The 5 Most Famous Newly Group Of Hip-Pop This Year

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The 5 Most Famous Newly Group Of Hip-Pop This Year

Kid Cudi: he came from the slums of Cleveland, 11-year-old when his father died, lived a poor life since childhood. In order to pursue his own musical dream, he gave up admitted university career by his hard studying, going to Brooklyn, New York area to make a living. After the release of Mixtape, he was discovered by Kayne West with wise eyes, cultivated with great effort. Kid suddenly jumped from a ordinary shop assistant in BAPE dress store to an impressive future hip-hop star.The Most Attractive for Under 0, Find the One for You!

He sang one of the theme songs of “Transformers 2″. His single “Day and Night” made him well known. Afterwards, he joined Kanye West in producing new album and wrote three songs successively. The sophisticated skills of talking and singing is a special taste for everyone and the lyrics is consummate as well as the melody.The Sales of Infrared Thermometer are Claimed to Make a New Record This Quarter

Wale: he comes from a Nigerian family in the region of Washington. His song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” created in 2006 is warmly welcomed in the regions like Washington,Maryland and Virginia and finally came into people’s vision. He released five high-quality Mixtapes immediately and they were highly approved by the industry. He is called as “Lebron James in the Hip-hop world”. We can tell his talents from it. The same as Kid Cudi, he was also a dropout of a college, he called himself the Hip-Hop angel from the capital. Now he is thought highly of by the famous producer Mark Ronson, who help hime produce his first LP. It can be expected soon for him to become a super star.

Drake is a Canadian actor and trying to search career progress in singing. Beforewards he was famous for acting as Jimmy Brooks in Degrassi The Next Generation. As a R&B singer, he was also discovered by Lil` Wayne in the way of constantly publishing mixtapes. and signed the contract with Yong Money Records, and soon found his own piece of the sky under the guidance and help of Lil ‘Wayne. Earlier this year the performance at the BET awards evening enjoyed popular support, while his single [Best Ever I Had” of the new album captured the top of the list and stayed for a long time

B.O.B: the freshman strongly supported by T.I. is believed to be the hope of rap renaissance in the south. He can sing and rap. He can write songs and produce songs. He can play guitar and piano. He seems to be able to do everything. His single “I’ ll Be in the Sky” was popular from mouth to mouth with good rank in the billboard. He also joined in the composition of some of the songs in the album of T.I. MTV regarded him as the next Hip-Hop superstar from the Atlanta; his template of growing up was Andre 3000 and did not forget that he was only 21 years old.

Charles Hamilton: a singing young people who becomes famous for MySpace (always wears headset when he appears in public), a “Brooklyn Girl”has helped him win enough of the popularity, Followed by recording a series of Mixtape, further consolidated his popularity on internet. He is an artist good at applying network techniques. In 2008 he published his first digital record The Pink Lavalamp, which clearly express his creative idea of future music development. At the end of 2008, he and Wale, B.O.B and Asher Roth step on the cover of XXL. His street-style out fit and music has impressed everyone.


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7th Century to Swinging Naughties – Famous British Icons

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7th Century to Swinging Naughties – Famous British Icons

England and Britain are famous worldwide for its many British Icons from Boudeca, Queen Chief of the Iceni Tribe, Football, Mini Skirt to the Mini Car and I thought I would tell its British history and list some of the most famous Icons from the 7th Century to the present day. British Icon’s have dominated the world with British Royalty, British Music, British Fashion, British Movie Stars, British Saints, British Buildings, British inventions, British Discoveries and British Sports.

The UK, Great Britain, Albion, this Sceptred Isle – however you refer to this small island perched up on the north western edge of the European continent, one thing that is undeniable is that nowhere else on Earth, from any country, has there been such a massive global impact.

Whether in the form of symbols of power as with the British Union Flag, in the guise of the person as with W. Churchill or Princess Diana, or in the form of chic design, as with the mini and mini-skirt in the Swinging Sixties, The Beatles, or the simple yet powerful Oasis logo from the Britpop era of the Nineties, British icons have been at both the forefront and in the background of history, decorating the past and how we perceive it.

