Nisha Sharma Biography
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Russell Simmons Biography
Jessica Simpson Biography
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Jeff Skoll Biography
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Lemony (Daniel Handler) Snicket Biography
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Annika Sorenstam Biography
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Gary Soto Biography
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Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson Biography
Joss Stone Biography
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Patricia Head Summitt Biography
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Ichiro Suzuki Biography
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Amber Tamblyn Biography
The White Stripes Biography
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Lonnie Thompson Biography
Justin Timberlake Biography
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Gabrielle Union Biography
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Peter Vitousek Biography
When he began his studies as a young man, Peter Vitousek had no plans to become one of the world's leading ecologists. The Hawaii native started out as a political science major, switching to ecology when he came across a book about the damage done to certain regions when new species of plants and animals are introduced and take over.
Kanye West Biography
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Christopher Wheeldon Biography
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Meg Whitman Biography
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Michelle Wie Biography
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Serena Williams Biography
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Yao Ming Biography
Yao Ming of China became basketball's most unlikely new celebrity athlete in 2002 when he joined the Houston Rockets. The first foreign athlete ever to become a number-one draft pick in the National Basketball League (NBA), Yao stands seven-foot, five inches tall, and proved to be a surprisingly quick and graceful player during his rookie season.
Viktor Yushchenko Biography
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Biography
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