- Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist minister, and is regarded as one of America's greatest orators. King's most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1963. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for his work as a peacemaker, … - Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author. Stern hosts "The Howard Stern Show" four days a week (Monday-Thursday) on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (a humorous reference to Michael Jackson's appellation "The King of Pop") has been dubbed a shock jock for his highly controversial use of scatological, sexual and racial humor. - Elizabeth Holloway Marston
Elizabeth Holloway Marston (February 20, 1893 - March 27, 1993) was the co-creator of the comic book character, "Wonder Woman" with her husband, William Moulton Marston. Known prior to her marriage as Sadie Holloway, she received her B.A. in psychology from Mount Holyoke College in 1915, LL.B from the Boston University School of Law in 1918, and M.A. in psychology from Radcliffe College in 1921. - Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi Dan (born July 27, 1963), is a martial artist and a Hong Kong film actor, director and producer. - Bill O'Reilly
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American political commentator, and the host of the cable news program "The O'Reilly Factor". Prior to hosting "The O'Reilly Factor", O'Reilly served as anchor of the entertainment program, "Inside Edition". O'Reilly also hosts "The Radio Factor", a radio program syndicated by Westwood One, and has written six books. - Barbara Jordan
Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician from Texas. She served as a Congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. - Mike Barnicle
Mike Barnicle has been a columnist for more than 30 years, writing in that time for The Boston Globe, New York Daily News, and the Boston Herald. Locally, he continues to contribute to the Boston Herald and to WCVB TV's "Chronicle", the longest running , award winning local news magazine show. - Bud Collins
Arthur "Bud" Collins (b. June 17, 1929 in Lima, Ohio) is an American journalist and former television commentator for NBC Sports. - Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as "Wired Magazine", and has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system. - Stan Grossfeld
Grossfeld is a writer, editor and photographer for the Boston Globe Sports section. He became chief photographer at the Globe in 1983. The next year he won his first Pulitzer Prize in the category of "Spot News Photography" for photographs of the people of Lebanon. In 1985, Grossfeld won again when he shared the prize in the "Feature Photography" category for his images of starvation in Ethiopia and illegal aliens on the border of Mexico. - Jeff Jacoby
Jeff Jacoby (b. February 10, 1959) has been a "Boston Globe" opinion/editorial columnist since 1994. Born in Cleveland, he is a graduate of George Washington University and the Boston University School of Law. From 1987 to 1994, he was chief editorial writer for the Boston Herald. He generally writes from a conservative perspective, but his columns have been described as "a must-read" by the left-leaning Boston Phoenix. - Gigi Sohn
Gigi Sohn , President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge. Ms. Sohn is an internationally known communications attorney. In September 2001, she founded Public Knowledge with Laurie Racine and David Bollier . Gigi serves as PK's chief strategist, fundraiser and public face. Gigi is a Non-Resident Fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Law. - Hal Clement
Harry Clement Stubbs (b. May 30, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts - d. October 29, 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. - James Daly
James Daly is a San Francisco Bay Area journalist. He is currently Editor in Chief of "Edutopia", a publication from The George Lucas Educational Foundation that follows innovation in K-12 public education. Previously, he served as Editor in Chief of Red Herring, leading the web site's relaunch in 2004. In late 1997, he led the launch of "Business 2.0", an international biweekly business magazine. - Markos Moulitsas
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, often known by his username and former military moniker "Kos" ("kōs"), is the founder and main author of Daily Kos, a weblog focusing on progressive, liberal, and Democratic Party politics. Moulitsas currently resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife and two children. - Alfre Woodard
Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an acclaimed Academy Award-nominated, Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe-winning American actress. - Jay Severin
Jay Severin (born James Severino) is a conservative talk radio personality on Boston's WTKK-FM (96.9). Severin, a former GOP political consultant, worked for the presidential campaigns of George H.W. Bush (1980) and Pat Buchanan (1996) before becoming a radio talk show host and political analyst. For several weeks during 2005, Severin was a contributor to the MSNBC program The Situation with Tucker Carlson, … - Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque (born September 24, 1976), better known by her maiden name Stephanie McMahon, is WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing. She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, and is the younger sister of Shane McMahon. She is married to Paul "Triple H" Levesque, with whom she has one daughter, Aurora Rose Levesque. - Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21 1956) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress and former fashion model. - Tipper Gore
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore (born August 19, 1948), known as Tipper Gore, is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was the "Second Lady of the United States" from 1993 until 2001. - Millard Drexler
