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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Professional Boxer

Sports

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career, he held multiple world titles in five weight classes.

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Force M.D.'s
Force M.D.'s
Recording Group

Music

Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it is perhaps best known for two tunes that are widely considered 1980s quiet storm classics.

Tags: Music · Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis · Staten Island, New York · Tender Love · Love Is a House · 1980s · Quiet Storm · R&B · Warner Bros. Records · Reprise Records

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Foreigner
Foreigner
Recording Group

Music

Foreigner is a British-American hard rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones and fellow Briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm.

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Fran Drescher
Fran Drescher
2-Time Emmy Award Nominee

Television

Fran Drescher is an actress and activist. She is best known for her role as Fran Fine in the hit television series "The Nanny" (1993 - 1999), and for her nasal voice and thick New York accent. On February 4, 2014, she made her Broadway debut.

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Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Actress

Film

Frances McDormand is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, which makes her one of the few performers to receive the Triple Crown of Acting.

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Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Recording Artist

Music

Frank Ocean is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and photographer. He is known for his idiosyncratic musical style, introspective and elliptical songwriting, unconventional production techniques, and wide vocal range.

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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Recording Artist

Music

Frank Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

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Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent
Actor

Film

Frank Vincent was an American actor. He played prominent roles in the HBO series "The Sopranos" and in several films for director Martin Scorsese: "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995).

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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Recording Artist

Music

Frank Zappa was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker. His honors include his 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Frankie Grande
Frankie Grande
Actor

Theatre

Frankie Grande is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host, and YouTube personality. He is the older half-brother of singer and actress Ariana Grande. He performed on Broadway in "Rock of Ages" and in "Mamma Mia!".

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Frankie J
Frankie J
Recording Artist

Music

Frankie J is a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, rapper and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings. He received his first Grammy Award nomination for his album "Faith, Hope y Amor" in 2013 for Best Latin Pop Album.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States (1933 - 1945)

Politics

Franklin D. Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections.

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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
14th President of the United States (1853 - 1857)

Politics

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States (1853 - 1857), a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. He alienated anti-slavery groups.

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Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers
Host, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"

Television

Fred Rogers was a television personality, musician, and puppeteer. He was known as the creator, composer, producer, head writer, showrunner. and host of the popular preschool television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (1968 - 2001).

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Fred Savage
Fred Savage
Golden Globe Award Nominee

Television

Fred Savage is an American actor and television director, known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series "The Wonder Years" (1988 - 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards.

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Fred Willard
Fred Willard
Actor

Film

Fred Willard was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap", the Christopher Guest mockumentary films, and the "Anchorman" films.

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Freddie Jackson
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Freddie Jackson is an American soul singer. Among his well-known hits are "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Jam Tonight", "Do Me Again", and "You Are My Lady".

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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Lead Singer, Queen

Music

Freddie Mercury was a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. As a member of Queen, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Freddie Steinmark
Freddie Steinmark
College Football Player

Sports

Freddie Steinmark was an American college football player, whose diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent leg amputation during his junior year with the University of Texas Longhorns provided an inspiration for the team's national championship that year.

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Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Virtuoso Pianist

Music

Frédéric Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique".

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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
African-American Social Reformer and Abolitionist

Activism

Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.

Collections: Black History Month

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Frenchie Davis
Frenchie Davis
Recording Artist and Actress

Theatre

Frenchie Davis is a Broadway performer and a soul, dance/electronica, and pop singer. She first came to public attention in 2003 as a contestant on the singing competition show "American Idol". Davis began performing in "Rent" on Broadway soon afterward.

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fun.
fun.
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American indie pop band based in New York City. It was formed by Nate Ruess, former lead singer of The Format, with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train.

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Funkadelic
Funkadelic
Recording Group

Music

Funkadelic is a band that was most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of that decade. Relative to its sister act, Funkadelic pursued a psychedelic sound.

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Gabrielle
Gabrielle
Recording Artist

Music

Gabrielle is an English singer and songwriter. Known for her ptosis, the drooping of one eyelid, she released her debut single "Dreams" in 1993 which topped the United Kingdom Singles Chart the same year. Other singles include "Going Nowhere".

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