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Adam Riess
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Adam Riess

Scientist · born December 16, 1969

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Adam Guy Riess is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes.

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  1. 38Named MacArthur Fellows ProgramSeptember 1, 2008
  2. ~42Received the Nobel Prize in Physics2011
  3. ~42Received the Albert Einstein Medal2011
  4. ~46Received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics2015

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Lei Jun
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Lei Jun

Entrepreneur · Xiaomi

1969 · People's Republic of China

$9.6Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Lei Jun is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and computer engineer. He is known for being the founder, chairman, and CEO of the consumer electronics company Xiaomi. He also is the chairman of Kingsoft and Shunwei Capital.

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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen

Author

1775–1817 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Jane Austen was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

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Catherine of Aragon
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Catherine of Aragon

Politician

1485–1536 · Spain

Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533.

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Theo James
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Theo James

Actor

1984 · United Kingdom

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis is an English actor and producer. He gained recognition for playing Tobias Eaton in The Divergent Series (2014–2016).

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Krysten Ritter
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Krysten Ritter

Actor

1981 · United States

Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress, musician, author, and former model. After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and the CW comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2006–2007).

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Philip K. Dick
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Philip K. Dick

Author

1928–1982 · United States

Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines.

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