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Is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 20

Is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He is of Latvian origin, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost

Was a wealthy manufacturer, sportsman and philathropist from Yonkers, New York. Cochran was a member

Was a wealthy manufacturer, sportsman and philathropist from Yonkers, New York. Cochran was a member of the New York Yacht Club. Initially not a very enthusiastic yachtsman, he owned and raced the sloop Avenger in 1909 and had won the Astor Cup. He decide

Was an American sculptor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calder was the son of sculptor Alexand

Was an American sculptor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calder was the son of sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and the father of sculptor Alexander Calder. Calder first worked as a sculptor assisting his father in producing the extensive sculpture pr

Was an American jurist and Democratic party politician from New Jersey. He served as chancellor of t

Was an American jurist and Democratic party politician from New Jersey. He served as chancellor of the New Jersey court of chancery from 1887 to 1900 and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1895.McGill moved to Jersey City, New Jersey

A Canadian-American economist and co-author, with Tyler Cowen, of the popular economics blog Margina

A Canadian-American economist and co-author, with Tyler Cowen, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution.Both Cowen and Tabarrok are professors at Virginia's George Mason University and fellows with the school's Mercatus Center. In addition, Tabarrok is director of research for the Oakland, California based think tank the Independent Institute. He is the son of the late world-known Mechanical Engineering professor, Dr. Behrooz (Bez) Tabarrok.

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was a three-time Olympic silver medalist.

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was a three-time Olympic silver medalist. McKee was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Bill Harlan's Florida Gato

Is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2006 all-around U.S. National Champion, the 2007 and 2008

Is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2006 all-around U.S. National Champion, the 2007 and 2008 U.S. National Champion on the pommel horse and an individual bronze medalist at the 2006 World Championships. Artemev was a member of the bronze medal winning U.S. team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Was a Canadian politician.In 1881, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senator

Was a Canadian politician.In 1881, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. A Conservative, he resigned in 1901.

Was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1940 as

Was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1940 as a Liberal. Matheson became minister of health and welfare in the government of Premier J. Walter Jones in 1948 and succeeded Jones as premier and Attorney-General in 1953. His government was defeated in the 1959 election but remained Liberal Party leader until 1965 when he retired from politics. In 1967 he was appointed a County Court Judge.

Was an American tennis player who played in the 1953 Wimbledon singles championships. He was, at age

Was an American tennis player who played in the 1953 Wimbledon singles championships. He was, at age 42, perhaps the oldest player in the draw. That year, he won the Tennessee state men's singles title. In the spring at St. Augustine, Florida, he played a

Was the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1919 to 1923 and a Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supre

Was the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1919 to 1923 and a Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. In 1946, he gave $30,000 to build the Alexander W. Chambliss Home in Chattanooga. Judge Chambliss was also a Freemason.

Was an American jurist and the first Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.In 1848, Stow was

Was an American jurist and the first Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.In 1848, Stow was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge and served as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court leaving office in 1851. He practiced law and was involve

Was a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven.As a young boy, Jackson worked as a

Was a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven.As a young boy, Jackson worked as an office boy for a lithograph company, after his father abandoned the family of six children. It was at this company that Jackson began his art training. In the evenings, he took classes at Montreal's Le Monument National.Jackson returned to Canada, settling in Sweetsburg, Quebec, where he began painting works such as The Edge of Maple Wood. He held his first single artist exhibition at the Montreal Art Gallery with Randolph Hewton in 1913. Unable to make ends meet and discouraged by the Canadian art scene, he considered moving to the United States. However, he received a letter from J. E. H. MacDonald and changed his mind.

Is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International

Is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station.Kaleri holds a degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. In 1979, he was hired by the Energia Corporation and worked on the

Is an American soccer midfielder/defender currently playing for 1. FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen-Bunde

Is an American soccer midfielder/defender currently playing for 1. FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen-Bundesliga and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.Ali Krieger began her career at Penn State University with the university's Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team. With the Nittany Lions, she was a two-time All-American, a first team NSCAA All-American, co-defensive player of the year, team captain, Big-Ten Freshman of the year and a semifinalist for the M.A.C. Hermann trophy.

