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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis, British actor known for his on-screen...

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

American actress

Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress, noted for her...

Willie Nelson

American musician

Willie Nelson, American songwriter and guitarist who...

Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian

Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian whose television...

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Rembrandt: Self-Portrait — RembrandtDutch artist

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education

The title page of the 1556 edition of Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb). This edition (sometimes called the 1556 Basel edition) was translated by medieval scholar Gerard of Cremona. — AvicennaPersian philosopher and scientist

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entertainment

Bach — Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer

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history and society

Jacques-Louis David: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries — Napoleon Iemperor of France

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literature

Francis Bacon — Francis BaconBritish author, philosopher, and statesman

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philosophy and religion

Aristotle — AristotleGreek philosopher

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sciences

Aristotle — AristotleGreek philosopher

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sports and recreation

Babe Ruth — Babe RuthAmerican baseball player

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technology

Louis Pasteur — Louis PasteurFrench chemist and microbiologist

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