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Paul Simon.
Paul Simon
American musician
Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter who brought…
Sacha Baron Cohen, 2007.
Sacha Baron Cohen
British actor
Sacha Baron Cohen, British actor and comedian best…
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1997.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani singer
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer who is considered…
Bruce, Lenny
Lenny Bruce
American comedian
Lenny Bruce, American stand-up comic and social satirist…

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Degas, Edgar: A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers
Edgar DegasFrench artist
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Milton, John
John MiltonEnglish poet
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustrian composer
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Milton, John
John MiltonEnglish poet
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Dickens, Charles
Charles DickensBritish novelist
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Milton, John
John MiltonEnglish poet
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Chomsky, Noam
Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist
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Lance Armstrong after winning his fifth consecutive Tour de France bicycle race, Paris, July 27, 2003.
Lance ArmstrongAmerican cyclist
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Henry Ford.
Henry FordAmerican industrialist
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