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Meryl Streep
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician, best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
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50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and businessman.
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6ix9ine
Daniel Hernandez, known professionally as 6ix9ine, Tekashi69, or Tekashi 6ix9ine, is an American rapper.
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British author known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh (1882–1956)
A. A. Milne
Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as children's poetry.
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual, philosophical, and religious teacher who spread the Hare Krishna mantra and the teachings of "Krishna consciousness" to the world.
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