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Ethel Merman
Name at birth: Ethel Agnes ZimmermanEthel Merman's brassy voice and knock-'em-dead style made her a favorite with Broadway audiences for four decades. She sang "I Got Rhythm" in the 1930 George and…John Paul I
Name at birth: Albino LucianiAlbino Luciani was elected to replace Paul VI as head of the worldwide Catholic Church in 1978, becoming Pope John Paul I -- only to die himself 33 days after his…Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany is the winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards and one of science fiction's most celebrated authors. Born and raised in New York City, Delany began writing in the early 1960s.…Wassily Kandinsky
Wasilly Kandinsky (or Vassilii Kandinskii) was a Russian painter whose works from 1910 are considered the first abstract paintings. Kandinsky had a law career in Moscow until he opted for art school…Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer was one of the world's best golfers, an icon of the 1960s and one of America's first celebrity athletes. Arnold Palmer grew up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, right next to the golf course…Agatha Christie
Name at birth: Agatha May Clarissa MillerAgatha Christie was the world's most popular mystery author during a long career that stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. She has sold more than two…Ann B. Davis
Name at birth: Ann Bradford DavisAnn B. Davis was a television actress whose role as Alice-the-housekeeper in The Brady Bunch made her a 1970s pop culture icon. When the show debuted in 1969, Davis…Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon became Secretary-General of the United Nations in January of 2007, succeeding Kofi Annan of Ghana. A career diplomat, Ban Ki-moon has a professional reputation as a calm and efficient…Evo Morales
Name at birth: Juan Evo Morales AymaEvo Morales has been the president of Bolivia since January of 2006. Known simply as Evo, he came to national prominence after a career as a coca farmer and union…James Smithson
Name at birth: James Lewis MacieJames Smithson was an English chemist and mineralogist who left his fortune to the United States to found what became the Smithsonian Institution. Smithson was born…Trending
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