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Alee Opuiyo
Owner, Dynamic Public Relations

Business

Alee Opuiyo is a 2005 Howard University School of Communications graduate. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Political Science. While Alee attended Howard, she interned with the cable network Fox News.

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Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, "Know-It-All" (2015), reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She received her first Grammy Award in 2018, for Best New Artist.

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Alex & Sierra
Alex & Sierra
Recording Group

Music

Alex & Sierra is an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, who won the third and final season of "The X Factor US". They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show.

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Alex Deibold
Olympic Medalist, Team USA

Sports

Alex Deibold is an American snowboarder. He won a bronze medal in snowboard cross at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Deibold, who started snowboarding at the age of four, was a backup and wax technician at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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Alex Haley
Alex Haley
Author, "Roots: The Saga of an American Family"

Literature

Alex Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers.

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Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Professional Baseball Player

Sports

Alexander Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees.

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Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek
Host, "Jeopardy!"

Television

Alex Trebek is a Canadian-American television personality. He has been the host of the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" since it was revived in 1984, and has also hosted a number of other game shows, including "The Wizard of Odds" and "Double Dare".

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Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
Emmy Award Winner and Golden Globe Award Winner

Television

Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman in the HBO series "True Blood", and Perry Wright in the HBO series "Big Little Lies", for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

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Alexandra Grey
Alexandra Grey
Actress

Television

Alexandra Grey is best known for her role as Melody Barnes in the Fox television series "Empire" (2015 – present). She had recurring roles on Amazon's "Transparent" and currently plays Denise Lockwood on the NBC medical drama "Chicago Med".

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Member, United States House of Representatives (New York's 14th District)

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Since January 3, 2019, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.

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Alfa Anderson
Alfa Anderson
Lead Singer, Chic (1978 - 1983)

Music

Alfa Anderson is a soul and dance music icon whose voice defines an entire era of popular music. She is of the original lead vocalists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated group Chic.

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Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro
Actor

Television

Alfonso Ribeiro is an American actor, comedian, dancer, director, and television personality. He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom "Silver Spoons", and Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".

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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Master of Suspense

Film

Alfred Hitchcock was a film director and producer. He is one of the most influential and extensively studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades.

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Alfred Nevarez
Member, All-4-One

Music

All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
15-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and actress. She has won numerous awards such as 15 Grammy Awards and 17 NAACP Image Awards. She has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.

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All Saints
All Saints
Recording Group

Music

All Saints are a girl group formed in London in 1993. The group's debut album, "All Saints" (1997) went on to become the third best-selling girl group album of all-time in the United Kingdom. As of January 2016, All Saints have sold 12 million records.

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All-4-One
Grammy Award Winner and American Music Award Winner

Music

All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Allison Janney
Allison Janney
Actress

Film

Allison Janney's performance in the black comedy "I, Tonya" (2017) garnered widespread acclaim and earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Allure
Recording Group

Music

Allure formed in the early 1990s as a quartet, now a trio, best known for their hit single "All Cried Out" with 112, which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Original members were Alia Davis, Linnie Belcher, Lalisha Sanders, and Akissa Mendez.

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Almighty Jahwel
Member, Son of Bazerk and No Self Control

Music

Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

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Alonzo Brown
Alonzo Brown
Member, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde

Music

Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde was an American 1980s hip-hop group consisting of Andre "Dr. Jeckyll" Harrell and Alonzo "Mr. Hyde" Brown. The group was known for its corporate business image, wearing designer suits and ties while they rapped.

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alt-J
Recording Group

Music

alt-J, stylised as ∆, are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds, by Gwil Sainsbury (guitar/bass), Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums) and Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals). The band have sold over 4 million records.

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Altered Five
Recording Group

Music

For many years, Altered Five has been winning audiences with a swaggering stomp of bruising, barrelhouse grit. For the band's fourth album, "Charmed & Dangerous", the quintet joined forces with Blind Pig Records, one of the world's premiere blues labels.

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Alvaro Alencar
13-Time Latin Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alvaro Alencar has over 140 records in his career spanning 20+ years. In this time, he has won 13 Latin Grammy Awards, over 25 Latin Grammy nominations, and over 30 platinum or gold certificates for CD and DVD sales, which total approximately 10 million.

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Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Actress

Television

Alyssa Milano is an American actress, activist, producer, and former singer. She appears in "Who's the Boss?", "Melrose Place", "Charmed", "My Name Is Ear", "Mistresses" and recently (2017) the Netflix series "Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later".

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