York
York was an American explorer and historic figure, being the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; he participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success. He was the first African American to cross the continent and see the Pacific.
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Mark LaMura
American actor
Eddie Adams
American photographer
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Former United States Representative
Barnum Brown
American paleontologist
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American paleontologist
Antonio Snider-Pellegrini
French geographer
Ring Lardner Jr.
American screenwriter
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American artist
Rose Schneiderman
Political leader
Clarence John Boettiger
American journalist
Milton Cardona
Percussionist
James Cash Penney
Businessman
David Greenglass
Ernest Fox Nichols
American physicist
James Rainwater
American physicist
Al Nevins
American musician
Jimmy Lyons
Saxophone player
Mark Belanger
American baseball player
James Agee
American novelist
Spalding Gray
American actor
Betty Parsons
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Lawrence Blochman
American writer
Judith Evelyn
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Francis Criss
American painter
Gus Levy
Executive
Mayer Lehman
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Emanuel Lehman
American banker
John Jacob Astor III
American financier
George Novack
Julius Schwartz
American comic book editor
Peter Chen Ho
Actor
Warren Finnerty
American actor
Leonard Warren
American opera singer
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor
George London
Bass-baritone
Lucy Dawidowicz
American historian
Fred E. Ahlert
American composer
Billie Lou Watt
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Luther Henderson
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Charlie Shavers
American jazz trumpeter
James Haskins
American author
Howard McGhee
American jazz trumpeter
Boris Kaufman
Cinematographer
Richard B. Shull
American character actor
Joe Puma
American jazz guitarist
Vinnie Burke
Jazz musician
Leo Reisman
American Violinist
