Dorman FAT - Famous People (Pages 4-5)
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- This leader of Woman Suffrage co-founded the Woman's Suffrage Association in 1989.
- Anthony, Susan Brownwell.
- This leader of Woman Suffrage was featured on the short-lived U.S. dollar coin.
- Anthony, Susan Brownwell.
- This Philippine politician was president of the Philippines from 1986-1992.
- Aquino, Corazon.
- This Palestinian political leader and leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize with Yitzhak Rabin.
- Arafat, Yasir.
- Greek mathematician and inventor known for his Principle of Buoyancy.
- Archimedes.
- Greek mathematician and inventor known for crying "Eureka!"
- Archimedes.
- Greek playwright considered the greatest ancient comedy writer; eleven of his great plays survive.
- Aristophanes.
- Greek philosopher who studied under Plato and later tutored Alexander the Great.
- Aristotle.
- Greek philosopher who opened the school, the Lyceum.
- Aristotle.
- This African-American musician is best known for pioneering the improvisational Jazz Trumpet.
- Armstrong, Louis.
- This man was the first to walk on the moon.
- Armstrong, Neil.
- American revolutionary traitor.
- Arnold, Benedict
- English poet best known for _Dover Beach_.
- Arnold, Matthew.
- This president succeeded Garfield after the president's death.
- Arthur, Chester Alan
- American tennish player who was the first African-American to win the U.S. Open, Australian Open,and Wimbledon.
- Ashe, Arthur.
- President of Syria who was defense minister before leading a successful military coup that made him premier then president.
- Assad, Hafez al-
- American dancer born in Omaha, NE as Frederick Austerlitz.
- Astaire, Fred.
- This American fur merchant excercised a virtual monopoly on the fur trade in the U.S. territories.
- Astor, John Jacob.
- The richest man in the U.S. on his death.
- Astor, John Jacob.
- This British statesman was a former leader of the Labour party, and member of Winston Churchill's cabinet, and he bacame prime minister in 1945.
- Attlee, Clement.
- American ornithologist from Santo Domingo who began collecting the extensive ornithological observations that led to the publication of _The_Birds_of_America_ in 1838.
- Audobon, John James.
- One of the masters fo the English novel, (s)he is best known for works such as _Sense_and_Sensibility_, _Pride_and_Predjudice_, _Mansfield_Park_, and _Emma_.
- Austen, Jane.
- Texas, need I say more? . . .
- Austin, Stephen.
- Italian physisicist who created his namesake law, that gasses with equal volume, pressure, and temperature conditions contain the same number of molecules. . .
- Avogadro, Amadeo.
- English mathematician most famous for his attempt to create a primitave computer, which he called an analytical engine.
- Babbage, Charles.
- German composer best known during his lifetime as an organist.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian.
- English philosopher who wrote the Instauratio Magna.
- Bacon, Francis.
- English painter whose works include _Three_Studies_for_Figures_at_the_Base_of_a_Crucifixion_.
- Bacon, Francis.
- American rebellion leader who led an uprising in colonial Virgina, although it was cut short when he died of Malaria.
- Bacon, Nathaniel.
- English scientist and philosopher often credited with foreseeing many great scientific advances.
- Bacon, Rodger.
- British soldier famous for founding Boy Scouts.
- Baden-Powell, Robert.
- British explorer who, although he did not succeed in finding the Northwest Passage, he did find his namesake bay.
- Baffin, William.
- British diplomat who negotiated the Rush-Bagot Convention, limiting U.S. armaments on the Canadian border.
- Bagot, Sir Charles.
- U.S. public official who served as campaign chairmant for Georger H. W. Bush.
- Baker, James Addison, III.
- American ballet choreographer who helped found the School of American Ballet.
- Balanchine, George.
- Spanish conquistador who found the Pacific Ocean.
- Balboa, Vasco.
- African-American author famous for _Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain_, _Just_Above_My_Head_, and _Notes_of_a_Native_Son_.
- Baldwin, James.
- British statesman who issued the Balfour Declaration that pledged British support for the creation of Israel.
- Balfour, Arthur James.
- French writer who wrote _Pere_Goriot_, _Cousin_Bette_, and _The_Human_Comedy_.
- Balzac, Honore de.
- British athlete who was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.
- Bannister, Sir Rodger.
- Canadian physisist who was the first to isolate insulin.
- Banting, Sir Frederick.
- American 20th century composer who wrote _Adagio_for_Strings_, _Knoxville. . . _, and _Antony_and_Cleopatra_.
- Barber, Samuel.