Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party, in 1791.
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Athlete
1987 · United Kingdom
Jamie Richard Vardy is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently a free agent.
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Actor
1972 · United States
Amanda Peet is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition.
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Indian Social Worker
1954 · India
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated for the universal right to education and right to life for children.
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Scientist
1968 · Germany
Benjamin List is a German chemist who is one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and professor of organic chemistry at the University of Cologne.
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French-American neuroscientist
1924–2024 · United States
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin was a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.
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Athlete
1996 · Germany
Leroy Aziz Sané is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Germany national team.
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