Caspar WeinbergerAge: 88 public servant who worked under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. Highly suspicious of the Soviet Union, Weinberger, as Reagan's secretary of defense, requested—and…
Eddie Vedder(Edward Louis Seversen III; adopted name Edward Mueller)musician, songwriterBorn: 12/23/1964Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois Vedder was a member of the group Bad Radio before…
Sarah Vaughan one of jazz's most influential female singersBorn: 3/27/1924Birthplace: Newark, N.J. Best known for her operatic range, Vaughan was a pioneer in the use of bebop phrasing in…
Matt Groening
cartoonist, animator
Born: 2/15/1954
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Cartoonist and animator, and the mind behind the highly successful animated television show The Simpsons (1989…
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