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Sgt. James Wilkins, Sr. MP (1748 - 1824)

James Wilkins served as a private, a sergeant, and a quartermaster in Colonel Winn's regiment. Serving under Captain Turner. James was wounded at the defeat of Charleston. James was in service mostly i...

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12/29/2008
3/7/2024
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12/29/2008

Sgt. James Wilkins, Sr. MP (1748 - 1824)

James Wilkins served as a private, a sergeant, and a quartermaster in Colonel Winn's regiment. Serving under Captain Turner. James was wounded at the defeat of Charleston. James was in service mostly i...

3/7/2024

Seen as the son of Moses White, Sr., of Lancaster County & Mary White but evidence seems lacking. It is family history that John White was killed in a skirmish with Cherokee Indians in Woodward, Fairf...

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11/4/2008
3/5/2024
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11/4/2008

Seen as the son of Moses White, Sr., of Lancaster County & Mary White but evidence seems lacking. It is family history that John White was killed in a skirmish with Cherokee Indians in Woodward, Fairf...

3/5/2024

Ketti Frings MP (1909 - 1981)

"Ketti"

Ketti Frings was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958. Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a c...

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1/26/2010
12/24/2023
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1/26/2010

Ketti Frings MP (1909 - 1981)

"Ketti"

Ketti Frings was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958. Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a c...

12/24/2023

Maryanne Trump Barry MP (1937 - 2023)

"Maryanne Desmond"

Maryanne Trump Barry was an American attorney and a United States federal judge. She became an Assistant United States Attorney in 1974 and was first appointed to the United States District Court for t...

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12/13/2009
11/13/2023
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12/13/2009

Maryanne Trump Barry MP (1937 - 2023)

"Maryanne Desmond"

Maryanne Trump Barry was an American attorney and a United States federal judge. She became an Assistant United States Attorney in 1974 and was first appointed to the United States District Court for t...

11/13/2023

Bo Burnham MP

"Bo"

Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham is an American comedian, musician, writer, actor, film director, and poet. He began his career on YouTube in March 2006, with his videos gaining over 450 million views as ...

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8/17/2021
8/31/2023
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8/17/2021

Bo Burnham MP

"Bo"

Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham is an American comedian, musician, writer, actor, film director, and poet. He began his career on YouTube in March 2006, with his videos gaining over 450 million views as ...

8/31/2023

Phil Ochs MP (1940 - 1976)

Phil Ochs was an American protest singer who is known for his topical songs about the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, which he recorded in the 1960s. David Ochs, singer and songwriter, was b...

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3/15/2010
7/31/2023
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3/15/2010

Phil Ochs MP (1940 - 1976)

Phil Ochs was an American protest singer who is known for his topical songs about the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, which he recorded in the 1960s. David Ochs, singer and songwriter, was b...

7/31/2023

Ronald P. Walken (born 31 March 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken , is a distinguished American actor who has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, as well as music vid...

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4/25/2013
7/12/2023
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4/25/2013

Ronald P. Walken (born 31 March 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken , is a distinguished American actor who has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, as well as music vid...

7/12/2023

Allan Nevins MP (1890 - 1971)

Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as President Gr...

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3/14/2015
6/30/2023
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3/14/2015

Allan Nevins MP (1890 - 1971)

Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as President Gr...

6/30/2023

MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work...

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11/24/2008
6/29/2023
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11/24/2008

MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work...

6/29/2023

Alfred Davis Lunt MP (1892 - 1977)

Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American stage director and actor, often identified for a long-time professional partnership with his wife, actress Lynn Fontanne. Broadway's Lunt-Fontann...

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11/14/2011
6/20/2023
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11/14/2011

Alfred Davis Lunt MP (1892 - 1977)

Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American stage director and actor, often identified for a long-time professional partnership with his wife, actress Lynn Fontanne. Broadway's Lunt-Fontann...

6/20/2023

John Cromwell MP (1886 - 1979)

"John Elwood Cromwell"

Dager Cromwell (December 23, 1887 – September 26, 1979), known as John Cromwell, was an American film actor, director and producer.BiographyBorn in Toledo, Ohio, Cromwell made his New York City stage d...

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1/1/2013
6/9/2023
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1/1/2013

John Cromwell MP (1886 - 1979)

"John Elwood Cromwell"

Dager Cromwell (December 23, 1887 – September 26, 1979), known as John Cromwell, was an American film actor, director and producer.BiographyBorn in Toledo, Ohio, Cromwell made his New York City stage d...

6/9/2023

Alan K. Campbell MP (1904 - 1963)

Allan K. Campbell was an American writer, actor, and screenwriter. He and his wife, Dorothy Parker, were a popular screenwriting team in Hollywood from 1934 to 1963. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was ...

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8/22/2016
6/8/2023
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8/22/2016

Alan K. Campbell MP (1904 - 1963)

Allan K. Campbell was an American writer, actor, and screenwriter. He and his wife, Dorothy Parker, were a popular screenwriting team in Hollywood from 1934 to 1963. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was ...

6/8/2023

Archibald Collins "Archie" Mathies posthumously received the Medal of Honor as an enlisted member of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuou...

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2/7/2018
4/19/2022
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2/7/2018

Archibald Collins "Archie" Mathies posthumously received the Medal of Honor as an enlisted member of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuou...

4/19/2022

Gene Hackman MP

Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Gene Hackman is an American retired actor and novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and tw...

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5/17/2010
1/20/2022
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5/17/2010

Gene Hackman MP

Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Gene Hackman is an American retired actor and novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and tw...

1/20/2022

Beck MP

"Beck", "Beck Hansen"

Beck is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-r...

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1/10/2009
12/1/2021
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1/10/2009

Beck MP

"Beck", "Beck Hansen"

Beck is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-r...

12/1/2021

Uma Thurman MP

Kings County, New York, United States

Uma Thurman is an American actor, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on th...

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8/24/2007
11/1/2021
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8/24/2007

Uma Thurman MP

Kings County, New York, United States

Uma Thurman is an American actor, writer, producer and model. She has acted in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on th...

11/1/2021

Danny O'Shea MP

"Danny"

Danny O'Shea is an American pair skater. He currently competes with Chelsea Liu. With his former partner, Tarah Kayne, he is the 2018 Four Continents champion, 2014 Four Continents silver medalist, and...

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8/29/2021
8/30/2021
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8/29/2021

Danny O'Shea MP

"Danny"

Danny O'Shea is an American pair skater. He currently competes with Chelsea Liu. With his former partner, Tarah Kayne, he is the 2018 Four Continents champion, 2014 Four Continents silver medalist, and...

8/30/2021

Cole Sprouse is an American actor. He is the twin brother of Dylan Sprouse and is known for his role as Cody Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spinoff The Suite ...

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7/17/2008
1/28/2021
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7/17/2008

Cole Sprouse is an American actor. He is the twin brother of Dylan Sprouse and is known for his role as Cody Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spinoff The Suite ...

1/28/2021

Dylan Sprouse is an American actor and entrepreneur. He is the twin brother of Cole Sprouse and is known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its s...

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9/10/2019
1/28/2021
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9/10/2019

Dylan Sprouse is an American actor and entrepreneur. He is the twin brother of Cole Sprouse and is known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its s...

1/28/2021

Julianne Moore MP

New York, United States

She is an American actress.She began her acting career in 1983 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988. She began to...

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8/30/2010
11/15/2020
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8/30/2010

Julianne Moore MP

New York, United States

She is an American actress.She began her acting career in 1983 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988. She began to...

11/15/2020