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Maria Tallchief was a revolutionary American ballerina who broke barriers for Native American women.

Faith Hill is a Grammy award-winning singer with numerous hits on the country and pop charts. She’s married to Tim McGraw.

Amiri Baraka is an African American poet, activist and scholar. He was an influential Black nationalist and later became a Marxist.

Russian-born painter Wassily Kandinsky is credited as a leader in avant-garde art as one of the founders of pure abstraction in painting in the early 20th century.

Charles Schulz was the creator and cartoonist behind ‘Peanuts,’ a globally popular comic strip that expanded into TV, books and other merchandise.

Singer Lisa Marie Presley was the only daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.

Louisa May Alcott was an American author who wrote the classic novel ‘Little Women,’ as well as various works under pseudonyms.

Fred Hampton was a leader in the Black Panther Party who was harassed and targeted by local law enforcement and the FBI, resulting in his murder during a police raid on his apartment on December 4, 1969.

Paul Newman came to be known as one of the finest actors of his time with films like ‘Cool Hand Luke’ and ‘The Hustler.’ He also started the Newman’s Own food company, which donates all profits to charity.

Singer Billy Joel topped the charts in the 1970s and ’80s with hits like “Piano Man,” “Uptown Girl,” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”