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Nikolaus Otto created the first internal-combustion engine that used the four-stroke cycle. It provided an

Inventor Ron Popeil pioneered the TV sales pitch with products like the Ronco Chop-O-Matic and

Anne Bancroft was an Oscar Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress famous for her roles in

With his identical twin Reggie, gangster Ronnie Kray ruled the streets of London’s East End

A former fast-food chain executive, Herman Cain emerged as a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential

Roger Corman is a film director and producer who helmed B-Movie classics and helped launch

Jon Favreau is a Hollywood actor, screenwriter, director and producer known for film projects like

Julia Ward Howe was a women’s rights activist, abolitionist and writer who penned the poem

Nnamdi Azikiwe founded newspapers in Ghana and Nigeria before serving as the first president of

Gene Simmons is best known as the frontman for KISS, the rock band he co-founded