Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertoire.
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Athlete
1999 · Kazakhstan
Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
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Entrepreneur
1980 · United States
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Athlete
1990 · United Kingdom
Jordan Brian Henderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. He is known for his leadership, versatility, and physicality.
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Actor
1960 · United States
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor.
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Politician
1942 · Egypt
Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei is an Egyptian lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 to 2009 and as interim vice president of Egypt in 2013.
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Scientist
1940 · United States
George Arthur Akerlof is an American economist and a university professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and Koshland Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
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