In taking a closer look at our British Icons and history, hopefully you can gain a better understanding of the United Kingdom, its people, and what makes us tick.

Below is a list of my favourite British Icons:

King Alfred The Great
2) Boudeca, Queen Chief of the Iceni Tribe
3) King Edward the Confessor ( I am Related to )
4) Queen Elizabeth the 1st
5) Queen Victoria
6) Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.

7) William Shakespeare
8) Charles Dickens
9) Agatha Christie ( Author of Miss Marple and Poiret )
10) J.K Rowling ( Author of the Harry Potter Books )
11) Sir Terry Pratchett ( Author of the Disc World Books )
12) James Herbert ( Horror Story writer of many novels including The Rats )
13) Sir Christopher Wren ( I am related to )
13b) Sir Isambard Kingdom Brunel
13c) James Watt ( Inventor of the Steam Engine )
13d) George Stevenson ( Inventor of the Steam Train )
13e) Sir Isaac Newton
13f) Charles Darwin
14) Rudyard Kipling ( Author of the Jungle Book )
14b) H.G. Wells ( Author of The Time Traveller )
14c) Arthur Conan Doyle ( Author of Sherlock Holmes )
14d) Bram Stoker ( Author of Count Dracula )
14e) Mary Shelley ( Author of Frakenstein )
14) Sir Walter Raleigh
15) Sir Francis Drake
16) Duke Of Marlborough
17) Admiral Lord Nelson
18) Duke of Wellington
19) Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
20) Robert Walpole, 1st. Earl of Orford ( Regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense );
21) William The Pit The Younger ( introduced the first Income tax )
22) Charles Grey, The Earl Grey ( restriction of employment of children; reform of the poor Laws, abolition of Slavery )
23) Sir Robert Peel ( Created the first National Police Force )
24) Edward Smith -Stanley, The Earl Derby. ( Father of the Conservative party ).
25) Benjamin Disraeli ( Queen Victoria’s favorite Prime Minister )
26) Sir Winston Churchill ( Saviour of the world by defeating Hitler, Mussolini and Japanese Emporer )
27) Lady Margarat Thatcher ( First female prime minister and creator of Privatisation ).
28) The 1966 England World Cup Winning Team
29) The Portsmouth F.Cup Winning Team from 2008
30) Sir Ian Botham
31) David Beckham
32) Lord Sebastian Coe
33) Steve Ovett
34) Virginia Wade
35) David Bedford
36) Johnny Wilkinson
37) Torvil and Dean
38) Jennifer Ennis
39) Dame Kelly Holmes
40) Freddie Mercury
41) Elton John
42) Queen
43) Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO )
44) The Beatles
45) Annie Lennox
45b) Pink Floyd
45c) Genesis
46d) The Spice girls
46) Tom Baker
47) Lord Olivier
48) Sir Roger Moore
49) Cary Grant
50) Peter Davidson
51) John Pertwee

British Sports and Other Icons Given To the World

Cricket

England Football Team

Portsmouth F. C. ( My Favorite Football Club – Pompey )

Sheffield F.C 1857 ( The Oldest Football Club In The World )

Wembley Stadium and Football Association ( Home of Football )

Wimbledon Tennis Championship ( Home of Tennis )

Saint Andrews ( Home Of Golf )

Lords Cricket Ground ( Home of Cricket )

The Jockey Club ( Home of Horse Racing )

Sebastian Coe

Steve Ovett

Steven Redgrave

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

David Beckham

George Best

Lester Piggett

Lewis Hamilton

Ian Botham

W.G.Grace

Andrew Flintoff

The England 1966 World Cup Winning Football Team

Speedway

Football / Soccer

English Premier League

American Football – Adapted from English Rugby

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Billiards

Snooker

Croquet

Curling

The Boat Race

Squash

Bowls

Tennis

Badminton

Table Tennis

Rounders

Softball

Baseball – Adapted from Rounders and Softball

Modern Olympic Games Held from 1846 Village of Wenlock  by Dr. William Penny Brookes

