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He was a Greek philosopher and the main source of Western thought. Little is known of his life except what was recorded by his students, including Plato. Socrates
92% He first rose to fame in the early 1960s as the drummer for the legendary rock group the Beatles. Ringo Starr
91.6% He was on the TV show 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' and has had a successful career as a film actor in several blockbusters since 1992. Will Smith
91.5% He was the first General Secretary of the Communist Party and took over after Vladimir Lenin's death and became the leader of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin
86.7% She was a British writer who penned the famous tale 'Frankenstein' in 1818. Mary Shelley
86% With his landmark novel 'Catcher in the Rye,' he was one of the more influential 20th-century American writers. J.D. Salinger
82.2% He was a cartoonist best known for creating one of the world's most successful comic strips, Peanuts. Charles Schulz
80.6% He was a clothing manufacturer known as the originator of blue jeans. Levi Strauss
78% She is an American actress who starred in 'Thelma & Louise' and 'Dead Man Walking.' She is also an outspoken social and political activist. Susan Sarandon
77.9% She is most famous for her starring role in the erotic thriller 'Basic Instinct.' She won an Oscar nomination for her performance in 'Casino.' Sharon Stone
76.5%
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He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose book, 'The Grapes of Wrath,' portrayed the plight of migrant workers during the Depression. John Steinbeck
76.4% She is a founding member of the ska-pop group No Doubt. In the early aughts, she launched a successful solo-music career and two popular clothing lines. Gwen Stefani
71.4% He was an American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio. Jonas Salk
68.6% From the iconic 'Taxi Driver' to Academy Award-winner 'The Departed,' this director has produced some of the most memorable films in cinema history. Martin Scorsese
68.4% He was best known for his parenting advice book, 'Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care,' originally published in 1946. Dr. Benjamin Spock
62.2% He was a Caldecott award-winning children's book author and illustrator best known for his book 'Where the Wild Things Are.' Maurice Sendak
40% She was one of the lead singers for the band Jefferson Airplane. She wrote the song 'White Rabbit'. Grace Slick
39.3% She was a teacher who, at age 21, taught Helen Keller, who was deaf, mute, and blind, how to communicate and read Braille. Anne Sullivan
39% He was a Russian-American pioneer of aviation, credited with designing America's first helicopter. Igor Sikorsky
30% He was an American writer of mysteries and pulp fiction. His most famous creation was hard-boiled detective, Mike Hammer. Mickey Spillane
27%
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