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Francis Collins
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Francis Collins

Author · born April 14, 1950

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Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project.

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  1. ~57Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom2007
  2. ~58Received the National Medal of Science2008
  3. ~70Received the Templeton Prize2020

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Viktor Vekselberg
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Viktor Vekselberg

Entrepreneur

1957 · Russia

$9.7Bolder estimate, as of 2021 · Forbes

Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg is a Russian-Israeli businessman and oligarch. He is the founder and chairman of Renova Group, a Russian conglomerate.

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B. R. Ambedkar
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B. R. Ambedkar

Politician

1891–1956 · India

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau.

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Adrien Brody
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Adrien Brody

Actor

1973 · United States

Adrien Nicholas Brody is an American actor. Prolific in both independent films and blockbusters, he has received various accolades including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award with nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award.

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Rob McElhenney
entrepreneur

Rob McElhenney

Entrepreneur

1977 · United States

Robert McElhenney III, also known professionally as Rob Mac, is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and businessman.

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Erich von Däniken

Author

1935–2026 · Switzerland

Erich Anton Paul von Däniken was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968.

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