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What people actually did, cutting across the nine fields. A role appears here once 6 people carry it; narrower roles still filter inside a field.
Abolitionist
13 people →
Activist
117 people →
Actor
46 people →
Architect
14 people →
Astronaut
28 people →
Astronomer
10 people →
Athlete
49 people →
Author
106 people →
Aviator
18 people →
Biologist
23 people →
Broadcaster
34 people →
Cabinet Official
42 people →
Chemist
19 people →
Coach
6 people →
Comedian
6 people →
Composer
33 people →
Computer Scientist
30 people →
Conservationist
18 people →
Criminal
6 people →
Designer
14 people →
Diplomat
22 people →
Economist
22 people →
Educator
55 people →
Engineer
48 people →
Executive
56 people →
Explorer
18 people →
Filmmaker
22 people →
Financier
16 people →
First Lady
9 people →
Founder
81 people →
Fraudster
7 people →
Governor
31 people →
Historian
7 people →
Industrialist
22 people →
Intelligence Officer
6 people →
Inventor
56 people →
Investor
22 people →
Journalist
56 people →
Judge
31 people →
Labor Organizer
17 people →
Lawyer
43 people →
Legislator
70 people →
Mathematician
12 people →
Military Commander
51 people →
Musician
28 people →
Novelist
46 people →
Painter
30 people →
Party Leader
19 people →
Philanthropist
54 people →
Philosopher
18 people →
Photographer
7 people →
Physician
26 people →
Physicist
25 people →
Playwright
8 people →
Poet
13 people →
President
45 people →
Psychologist
12 people →
Public Health Leader
14 people →
Publisher
16 people →
Religious Leader
30 people →
Revolutionary
20 people →
Sculptor
8 people →
Singer
33 people →
Social Scientist
14 people →
Suffragist
8 people →
Tribal Leader
17 people →
Vice President
22 people →