Horse Racing

Polo

Show Jumpingarts

Modern Archery

Bar Billiards

Shove A Ha’penny

Golf

Skittles

Yachting and Sailing

Bobsleigh

Skeleton

Real Tennis

Hovercraft Racing

Field Hockey

Ten Pin

Darts

Boxing

Bowls

Pigeon Racing

Greyhound Racing

Stag Hunting

Fox Hunting

Otter Hunting

Angling

Formula One ( The First Ever Formula One race was Held in England in 1948 )

Boccia

A to Z British Games and Icons

British Games

Card Sharp

Ludo

Bingo

Cribbage

Crossword Puzzles

Jigsaw Puzzles

Reversi

Anexation

Snakes and ladders

Quoits

Shove Ha’penny

Shoffe Groat

Aunt Sally

Ringing The Bull

Slide thrift

Rings

Caves

3 Mens Morris

Jenga

Shut the box

Bowls

Bagatelle

Stoolball

Bat and Ball

Pitch Penny

Toad in Hole Game

English Morris Dancing

The Valentine Card

William Wordsworth

Oxford University 1096

Cambridge University 1209

Haggis – A Dish first seen in a English Receipe Book from 1615 and loved by the Scots

London Hansom Black Cab

First British canal in AD50

Double Decker Buses ( Routemasters )

History of British Post Box

Histoy of British Telephone Box

Cludge Molliers

English Folk Songs

We British Invented the Fizz and Sparkle in Champagne

Scottish, Irish and English Kilts

History of London Stock Exchange

History of English Sterling Silver and Gold Hallmarks 1300 to present

English Language

English Peoples

British Peoples

Welsh Peoples

Irish Peoples

Scottish Peoples

Union Jack

A Compleat Angler by Charles Cotton and Izaac Walton

The Magna Carta

The Doomsday Book

Anglo Saxon Chronicles

English Jury Service

The English Sherriff

The King James Bible

Beowulf

BagPipes

Tower of London’s Beefeaters or Yeoman of the Guard

Saint Georges Day Englands Patron Saint

Saint Andrews Day Scotlands Patron Saint

Saint Patrick’s Day Ireland’s Patron Saint ( Saint Patrick was an Englishman )

Saint Davids Day Welsh Patron Saint

Listing of All Other British Saints

The City of London ( survey found that over 350 languages are spoken in London Schools )

British Telephone Box

Augustus Pugin

Sir Charles Barry

Sir Christopher Wren ( I am a direct descendent )

Carnaby Street

The Iconic English Pub

Houses of Parliament and Big ben

Number 10 Downing Street

Buckingham Palace

Windsor Castle

Oxford Street

Regent Street

Mayfair

London Theatreland

The London Eye

Madame Tussaud Waxworks Museum

Tower Of London

Windsor Castle

Whitechapel ( aka Where Jack The Ripper Killed. aka Mr Tumblety was the Ripper )

To find out more about these British Icons can I suggest to find out more please enter any of the above Icons into a search engine.

Please visit my Funny Animal Art Prints Collection @ http://www.fabprints.com

My other website is called Directory of British Icons: http://fabprints.webs.com

The Chinese call Britain ‘The Island of Hero’s’ which I think sums up what we British are all about. We British are inquisitive and competitive and are always looking over the horizon to the next adventure and discovery.

Copyright © 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.

My family tree has been traced back to the early Kings of England from the 7th Century AD. I am also a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren which has given me an interest in English History and Icons which is great fun to research.

I have recently decided to write articles on my favourite subjects: English Sports, English History, English Icons, English Discoveries and English Inventions.

At present I have written over 100 articles which I call “An Englishman’s Favourite Bits Of England” in various Volumes.

