor)

Born 1970

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1237 MATHEMATICIAN

Louis Leithold

1924 - 2005

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1238 ACTOR

Frank MacQuarrie

1875 - 1950

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1239 LAWYER

Vincent Hallinan

1896 - 1992

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1240 SCREENWRITER

Karl Gajdusek

Born 1968

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1241 ARTIST

Mark Tribe

Born 1966

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1242 ACTOR

Ron Feinberg

1932 - 2005

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1243 ACTOR

Ralph Manza

1921 - 2000

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1244 CHOREOGRAPHER

Gertrude Hoffmann (dancer)

1885 - 1966

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1245 ACTOR

Edwin Stevens

1860 - 1923

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1246 BOBSLED

Cherrelle Garrett

Born 1989

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1247 PLAYER

Norman Slater

1894 - 1979

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1248 FOOTBALL

Ted Tollner

Born 1940

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1249 DIPLOMAT

John Ordway (ambassador)

Born 1950

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1250 LITERARY

George Edgar Slusser

1939 - 2014

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1251 HISTORIAN

Him Mark Lai

1925 - 2009

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1252 ACTOR

Steve Hatcher

Born 1967

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1253 PHOTOGRAPHER

Philip Hyde (photographer)

1921 - 2006

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1254 ACTOR

Cliff Carpenter

1915 - 2014

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1255 FOOTBALL

Simon Mršić

Born 1991

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1256 BOXER

Frankie Klick

1907 - 1982

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1257 GEOLOGIST

Franc Joubin

1911 - 1997

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1258 LAWYER

Tony West (attorney)

Born 1965

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1259 FILM

Ernie Fosselius

Born 1945

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1260 BASEBALL

Charlie Cutler

Born 1986

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1261 PAINTER

Ruby Neri

Born 1970

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1262 MUSIC

Natty

Born 1983

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1263 SWIMMER

Lynn Vidali

Born 1952

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1264 PHOTOGRAPHER

Natacha Merritt

Born 1977

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1265 PRIEST

Robert Francis Christian

1948 - 2019

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1266 MILITAR

John H. Michaelis

1912 - 1985

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1267 SPORT

Matt Hamon

Born 1968

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1268 WRITER

DeVon Franklin

Born 1978

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1269 PAINTER

Theodore Wores

1859 - 1939

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1270 PAINTER

Gordon Grant (artist)

1875 - 1962

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1271 BASEBALL

Jim Fogarty

1864 - 1891

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1272 JOURNALIST

Sharon Weinberger

Born 1972

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1273 BASEBALL

Harvey Pulliam

Born 1967

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1274 ACTOR

Brian Bianchini

1978 - 2004

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1275 ENGINEER

C. Daniel Mote Jr.

Born 1937

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1276 ACTOR

Bonnie-Jill Laflin

Born 1976

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1277 RACEWALKER

Marco Evoniuk

Born 1957

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1278 RACER

Eric Bostrom

Born 1976

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1279 ACTOR

Katherine Griffith

1876 - 1921

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1280 MUSIC

Blossom Seeley

1891 - 1974

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1281 SCREENWRITER

Charles Hoffman (screenwriter)

1911 - 1972

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1282 FILM

Ari Gold (filmmaker)

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1283 POLITICIAN

Williamson Evers

Born 1948

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1284 PHOTOGRAPHER

Doug Hall (artist)

Born 1944

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1285 POLITICIAN

Howie Hawkins

Born 1952

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1286 PAINTER

Lawrence Calcagno

1913 - 1993

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1287 MUSIC

Anthony Brown (musician)

Born 1953

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1288 FILM

Liz Holzman

1953 - 2014

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1289 GUITAR

Danny Chauncey

Born 1956

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1290 FILM

Claire Atherton

Born 1963

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1291 SINGER

J. Valentine

Born 1979

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1292 NOVELIST

Fae Myenne Ng

Born 1956

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1293 SINGER

Leon Patillo

Born 1947

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1294 ARTIST

Theodora Skipitares

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1295 MUSIC

Joyce Cooling

Born 1949

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1296 ACTOR

Milburn Morante

1887 - 1964

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1297 PHOTOGRAPHER

Catherine Wagner (artist)

Born 1953

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1298 BASKET

Marty Passaglia

1919 - 2004

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1299 COMPOSER

Caroline Kraabel

Born 1961

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1300 ACTOR

Johnny Weissmuller Jr.

