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John Bolton
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John Bolton

Politician · born November 20, 1948

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John Robert Bolton is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States national security advisor from 2018 to 2019.

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  1. 56Became United States Ambassador to the United NationsAugust 1, 2005
  2. 69Became United States National Security AdvisorApril 9, 2018

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Thomas Siebel

Entrepreneur · software

1952 · United States

$4.1Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

Thomas M. Siebel is an American businessman, technologist, and author. He founded the enterprise software company Siebel Systems and was the founder, chairman, and former CEO of C3.ai, an artificial intelligence software platform and applications company.

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Joe Biden
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Joe Biden

Politician

1942 · United States

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.

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Erika Kirk

Entrepreneur · Turning Point USA

1988 · United States

Erika Lane Kirk is an American businesswoman, nonprofit executive, and podcaster. She serves as chairwoman and CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a conservative organization co-founded and led by her late husband, Charlie Kirk, until his assassination in September 2025.

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Nadine Gordimer
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Nadine Gordimer

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1923–2014 · South Africa

Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has. been of very great benefit to humanity".

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Selma Lagerlöf
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Selma Lagerlöf

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1858–1940 · Sweden

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909.

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