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Pebblego Biographies Article List PebbleGo Biographies Article List Kristie Yamaguchi ACTORS AND Walt Disney COMPOSERS, Delores Huerta Larry Bird ENTERTAINERS William Carlos Williams MUSICIANS, AND Diane Nash LeBron James Beyoncé Zora Neale Hurston SINGERS Donald Trump Lindsey Vonn Chadwick Boseman Beyoncé Doris “Dorie” Miller Lionel Messi Donald Trump ASTRONAUTS BTS Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lisa Leslie Dwayne Johnson AND PILOTS Celia Cruz Ella Baker Magic Johnson Ellen DeGeneres Amelia Earhart Duke Ellington Florence Nightingale Mamie Johnson George Takei Bessie Coleman Ed Sheeran Frederick Douglass Manny Machado Hoda Kotb Ellen Ochoa Francis Scott Key Harriet Beecher Stowe Maria Tallchief Jessica Alba Ellison Onizuka Jennifer Lopez Harriet Tubman Mario Lemieux Justin Timberlake James A. Lovell Justin Timberlake Hector P. Garcia Mary Lou Retton Kristen Bell John “Danny” Olivas Kelly Clarkson Helen Keller Maya Moore Lynda Carter John Herrington Lin-Manuel Miranda Hillary Clinton Megan Rapinoe Michael J. Fox Mae Jemison Louis Armstrong Irma Rangel Mia Hamm Mindy Kaling Neil Armstrong Marian Anderson James Jabara Michael Jordan Mr. Rogers Sally Ride Selena Gomez James Oglethorpe Michelle Kwan Oprah Winfrey Scott Kelly Selena Quintanilla Jane Addams Michelle Wie Selena Gomez Shakira John Hancock Miguel Cabrera Selena Quintanilla ATHLETES Taylor Swift John Lewis Alex Morgan Mike Trout Will Rogers Yo-Yo Ma John McCain Alex Ovechkin Mikhail Baryshnikov Zendaya Zendaya John Muir Babe Didrikson Zaharias Misty Copeland Jose Antonio Navarro ARTISTS AND Babe Ruth Mo’ne Davis EXPLORERS Juan de Onate Muhammad Ali WRITERS Bill Russell Christopher Columbus Julia Hill Nancy Lopez Amanda Gorman Billie Jean King Daniel Boone Juliette Gordon Low Naomi Osaka Anne Frank Brian Boitano Ernest Shackleton Kalpana Chawla Oscar Robertson Barbara Park Bubba Wallace Franciso Coronado Lucretia Mott Patrick Mahomes Beverly Cleary Candace Parker Jacques Cartier Mahatma Gandhi Peggy Fleming Bill Martin Jr. Christian McCaffrey Jacques Cousteau Malala Yousafzai Pelé Bindi Irwin Chloe Kim John Muir Martin Luther King Jr. Peyton Manning Dav Pilkey Connor McDavid Johnny Appleseed Mary McLeod Bethune Rafael Nadal Dr. Seuss Cristiano Ronaldo Juan Ponce de León Mary Musgrove Roberto Clemente Edmonia Lewis Danica Patrick Leif Ericksson Mother Teresa Roger Federer Eric Carle David Beckham Lewis and Clark Nadia Murad Rose Hollermann Frida Kahlo Declan Farmer Marco Polo Nathan Hale Russell Westbrook Georgia O’Keeffe Derek Jeter Matthew Henson Nelson Mandela Russell Wilson Harriet Beecher Stowe Diana Taurasi Sacagawea Paul Revere Scott Hamilton Juan Felipe Herrera Dirk Nowitzki Sieur de la Salle (Rene Pierre-Charles L’Enfant Serena Williams Julia Child Drew Brees Robert Cavelier) Pocahontas Sheryl Swoopes Joseph Medicine Crow Dwayne Johnson Rachel Carson Sidney Crosby Kadir Nelson Elena Delle Donne HISTORY MAKERS Ralph Bunche Simone Biles Kate DiCamillo Gabby Douglas Al Gore Richard Allen Stephen Curry Kwame Alexander Giannis Antetokounmpo Alexander Hamilton Rosa Parks Suni Lee Langston Hughes Gordie Howe Anne Hutchinson Ruby Bridges Sue Bird Leonardo da Vinci Hank Aaron Bass Reeves Sam Houston Tiger Woods Maurice Sendak Jack Nicklaus Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams Tina Thompson Maya Lin Jackie Robinson Betsy Ross Sandra Day O’Connor Tom Brady Michael Dahl Jacoby Ellsbury Bindi Irwin Sarah Winnemucca Tony Romo Mo