Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas.
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Politician
1951–2016 · United Kingdom
$11Bolder estimate, as of July 2016 · Forbes
Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster was a British landowner, businessman, aristocrat, Territorial Army general, and peer. He was the son of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and Viola Lyttelton.
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Actor
1962 · United Kingdom
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor and director.
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Scientist
1887–1920 · British Raj
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century.
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Actor
1960–1988 · United States
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
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Politician
1856–1937 · United States
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.
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Scientist
1941 · United States
Nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist
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