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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Scipio Africanus
Military
236 BC 183 BC Defeated Hannibal
Bill J. Allen
Business
c. 1937   Founder, VECO Corporation
Francis Bacon
Philosopher
22-Jan-1561 9-Apr-1626 Novum Organum
Nicky Barnes
Criminal
1933   Heroin kingpin, Mr. Untouchable
William W. Barron
Politician
8-Dec-1911 12-Nov-2002 Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65
Silvio Berlusconi
Head of State
29-Sep-1936   Prime Minister of Italy
Henry Bessemer
Inventor
19-Jan-1813 15-Mar-1898 Bessemer process to manufacture steel
Mario Biaggi
Politician
26-Oct-1917   Congressman from New York, 1969-88
Theodore Bilbo
Government
13-Oct-1877 21-Aug-1947 Archangel of white supremacy
Daniel Brewster
Politician
23-Nov-1923 19-Aug-2007 US Senator from Maryland, 1963-69
Albert G. Bustamante
Politician
8-Apr-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1985-93
Bill Campbell
Politician
25-May-1953   Mayor of Atlanta, 1994-2002
John Connally
Politician
27-Feb-1917 15-Jun-1993 Governor of Texas, 1963-69
Bettino Craxi
Head of State
24-Feb-1934 19-Jan-2000 Prime Minister of Italy, 1983-87
Frank E. Curran
Politician
19-Dec-1912 18-Oct-1992 Mayor of San Diego, 1963-71
Oliver E. Diaz, Jr.
Judge
c. 1959   Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Edward D. DiPrete
Politician
8-Jul-1934   Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-91
John L. Duvall
Politician
29-Nov-1874 25-Feb-1962 Indianapolis mayor, took Klan bribes
R. Budd Dwyer
Government
21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 Suicided in front of TV cameras
Mike Espy
Government
30-Nov-1953   US Secretary of Agriculture, 1993-94
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Head of State
19-Apr-1937   Deposed president of the Philippines
Albert Fall
Government
26-Nov-1861 30-Nov-1944 US Interior Secy., Teapot Dome Scandal
William Fox
Film/TV Producer
1-Jan-1879 8-May-1952 Founder of 20th Century Fox
Alan Freed
Disc Jockey
15-Dec-1922 20-Jan-1965 Legendary rock-and-roll DJ
Foster Furcolo
Politician
29-Jul-1911 5-Jul-1995 Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61
Alan García
Head of State
23-May-1949   President of Peru
Vincent Gigante
Criminal
29-Mar-1928 19-Dec-2005 Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
Ron Gonzales
Politician
1951   Mayor of San Jose, 1998-2006
David Hall
Politician
20-Oct-1930   Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75
Alcee Hastings
Politician
5-Sep-1936   Congressman, Florida 23rd
Jimmy Hoffa
Labor Leader
14-Feb-1913 30-Jul-1975 International Brotherhood of Teamsters
William Jefferson
Politician
14-Mar-1947   Congressman, Louisiana 2nd
Richard Kelly
Politician
31-Jul-1924 22-Aug-2005 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting
Otto Kerner
Politician
15-Aug-1908 9-May-1976 Governor of Illinois, 1961-68
Buz Lukens
Politician
11-Feb-1931   Congressman from Ohio, 1987-90
Sir Thomas More
Philosopher
7-Feb-1477 6-Jul-1535 Utopia
Philip Musica
Business
1884 16-Dec-1938 Bootlegger, drug magnate, arms smuggler
Bess Myerson
Model
16-Jul-1924   First Jewish Miss America
Puff Daddy
Music Producer
4-Nov-1969   Rapper, Fashion Icon
Narasimha Rao
Head of State
28-Jun-1921 23-Dec-2004 Prime Minister of India, 1991-96
Tony Rezko
Business
1955   Chicago chain restaurateur
John Rowland
Politician
24-May-1957   Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004
Carmine De Sapio
Government
10-Dec-1908 27-Jul-2004 The Last Boss of Tammany Hall
Richard Scrushy
Business
Aug-1952   Imprisoned CEO of HealthSouth
Don Siegelman
Politician
24-Feb-1946   Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
Robert Smalls
Politician
5-Apr-1839 23-Feb-1915 Slave elected to Congress from South Carolina
John B. Swainson
Politician
31-Jul-1925 13-May-1994 Governor of Michigan, 1961-63
James Traficant
Politician
8-May-1941   Ohio Congressman now in prison
Brent Wilkes
Business
May-1954   Defense contractor
James Wilkinson
Military
1757 28-Dec-1825 Duplicitous soldier and adventurer
Philip D. Winn
Criminal
1-Feb-1925   HUD scandal figure pardoned by Clinton
Oscar Wyatt
Business
7-Jul-1924   Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal


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