Please visit my Blogs page http://Bloggs.Resourcez.Com where I have listed all my articles to date.

Copyright © 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.


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Six Famous People From Nebraska

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SIX  FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM NEBRASKA

STERLING MORTON  was Secretary of Agriculture under President Grover Cleveland .  He was born in Adams, Jefferson County, New York on April 22, 1832. and raised in Detroit.  After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1854 he and his wife, Caroline, moved to Nebraska-before it was even organized as a territory, and staked out a claim in Nebraska City.  He became the editor of the Nebraska City News.  In 1858, President Buchanan appointed him Secretary of the Nebraska Territory, an office he held until 1861.  He was also acting governor from 1858-1859.  He was an agriculturalist who enjoyed instructing people in the newest techniques of farming and forestry. One  significant thing he accomplished was the founding of Arbor Day.   He was well-known in Nebraska for his political, agricultural and literary activities.  From there he was appointed as Secretary of Agriculture. 
Morton is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame.  His son Joy Morton was the founder of the Morton Salt Company.  Sterling’s love for forest and field and farm was passed on to his son Joy, who made a living history museum out of his 1700 acre estate with over 4,000 types of trees, shrubs and other woody plants.  The mission of this enterprise was to encourage the planting of trees and promote the love of nature.  Morton passed away on April 27, 1902, at the age of 70.

SUSAN LaFLESCHE PICOTTE  was the first American Indian woman to become a doctor in the United States.  She was born on the Omaha Reservation  on June 17, 1865.  She went to school in Nebraska until she was fourteen and then went to New Jersey where she attended the Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies.   She then taught at the Quaker Mission School on the reservation for a couple of years.  She eventually went back East to attend the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1889 at the top of the class.  She did her internship in Philadelphia and then went back to Nebraska to provide health care for her people on the government boarding school there.  In 1913, she opened up a hospital in Walthill, Nebraska.  She died on September 18, 1915, at the age of 50, cause unknown.

WILELLA SIEBERT CATHER (Willa Cather) was born in 1873 near Winchester, Virginia.  In 1884, she and her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska.  This is where she spent the remainder of her childhood.  The town was made famous in her writings that include “The Prairie Trilogy”, “My Antonia”, & “The Song of the Lark”
Cather was elected to the Nebraska Hall of Fame, and in 1986 she was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.  She died on April 24, 1947, in New York City.  She was 73.

EDWIN ELIJAH PERKINS   was  born on January 8, 1889 in Lewis, Iowa.  His family moved to Nebraska in 1893.  As a child of eleven he started experimenting with different products.  By the 1920s, he had a line of about 125 items that could be sold door-to-door and by mail.  Of all these, the product he is best known for was his invention of  Kool-Aid in 1927, in Hastings, Nebraska.  It became a household name and it made him a rich man.  He died in 1961, after a long illness, at the age of 72.

JOHN WILLIAM CARSON   was born in Corning, Iowa on October 23, 1925.  When he was eight years old, the family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska where he grew up. He started college, but left after a year to join the Navy in 1943. He began performing on radio and television in Omaha.  He hosted several shows before beginning The Tonight Show in 1962.  He kept that job for 30 years until 1992.
He died of complications from emphysema on January 25, 2005, at the age of 79.

  WARREN EDWARD BUFFET , American investor, businessman, and philanthropist was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, 1930.  He is considered one of the most successful investors in history.  He is the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Forbes ranked him the richest man in the world.  His estimated net worth is approximately billion.  In 2009, after he donated billions of his wealth to charity he was only the second richest man in the U.S., outranked only by Bill Gates.  Buffet is called the Oracle of Omaha or the Sage of Omaha.

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Famous MBA Alumni And The Schools They Went To

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Famous MBA Alumni And The Schools They Went To

There are many different factors that go into deciding what MBA programs a candidate should apply to.  While location, cost, reputation, and acceptance difficulty are certainly the major factors that one should consider, many students would also like to know where many of today’s most successful business leaders got their MBA’s from.  Apart from individually searching one by one, it is hard to find a resource to find out this information.  For this reason, I’ve compiled a collection of some of my favorite MBA business leaders and where they went to school.

