He co-founded the Country Gentlemen in 1957 and later established the U.S. Navy Band’s country-bluegrass ensemble, the Country Current.

The Jamaican producer worked with artists including Bob Marley, the Clash and the Beastie Boys.

He instituted reforms and brought greater financial security to the Olympic organization.

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Mr. Asner starred on the TV comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later on the spinoff series “Lou Grant.”

He began his career as a prospector in Mexico and became an observer and columnist on international affairs.

After publishing well-received historical studies, his career was tainted by charges of plagiarism.

A linguist, educator and activist, she devoted her life to building a culture that celebrates deaf people and American Sign Language.

He was also a union leader in the printing trade.

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He helped to negotiate the Helskinki Accords with the Soviet Union, then was the State Department’s chief hiring officer.

His nonprofit organization, Emergency, built hospitals and clinics from Rwanda to Afghanistan, earning international renown for its humanitarian work.

As U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in 1982 and 1983, he supervised the prosecution of John W. Hinckley Jr. for the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.

He was a Black player in “The Game of Change” against all-White Mississippi State.

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His conviction in 2016, a landmark in international law, stemmed from his reign of torture and political killings in the 1980s.

He provided the rocking pulse for the band and was a steady presence behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

One of New York’s most popular athletes, he helped lead the Rangers to the 1972 Stanley Cup finals.

He and his brother, Phil, were one of the biggest acts of the early pop and rock era.

He wrote 12 songs that became No. 1 country hits, including the socially conscious “Harper Valley P.T.A.”

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His popular book examined myths and distortions taught about American history.

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The D.C. native was among the few prominent Black conductors and led efforts to promote music education.

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A multilingual polymath, he also founded a jazz record label known for its exquisite audio quality.

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Bailey Sr., James

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Beard, Mattie

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Benton, Theodore

Bigesby Jr., George

Boarman, William

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Borreda, Bella

Boutros, Nemat

Brassard, James

Brumbaugh, Nancy

Canseco, Jose

Castro, Margarita

Cohen, Sylvia

Collins Iii, Hugh

Colmen, Muriel

Connelly, Frank

Cox Sr., Frederick

Cunningham, Nancy

Da Conceição, Georgina A.

Daggle, Gerald "jerry"

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Debnam, Cynthia

Dorsett Sr., Leonard

Durham Jr., Lofton

Edelman, John

Evans, Marion

Flynn, Mary

Freeman, Bobby

Gancie, Vincent

Gaston, Elsie

Gaymon, Caroline

Geer, Joan

Geiger, Anne

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Greene, Matthew

Hagan, Timothy

Hahn, Shang Jin

Harris, James

Harris, Wendell

Haslett, Willis

Healy, David

Hurd, Diane

Kane, Joseph "joe"

Kerrick, Mildred Catherine

Kimbrough, Raymond

Kirksey Sr., Gonza

Kreitner, Phil

Kunkel, Regina

Kurtz, Lewis

McAlpine, Carole

Merchant, Lois

Miller, Kenneth

Miller, Stanley

Moore, Herbert

Morales, Ann

Morenoff, Jerome

Morton, Barry

Moultrie, Marcus

Moy, Sun

Mulheron Iii, William

Musgrove Jr., Spain

Neill, Wayne

Nelson, Jerry

Nottingham, Mason

Novak, Martin

Olmer, Judith "judy"

Paramore  , Barbara

Parler, Joan

Passman, Minna

Paukstitus, Andrew

Rachlin, Marjorie

Redd, Constance "connie"

Reeder, Keneth

Runkle, Gene

Salisbury, David

Scott, Cecille

Shoemaker, Rita

Simms, Stephanie

Smith, James

Smith, Lon

Summers, Luther

Swanson, Dean

Terrell Jr., Calvin

Terry, Anita

Therriault, Mary

Thompson, Mary

Tusa, Frank

Vaughan, Patty

Walker, Richard

Weissman, Philip

Weyers, Maureen

Whalen, Barbara

Whitlock, Douglas

Williams, Catherine Betty

Williams, Gwendolyn

Young, Bruce

Zimmerman, Peter

Abbott, Harold

Annis, Judy

Arban, Marcus

Atkinson, Roberta

Badwal, Ronda

Bailey Sr., James

Bainum, Jane

Bartyczak, John

Batwinis, Robert

Baumeister, Mary "kathie"

