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David E. Shaw

Scientist · born March 29, 1951

$6.4Bolder estimate, as of March 2018 · Forbes

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David Elliot Shaw is an American billionaire, scientist, and founder of hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co.

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March 2018$6.4BForbes · current

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Steve Feinberg
billionaire

Steve Feinberg

Investor · Cerberus Capital Management

1960 · United States

$5Bolder estimate, as of March 2025 · Forbes

Stephen Andrew Feinberg is an American billionaire businessman and government official who has served as the 36th United States deputy secretary of defense since 2025. He is the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Cerberus Capital Management.

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actor

Brendan Gleeson

Actor

1955 · Ireland

Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

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N'Golo Kanté
athlete

N'Golo Kanté

Athlete

1991 · France

N'Golo Kanté is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, he is known for his stamina and work-rate on the pitch.

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John Tyler
politician

John Tyler

Politician

1790–1862 · United States

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

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Robert J. Shiller
scientist

Robert J. Shiller

Author

1946 · United States

Robert James Shiller is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance.

Robert_Shiller_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland derivative, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Joseph Hooton Taylor
scientist

Joseph Hooton Taylor

Scientist

1941 · United States

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. is an American astrophysicist. He shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in physics with Russell Alan Hulse "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation".

2008JosephTaylorWithMarietta.jpg: Betsythedevine Betsy Devine derivative work: Materialscientist (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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