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Ed Tyll
Radio Personality

Radio

Ed Tyll is an American comedian and radio personality. He has appeared as a commentator on network TV and hosted a syndicated radio show heard in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Long Island, New Orleans, Seattle, and Portland.

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Ed. Weinberger
Ed. Weinberger
Screenwriter and Television Producer

Television

Edwin B. "Ed." Weinberger is an American screenwriter and television producer. He began his television career after he dropped out of Columbia University, writing for such stand-up comedians as Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby.

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Eddie Levert, Sr.
Eddie Levert, Sr.
Lead Singer, The O'Jays

Music

Eddie Levert, Sr. is an American singer–songwriter and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B/soul vocal group The O'Jays, who were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Eddie Money
Eddie Money
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Eddie Money was a rock singer and songwriter who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with several Top 40 songs. Known for his husky voice and his blue-collar persona as a working-class rocker, in 1987, he was nominated for a Grammy Award.

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Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Comedian and Actor

Film

Eddie Murphy is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal in "Dreamgirls".

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Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Eddie Van Halen was a musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. He was the main songwriter and lead guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972. He is regarded as one of the all-time great guitar players in rock history.

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Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant
Founding Member, The Equals

Music

Eddy Grant is a Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of The Equals, one of the United Kingdom's first racially integrated pop groups. His subsequent solo career included the platinum single "Electric Avenue".

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Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis
Sculptor

Art

Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. Born free in New York, she was the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a sculptor.

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Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins
Recording Artist

Music

Edwin Hawkins was an American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound.

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eels
eels
Recording Group

Music

Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is a rock band, formed in 1995 by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Since 1996, Eels has released eleven studio albums, seven of which charted in the Billboard 200.

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Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Eiffel 65 is an Italian music group that was formed in 1998 in the studios of the Turin record company Bliss Corporation, consisting of Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina, and Gabry Ponte.

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El DeBarge
El DeBarge
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

El DeBarge is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. He was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge. He is a 5-time Grammy Award nominee.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Delegate, United States House of Representatives (1991 - Present)

Politics

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a politician serving as a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia. As a non-voting member, Norton may serve on committees as well as speak on the House floor.

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Elihu Eli El
CEO, Progressive Innovation

Activism

Elihu Eli El is currently CEO at Progressive Innovation. He has close to 20 years of experience in software and system development, testing, and systems integration for a variety of defense and commercial applications.

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Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Actor

Film

Elijah Wood is an American actor, voice actor, film producer, and DJ. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001 - 2003) and in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012).

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Eliot Engel
Eliot Engel
Member, United States House of Representatives (New York's 16th District)

Politics

Eliot Engel is the U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His new district, District 16, contains parts of the Bronx and Westchester County.

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Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford
Civil Rights Activist, Little Rock Nine

Civil Rights

Elizabeth Eckford is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Collections: Black History Month · Women's History Month

Tags: Little Rock Nine · Little Rock Central High School · Little Rock, Arkansas · Pulitzer Prize · Arkansas National Guard · Lisa Marie Russell · The Ernest Green Story · Disney Channel · National Press Photographers Association · President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator (D-Mass.)

Politics

Elizabeth Warren is an American politician and academic serving as the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts since 2013. She was formerly a prominent scholar specializing in bankruptcy law.

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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
14-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. Her accolades included fourteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian and Actress

Television

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist. DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom "Ellen" from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", since 2003.

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Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Recording Artist

Music

Ellie Goulding is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she received the award for British Female Solo Artist. In December 2015, she received her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance.

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Ellyn Marie Marsh
Ellyn Marie Marsh
Actress

Theatre

Ellyn Marie Marsh is an actress, known for "The Big C" (2010) and "Land of Lola: Backstage at 'Kinky Boots' with Billy Porter" (2013).

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Eloisa Diaz-Sanz
Creative Consultant and Fashion Designer

Fashion

Eloisa Diaz-Sanz is an American creative consultant and fashion designer from New York City, specializing in womenswear. Her experience includes work for high-end brands featured in British Vogue, London Fashion Week, and New York Fashion Week.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer/Designer, SpaceX

Technology

Elon Musk is an engineer and technology entrepreneur. He holds South African, Canadian, and United States citizenship and is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer/Designer of SpaceX.

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Elton John
Elton John
5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Elton John is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. In his five-decade career, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

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