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Elie Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel

Athlete · born September 30, 1928 · died 2016

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Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor.

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  1. ~40Named Prix Médicis1968
  2. ~58Received the Nobel Peace Prize1986
  3. ~64Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom1992

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Thomas Peterffy
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Thomas Peterffy

Entrepreneur · Interactive Brokers · finance

1944 · United States

$17.1Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Thomas Peterffy is a Hungarian-born American billionaire businessman. He is the founder, chairman and the largest shareholder of Interactive Brokers. As of November 2025, his estimated net worth is US$109 billion, making him the 18th richest person in the world.

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Andy Bechtolsheim
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Andy Bechtolsheim

Entrepreneur · Sun Microsystems · technology

1955 · Germany

$6.6Bolder estimate, as of 2018 · Forbes

Andreas Maria Maximilian Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim is a German electrical engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer.

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Stephen Cohen

Entrepreneur · Palantir Technologies · software

1982 · United States

$5.4Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

Stephen Andrew Cohen is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder, president and secretary of Palantir Technologies, a platform for analyzing integration and visualizing data used by governments and businesses.

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Monica Bellucci
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Monica Bellucci

Actor

1964 · Italy

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian, American, British, and French films.

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Kieran Culkin
actor

Kieran Culkin

Actor

1982 · United States

Kieran Kyle Culkin is an American actor. Known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen, his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

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