Benjamin Franklin
17061790
American polymath, statesman, and Founding Father who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, and was the first postmaster general
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17061790
American polymath, statesman, and Founding Father who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, and was the first postmaster general
19321963
American poet and writer who advanced confessional poetry, best known for Ariel and The Bell Jar
18031882
American philosopher, essayist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement, championing individualism and critical thinking
19261999
American particle physicist, mountaineer, and advocate who won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of quarks
17221803
American statesman and political philosopher who led the movement for independence and was a Founding Father
18091849
American writer, poet, and literary critic known for pioneering detective and science fiction, master of mystery and the macabre, and a central figure of American Romanticism and Gothic fiction.
19482012
American singer known as the "Queen of Disco," famous for her global influence in the 1970s dance and pop music scenes
18851950
American physician and Nobel laureate who, after surviving diabetes thanks to insulin, co-discovered a life-saving treatment for pernicious anemia
19272011
American computer scientist who founded the discipline of artificial intelligence, coined the term AI, and developed the Lisp programming language
18381918
American historian, journalist, and novelist known for his influential works like <i>The Education of Henry Adams</i>
18561924
American architect known as a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism" for his innovative designs and the phrase "form follows function"
19292022
American broadcast journalist and television personality known for her pioneering interviews and breaking barriers for women in news
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