Hitoshi Ashida was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948.
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Actor
1991 · United States
Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress. Woodley's breakthrough role came as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).
Politician
1494–1566
Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566.
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Creator
1862–1946 · Kingdom of Prussia
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
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Founder · Novo Nordisk · pharmaceuticals
1874–1949 · Kingdom of Denmark
Schack August Steenberg Krogh was a Danish professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing Krogh's principle.
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Musician
1945 · Sweden
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, also known simply as Frida, is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA.
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Athlete
1993 · Italy
Paulo Exequiel Dybala is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. He is nicknamed "La Joya".
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