With the current economic shake up on Wall Street an appropriate place to start is with Jamie Dimon, President of JP Morgan Chase.  Mr. Dimon was selected as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and received his MBA from Harvard University.  Staying with the same theme, Dick Kovacevich, Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo obtained his MBA from Stanford University.  Laurence Fink, Chairman of BlackRock attended UCLA’s Anderson School for his MBA and keeping with the financial theme, Warren Buffet, ‘The Oracle of Omaha’ while not an MBA holder did receive his MS in Economics at Columbia University back in a day when MBA’s weren’t as common.  Finally, Robert Edward Diamond Jr., the President of Barclay’s received his Masters from The University of Connecticut School of Business Administration.

Moving to the technology sector, no list would be complete without Meg Whitman, CEO of EBAY and Harvard MBA holder.  Other tech heavyweights include Paul Otellini, President and CEO of Intel and Stanford MBA graduate.  George David, Chairman of United Technologies went to The University of Virginia’s Darden School and Kevin B. Rollins, former CEO of Dell Computers attended Brigham Young’s Marriott School of Management for his MBA.

Those interested in the retail sector might be interested to know that Philip H. Knight of Nike fame attended Stanford Business School, while Gregg W. Steinhafel of Target got his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.  Jefferey Montie , the president of Kellogg International (the cereal maker among other things) went to Ohio State for his Masters and Indra K. Nooyi, a graduate of Yale University’s School of Management is the President and CEO of PepsiCo.  Rounding out this sector, Muhtar Kent, the President and CEO of the Coca Cola Company obtained his MBA in London at the Cass Business School.

If manufacturing, real estate or pharmaceuticals are up your ally, some of the biggest names in these fields hold MBA’s from prestigious institutions.  Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka, while not MBA holders, did attend The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania.  Peter R. Dolan, Former CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb received his MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business while the current CEO, James M. Cornelius attended Michigan State University’s Broad School of Management.  Alan Feldman, a University of Illinois MBA holder is President, Chairman and CEO of Midas Corporation and Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors received his MBA from Harvard.  The University of Michigan has another prestigious alum in John V. Faraci, Chairman of International Paper.

Finally, No list would be complete without some mention of those MBA holders that are also in politics.  The first and only President to hold an MBA, George W. Bush received his from Harvard Business School while Jon Corzine, Governor of New Jersey attended the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.  For more great articles and insight on the MBA make sure to visit www.TopTenMBA.com.

Also, for great information about online MBA’s please stop by www.MBAonline.me.

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Famous People From Austin

Posted by admin | Posted on 24-08-2010

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Famous People From Austin

The city of Austin, Texas was settled in the early 1800′s and for nearly 200 years been a magnate for talent and visionaries. Austin has earned its reputation making the cut on several “ten best” lists from recognition for its going green efforts to one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. In addition to Austin[‘s collective achievements, the capital of The Lone Star State has been home to many a famous face, whether they were born there or migrated in to the Austin lifestyle and society.

1. Sandra Bullock. Actress, entrepreneur, and owner of the Bess Bistro, Walton’s Fancy and Staple, a bakery and florists shop in Austin, Texas. Ms. Bullock also hold’s the coveted title of “America’s Sweetheart”, a legacy few have earned since Mary Pickford. Married to Jesse James (Jesse who?)

2. Mathew McConaughey. Film actor and graduate from the Texas University of Texas at Austin. Mr. McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, has lived in Longview and was a communications major at the University of Texas at Austin. He may also be the most famous person arrested in Austin when he was nabbed in 1999 for marijuana possession and disturbing the peace.

3. Wes Anderson. Film director born in Houston, Texas but would move to Austin to attend the University of Texas with a major in philosophy. Mr. Anderson’s feature film credits span from 1996 to present to include Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, and Darjeeling Limited.

