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Bobby Knight

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(1940-2023) College basketball coach, author. Bobby Knight was born in Massillon, Ohio, and died in Bloomington, Indiana.

Frank Borman

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(1928-2023) Astronaut, memoirist. Frank Borman was born in Gary, Indiana, and died in Billings, Montana. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Robert Klane

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(1941-2023) Screenwriter, novelist. Robert Klane was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and died in Woodland Hill, California.

Michael Chiarello

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(1962-2023) Chef, writer. Michael Chiarello was born in Red Bluff, California, and died in Napa, California. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

Colette Rossant

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(1932-2023) Author, critic, memoirist. Colette Rossant was born in Paris, France, and died in Normandy, France. She lived in New York from 1955 until 2002.

Louise Glück

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(1943-2023) Poet. Louise Glück was born in New York City and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was the United States poet laureate from 2003 to 2004.