1940 - 2006

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1301 WARRIOR

Will C. Barnes

1858 - 1936

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1302 ACTOR

Indira Stefanianna

Born 1946

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1303 SCÈNE

Hive (producteur)

Born 1974

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1304 BUSINESS

Walter A. Haas Jr.

1916 - 1995

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1305 BASEBALL

Ossie Vitt

1890 - 1963

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1306 BASEBALL

Mike Vail

Born 1951

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1307 BASEBALL

Willie Kamm

1900 - 1988

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1308 ACTOR

Julian Rivero

1890 - 1976

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1309 ACTOR

Robert Adair (actor)

1900 - 1954

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1310 PHOTOGRAPHER

Reagan Louie

Born 1951

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1311 PRODUCER

Dante Ross

Born 1967

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1312 BASEBALL

Mike Brown (outfielder)

Born 1959

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1313 SALESMAN

Bill Porter (salesman)

1932 - 2013

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1314 VIDEO GAME

Steve Ritchie

Born 1950

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1315 BASEBALL

Steve Shirley (baseball)

Born 1956

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1316 DRUMMER

Joel Larson

Born 1947

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1317 BASKET

Dior Lowhorn

Born 1987

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1318 SCREENWRITER

William H. Clifford

1874 - 1938

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1319 PLAYER

Lele Forood

Born 1956

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1320 BALLET

Sarah Lane

Born 1983

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1321 EDUCATOR

Aurelia Henry Reinhardt

1877 - 1948

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1322 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Crystal Lee

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1323 BUSINESS

Brian Scudamore

Born 1970

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1324 PLAYER

Matt Seeberger

Born 1984

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1325 NOVELIST

Dorothy Van Doren

1896 - 1993

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1326 MODEL

June Blair

Born 1933

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1327 WRITER

Sterling Noel

1903 - 1984

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1328 MODEL

Kara Young

Born 1969

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1329 ACTOR

Kai Braden

Born 1988

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1330 PRODUCER

David Eyges

Born 1950

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1331 PHOTOGRAPHER

Slater Bradley

Born 1975

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1332 ATHLETIC

Ken Flax

Born 1963

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1333 TEACHER

Mary Tsukamoto

1915 - 1998

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1334 FOOTBALL

Jerry Robinson (linebacker)

Born 1956

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1335 PRESENTER

Catherine Schwartz

Born 1977

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1336 PROFESSOR

Judy Yung

Born 1946

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1337 POLITICIAN

Mónica Ridruejo

Born 1963

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1338 PAINTER

Russell Chatham

1939 - 2019

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1339 STOCKBROKER

Gerald M. Loeb

1899 - 1974

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1340 ORGANIST

Richard Purvis

1913 - 1994

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1341 POLITICIAN

Charles F. Curry Jr.

1893 - 1972

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1342 PRIEST

John Q. Cannon

1857 - 1931

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1343 CELLIST

Dana Leong

Born 1980

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1344 VIDEO GAME

Gilman Louie

Born 1960

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1345 SINGER

Sammee Tong

1901 - 1964

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1346 PAINTER

Karl Kasten

1916 - 2010

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1347 LAWYER

Jeremy Fogel

Born 1949

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1348 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michael Lavine

Born 1963

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1349 ETHOLOGIST

Stephen Herrero

Born 1939

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1350 RAPPER

Cellski

Born 1974

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1351 PAINTER

Dorr Bothwell

1902 - 2000

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1352 PAINTER

Eric Pape

1870 - 1938

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1353 BIOMEDICAL

Albert R. Jonsen

1931 - 2020

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1354 ACTOR

Anthony Guidera

Born 1964

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1355 ACTOR

Edward Gallagher (actor)

1873 - 1929

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1356 COMPOSER

Mark Degli Antoni

Born 1962

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1357 JAVELIN THROWER

Cathy Sulinski

Born 1958

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1358 PAINTER

Henry Alexander (painter)

1860 - 1894

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1359 LIBRETTIST

Herbert Farjeon

1887 - 1945

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1360 ENTREPRENEUR

Richard Belluzzo

Born 1953

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1361 ARCHITECT

Herbert Maier

1893 - 1969

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1362 COLLECTOR

Sarah Stein

1870 - 1953

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1363 BUSINESS

Frank Altschul

1887 - 1981

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1364 BASEBALL

Babe Dahlgren

1912 - 1996

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1365 BANK

Richard C. Blum

Born 1935

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1366 RABBI

Edgar Magnin

1890 - 1984

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1367 FILM

Anthony Fabian

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1368 LAWYER

Thomas C. Lynch

1904 - 1986

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1369 ACTOR

Jimmy Bridges (actor)

