Gérard Mourou

Kris Kristofferson

Actor

1936–2024 · United States

Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style.

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Andoni Iraola

Athlete

1982 · Spain

Andoni Iraola Sagarna is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Liverpool.

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Cyndi Lauper

Actor

1953 · United States

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Lauper is known for her distinctive image, which features eccentric clothing and a variety of hair colors. She is also known for her powerful four-octave vocal range.

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Erin Brockovich

Entrepreneur

1960 · United States

Erin Brockovich is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, for attorney Ed Masry in 1993.

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J. Michael Kosterlitz

Scientist

1943 · United States

John Michael Kosterlitz is a British-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at Brown University and the son of biochemist Hans Kosterlitz. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics along with David Thouless and Duncan Haldane for work on condensed matter physics.

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Mikel Merino

Athlete

1996 · Spain

Spanish footballer (born 1996)

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