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Pierce, Franklin

Franklin Pierce

president of United States

Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States…

Premchand

Premchand, Indian author of novels and short stories…

Juan Perón, 1954.

president of Argentina

Juan Perón, army colonel who became president of Argentina…

Reed Hastings, 2008.

American entrepreneur

Reed Hastings, American entrepreneur who was cofounder…

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arts, visual

Picasso, Pablo — Pablo PicassoSpanish artist

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education

Justus von Liebig, photograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1868. — Justus, baron von LiebigGerman chemist

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entertainment

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustrian composer

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history and society

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1812; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. — Napoleon Iemperor of France

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literature

Francis Bacon, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. — Francis BaconBritish author, philosopher, and statesman

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philosophy and religion

Francis Bacon, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. — Francis BaconBritish author, philosopher, and statesman

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sciences

Freud, Sigmund — Sigmund FreudAustrian psychoanalyst

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sports and recreation

Bill Belichick, 2012. — Bill BelichickAmerican football coach

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technology

Galileo, oil painting by Justus Sustermans, c. 1637; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. — GalileoItalian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician

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