Beall, Alene

Beard, Mattie

Becker, Rosemary

Bell, Christine

Benton, Theodore

Bigesby Jr., George

Blake, James

Boarman, William

Boarman, William

Borreda, Bella

Boutros, Nemat

Brady, Harry

Brassard, James

Britt, Connie

Brumbaugh, Nancy

Bullock, James

Byram, Janey

Canseco, Jose

Carter, Pauline

Castro, Margarita

Cohen, Joy

Cohen, Sylvia

Collins Iii, Hugh

Colmen, Muriel

Connelly, Frank

Cox Sr., Frederick

Crawford, Phillip

Cunningham, Nancy

Cunningham  , Nancy Kate Hoosier

Da Conceição, Georgina A.

Daggle, Gerald "jerry"

Dagirmanjian, Patricia

Day, Laura

Debnam, Cynthia

Demarco, Richard

Deutch, Howard

Dorsett Sr., Leonard

Dosik, Susan

Duffin, Sharyn

Durham Jr., Lofton

Edelman, John

Ellerbe, William

Elwyn, Michelle

Evans, Marion

Flynn, Mary

Fogel, Isaac

Freeman, Bobby

Freeman, Margaret

Gabriel, Harrison

Gancie, Vincent

Gaston, Elsie

Gause, Terence

Gaymon, Caroline

Geer, Joan

Geiger, Anne

Geter, Thelma Christine

Givens Iii, Scotland "scotty"

Goss Sr., Phillip

Greene, Matthew

Grymes, Helen

Hagan, Timothy

Hahn, Shang Jin

Harris, James

Harris, Wendell

Haslett, Willis

Healy, David

Hunt, Eric

Hunter, Frances

Hurd, Diane

Jackson, Theodore

Jenkins, Francis

Johnson, Wilber "bill"

Kane, Joseph "joe"

Kanhouwa, Suraj

Kerrick, Mildred Catherine

Kiebler, Josephine

Kimbrough, Raymond

Kirksey Sr., Gonza

Kreitner, Phil

Kunkel, Regina

Kurtz, Lewis

Leavitt, Lorraine

Lee, Jimmie

Liggins, Alphonzo

Lockhart, Sandra

Louison, Rupert

McAlpine, Carole

Merchant, Lois

Miller, Kenneth

Miller, Stanley

Milwit, Sanford

Moore, Herbert

Morales, Ann

Morenoff, Jerome

Morgan, Frances

Moroney, Sandra

Morton, Barry

Moultrie, Marcus

Moy, Sun

Mulheron Iii, William

Musgrove Jr., Spain

Neill, Wayne

Nelson, Jerry

Norton, Karen "kay"

Nottingham, Mason

Novak, Martin

Olmer, Judith "judy"

Paramore  , Barbara

Parker, R. Elaine

Parler, Joan

Passman, Minna

Paukstitus, Andrew

Pearl, Roberta

Pollin, Harold

Ponton, Patrick

Rachlin, Marjorie

Ragan Jr., Joseph "joe"

Randall, Annie

Redd, Constance "connie"

Reeder, Keneth

Rhodes, Kathleen

Richardson, Cynthia

Ring, Carlyle

Runkle, Gene

Salamon, Lester

Salisbury, David

Sansbury, William

Schmitt, Thomas

Scott, Cecille

Settles, Pauline

Shankel, Wayne

Shefton Jr., William

Shefton Jr., William

Shoemaker, Rita

Simmons, Linda

Simms, Stephanie

Singerman, Harold

Smith, James

Smith, Lon

Sokoly, Annamarie

Squirewell, Dorothy

Stewart Sr., Joseph

Summers, Luther

Swanson, Dean

Taylor Jr., Lundy

Taylor, Richard

Temoshok, Jane

Terrell Jr., Calvin

Terry, Anita

Therriault, Mary

Thompson, Mary

Thorne, Dean

Trigg, Beatrice

Tusa, Frank

Utyro, Richard

Vaughan, Patty

Vercoe, M. Carla

Walker, Richard

Walker, William

Wallace, Doris

Watkins, Jeffrey

Weissman, Philip

Weyers, Maureen

Whalen, Barbara

Whitlock, Douglas

Williams, Catherine Betty

Williams, Gwendolyn

Yarborough, Ann

Young, Bruce

Zimmerman, Peter

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