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Helen Hayes
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Helen Hayes

Actor · born October 10, 1900 · died 1993

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Helen Hayes MacArthur was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT, and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 32Received the Academy Award for Best ActressNovember 18, 1932
  2. 70Received the Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressApril 15, 1971
  3. ~86Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom1986

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Gavin Newsom
entrepreneur

Gavin Newsom

Entrepreneur

1967 · United States

Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California.

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Simon Baker
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Simon Baker

Actor

1969 · Australia

Simon Lucas Baker is an Australian actor and director. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). Baker achieved his Hollywood breakthrough in 1997 with a supporting role as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997).

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Harold Pinter
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Harold Pinter

Actor

1930–2008 · United Kingdom

Harold Pinter was an English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years.

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Fridtjof Nansen
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Fridtjof Nansen

Politician

1861–1930 · Norway

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat, a humanitarian, and the co-founder of the Fatherland League.

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