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	Photo © ITU/ M, Jacobson - Gonzalez. CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelle_Yeoh_2015.jpg	Tan Sri. Michelle YEOH Choo Keng MP "Michelle Kahn" Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1962) is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s... View Tan Sri. Michelle YEOH Choo Keng's genealogy profile	Added On: 12/31/2007	5/3/2024	Follow
Photo © ITU/ M, Jacobson - Gonzalez. CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelle_Yeoh_2015.jpg Added On: 12/31/2007 Tan Sri. Michelle YEOH Choo Keng MP "Michelle Kahn" Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1962) is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s... View Tan Sri. Michelle YEOH Choo Keng's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Jim Thorpe MP (1888 - 1953) "Jim", "Wa-Tho-Huk" Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated to Bright Path) (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry (mixed Caucasian and American Indian). Cons... View Jim Thorpe's genealogy profile	Added On: 8/25/2011	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 8/25/2011 Jim Thorpe MP (1888 - 1953) "Jim", "Wa-Tho-Huk" Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated to Bright Path) (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry (mixed Caucasian and American Indian). Cons... View Jim Thorpe's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives MP Nancy Patricia Pelosi (née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. First elected to Congress in ... View Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives's genealogy profile	Added On: 1/11/2012	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 1/11/2012 Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives MP Nancy Patricia Pelosi (née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. First elected to Congress in ... View Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
	Photo by Michael Ledecky. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katie_Ledecky_Golden_Goggle_Awards_2018_(cropped).jpg	Katie Ledecky MP Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States Katie Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer. As of 10 July 2021, he has won five Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. She is the wor... View Katie Ledecky's genealogy profile	Added On: 5/16/2016	5/3/2024	Follow
Photo by Michael Ledecky. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katie_Ledecky_Golden_Goggle_Awards_2018_(cropped).jpg Added On: 5/16/2016 Katie Ledecky MP Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States Katie Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer. As of 10 July 2021, he has won five Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. She is the wor... View Katie Ledecky's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Frank Lautenberg, US Senator MP (1924 - 2013) Raleigh Lautenberg (/ˈlɔːtənbɜrɡ/;[2] January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He first served in the United States Senate from... View Frank Lautenberg, US Senator's genealogy profile	Added On: 4/26/2007	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 4/26/2007 Frank Lautenberg, US Senator MP (1924 - 2013) Raleigh Lautenberg (/ˈlɔːtənbɜrɡ/;[2] January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He first served in the United States Senate from... View Frank Lautenberg, US Senator's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State MP Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry ... View John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State's genealogy profile	Added On: 10/11/2007	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 10/11/2007 John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State MP Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry ... View John Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of State's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
	"Al Gore" by JD Lasica is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Via Openverse at https://wordpress.org/openverse/photos/a4fe4612-9ebb-4885-95b5-aadaaaf52eba	Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the USA MP "Al Gore" Al Gore is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under president Bill Clinton . Gore was the Democratic nominee for th... View Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the USA's genealogy profile	Added On: 9/7/2008	5/3/2024	Follow
"Al Gore" by JD Lasica is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Via Openverse at https://wordpress.org/openverse/photos/a4fe4612-9ebb-4885-95b5-aadaaaf52eba Added On: 9/7/2008 Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the USA MP "Al Gore" Al Gore is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under president Bill Clinton . Gore was the Democratic nominee for th... View Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the USA's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Medgar Evers MP (1925 - 1963) Medgar Wiley Evers (/ˈmɛdɡər/; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, who was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith. ... View Medgar Evers's genealogy profile	Added On: 2/5/2024	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 2/5/2024 Medgar Evers MP (1925 - 1963) Medgar Wiley Evers (/ˈmɛdɡər/; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, who was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith. ... View Medgar Evers's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Phil Donahue MP Phillip John "Phil" Donahue is an Emmy Award-winning American media personality, writer, and film producer, best known as the creator and star of The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, the first... View Phil Donahue's genealogy profile	Added On: 6/11/2010	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 6/11/2010 Phil Donahue MP Phillip John "Phil" Donahue is an Emmy Award-winning American media personality, writer, and film producer, best known as the creator and star of The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, the first... View Phil Donahue's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Labor and Transportation MP Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United Stat... View Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Labor