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Ward Kimball
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Ward Kimball

Creator · born March 4, 1914 · died 2002

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Ward Walrath Kimball was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honored with two Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film.

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  1. 56Received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmApril 7, 1970
  2. ~75Named Disney Legends1989

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Drew Houston
billionaire

Drew Houston

Entrepreneur

1983 · United States

$1Bolder estimate, as of June 2016 · Forbes

Andrew W. Houston is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online backup and storage service. According to Forbes, his net worth is about $2 billion.

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Catherine O'Hara
actor

Catherine O'Hara

Actor

1954–2026 · Canada

Catherine Anne O'Hara was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career.

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Chris Rea
actor

Chris Rea

Actor

1951–2025 · United Kingdom

Christopher Anton Rea was an English-Irish rock and blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was known for his distinctive gravelly voice, slide guitar playing and music style blending soft rock with blues.

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Angela White
creator

Angela White

Creator

1985 · Australia

Angela Gabrielle White is an Australian pornographic film actress and director. She has been inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame, and in 2020 became AVN's first three-time Female Performer of the Year winner.

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athlete

Landon Donovan

Athlete

1982 · United States

Landon Timothy Donovan is an American-Canadian former professional soccer player and coach who played as a winger or forward. He most recently was the interim head coach of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Kenny Dalglish
athlete

Kenny Dalglish

Athlete

1951 · United Kingdom

Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish is a Scottish former football player and manager. During his career, he made 338 appearances for Celtic and 515 for Liverpool, playing as a forward, and earned a record 102 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 30 goals, also a joint record.

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