Horace Mann was an American educational reformer, who was born in Massachusetts in 1796, grew up in squalor, and though he received little education. He did, however, educate himself in the Franklin public library.
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Willie Hugh Nelson was born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. He is an American singer, guitarist, and composer specializing in country music. Willie Nelson and his siblings were primarily looked after by their adoring grandparents.
Sir Charles Kuen Kao was a Hong Kong physicist and electrical engineer. Kao was born in Shanghai, China, and was a permanent resident of Hong Kong with British and American citizenships.
Leonard Ravenhill was a well-known evangelist and author from England who specialized in prayer and revival.
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, is a rapper, composer, entrepreneur, and investor from the United States. His musical career began in 1991, and critics and the hip-hop community universally acclaimed his debut album Illmatic (1994).