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  2. Roy Hackett - Wikipedia

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    Following the bus boycott, Hackett remained a community leader and a mentor to many in Bristol and continued to work with young people in the community. [11] Also in 1962, Roy Hackett along with Owen Henry and Clifford Drummond established the Commonwealth Coordinated Committee (CCC), with the aims of improving quality of life for people in St ...

  3. Top 100 historical figures - Wikipedia

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    The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, a 1978 book; 100 Greatest Britons, a BBC series about historical figures from the United Kingdom; Great South Africans, a South African TV series to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the American world

  4. Lists of celebrities - Wikipedia

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    The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc. As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily ...

  5. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  6. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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    The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.

  7. Alexander Pushkin - Wikipedia

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    Pushkin also immersed himself in the thought of the French Enlightenment, to which he would remain permanently indebted throughout his life, especially Voltaire, whom he described as "the first to follow the new road, and to bring the lamp of philosophy into the dark archives of history".

  8. List of autodidacts - Wikipedia

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    Only received a few singing lessons in the 1960s (as reported by his former manager, Ken Pitt). As a teenager he took some lessons on saxophone by Ronnie Ross. All other instruments (including piano, keyboards/synths, electric/acoustic guitar, harmonica, koto, limited bass, and percussion), he taught himself.

  9. Historical figure - Wikipedia

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    Historical figure brand is using famous historical person in branding, for instance Mozartkugel, Chopin (vodka) or Café Einstein. Historical figure is a person who lived in the past and whose deeds exerted a significant impact on other people’s lives and consciousness.