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Otis Bernard Gilkey (born September 24, 1966) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves.
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Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes,…
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn image of Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins is featured in the center, wearing a robe with its hood up over his head. He is surrounded by unidentified men. Two of the men behind him carry World Boxing Council (WBC) champion belts.
2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA photographic print portrait of Bernard, Icon Runway, from Newark, New Jersey. Bernard is pictured standing in front of a dark grey background. He is facing towards the right side of the frame, his proper left hand on his hip and his other hand in his…
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Bernard Ronald James (born February 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. James was selected in the 2012 NBA draft and spent three seasons in the National Basketball…
2000 - 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black Bernard Johnson jacket worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The polyester jacket features a folded down collar made from one panel of fabric. Two panels of fabric with a diamond quilt pattern make up the front of the jacket. At the proper left breast is a…
2000 - 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of Bernard Johnson pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The black polyester pants have a straight silhouette and an all-over quilted surface. There is a waistband made from two panels of fabric that closes proper left over right with two sets of metal…
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Bernard Kincaid (born June 5, 1945) is an American politician who is the former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, elected in 1999. In 2007 he was defeated in a bid for re-election, winning only 8% of votes. He was succeeded by Larry Langford.
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Bernard Lafayette (or LaFayette) Jr. (; July 29, 1940 – March 5, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, organizer and Baptist minister, who was a leader in the civil rights movement. He played a leading role in early organizing of the Selma Voting…
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Bernard Maurice Jones II (born 1979) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and a former magistrate judge of the same court.
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Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr (born 29 December 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
1968–
Bernard Montgomery Muir (born July 22, 1968) is an American college athletics administrator who is served as athletic director at Stanford University from 2012 to 2025. Prior to Stanford, Muir served in the same position at the University of Delaware and…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bernard, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Bernard Peter Randolph (July 10, 1933 – January 4, 2021) was a United States Air Force General who served as the Commander of Air Force Systems Command (COMAFSC) from 1987 to 1990.
1947–1979
Bernard Powell (March 5, 1947 – 1979) was a Black Civil Rights Activist in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the NAACP at the age of 13 and later founded the Social Action Committee of 20 (SAC-20). Powell was recognized with many honors, such as National…
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Bernard Francisco Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro (born 20 January 1944), is a British surgeon who served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) from 2005 to 2008. He was created a life peer in 2010 and sat in the House of Lords on…
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Bernard Shaw (May 22, 1940 – September 7, 2022) was an American journalist and lead news anchor for CNN from its launch in 1980 until his retirement on March 2, 2001. Prior to his time at CNN, he was a reporter and anchor for WNUS, Westinghouse…
1957–
Bernard Taylor (born June 26, 1957) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and a silver at the 1975 Pan American Games.
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Bernard J. Tyson (January 20, 1959 – November 10, 2019) was an American health executive. He was the CEO of integrated managed care consortium Kaiser Permanente, the largest such organization in the United States, which provides health care to 12 million…
1930–
Bernard Warren Harleston (born January 22, 1930) is a former college administrator who was selected in 1981 as the first African-American president of City College of New York. Harleston was born in New York City and raised in Hempstead. He received his…
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Bernard Rollen Williams III (born January 19, 1978) is an American male former track and field sprinter and winner of a gold medal in 4 × 100-meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was the 200-meter dash silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and…
1963–2022
Bernard Wright (November 16, 1963 – May 19, 2022) was an American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums.
1959–
Evaristo won the 2019 Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other and champions the work of writers of colour.
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Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was an Argentine politician who played an important role in the governments established after the May Revolution. Rivadavia was the first President of the Argentine Republic,…
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