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Catherine Stihler
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Catherine Stihler

Politician · Creative Commons · born July 30, 1973

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Catherine Dalling Taylor Stihler is a Scottish former politician who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Creative Commons from 2020 to 2023. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland from 1999 to 2019.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 25Became Member of the European ParliamentJuly 20, 1999
  2. 44Became CEO of Open Knowledge FoundationFebruary 11, 2018
  3. 47Became CEO of Creative CommonsAugust 17, 2020

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1963–2021 · France

$1.9Bolder estimate, as of 2020 · Forbes

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Emily Brontë
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Emily Brontë

Author

1818–1848 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

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Henry Ford
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Henry Ford

Entrepreneur · Cadillac · automotive

1863–1947 · United States

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Lisa Kudrow
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Lisa Kudrow

Actor

1963 · United States

Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and Valerie Cherish in the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback (2005–2026).

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Joey King
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Joey King

Actor

1999 · United States

Joey Lynn King is an American actress. She starred as Ramona Quimby in the comedy film Ramona and Beezus (2010) and gained wider recognition for her lead role as a late-blooming teenager in the Kissing Booth film series (2018–2021).

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