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  Eino LEINO

  Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland

  1878 - 1926
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  Paul Klee

  Swiss-born German artist

  1879 - 1940
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  Walter BENJAMIN

  German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist

  1892 - 1940
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  Anthony FOKKER

  Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer

  1890 - 1939
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  Louis CHEVROLET

  Swiss-American race car driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911

  1878 - 1941
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  Calamity Jane

  American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller

  1852 - 1903
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  Francis Jammes

  French poet

  1868 - 1938
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  Stan Laurel

  English comic actor, writer, and film director

  1890 - 1965
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  Léon GAUMONT

  French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry

  1864 - 1946
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  Luis Buñuel

  Spanish filmmaker

  1900 - 1983
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  Federico GARCÍA LORCA

  Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director

  1898 - 1936
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  Fred ASTAIRE

  American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter

  1899 - 1987
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  Nellie BLY

  American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days

  1864 - 1922
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  Wallis SIMPSON

  American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former British king Edward VIII

  1896 - 1986
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  Robert SCHUMANN

  German composer, pianist, and influential music critic

  1810 - 1856
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  Jack LONDON

  American novelist, journalist, and social activist

  1876 - 1916
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  Nikola TESLA

  Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist

  1856 - 1943
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  Robert BADEN-POWELL

  British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement

  1857 - 1941
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  Vincent van Gogh

  Dutch post-impressionist painter

  1853 - 1890
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  Francisco FRANCO

  Spanish general who ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator

  1892 - 1975