Alan Erwin Ball is an American writer and director for film and television. Ball is best known for writing the screenplay for the dramedy film American Beauty (1999), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony.
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American business executive
1957 · United States
$4.9Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
American business executive
Athlete
1993 · Belgium
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. Lukaku ranks second for the all-time European men's top goalscorers in international football, with 93 goals.
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Actor
1950 · United States
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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Actor
1964 · United States
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
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Actor
1986 · United States
Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Actor
1977 · United Kingdom
Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and musician.