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• Billy Graham

  Evangelist

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• Jean De La Bruyere

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  Thursday, May 10, 1696

• Billy Graham

  Professional Wrestler

  Monday, Jun 07, 1943
  

• Michael Jordan

  Basketball Player

  Sunday, Feb 17, 1963
  

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• Thomas Jefferson

  3Rd US President

  Saturday, Apr 13, 1743
  Tuesday, Jul 04, 1826

• Oprah Winfrey

  Media Proprietor

  Friday, Jan 29, 1954
  

• Henry David Thoreau

  Author

  Saturday, Jul 12, 1817
  Tuesday, May 06, 1862

• John Locke

  Philosopher

  Sunday, Aug 29, 1632
  Tuesday, Oct 28, 1704

• Paulo Coelho

  Lyricist

  Sunday, Aug 24, 1947
  

• Mae West

  Actress

  Thursday, Aug 17, 1893
  Saturday, Nov 22, 1980

• Helen Keller

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  Sunday, Jun 27, 1880
  Saturday, Jun 01, 1968

• George Orwell

  Novelist

  Thursday, Jun 25, 1903
  Saturday, Jan 21, 1950

• Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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  Thursday, Aug 28, 1749
  Thursday, Mar 22, 1832