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August Wilson
Name at birth: Frederick August KittelAugust Wilson was an influential 20th-century playwright and the most prominent African American of that craft. Though he lived much of his adult life in St.…Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson was the drummer for The Beach Boys, the pop band which ranked with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones among the biggest music acts of the 1960s. The group included Dennis Wilson, his…Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson's adventures in governance, womanizing, and shipping guns to Afghan rebels were so colorful that Hollywood made a movie out of them. Charlie Wilson's War (2007), based on the 2003…Dooley Wilson
Name at birth: Arthur WilsonDooley Wilson played Sam, the cheerful piano player and sidekick to saloonkeeper Rick Blaine in the classic 1942 film Casablanca. He was the Sam in the famously…Cassandra Wilson
Belly of the SunBlue Note For the first time in her 20-year career, Cassandra Wilson went back home to her native Mississippi to record, and the resulting 15-song set breathes with the…Rebel Wilson
Australian comedian and actress Rebel Wilson had a good career year in 2012, capped by her performance as "Fat Amy" in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect. She got her start in the Australian comedy…Flip Wilson
Name at birth: Clerow Wilson, Jr.Black comedian Flip Wilson hosted The Flip Wilson Show, a showcase for music and comedy acts that was one of the highest rated shows on TV from 1970 to 1972. Wilson…E.O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson was a writer, an influential biologist, an expert on ants and an advocate of ambitious efforts to preserve life on the earth. Originally from Alabama, Wilson’s lifelong…Hack Wilson
Hack WilsonBorn: Apr. 26, 1900Baseball as a Chicago Cub, he produced one of baseball's most outstanding seasons in 1930 with 56 home runs, .356 batting average, 105 walks and, most amazingly…Wilson Greatbatch
Wilson Greatbatch Born: 1919Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Medical cardiac pacemaker—Greatbatch's was trained as an electrical engineer but his research combined engineering with medical…Trending
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