4. Owen Wilson. Film actor. Mr. Wilson was born in Dallas, but would work with Austin resident, Wes Anderson, on several dramatic projects.

5. Jenna and Barbara Bush. Identical twin daughters of George W. and Laura Bush. Both girls graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

6. Marcia Gay Harden. Film, television, stage and Academy Award winning actress who studied film production at the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Harden has too many credits to list and is the recipient of multiple prestigious industry awards.

7. Andy Roddick. Andrew Stephen Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but lived in Austin during his early years. Roddick is a champion tennis player and holds the record for the fastest serve in the history of the sport.

8. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born in Dallas, Mr. Vaughan was the recipient of more than a dozen Austin Music Awards and has been inducted into The Blues Hall of Fame. Tragically, Mr. Vaughan lost his life in a helicopter accident on August 27, 1990. He was just 35 years old.

9. Molly Ivins. Mary Tyler Ivins was born in Monterrey, Ca, but would later call Austin her home. Known for her sharp wit and political columns, Ms. Ivins led a distinguished career until her death from breast cancer in 2007. Ivins died in Austin at the age of 62.

10. Mike Judge. Funnyman, animator, screenwriter and director Mike Judge may be best known for creating Beavis and Butt-Head, Office Space and slew of additional credits in film and television. Mr. Judge lives in Austin and can be found playing guitar on the local circuit.

Five Famous Folks From America Born On February 7Th

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Five Famous Folks From America Born On February 7Th

FIVE  FAMOUS FOLKS FROM AMERICA

BORN ON FEBRUARY 7th

 LAURA INGALLS WILDER was  born in 1867, in Pepin, Wisconsin. She was an author who wrote The Little House Series based on her childhood. Her first book Little House in the Big Woods    is about this time near Pepin.  There is a log cabin there that commemorates that time in her life.  It’s called the Little House Wayside.  (d. 1957)

 HARRY SINCLAIR LEWIS  was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota in the year 1885.  Lewis was a novelist, playwright and a short story writer.  He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create with wit and humor, new types of characters.”  Some of his books were Main Street (1920),  Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), (nominated for four Academy Awards)  and Elmer Gantry (1927).   (earned Burt Lancaster a Best Actor Oscar). (d. 1951)

 CLARENCE LINDEN “BUSTER” CRABBE II  was born in 1908 in Oakland, California.  He was an athlete and an actor who starred in a number of films in the 1930s-1940s. Crabbe  is the only actor who’s played Tarzan, Flash Gordon, AND  Buck Rogers – the most popular comic strip heroes of the 1930s.   He was also an excellent swimmer and participated in two Olympic Games; in 1928 where he won a bronze medal for the 1,500 meter free style, and in 1932 where he won a gold medal for the 400 meter freestyle.  During his time attending the University of Southern California he was their first All-American swimmer in 1931, and in 1931 the NCAA freestyle titlist.  During the 1950s-1960s he became a stockbroker and businessman.  He owned a swimming pool building company in Southern California in his later years.  (d. 1983)

 TROYAL GARTH BROOKS  was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the year 1962.  He is a country music artist.  His first album that was released in 1989 went to #2 on the U.S. country album Chart and to #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart.   He integrated rock elements into his country music which has been very popular.  Brooks has enjoyed a most successful musical career, breaking many records in both sales and concert attendance during the 1990s.  He is the best-selling solo album artist in the U.S. of all time.  (overall second to the Beatles), with 128 million sold.  Six albums achieved diamond status; No Fences, Ropin the Wind, The Hits, Sevens, and Double Live.   

 JAMES TODD SPADER  actor, was born in 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts.  He is best known for his roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex,Lies, and Videotape, Mannequin, Crash, Stargate, and Secretary.  He has also played Alan Shore on the TV series The Practice and Boston Legal. 

