Patterson
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Eleanor Medill Cissy, 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
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Floyd, 1935–2006, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1956–59, 1960–62.
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Frederick Douglass, 1901–1988, U.S. educator; founder of United Negro College Fund.
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Patterson: No. He has always been my hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Patterson, from Fort Stewart, Georgia, had served in the US military for 15 years, according to Nellis Air Force Base.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The airman, identified, external by the military as Sgt Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor at Joint Base San Antonio, died in hospital.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Certainly not on defense, where the Trojans appeared to have improved through three games under new coordinator Gary Patterson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
I knew he was thinking about Mrs. Patterson.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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