Born 1960

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1370 ACTOR

Alexa Aimes

Born 1989

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1371 ARTIST

Mildred Howard

Born 1945

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1372 PALAEONTOLOGIST

William John Sinclair

1877 - 1935

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1373 BASEBALL

Joe Ferguson (baseball)

Born 1946

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1374 RAPPER

Alexander Spit

Born 1987

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1375 BUSINESS

Adolph B. Spreckels

1857 - 1924

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1376 MUSIC

Mary Stallings

Born 1939

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1377 WRITER

Gus Lee

Born 1946

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1378 BOXER

Frankie Neil

1883 - 1970

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1379 RADIO

Major Bowes

1874 - 1946

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1380 RUNNER

Walter Varney

1888 - 1967

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1381 PRIEST

José de Jesús Madera Uribe

1927 - 2017

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1382 KICKBOXER

Rick Cheek

Born 1977

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1383 POLITICIAN

Campbell Cavasso

Born 1950

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1384 PHOTOGRAPHER

Christopher Michel

Born 1967

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1385 OFFICER

William M. Callaghan

1897 - 1991

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1386 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeff Brouws

Born 1955

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1387 ACTOR

James Nolan (acteur)

1915 - 1985

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1388 JOURNALIST

Whit Johnson

Born 1973

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1389 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Kathleen M. Adams

Born 1957

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1390 FILM

Leah Meyerhoff

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1391 WRITER

Rudy Behlmer

1926 - 2019

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1392 ENGINEER

Dave Smith (engineer)

-

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1393 ACTOR

Josephine Whittell

1883 - 1967

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1394 ACTOR

Clarice Blackburn

1921 - 1995

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1395 PRIEST

Thomas O'Shea (Archbishop of Wellington)

1870 - 1954

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1396 PHYSICIAN

Ralph Alvarado

Born 1970

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1397 POLITICIAN

Levi Richard Ellert

1857 - 1901

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1398 NOVELIST

Dorothy Bryant

1930 - 2017

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1399 ACADEMIC

James D. Hart

1911 - 1990

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1400 SCIENTIST

Edward Imwinkelried

Born 1945

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1401 LAWYER

Eugene F. Lynch

Born 1931

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1402 ACTOR

Tiger Fafara

Born 1945

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1403 FOOTBALL

George Fernandez

Born 1961

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1404 ARTIST

Andrea Way

Born 1949

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1405 BASEBALL

Jack McCarthy (baseball)

1869 - 1948

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1406 ARTIST

Stanya Kahn

Born 1968

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1407 ACTOR

Zevi Wolmark

Born 1962

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1408 FOOTBALL

Bill Reid (American football)

1878 - 1976

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1409 FOOTBALL

Celeste Boureille

Born 1994

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1410 MUSIC

Jeff Chimenti

Born 1968

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1411 POLITICIAN

Kate Marshall

Born 1959

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1412 WRITER

Rodger Jacobs

1959 - 2016

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1413 BIOLOGIST

Doris Taylor

Born 1956

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1414 ARCHITECT

Mario J. Ciampi

1907 - 2006

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1415 ACTOR

Rupak Ginn

Born 1983

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1416 BASKET

Lloyd Leith

1902 - 1979

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1417 POLITICIAN

Bill Kenney

Born 1955

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1418 BUSINESS

Elmer T. Cunningham

1889 - 1965

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1419 ACTOR

Carole Gallagher

1923 - 1966

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1420 WRITER

Adam Gidwitz

Born 1982

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1421 LAWYER

Jennifer Martínez

Born 1971

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1422 MUSIC

Elizabeth Duncan

1871 - 1948

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1423 ACTOR

Alessandro Prete

Born 1975

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1424 SCREENWRITER

H.P. Mendoza

Born 1977

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1425 COMPOSER

Chester Conn

1894 - 1973

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1426 BASEBALL

Tyler Walker (baseball)

Born 1976

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1427 FOOTBALL

Malcolm Floyd

Born 1972

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1428 ACTOR

Carla Borelli

Born 1942

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1429 LAWYER

Henry Clausen

1905 - 1992

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1430 BASEBALL

Pat Ahearne

Born 1969

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1431 CHEMIST

Marcel Vogel

1917 - 1991

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1432 ARTIST

Kay Sekimachi

Born 1926

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1433 MUSIC

Michael Davis (trombonist)

