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  2. Thomas Paine - Wikipedia

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    Paine was born on January 29, 1736 (NS February 9, 1737), [Note 1] the son of Joseph Pain, a tenant farmer and stay-maker, [14] and Frances (née Cocke) Pain, in Thetford, Norfolk, England. Joseph was a Quaker and Frances an Anglican. [15]

  3. Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.

  4. Rihanna - Wikipedia

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    Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/ r i ˈ æ n ə / ⓘ ree-AN-ə; [3] [4] [n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress based in the United States. She was cited as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and is the wealthiest female musical artist with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion as of 2024.

  5. Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Michael Sr. was born to sharecroppers James Albert and Delia King of Stockbridge, Georgia; [5] [6] he was of African-Irish descent. [10] [11] [12] As an adolescent, Michael Sr. left his parents' farm and walked to Atlanta, where he attained a high school education, [13] [14] [15] and enrolled in Morehouse College to study for entry to the ...

  6. Cat Stevens - Wikipedia

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    He performed the song live for the first time in a special charity concert, his first show in more than a year, on 14 June 2016 at the Westminster Central Hall in London. [ 163 ] On 26 July 2016, Yusuf announced he would be part of the Global Citizen Festival held on 24 September 2016 in Central Park, New York , New York .

  7. Aaron Stark - Wikipedia

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    After being kicked out of his house at the age of 15 or 16 and becoming homeless, and resorting to sleeping in his friend's shed, [3] he sought mental help. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 11 ] Social services allegedly brought his abusive mother to the meeting, who accused him of fabricating his mental health issues. [ 3 ]

  8. Anne Frank - Wikipedia

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    Anne Frank at the 6th Montessori School, 1940 Photographs of Anne Frank, 1939. Frank was born Annelies [6] or Anneliese [7] Marie Frank on 12 June 1929 at the Maingau Red Cross Clinic [8] in Frankfurt, Germany, to Edith (née Holländer) and Otto Heinrich Frank.

  9. Born Under a Bad Sign (song) - Wikipedia

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    King's song is also included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". [14] Music writer Charles Shaar Murray commented "tunes like 'Crosscut Saw', 'Oh Pretty Woman' and, most of all, 'Born Under a Bad Sign' rapidly became blues standards" and showed King's influence among blues-oriented artists. [15]