Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts was a South African statesman, military officer and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and 1939 to 1948.
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Actor
1941 · United States
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career.
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Entrepreneur
1945 · United States
Priscilla Ann Presley is an American businesswoman and actress. She is the former wife of Elvis Presley, to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973. Priscilla later co-founded and chaired Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), which oversaw the public opening of Graceland as a museum.
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Actor
1953 · United States
Alfred Molina is a British and American actor. He is known for roles on the stage and screen.
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Author
1940–1996 · United States
Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky, anglicized as Joseph, was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Politician
1905–1984 · Soviet Union
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Scientist
1942–2024 · United States
Sir James Fraser Stoddart, was a British-American chemist who was Chair Professor in Chemistry at the University of Hong Kong.
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