Born 1961

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1434 FOOTBALL

Gill Byrd

Born 1961

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1435 PHILOSOPHER

Harry Allen Overstreet

1875 - 1970

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1436 ACTOR

Carlos Ferro (American actor)

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1437 CARTOONIST

Richard W. Dorgan

1892 - 1953

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1438 HISTORIAN

Louise Nalbandian

1926 - 1974

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1439 SURVIVOR

Beatrice Sandström

1910 - 1995

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1440 PAINTER

Frances Baldwin

1907 - 1999

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1441 POLITICIAN

Arthur Gietzelt

1920 - 2014

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1442 PAINTER

James Hayward (artist)

Born 1943

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1443 ACTOR

Zion Myers

1898 - 1948

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1444 WRITER

Alie Ward

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1445 WRITER

Bill Lee (author)

Born 1954

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1446 POLO

George Mitchell (water polo)

1901 - 1988

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1447 LAWYER

John Jay O'Connor

1930 - 2009

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1448 FILM

Crystal Moselle

Born 1980

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1449 SWIMMER

Hsu Chi-chieh

Born 1988

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1450 SUSPECT

Rubén Oseguera González

Born 1990

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1451 POLITICIAN

Norman Yee

Born 1949

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1452 PAINTER

Georges Gobo

1876 - 1958

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1453 SCHOLAR

Karen L. Gould

1948 - 2012

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1454 MUSIC

Jimmy Stewart (musician)

Born 1937

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1455 ACTOR

Ashley Clements

-

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1456 BASEBALL

Norman Livermore

1911 - 2006

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1457 WRESTLER

Jon Andersen

Born 1972

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1458 CHEF

Elizabeth Falkner

Born 1966

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1459 PLAYER

Marcie Louie

Born 1953

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1460 SINGER

Mabelle Gilman Corey

Born 1874

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1461 LAWYER

Cynthia Ann Bashant

Born 1960

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1462 RANCHER

José María Amador

1781 - 1883

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1463 BASKET

Dan Fitzgerald

1942 - 2010

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1464 MODEL

Emma Coronel Aispuro

Born 1989

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1465 SINGER

Leather Leone

-

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1466 ARTIST

Rachel Lachowicz

Born 1964

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1467 JOURNALIST

Laura Sullivan

Born 1974

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1468 ACTOR

Serge Levin

Born 1979

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1469 BIOLOGIST

Emil M. Mrak

1901 - 1987

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1470 PHOTOGRAPHER

Peter Stackpole

1913 - 1997

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1471 ACTOR

Chester Gan

1908 - 1959

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1472 RAPPER

Nacho Picasso

Born 1983

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1473 MUSIC

Christopher North (Ambrosia)

Born 1951

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1474 TYPOGRAPHER

Jack Stauffacher

1920 - 2017

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1475 OFFICER

William A. Glassford

1886 - 1958

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1476 WRITER

Anne de Graaf

Born 1959

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1477 FOOTBALL

Zac Lee

Born 1987

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1478 ATHLETIC

Leslie Maxie

Born 1967

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1479 MUSIC

Frank Haynes (musician)

1928 - 1965

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1480 ART HISTORIAN

Elizabeth Gilmore Holt

1905 - 1987

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1481 PLAYER

Edward Graff

1897 - 1954

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1482 SINGER

Tucker Zimmerman

Born 1941

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1483 KEYBOARDIST

Paul Taylor (keyboardist)

Born 1960

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1484 BASKET

Marcio Lassiter

Born 1987

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1485 BASKET

Jeffrey Cariaso

Born 1972

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1486 SINGER

Bamboo Mañalac

Born 1976

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1487 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Jerry Wunderlich

1925 - 1999

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1488 LAWYER

Jane A. Restani

Born 1948

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1489 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Chester Stock

1892 - 1950

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1490 FOOTBALL

Malcolm Moore (American football)

Born 1961

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1491 CONSERVATIVE

Dan Itse

Born 1958

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1492 ACTOR

Bonnie MacBird

-

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1493 PHILOSOPHER

Bradley Shavit Artson

Born 1959

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1494 PAINTER

Bruce Porter

1865 - 1953

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1495 PAINTER

Annie Harmon

1855 - 1930

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1496 ARMY

John D. Hawk

1924 - 2013

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1497 DAUGHTER

Merla Zellerbach

1930 - 2014

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1498 BASKET

Steve Lavin

Born 1964

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1499 PAINTER

James Dietz

Born 1946

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1500 FILM

Cutter Hodierne

Born 1986

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