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Andrew Chaikin Andrew L. Chaikin (born June 24, 1956) is an American author, speaker and science journalist. He lives in Vermont. He is the author of ''A Man on the Moon'', a detailed description of the Apollo program, Apollo missions to the Moon. This book ...

, an American author and science journalist, known for writing ''

A Man on the Moon ''A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts'' is a 1994 book by Andrew Chaikin. It describes the 1968-1972 voyages of the Apollo program astronauts in detail, from Apollo 8 to 17. :"A decade in the making, this book is based o ...

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Kid Beyond Andrew Chaikin, better known by his stage name Kid Beyond, is an American singer, beatboxer, live looper and voice actor, based in the San Francisco area. Early career Chaikin attended Brown University and was a leader in the co-ed fraternity Z ...

, an American singer * Azriel Chaikin, Chief Rabbi of the Chabad movement in Ukraine * Carly Chaikin, an American actress * Carol Chaikin, an American jazz musician * Joseph Chaikin, an American theater director and playwright *

Linda Chaikin Linda Chaikin (born 1943) is a Christian fiction author with a focus on historical fiction. She sometimes publishes using the name L. L. Chaikin. Chaikin was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote ...

, an American historical fiction author * Marc Chaikin, an American finance analyst, founder of Chaikin Analytics *Matt Chaikin, an American former drummer for

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Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands from t ...

* Paul Chaikin, an American physicist and New York University professor *

Sol Chick Chaikin Sol Chick Chaikin (9 January 1918 – 1 April 1991) was an American trade union organizer. He served as president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union from 1975 until 1986. He earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1940. He ...

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Valentin Chaikin Valentin Chaikin (russian: Валентин Афанасьевич Чайкин) (26 August 1925 – 13 September 2018) was a Russian speed skater. He set a world record in 1500 m in Medeo in 1952, with the time 2:12.9, beating Hans Engnestangen ...

, a Russian speed skater

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