Is a female breaststroke swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's 200m

Is a female breaststroke swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games.

She is most well-known for playing the role of Maddie Coleman on the daytime soap opera As the World

She is most well-known for playing the role of Maddie Coleman on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns, which she began on July 28, 2005. Her final appearance on the show was on October 26, 2007.She was recently featured on an episode of MTV's True Life: I'm Getting My Big Break.A graduate of Liberty High School, she currently resides in New York City. Chando was attending Manhattan College in New York City at the time she was hired by As the World Turns producers.

A French-Canadian soprano, and sings principally opera. She was born in Canada and raised in Marseil

A French-Canadian soprano, and sings principally opera. She was born in Canada and raised in Marseilles, France.A winner of the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions at 21, she entered the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist program the following season. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as the High Pristess in Aida at age 24. She has since appeared in a wide ranging number of roles, including:Elettra (Idomeneo); Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail); La Contessa d'Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro); Fiordiligi (Così Fan Tutte); Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) The First Lady (Die Zauberflöte); Anna (Nabucco); Musetta (La Boheme); Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos); Tytania (A Midsummer Night's dream).

Is an American actress, singer, and Video Blogger. She is best known for her work portraying the mai

Is an American actress, singer, and Video Blogger. She is best known for her work portraying the main character of Sarah Genatiempo in the Internet series lonelygirl15 and its spinoff LG15: The Resistance. Aside from acting, Alexandra is currently working

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympic

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of seventh in the K-4 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

An American actress and multi-instrumentalist.[1],DiMeco plays Rosalina in the The Naked Brothers Ba

An American actress and multi-instrumentalist.[1],DiMeco plays Rosalina in the The Naked Brothers Band series on Nickelodeon.[1] She also starred in The Naked Brothers Band movie.[1] DiMeco plays seven different instruments.DiMeco started acting at age 5.[2] Other acting credits include Late Night with David Letterman, One Life to Live, SNL, "The King and I" (National Tour) as Princess Ying Yawolak.[3] She is an accomplished writer, avid gymnast, cheerleader, and softball player.[citation needed] Her goal is to become a broadcast journalist like Barbara Walters.[2]

Alexandra Kyle is best known for her roles in 1996's Eye for an Eye starring Sally Field and Kiefer

Alexandra Kyle is best known for her roles in 1996's Eye for an Eye starring Sally Field and Kiefer Sutherland. She co-starred again with Sutherland in 1996's A Time to Kill, which also starred Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Ashley Judd and Kevin Spacey.She had a lead role in 1998's In Quiet Night, and made guest appearances spots on JAG, ER and The Practice.In 2004 she had a part in Gary Winick's film 13 Going on 30 (starring Jennifer Garner) as the young Tom-Tom, the younger version of Judy Greer's character Lucy.Most recently, she made a guest appearance on "Without a Trace" on CBS, which aired as the fourth episode of the fifth season. (2006)

She is perhaps best known for her role as Rommie in the science fiction TV series Andromeda, and had

She is perhaps best known for her role as Rommie in the science fiction TV series Andromeda, and had a recurring character (Carolyn Lam) on Stargate SG-1.At sixteen, she enrolled in a modelling course and was immediately picked up by an agent. Doig did commercials and model work, before dropping out of high school during her final year to pursue an acting career. She worked on stage productions of Romeo and Juliet and Arsenic and Old Lace while auditioning for film and television roles. Doig had a small role on Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict

An American actress, known best as the daughter of actor Sean Astin, granddaughter of actors Patty D

An American actress, known best as the daughter of actor Sean Astin, granddaughter of actors Patty Duke and John Astin, and niece of actor Mackenzie Astin. Alexandra has two younger sisters, Elizabeth, b. 2002, and Isabella, b. 2005. She toured with Sean on his promotional book tour for "There And Back Again - An Actor's Tale" and at book signings, lots of fans asked for Alexandra's autograph as well as Sean's. She loves spies, so her dad Sean wrote a spy movie with Alexandra as the lead character.

Is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Toronto and attended Havergal College.

Is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Toronto and attended Havergal College.