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Jim Inhofe
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Jim Inhofe

Entrepreneur · born November 17, 1934 · died 2024

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James Mountain Inhofe was an American politician who served from 1994 to 2023 as a United States senator from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 52Became United States representativeJanuary 3, 1987
  2. 60Became United States senatorNovember 17, 1994

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Robin Li

Entrepreneur · Baidu · technology

1968 · People's Republic of China

$9.6Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Robin Li Yanhong is a Chinese software engineer and billionaire internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Chinese multinational technology company Baidu. As of May 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$5.5 billion by Forbes.

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Rachel McAdams
actor

Rachel McAdams

Actor

1978 · Canada

Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. A graduate of York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she is known for her starring roles in comedy and drama films as well as her work in television and theater.

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Martin Scorsese
actor

Martin Scorsese

Actor

1942 · United States

Martin Charles Scorsese is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema.

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Danny DeVito
actor

Danny DeVito

Actor

1944 · United States

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr., is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.

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Stanley Cohen
scientist

Stanley Cohen

American biochemist

1922–2020 · United States

Stanley Cohen was an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor.

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