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Stephen King
Stephen King
Author

Literature

Stephen King is an author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books.

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Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical Physicist and Cosmologist

Science

Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

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Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry
Professional Basketball Player

Sports

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
9-Time Emmy Award Winner, 2-Time Grammy Award Winner, and 2-Time Peabody Award Winner

Television

Stephen Colbert is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program "The Colbert Report" from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS talk program "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" beginning in September 2015.

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Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Stephanie Mills is an American R&B, soul, and gospel singer-songwriter and Broadway star. She rose to stardom as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of the musical "The Wiz" from 1975 to 1977. She won a Grammy Award for best R&B vocal performance.

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Stephanie Graegin
Illustrator

Literature

Stephanie Graegin is an illustrator. Her clients include Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Beach Lane Books, Carus Publishing, Dial Books for Young Readers, Disney Hyperion, eeBoo, Farrar Straus and Giroux, Google, and Little Brown for Young Readers.

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Steff Reed
Steff Reed
Grammy Music Educator Award Nominee

Music

Steff Reed is a recording artist. In 2013, he was nominated for the Grammy Music Educator Award.

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Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Recording Group

Music

Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band, founded by Walter Becker (guitars, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). They have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Stars on 54
Stars on 54
Recording Group

Music

Stars on 54 were a supergroup put together to record the song "If You Could Read My Mind" for the soundtrack of the 1998 film "54", which starred Mike Myers. The group consisted of recording artists Amber, Ultra Naté, and Jocelyn Enriquez.

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Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Co-Creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Hundreds of Others

Literature

Stan Lee is an comic-book writer, editor, and publisher. He was formerly editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and later its publisher and chairman before leaving the company to become its chairman emeritus, as well as a member of the editorial board.

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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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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
Member, Georgia House of Representatives (2006 - 2017)

Politics

Stacey Abrams is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.

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Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors
Recording Group

Music

Spin Doctors are an American rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and No. 17, respectively.

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Spike Lee
Spike Lee
5-Time Academy Award Nominee

Film

Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He has received two Academy Award nominations, a Student Academy Award and an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and won numerous other awards.

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Spice Girls
Spice Girls
Recording Group

Music

Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. Their debut album "Spice" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album "Spiceworld" sold over 20 million copies.

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Spice 1
Spice 1
Recording Artist

Music

Spice 1 is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992 and was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988 to 2003.

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Speech
Speech
Member, Arrested Development

Music

Speech is an American rapper and musician. He is a member of the progressive hip-hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums.

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Special Ed
Special Ed
Recording Artist

Music

Special Ed is a hip-hop musician. He is best known for the songs "I Got It Made", "Think About It", and "I'm The Magnificent", on the "Youngest in Charge" album, recorded when he was 16 years old. The album sold more than half a million copies.

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Sparkle
Sparkle
Recording Artist

Music

Sparkle is an American R&B singer. She began her career in 1998 as a protégé of fellow Chicago native R. Kelly. Sparkle is best known for her 1998 R&B debut hit single "Be Careful".

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Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Space Cowboy is a French-British singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer. He has recorded under various pseudonyms including: DJ Supreme, Kings of Rhythm, Loop Da Loop, and DJ Chrome.

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Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness
3-Time Grammy Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee

Music

Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz.

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Soulforge
Soulforge
Recording Group

Music

Soulforge is a 100% Australian metal band from the outback town of Broken Hill NSW. Influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Arch Enemy, Blind Guardian, Judas Priest, and many more. The band is continuously evolving with their original music.

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Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Soul II Soul are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and United States top five hit "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", and "Keep On Movin'" which reached number 11 in the United States. They won two Grammy Awards.

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Soul for Real
Soul for Real
American Music Award Nominee

Music

Soul for Real (also known as Soul 4 Real and Soul IV Real) is an R&B group. The group were best known in the mid-1990s for their gold-certified singles "Candy Rain" and "Every Little Thing I Do".

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Sonny Turner
Former Lead Singer, The Platters

Music

Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.

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