Frances Louise McDormand is an American actress and film producer.
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Athlete
1972 · France
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the head coach of the France national team.
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Scientist
1912–1954 · United Kingdom
Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist.
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Actor
1974 · Australia
Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor and filmmaker.
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Politician
1937–2023 · Finland
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari was a Finnish politician and diplomat who was the president of Finland from 1994 to 2000. He was Finland's Ambassador to Tanzania from 1973 to 1977 and United Nations Commissioner for Namibia from 1977 to 1981.
Scientist
1907–1995 · United Kingdom
James Edward Meade FBA was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics. Along with Richard Kahn, James Meade helped develop the concept of the Keynesian multiplier while participating in the Cambridge circus.
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Biochemistry
1925–2017 · United States
Oliver Smithies was a British-American geneticist and physical biochemist.
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