Guest Author - Amy Anaruk
FILM & TELEVISION
Jason Alexander (b. 1959) - actor
Steve Allen (1921-2000) � actor and comedian
Loni Anderson (b. 1946) - actress
Morgan Fairchild (b. 1950) - actress
Moses Gunn (1929-1993) - actor
Helen Hayes (1900-1993) � actress and Academy Award winner
Bob Hope (1903-2003) � actor, comedian
Diane Keaton (b. 1946) � actress and Academy Award winner
Martin Scorsese (b. 1942) � film director and Academy Award
Paul Sorvino (b. 1939) - actor
Sharon Stone (b. 1958) - actress
Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1932) � actress and Academy Award winner
Orson Welles (1915-1985) � screenwriter, film director, producer and actor, Academy Award winner
GOVERNMENT & MILITARY
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) � 8th U.S. President
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) � 30th U.S. President
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) � British statesman and author
Che Guevara (1928-1967) � socialist revolutionary
John F. Kennedy (1928-1963) � 35th U.S. President
John Locke (1632-1704) � politician and philosopher
Peter I/Peter the Great (1672-1725) � Russian tsar
Walter Mondale (b. 1928) � 42nd U.S. Vice President
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) � 26th U.S. President
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) � Civil War general
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) � lawyer and statesman
William III (1650-1702) � King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) � 28th U.S. President
LITERATURE & JOURNALISM
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) � poet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) � novelist and short story author
Ambrose Pierce (1842-1914) � journalist, short-story author, and satirist
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) � Roman scholar and historian
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) � novelist, essayist, and critic
Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) � publisher and posthumous founder of the Pulitzer Prize
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) � poet and short story author
Howard Thurman (1900-1981) � author, theologian, and civil rights leader
John Updike (b. 1932) � novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) � novelist and short story author
MUSIC & DANCE
Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) - composer
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) � composer and conductor
Judy Collins (b. 1939) � folk singer
Alice Cooper (b. 1948) � rock musician
Billy Joel (b. 1949) � singer/songwriter and pianist, Grammy Award winner
Robert Joffrey (1930-1988) � dancer, choreographer, founder of the Joffrey Ballet
Liza Minnelli (b. 1946) � singer and actress, Academy Award and Tony Award winner
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) � composer
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) � composer and conductor
SPORTS
Jerome Bettis (b. 1972) � former NFL halfback
Bruce Davidson (b. 1949) � Olympic equestrian
Tom Dolan (b. 1976) � Olympic swimmer
Kurt Grote (b. 1973) � Olympic swimmer
Nancy Hogshead (b. 1962) � Olympic swimmer
Jim �Catfish� Hunter (1946-1999) � former MLB player and Hall of Famer
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (b. 1962) �Olympic runner
Bill Koch (b. 1956) � Olympic cross-country skiier
Greg Louganis (b. 1960) � Olympic diver
Debbie Meyer (b. 1952) � Olympic swimmer
Art Monk (b. 1958) � former NFL wide receiver
Dennis Rodman (b. 1961) � former NBA player
Alberto Salazar (b. 1958) � past winner of the New York City and Boston marathons
Amy Van Dyken (b. 1973) � Olympic swimmer
Dominique Wilkins (b. 1960) � former NBA player and Hall of Famer
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"Smile, breathe and go slowly." -Thich Nhat Hanh
This article is not written by a medical professional, and information on this page should never be substituted for your physcian's advice. If you have any questions about your asthma and/or allergies, you should always contact your physician first.