Willems James Harden Booker T. Washington Sitting Bull Usain Bolt Mr. Rogers Jeremy Lin Chester Nez Sojourner Truth Venus Williams Pablo Picasso Jerry Rice Chief Joseph Squanto Walter Payton Phillis Wheatley Jesse Owens Clara Barton Stephen F. Austin Wayne Gretzky Rachel Carson Jessica Long Claudette Colvin Susan B. Anthony Wilma Rudolph Rita Williams-Garcia Jim Thorpe Colin Powell Susie King Taylor Wilt Chamberlain Roald Dahl J.J. Watt Coretta Scott King Sylvia Mendez Suzan Shown Harjo Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Crazy Horse Theodore Roosevelt Tomie dePaola Katie Ledecky Davy Crockett Thurgood Marshall Kevin Durant Continued… For more information, visit www.pebblego.com. August 2021 PebbleGo Biographies Article List (continued) Todd Beamer Patsy Mink Theodore Roosevelt Tomochichi Peggy Flanagan Thomas Jefferson W. E. B. Du Bois Shirley Chisholm Ulysses S. Grant William Bradford Tammy Duckworth Warren G. Harding William Penn William H. Taft Wilma Mankiller PRESIDENTS AND William Henry Harrison FIRST LADIES William J. Clinton INVENTORS AND Abigail Adams William McKinley BUSINESS LEADERS Abigail Fillmore Woodrow Wilson Alan Turing Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor Alexander Graham Bell Andrew Jackson Ann Makosinski Andrew Johnson ROYALTY AND Benjamin Franklin Barack Obama NOBILITY Bill Gates Barbara Bush Kate Middleton Charles Drew Benjamin Harrison Meghan Markle Cyrus McCormick Betty Ford Prince Charles Donald Trump Calvin Coolidge Prince Harry Eli Whitney Caroline Harrison Prince Philip Garett Morgan Chester A. Arthur Prince William George Washington Carver Dolley Madison Princess Diana Grace Hopper Donald Trump Queen Elizabeth II Henry Ford Dwight D. Eisenhower Jonas Salk Edith Wilson SCIENTISTS Kim Ng Eleanor Roosevelt Ada Lovelace Lewis Latimer Franklin D. Roosevelt Albert Einstein Lonnie Johnson Franklin Pierce Benjamin Banneker Louis Braille George H. W. Bush Charles Darwin Louis Pasteur George W. Bush Chien-Shiung Wu Madam C. J. Walker George Washington Elizabeth Blackwell Margaret Hamilton Gerald R. Ford Galileo Mária Telkes Grover Cleveland Isaac Newton Mary Kay Ash Harry S. Truman Jane Goodall Milton Hershey Herbert Hoover Katherine Johnson Robert Fulton Hillary Clinton Leonardo da Vinci Sam Walton Jacqueline Kennedy Lisa Gelobter Sequoyah James A. Garfield Maria Mitchell Shirley Jackson James Buchanan Mária Telkes Steve Jobs James K. Polk Marie Curie Steven Chen James Madison Gladys Mae West Thomas Edison James Monroe Mario Molina Vera Wang Jill Biden Severo Ochoa Wallace Amos Jimmy Carter Shirley Jackson Walt Disney John Adams Steven Chu Wright Brothers John F. Kennedy John Quincy Adams SUPREME COURT POLITICIANS John Tyler JUSTICES Al Gore Lady Bird Johnson Amy Coney Barrett Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Laura Bush Anthony Kennedy Catherine Cortez Masto Lyndon B. Johnson Brett Kavanaugh Colin Powell Martha Washington Clarence Thomas Condoleezza Rice Martin Van Buren Elena Kagan Faith Spotted Eagle Melania Trump John Roberts Henry Cisneros Michelle Obama Neil Gorsuch Hillary Clinton Millard Fillmore Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joe Biden Nancy Reagan Samuel Alito John Lewis Richard M. Nixon Sandra Day O’Connor John McCain Ronald Reagan Sonia Sotomayor Julian Castro Rosalynn Carter Stephen Breyer Kamala Harris Rutherford B. Hayes Thurgood Marshall Marco Rubio Sarah Polk For more information, visit www.pebblego.com. August 2021.
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