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| 1. | Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson), 1897–1969, U.S. journalist. |
| 2. | Karl, 1857–1936, English statistician. |
| 3. | Lester Bowles [bohlz] , 1897–1972, Canadian diplomat and politician: Nobel prize for peace 1957; prime minister 1963–68. |
| Pear·son (pîr'sən) Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1963-1968). He won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the negotiation of a solution to the Suez crisis (1956). |