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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

18991974

American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader who shaped the sound of jazz, big band, and swing music for five decades

Bertil Ohlin

Bertil Ohlin

18991979

Swedish economist and politician whose pathbreaking theories on international trade and capital movements earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1977

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

18991977

Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist known for his influential literary works and scientific research