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Arthur Irving

Entrepreneur · born July 14, 1930 · died 2024

$6.4Bolder estimate, as of 2024 · Forbes

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Arthur Lee Irving was a Canadian billionaire businessman, the second son of industrialist K. C. Irving of the Irving family. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Irving was the president of Irving Oil, and later became its sole owner through the Arthur Irving Family Trust.

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2024$6.4BForbes · current

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Shiv Nadar
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Shiv Nadar

Entrepreneur · HCL Technologies · technology

1945 · India

$14.6Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Shiv Nadar is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, and is chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation.

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Conor McGregor
actor

Conor McGregor

Actor

1988 · Ireland

Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, becoming the first fighter to hold UFC championships in two weight classes simultaneously.

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Gerald Ford
athlete

Gerald Ford

Politician

1913–2006 · United States

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

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Howard Lutnick

Entrepreneur · finance

1961 · United States

Howard William Lutnick is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025.

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Ei-ichi Negishi
scientist

Ei-ichi Negishi

Scientist

1935–2021 · Japan

Ei-ichi Negishi was a Japanese chemist who was best known for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. He spent most of his career at Purdue University in the United States, where he was the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor and the director of the Negishi-Brown Institute.

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Geoffrey Wilkinson
scientist

Geoffrey Wilkinson

Scientist

1921–1996 · United Kingdom

British Nobel laureate in Chemistry

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