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Nia Ashleigh
Actress, "The Lion King" on Broadway (January 16, 2012 - September 23, 2012)

Theatre

Nia Ashleigh is an actress who played the role of Young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway (January 16, 2012 - September 23, 2012).

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NGHTMRE
NGHTMRE
DJ

Music

Tyler Marenyi, better known by his stage name NGHTMRE (stylized as in all caps; pronounced "nightmare"), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer based in Los Angeles, California.

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Newsboys
Newsboys
Recording Group

Music

Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. The band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of which have been certified gold.

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New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block
Recording Group

Music

New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band. The band enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide. They won two American Music Awards in 1990.

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New Edition
New Edition
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

New Edition is an American boy band formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block.

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Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry
Recording Artist

Music

Neneh Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. To date, she has released four studio albums. Her first, "Raw Like Sushi" was released 1989 and peaked at number three on the United Kingdom Album Chart.

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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa (1994 - 1999)

Politics

Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa (1994 - 1999). He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

Collections: Black History Month

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Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis
Actor

Television

Nelsan Ellis was an American film and television actor and playwright. He was well known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO series "True Blood", which he played from 2008 until the series' completion in 2014.

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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Recording Artist

Music

Nelly Furtado is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 40 million records worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She has won several awards throughout her career, including one Grammy Award from seven nominations.

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Nelly
Nelly
Recording Artist

Music

Nelly is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor. The RIAA ranks Nelly as the fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States.

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Neil Young
Neil Young
Godfather of Grunge

Music

Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics, and signature tenor singing voice transcend his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums.

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Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Member, Pet Shop Boys

Music

Neil Tennant is an English musician, singer, songwriter, music journalist and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He also was a journalist for Smash Hits, and was assistant editor for the magazine.

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Neil Simon
Neil Simon
3-Time Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Neil Simon wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He received more combined Academy Award and Tony Award nominations than any other writer.

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Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Recording Artist

Music

Neil Diamond is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, he has sold over 135 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist

Academia

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.

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Neddy Smith
Recording Artist

Music

Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditional style, but also by incorporating his vast international experiences. This is apparent in each of his releases.

Tags: Composer · Bass Player · Musician · Recording Artist · Bassist · NedGJean Productions · Save Lives · Jazz · Mood Swing · Connecticut

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Neal Bennington
Founder and Creative Director, Broadway Sings for Pride

Theatre

Neal Bennington founded Broadway Sings for Pride, in response to tragic suicides within the LGBTQ+ community. The live concert series has received support from Carol Channing, Neil Patrick Harris, Bernadette Peters, Channing Tatum, and many others.

Tags: Broadway · Carol Channing · Neil Patrick Harris · Bernadette Peters · Channing Tatum · Suicides · Nathan Lane · Wendy Williams · Joy Behar · New York City

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Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Recording Artist

Music

Ne-Yo's second album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and his third album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Album of the Year. He is very passionate about the arts and children.

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Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera
Actress

Television

Naya Rivera is an American actress, model, and singer. After a series of recurring television roles and guest spots as a teenager, she received her breakthrough role as an adult as Santana Lopez on the FOX television series "Glee" (2009 - 2015).

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Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
Recording Group

Music

Naughty by Nature is a Grammy Award winning American hip-hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey, consisting of Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee.

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Nathan Morris
Nathan Morris
Member, Boyz II Men

Music

Nathan Morris is a member of Boyz II Men. The group is among the music industry's elite, with regard to time spent at number one in Billboard history with 50 cumulative weeks, ranking fourth behind Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Mariah Carey.

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Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson
Basketball Player

Sports

Nate Robinson is an American professional basketball player, who last played for Guaros de Lara of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion.

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Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Recording Artist

Music

Nate Dogg was an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. His smooth vocals made the hooks of numerous artists' rap songs, especially in the West Coast's G-funk era in the 1990s.

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Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne
4-Time Emmy Award Nominee

Television

Natasha Lyonne is an actress, director, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black", for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She is currently starring in the Peacock series "Poker Face".

Tags: Orange Is the New Black · Poker Face · Peacock · Netflix · Russian Doll · American Pie · Kate & Leopold · Party Monster · DC League of Super-Pets · The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
3-Time Academy Award Nominee

Film

Natalie Wood was a Russian-American actress who began her career in film as a child and became a Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25.

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