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Shakin' Stevens
Shakin' Stevens
Recording Artist

Music

Shakin' Stevens is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the United Kingdom's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began.

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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
Queen of Motown

Music

Mary Wells helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "Two Lovers" and her signature hit, "My Guy", she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown".

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Dina Delicious
Dina Delicious
Recording Artist and Activist

Music

Dina Delicious is a transgender nightlife personality, recording artist, and activist, based in New York City.

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The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Recording Group

Music

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is considered to be the leading ensemble of its kind in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States. Over recent years, the choir has toured throughout the United States, Europe, and Scandinavia.

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Connie Hall
Connie Hall
Recording Artist

Music

Connie Hall is a country/gospel singer-songwriter, who writes and performs live videos to help encourage, strengthen, and touch the hearts in need of God's loving touch.

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Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
Primetime Emmy Award Winner and 4-Time Academy Award Nominee

Film

Michelle Williams is particularly known for her work in independent productions with dark or tragic themes. The recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, she has been nominated for four Academy Awards and one Tony Award.

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Jack Sheldon
Jack Sheldon
Music Director, "The Merv Griffin Show"

Music

Jack Sheldon was a bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter and singer. He was a trumpet player and the music director on "The Merv Griffin Show", as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series "Schoolhouse Rock!".

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John Schnatter
John Schnatter
Founder, Papa John's Pizza

Business

John Schnatter, nicknamed commercially as Papa John, is an American entrepreneur who founded Papa John's Pizza in 1984. He stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2018.

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Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Primetime Emmy Award Nominee

Film

Kevin Bacon is an actor and musician. His films include musical-drama film "Footloose" (1984). For the HBO original film "Taking Chance" (2009), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, also receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

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Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Host, "The Merv Griffin Show"

Television

Merv Griffin was an American television host and media mogul. From 1965 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, "The Merv Griffin Show". He also created the internationally popular game shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune".

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Stacy London
Stacy London
Co-Host, "What Not to Wear"

Fashion

Stacy London is an American stylist/fashion consultant, author, and magazine editor known primarily for her time as co-host on "What Not to Wear", a reality television program that featured wardrobe and appearance makeovers.

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Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Academy Award Winner and 2-Time Primetime Emmy Awards

Film

Nicole Kidman is an Australian-American actress and producer. She has won awards including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. She was listed among the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2006, 2018, and 2019.

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Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke
Founder, Me Too Movement

Activism

Tarana Burke is a civil rights activist from Bronx, New York who founded the Me Too Movement. In 2006, she began using the phrase "Me Too" on social media to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society.

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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
2-Time Emmy Award Winner and 3-Time Golden Globe Award Winner

Television

Ricky Gervais is perhaps best known for creating, writing, and acting in the British television series "The Office" (2001 - 2003). He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

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Topher Grace
Topher Grace
Actor

Television

Topher Grace is an American actor. He is known for playing Eric Forman in the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show", Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi's film "Spider-Man 3", and David Duke in Spike Lee's film "BlacKkKlansman".

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Chrissy Metz
Chrissy Metz
Primetime Emmy Award Nominee and 2-Time Golden Globe Nominee

Television

Chrissy Metz is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Kate Pearson in the NBC drama "This Is Us", for which she has earned Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards (2017).

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John Baldessari
John Baldessari
Conceptual Artist

Art

John Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. His work influenced that of Cindy Sherman, David Salle, Annette Lemieux, and Barbara Kruger, among others.

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Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Academy Award Winner and Golden Globe Winner

Film

Octavia Spencer is the recipient of several accolades. She is one of two black actresses to have received three Academy Award nominations, and the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination after previously winning.

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Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Recording Group

Music

Rascal Flatts is a country band formed  in 1999. From 2000 to 2010, they recorded for Disney Music Group's Lyric Street Records. While on that label, they released seven albums, all of which have been certified platinum or higher.

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Madam C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker
Entrepreneur

Business

Madam C. J. Walker was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist. She was considered the wealthiest African-American businesseswoman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919.

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Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
13-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Dixie Chicks are an American music group composed of founding members (and sisters) Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines. Dixie Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards, including five in 2007 for "Taking the Long Way".

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Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Tori Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 58th Grammy Awards, and voiced Meena in the animated film "Sing" (2016).

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Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer
Emmy Award Winner

Comedy

Amy Schumer is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series "Last Comic Standing" in 2007.

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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
Actress

Film

Gabrielle Union began her career in the 1990s, appearing on television sitcoms, before landing supporting roles in teenage comedic films "She's All That" and "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999). Her breakthrough role was in the 2000 film "Bring It On".

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Mike Yung
Mike Yung
Recording Artist

Music

Mike Yung is an American singer from New York City. He competed on "America's Got Talent" season 12 and made it to the semifinals. He currently is set to release his debut album, "I Will Never Give Up", in 2020.

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