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Is an American professional Basketball player formerly with the Boston Celtics of the National Baske

Is an American professional Basketball player formerly with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association and currently signed on to play with Italian Serie A club Lottomatica Roma for the 2007-2008 season. He played college Basketball for four years at Villanova University.

An American astronomer.Allan R. Sandage is a famous scientist, most notably during the 1960s. Sandag

An American astronomer.Allan R. Sandage is a famous scientist, most notably during the 1960s. Sandage graduated from the University of Illinois in 1948. By 1953 he earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. Sandage was a student of the famed cosmologist Edwin Hubble, and effectively continued Hubble's research program from the first part of the 20th century into the second half. Throughout the 1950s and well into the 1970s Sandage was regarded as the pre-eminent observational cosmologist. Sandage has made seminal contributions to all aspects of the cosmological distance scale from local calibrators within the galaxy to cosmologically distant galaxies.

Was an internationally-known American geographer and professor at the University of California at Be

Was an internationally-known American geographer and professor at the University of California at Berkeley [1] He wrote over 20 books and monographs, translated into seven languages, and over 70 articles and book chapters.Pred was born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1936, He enrolled at Antioch College in 1953, at age 16, and graduated first in his class in 1957. He received his Ph.D. in 1962 from the University of Chicago, and then became an Assistant Professor at Berkeley, and was appointed full professor in 1971 at the age of 34. He served as the chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Geography between 1979 and 1988, and was made a Professor of the Graduate School in 2005, the most senior Berkeley position.

Was an American sabre and foil fencer. He was Pan-American sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twic

Was an American sabre and foil fencer. He was Pan-American sabre champion, 3-time Olympian, and twice a member of sabre teams that earned 4th-place in Olympic Games (1952, 1960).

Is an American artist, writer, and critic based at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in

Is an American artist, writer, and critic based at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California.His principal medium is photography, which he employs to create exhibitions, books, and films. His secondary medium is the written word, employing essays and other critical texts in concert with images to create a multi-level critique of contemporary late capitalism. His works make critical contributions on questions of social reality and globalization, and focus on what he describes as "the imaginary and material geographies of the advanced capitalist world".

An American film director, writer, actor, comedian, and playwright.Allen's distinctive films, which

An American film director, writer, actor, comedian, and playwright.Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from intense dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him one of the most respected living American directors. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work.[1] Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, European cinema, and New York City, where he was born and has lived his entire life.

Was an American chemist, member of the United States Merchant Marine, and geologist. For his graduat

Was an American chemist, member of the United States Merchant Marine, and geologist. For his graduate research at the University of California, Berkeley, Cox concentrated on rock magnetism. He was awarded the Penrose Medal for geoscience in 1976.

Is an American historical novelist and naturalist.Eckert was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in

Is an American historical novelist and naturalist.Eckert was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area, but has been a long-time resident of Bellefontaine, Ohio, near where he attended university. As a young man, he hitch-hiked around the United States, living off the land and learning about wildlife. He began writing about nature and American history at the age of thirteen, eventually becoming an author of numerous distinguished books for children and adults. Seven of his books have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. One of his novels tells how the Great Auk went extinct.

Was an American National Indoor and Outdoor Champion speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Ol

Was an American National Indoor and Outdoor Champion speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics Inducted May 18, 1967 at Detroit, Michigan into The National Speedskating Hall of Fame and also once known as The Fa

Is a retired American professional basketball shooting guard, formerly with the NBA's Detroit Piston

Is a retired American professional basketball shooting guard, formerly with the NBA's Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.Houston played at Ballard High School in Louisville, helping them to win the 1988 Kentucky state championship. He went on to play at the University of Tennessee (where he played under his coach and father Wade) and graduated in 1993 as the school's all-time leading scorer, and he is currently second to Chris Lofton at Tennessee for three point field goals made. Houston is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He spent his entire career in the shadow of fellow Australian distance freestyle swimmers Murray Ros

Was a liberal Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau

Was a liberal Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau County, New York from 1969 until 1971. His work on civil rights and the antiwar movement has been cited as an inspiration by public figures including Congr

Was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. Hobman was one of the first homegrown

Was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. Hobman was one of the first homegrown stars to emerge from the Dominion Wrestling Union, and later Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling, during the 1960s and 70s such as Tony Garea, Peter Ma

An American child actor. He played Lex Marin in the Discovery Kids series Flight 29 Down. He has app

An American child actor. He played Lex Marin in the Discovery Kids series Flight 29 Down. He has appeared in 15 commercials.[1]

Is a Canadian judge and former politician.He was elected to the House of Commons for Rocky Mountain

Is a Canadian judge and former politician.He was elected to the House of Commons for Rocky Mountain defeating Douglas Marmaduke Caston in the 1968 federal election as a Liberal candidate. Sulatycky was parliamentary secretary to John James Greene, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1971, then Parliamentary Secretary to Jean Chrétien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1972. He was defeated in the October 30, 1972 General Election by Joe Clark.

Was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Is an American politician from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, represen

Is an American politician from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 19th senate district in Morgan, Summit and Weber Counties.

Is an American professional poker player. Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before droppi

Is an American professional poker player. Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. He began playing at 18 in Indian casinos. Cunningham plays online poker exclusively at Full Tilt Poker. Previously a Full Tilt sponsored pro, he became a full member of Team Full Tilt in October 2006.

Is a featherweight professional boxer from Minnesota. Allen Litzau is the older brother of featherwe

Is a featherweight professional boxer from Minnesota. Allen Litzau is the older brother of featherweight prospect Jason Litzau. Both are from St Paul, Minnesota. Allen Litzau won his professional debut in November 2002, but lost his next fight. On June 4

Was an American Football quarterback in the All-America Football Conference, National Football Leagu

Was an American Football quarterback in the All-America Football Conference, National Football League, and Canadian Football League. He played college football at Cornell University, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

Was an American businessman, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-ma

Was an American businessman, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire. In 1983 Allen Paulson got involved in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. He eventually became a significant force in racing in N

Is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Asso

Is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.

Was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States Congress.In 1843, Owen was ele

Was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States Congress.In 1843, Owen was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served in that position until 1847. The next year, he served as the clerk of the state House of Representa

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Moore was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and S

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Moore was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1925). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress. He served as member

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard from Oklahoma City University, Leavell played 1

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard from Oklahoma City University, Leavell played 10 seasons (1979-1989) in the National Basketball Association, all as a member of the Houston Rockets. In his career, he averaged 9.5 points per game and 4.8 assists per game. Leavell participated in two NBA Finals (in 1981 and 1986), but did not win a championship.