Millard S. Drexler is a businessman, formerly CEO of Gap Inc, he joined the board of directors of Gap in November 1983 and left his position in October 2002. Since January 2003, Drexler has been Chairman and CEO of J. Crew Group, Inc. He has been a director at Apple Inc. since 1999. He received his MBA from the Boston University Graduate School of Management. In the mid-1970s, he was a Merchandising Vice President and Fashion Director at Abraham & Straus in Brooklyn, NY, … - William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton. - Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis -- an actress, director, producer, teacher, activist and most recently, author with her best-selling memoir ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW. She received an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category, the New York Film Critics Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award and the Golden Globe Award for her work in the Norman Jewison film MOONSTRUCK. - Joan Vennocci
Joan Vennochi is a Boston Globe columnist who specializes in local and national politics. With Stephen A. Kurkjian, Alexander B. Hawes Jr., Nils Bruzelius, and Robert M. Porterfield she won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting. She is a graduate of Boston University and Suffolk Law School. - Shane McMahon
Shane B. McMahon, (born January 15, 1970) is an American executive and part-time professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is the son of the current WWE chairman, Vince McMahon and Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon and brother of Stephanie McMahon, making him brother-in-law to her husband Paul "Triple H" Levesque. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Global Media - David E. Kelley
David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a prolific multi-Emmy award winning American writer, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series "Picket Fences", "Chicago Hope", "The Practice", "Ally McBeal", "Boston Public", and "Boston Legal". He has also written several film scripts. Kelley's shows are renowned for their whimsical, occasionally surreal comedic touches, as well as moments of seriousness. - Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg (born February 14 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator serving as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. - Mickey Cochrane
Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was named after Cochrane. He was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts to immigrant parents John Cochrane and Sadie Campbell. Both were of Scottish descent Also known as "Black Mike", because of his dark moods and bad temper. Cochrane was educated at Boston University where he played five sports. - Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette, was the wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She died aged 33, along with her husband and her sister Lauren Bessette, when the private plane that John F. Kennedy, Jr. himself was piloting crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Their ashes were scattered at sea on July 22, 1999. - Kenneth Feld
Kenneth Jeffrey Feld (born 1948 in Washington, DC) is the CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice!, Doodlebops Live! and Disney Live! He is also the producer of several Broadway plays. The business was started by his father Irvin Feld and Ken became CEO upon his father's death in 1984. - William Russell
William Eustis Russell (January 6, 1857 - July 16, 1896) was a U.S. political figure. He served as Democratic governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894, becoming the youngest person ever elected Governor (age 34). Russell was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard College in 1877, and received his law degree from the Boston University School of Law. - Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri Vourvoulias is a contemporary Indian American author based in New York City. - Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. She has been nominated for four Academy Awards. - Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961 in Mill Valley, California) is an American actress. She is the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and sister of Margaux Hemingway. - Harry Agganis
Aristotle George (Harry) Agganis (April 20, 1929 - June 27, 1955) nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was an American athletic star in two sports. His family origins were from Longanikos near Sparta, Greece. - Emily Deschanel
Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California to father Caleb Deschanel, an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, and mother Mary Jo Weir, an actress. She has one sister, Zooey Deschanel, who is also an actress. - Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz, 1976) is an American rap artist. He was in the forefront of the new wave of underground acts that emerged during the late 1990s/early 2000s. He is signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label and remains one of the most popular and critically acclaimed independent hip hop artists today. - Don van Natta Jr.
Don Van Natta Jr. (born July 22 1964) is an author and an investigative correspondent at "The New York Times", where he was a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. He was on a six-reporter team, led by Jeff Gerth, that won the 1999 Pulitzer in National Reporting for a series of stories about American corporations that sold satellite technology with defense uses to China. - Edward Brooke
The first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts served two full terms, from 1967 to 1979. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1919, Brooke graduated from Howard University before serving in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he received a law degree from Boston University. - Edward Zander
Edward J. Zander (born January 12, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York) is an incompetent bafoon. He is Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, a title he has held since he started there in January, 2004. His work in the technology sector included management positions at Data General and Apollo Computers before joining Sun Microsystems in 1987 where he was later promoted to Chief Operating Officer and President in 1998 and 1999, respectively.
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