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Abraham Lincoln
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Albert Camus
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Albert Einstein
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Carl Sagan
American Astrophysicist
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Nationalist
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
Mark Twain
American Author
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
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Nelson Mandela
South African President
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
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Woody Allen  302 
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Theodor Mommsen  50 
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Jonathan Swift  264 
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Ben Stiller  41 
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