Who do you admire? Who do you detest? What singers, authors, athletes, politicians and everyday people do you enjoy? If you could change places with someone in history, who would it be? People are fascinating, and the world is full of them! This is the place to add all your lenses about fascinating folks, from scientists and world leaders to your next door neighbor. And, yes, lensographies and lenses about yourself count, too! All are welcome!
Fascinating Leaders
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Corazon Aquino
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Corazon Aquino was the first woman president of the Philippines and is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. She served as the president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 after a bloodless revolt led to the ouster of former ruler Ferdinand Marcos and swept...
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Joe Biden
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Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and a two-time former presidential candidate. He has served in Congress since first being elected in November 1...
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Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Since leaving office, he has become a bestselling author and continued to work for peace and justice.
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Benazir Bhutto
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When Benazir Bhutto was first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan at 35, she became the youngest chief executive in the world and the first woman elected ruler of a Muslim country in modern history. She served two non-consecutive terms, but later was...
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Biography of Mahatma Gandhi
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Mohandas K. Gandhi, who is best known to the world as Mahatma Gandhi, led the movement to free India from British rule, and was one of the world's greatest advocates of nonviolent resistance. He was was nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize...
Fascinating Musicians
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Melissa Lawson
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Melissa Lawson is the Texas mother of five with an incredible voice who defeated fellow contestant Gabe Garcia to win the 2008 season of Nashville Star, the NBC reality TV series that seeks to find new country stars. Her first single, "What If It All...
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Melissa Etheridge
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Melissa Etheridge is many things - an accomplished singer-songwriter, a Grammy and Oscar winner, a gay activist, a lesbian mom, and a breast cancer survivor. Her music is a reflection of her life and our times. Life, love and politics...
Fascinating Explorers and Adventurers
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Jackie (Jacqueline) Cochran
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During her aviation career, Jackie Cochran set more speed and altitude records than any of her contemporaries, male or female. In 1953, she flew past Mach 1 in an F-86 Sabre, becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier.
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Jacques Cousteau
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He may have been the most famous undersea explorer of our time. At the time of his death, CNN remembered Jacques Cousteau by saying, "For millions of people who see the ocean only through the porthole of television, the voice of the sea had a so...
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Sylvia Earle
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Sylvia Earle, often known as "Her Deepness," is a marine scientist, author, and former chief of the NOAA who holds the record for walking untethered on the sea floor at a lower depth than any other person. She has also been recognized by th...
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Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin is a former NASA astronaut who was the pilot of Apollo 11, the first lunar module to land on the moon, and he was the second man to ever set foot on the moon. Prior to joining NASA, he was an Air Force pilot who flew combat missions in th...
Fascinating Authors
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Dean Koontz
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Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors. His novels are part horror, part suspense and even part humor. His characters always have witty dialogue. And he ALWAYS has a clever canine in the book. How many other horror/suspense novelists can say that?...
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Khaled Hosseini
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Khaled Hosseini is the masterful writer of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." Born in Afghanistan, the physician-turned-author made it to the New York Times bestseller list with his first novel, "The Kite Runne...
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Karma Wilson
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Karma Wilson's debut book for children was "Bear Snores On." Since its publication in 2002, it has become wildly popular and Wilson had written several other books starring Bear and his friends, as well as a number of other children's books. I love r...
More Fascinating Folks
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Michelle Obama
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Michelle Robinson Obama is a lawyer, mom and the wife of Senator and President-elect Barack Obama. The couple has been married since 1992 and has two children.
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Terry Fator
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Terry Fator is the amazing ventriloquist, singer and comedian who wowed fans and judges to become the winner of the 2007 America's Got Talent TV show. After winning the competition, he also signed a five-year multimillion-dollar contract to perform i...
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Who do you admire? Who do you detest? What singers, authors, athletes, politicians and everyday people do you enjoy? If you could change places with someone in history, who would it be?
People are fascinating, and the world is full of them!
This is the place to add all your lenses about fascinating folks, from scientists and world leaders to your next door neighbor. And, yes, lensographies and lenses about yourself count, too! All are welcome!
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