Lon Chaney Sr., actor/director/screenwriter - one of the greatest character actors in the early years of film and a pioneer in make-up effects
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Willard Libby, scientist/chemist - helped revolutionize archeological and palaeontological research with the science of radiocarbon dating and was a member of the Atomic Energy Committee, limiting atm
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Florence Rena Sabin, biologist/educator - pioneer for women in science and medicine
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Ruth Handler, inventor/designer/businesswoman - helped found the Mattel company and invented the Barbie doll
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Douglas Fairbanks Sr., actor/screenwriter/director/producer - one of the most popular stars of the silent film era and early Hollywood
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Trey Parker, screenwriter/actor/director/animator/singer/songwriter - famed for irreverent film and TV productions and social commentary
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William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, boxer - cultural icon of the 1920s
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John Kerry, politician/diplomat - also Vietnam veteran
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James Smith "Mac" McDonnell, aviator/engineer/businessman - aircraft pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corp., later merged into McDonnell Douglas
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Ken Kesey, author/counter culture figure - wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
