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• Aristotle

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• Henry David Thoreau

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• Napoleon Bonaparte

  Military Commander

  Tuesday, Aug 15, 1769
  Saturday, May 05, 1821

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
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• Edgar Allan Poe

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  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Charles Spurgeon

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  Sunday, Jan 31, 1892

• Isaac Newton

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  Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
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• Jean De La Bruyere

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  Thursday, May 10, 1696

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

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• Thomas Sowell

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  Monday, Jun 30, 1930
  

• Yogi Berra

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  Tuesday, May 12, 1925
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• Francis Of Assisi

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• Pope John Paul Ii

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• George Orwell

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  Thursday, Jun 25, 1903
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• Dalai Lama

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