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Fred Brooks
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scientist

Fred Brooks

Scientist · born April 19, 1931 · died 2022

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Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. was an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing development of IBM's System/360 family of mainframe computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about those…

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~43Named Guggenheim Fellowship1974
  2. ~54Received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation1985
  3. ~68Received the Turing Award1999

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Entrepreneur · Jio · telecommunications

1957 · India

$83.6Bolder estimate, as of 2023 · Forbes

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Denis O'Brien
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Denis O'Brien

Entrepreneur

1958 · Ireland

$3.1Bolder estimate, as of October 2020 · Forbes

Denis O'Brien is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of Digicel. He was listed among the World's Top 200 Billionaires in 2015 and was Ireland's richest native-born citizen for several years.

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Ali Khamenei
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Ali Khamenei

Politician

1939–2026 · Iran

Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in 2026.

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Kate Hudson
actor

Kate Hudson

Actor

1979 · United States

Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films.

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James Franco
actor

James Franco

Actor

1978 · United States

James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

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Jayne Mansfield
actor

Jayne Mansfield

Actor

1933–1967 · United States

Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life.

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