and Transportation's genealogy profile	Added On: 1/6/2010	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 1/6/2010 Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Labor and Transportation MP Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United Stat... View Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Labor and Transportation's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Jim Clyburn, U.S. Congress MP "Jim" James E. “Jim” Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's Sixth Congressional District. As Assistant Democratic Leader, he is the third-ranking Democrat in the House behind House Minority ... View Jim Clyburn, U.S. Congress's genealogy profile	Added On: 6/23/2016	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 6/23/2016 Jim Clyburn, U.S. Congress MP "Jim" James E. “Jim” Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's Sixth Congressional District. As Assistant Democratic Leader, he is the third-ranking Democrat in the House behind House Minority ... View Jim Clyburn, U.S. Congress's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		Michael Rubens Bloomberg MP "Mike" New York, NY, United States Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American politician, businessman, and author. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg was the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. ... View Michael Rubens Bloomberg's genealogy profile	Added On: 9/24/2009	5/3/2024	Follow
Added On: 9/24/2009 Michael Rubens Bloomberg MP "Mike" New York, NY, United States Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American politician, businessman, and author. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg was the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. ... View Michael Rubens Bloomberg's genealogy profile 5/3/2024 Follow
		David Lawrence MP (1888 - 1973) ---------------------------------------------------------------- In 1926, David Lawrence founded United States Daily, a weekly newspaper devoted to covering government, and seven years later shut it... View David Lawrence's genealogy profile	Added On: 3/23/2009	1/1/2024	Follow
Added On: 3/23/2009 David Lawrence MP (1888 - 1973) ---------------------------------------------------------------- In 1926, David Lawrence founded United States Daily, a weekly newspaper devoted to covering government, and seven years later shut it... View David Lawrence's genealogy profile 1/1/2024 Follow
		Sidney Dillon Ripley, II (1913 - 2001) Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964... View Sidney Dillon Ripley, II's genealogy profile	Added On: 12/26/2023	12/26/2023	Follow
Added On: 12/26/2023 Sidney Dillon Ripley, II (1913 - 2001) Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964... View Sidney Dillon Ripley, II's genealogy profile 12/26/2023 Follow
		Jacques Yves Cousteau MP (1910 - 1997) Jacques-Yves Cousteau , né le 11 juin 1910 à Saint-André-de-Cubzac, en Gironde, et mort le 25 juin 1997 à Paris, est un officier de la Marine nationale française puis un explorateur océanographique. Su... View Jacques Yves Cousteau's genealogy profile	Added On: 5/20/2011	9/22/2023	Follow
Added On: 5/20/2011 Jacques Yves Cousteau MP (1910 - 1997) Jacques-Yves Cousteau , né le 11 juin 1910 à Saint-André-de-Cubzac, en Gironde, et mort le 25 juin 1997 à Paris, est un officier de la Marine nationale française puis un explorateur océanographique. Su... View Jacques Yves Cousteau's genealogy profile 9/22/2023 Follow
		Alvin Ailey MP (1931 - 1989) View Alvin Ailey's genealogy profile	Added On: 9/26/2009	8/27/2023	Follow
Added On: 9/26/2009 Alvin Ailey MP (1931 - 1989) View Alvin Ailey's genealogy profile 8/27/2023 Follow
	Photo by Bob Razon, from https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/what-did-you-do-in-the-war-mommy This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.)	Lourdes Reyes Besa MP (1913 - 1981) "Lulu" Lourdes "Lulu" Reyes Besa was a philanthropist and social advocate born in Jaro, Iloilo. She was raised in Manila, Philippines by her parents Judge Ponciano Reyes and Luz Jugo Reyes. Wikipedia Mar... View Lourdes Reyes Besa's genealogy profile	Added On: 4/20/2008	7/27/2023	Follow
Photo by Bob Razon, from https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/what-did-you-do-in-the-war-mommy This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.) Added On: 4/20/2008 Lourdes Reyes Besa MP (1913 - 1981) "Lulu" Lourdes "Lulu" Reyes Besa was a philanthropist and social advocate born in Jaro, Iloilo. She was raised in Manila, Philippines by her parents Judge Ponciano Reyes and Luz Jugo Reyes. Wikipedia Mar... View Lourdes Reyes Besa's genealogy profile 7/27/2023 Follow
		Joseph John Rochefort, Sr. MP (1900 - 1976) Joseph John Rochefort (May 12, 1900 – July 20, 1976) was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst. He was a major figure in the United States Navy's cryptographic and intelligence operations fro... View Joseph John Rochefort, Sr.'s genealogy profile	Added On: 2/16/2021	4/23/2023	Follow
Added On: 2/16/2021 Joseph John Rochefort, Sr. MP (1900 - 1976) Joseph John Rochefort (May 12, 1900 – July 20, 1976) was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst. He was a major figure in the United States Navy's cryptographic and intelligence operations fro... View Joseph John Rochefort, Sr.'s genealogy profile 4/23/2023 Follow
		Robert Coles MP Robert Coles (born October 12, 1929) is an American author, child psychiatrist, and professor emeritus at Harvard University. View Robert Coles's genealogy profile	Added On: 3/28/2023	3/28/2023	Follow
Added On: 3/28/2023 Robert Coles MP Robert Coles (born October 12, 1929) is an American author, child psychiatrist, and professor emeritus at Harvard University. View Robert Coles's genealogy profile 3/28/2023 Follow
		Gordon Moore MP (1929 - 2023) Biography Gordon Earle Moore (January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023) was an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, the obs... View Gordon Moore's genealogy profile	Added On: 2/12/2017	3/27/2023	Follow
Added On: 2/12/2017 Gordon Moore MP (1929 - 2023) Biography Gordon Earle Moore (January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023) was an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, the obs... View Gordon Moore's genealogy profile 3/27/2023 Follow