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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ellis Simms

2001–

Ellis Reco Simms (born 5 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Coventry City.

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Sports & Achievement

Ellis Valentine

1954–

Ellis Clarence Valentine (born July 30, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is remembered for having one of the all-time great throwing arms. "There's a plateau where you can't throw the ball any harder and you can't be any…

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Sports

Elmo Henderson

1935–

Elmo Henderson (born April 8, 1935) is an American former boxer from Texas. Despite his dubious claim of a 1972 win against Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match in San Antonio, Texas, he did not become particularly well known in the boxing community; John…

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Sports

Elston Howard

1929–1980

Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder.

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Sports & Achievement

Elston Turner

1959–

Elston Howard Turner Sr. (born June 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Sports

Elton Brand

1979–

Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he…

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Sports & Achievement

Elton Pollock

1973–

Elton Lewis Pollock (born April 17, 1973) is an American college baseball coach and former center fielder. Pollock is the head coach of the Presbyterian Blue Hose baseball team.

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Sports

Elvis Gordon

1958–2011

Elvis Gordon (23 June 1958 – 11 May 2011) was a Jamaican-born English heavyweight judoka who won numerous medals representing Great Britain. He competed for Great Britain at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic games. Gordon won silver in the 1987 World Judo…

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Sports

Elvis Thomas

1972–

Elvis Thomas (born July 27, 1972) is a former Canadian soccer player. He spent the majority of his soccer career in North America, primarily playing for clubs in Canada. Thomas' greatest achievements were spent with the Toronto Lynx, and the Toronto…

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Sports & Achievement

Elwood Plummer

1944–2023

Elwood Overton Plummer (October 22, 1944 – October 24, 2023) was an American basketball coach and player. He served as the head coach of the Prairie View A&M Panthers from 1973 to 1979, and 1990 to 2002.

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Sports

Elyse Bennett

1999–

Elyse Morgan Bennett (born December 27, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC. She played college soccer for the Washington State Cougars before being selected seventh…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Embroidered patch for Ice Hockey in Harlem

after 1987

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Ice Hockey in Harlem embroidered patch. The circular patch is white with a blue border. There is an embroidered image of a cityscape in black thread with white windows. There is a red, black, and white embroidered image of a hockey player in the center of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.74.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Emeka Egbuka

2002–

Emeka Egbuka (;born October 14, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, finishing as their career receptions leader…

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BIOGRAPHY
History & Culture

Emeka Eneli

1999–

Chukwuemeka Somto "Emeka" Eneli (;born October 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake and the United States national team.

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Sports

Emeka Ilione

2002–

Remigius Chukwuemeka Ilione (, commonly known as Emeka; born 20 March 2002) is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His preferred position is back row.

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Sports & Achievement

Emerson Etem

1992–

Emerson Albert Spratlen Etem (born June 16, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger and current Color Analyst for the Anaheim Ducks radio broadcast. He is also a co-owner of the Long Beach Shredders of the USPHL. He was originally…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Emery Barnes

1929–1998

Emery Oakland Barnes (December 15, 1929 – June 1, 1998) was a Canadian professional football player and politician.

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Sports

Emery Welshman

1991–

Emery Simeon Alexander Welshman (born 9 November 1991) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, Welshman represented the Guyana national team.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Emil Brown

1974–

Emil Quincy Brown (born December 29, 1974) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2009 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and New York…

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Sports

Emile Acquah

2000–

Emile Matthew Yaw Nyamedom Acquah (born 13 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Notts County.

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Sports

Emile Griffith

1938–2013

Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest was…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Emile Heskey

1978–

Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the head of football development of Women's Super League 2 club Leicester City Women. Playing as a striker, he made more than 500…

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Sports

Emilio Gay

2000–

Emilio Nico Gay (born 14 April 2000) is an English and Italian cricketer who plays for Durham, and the England Test team. He previously played for Northamptonshire in domestic cricket, and Italy in T20 Internationals (T20I).

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Sports & Achievement

Emjae Frazier

2004–

Emjae Frazier (born January 29, 2004), frequently stylized as eMjae or éMjae, is an American artistic gymnast and a former member of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team (2019–2022). She is currently competing in collegiate…

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