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Six Famous People From Iowa

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SIX FAMOUS PEOPLE

FROM IOWA

 KEOKUK  a chief of the Sauk Native American tribe who cooperated with the U.S. government which conflicted him with Black Hawk who had led part of the tribe into the Black Hawk War.  Keokuk County, Iowa and the town of Keokuk-where he’s buried are both named after him.  He was born in 1767 and died in 1848.

 APPANOOSE  was a Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa during the 19th century.  Several places are named for this Native American;  Appanoose County, Appanoose County Community Railroad, USS Appanoose, a Crater class cargo ship was also named for him.

 Influential American evangelist BILLY SUNDAY was born in Ames, Iowa on November 19, 1862.  He played in major baseball leagues for 8 years until he converted to Christianity in the 1880s and went into the ministry.  He was a famous evangelist with his ‘colloquial sermons and frenetic delivery.’  He attracted large crowds.  He died of a heart attack on November 6, 1935, at the age of 72.

 GEORGE HORACE GALLUP was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and the inventor of the Gallup poll.  He was born in Jefferson, Iowa on November 18. 1901.  He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees at the University of Iowa.  Gallup died from a heart attack at his summer home in Switzerland on July 26, 1984 at the age of 83.

 DONNA BELLE MULLENGER  (Reed is her stage name)was born on a farm in Denison, Iowa on  January 27, 1921.  She was a film and television actress known for her role in The Donna Reed Show, for 8 seasons beginning in 1958.  Her credits also included the film It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).  Donna died in Beverly Hills on January 14, 1986, of pancreatic cancer.

 HOWARD ANDREW WILLIAMS was born at Wall Lake, Iowa on December 3, 1927.  He had other names -  Andy Williams, A Voice of National Treasure, Mr. Moon River, to name a few.  Mr Williams sang traditional pop, jazz, and country music.  He was also a songwriter, actor, and producer. 

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famous people from the city of Houston Texas – Famous people born there such as Patrick Swayze..

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famous people from the city of Houston Texas – Famous people born

11.
1952-08-18 – Patrick Swayze, Houston Tx, actor/dancer (Dirty Dancing, Ghost)
American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his roles as romantic leading men in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1991.
Died on September 14, 2009

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10.
1954-04-09 – Dennis Quaid, Houston TX, actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff)
American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films.
Quaid dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

09.
1955-02-02 – Brent Spiner, Houston TX, actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation)
American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

08.
1960-10-19 – Jennifer Holliday, Houston Tx, singer/actress (Dream Girls)
two-time Grammy Award-winning African-American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls, and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls showstopper and Grammy Award-winning R&B/Pop hit, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

07.
1963-07-13 – Bobby Rock, Houston Tx, rock drummer (Nelson-Love & Affection)
Rock first came into national awareness with the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Following his two album/tour stint with Vinnie Vincent he recorded with Nitro before joining the band Nelson. He would then go on to work with the bands Brunette and Hardline. He reunited with former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmates Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum, when he toured with Slaughter, filling in for drummer Blas Elias who had prior commitments to performing with the Blue Man Group in Las Vegas.

06.
1964-07-21 – Susan Swift, Houston Tx, actress (Chisholms)
American former child actress, active in late 1970s and 1980s

05.
1967-06-29 – Melora Hardin, Houston Tx, actress (Family Tree, Best Times)
daughter of acting manager/coach and retired actress Diane (née Hill) and actor Jerry Hardin. She is the sister of Flock CEO Shawn Hardin. She was raised in San Francisco, California, after her family moved there when she was 4 years old.

04.
1967-11-28 – Anna Nicole “Vickie” Smith, Houston Tex, playmate (May 1992)

03.
1970-07-14 – Mark Brandenburg, Houston TX, pitcher (Texas Rangers)

02.
1976-02-06 – Kim Zmeskal, Houston TX, US gymnist (Olympic-92)

01.
1978-08-24 – Melissa McElroy, Houston Tx, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)

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