John Robert Menard Jr. is an American billionaire businessman who is the founder and owner of Menards, a Midwestern chain of home improvement stores. He is a former IndyCar racing team owner, and the father of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Paul Menard.
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| As of | Estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $10.5B | Forbes · current |
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Politician
1788–1824 · Kingdom of Great Britain
George Noel Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was a British poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets.
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Actor
1965 · United States
Diane Lane is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading lady and supporting roles in a huge variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio blockbuster productions.
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Inventor
1908–1968 · Soviet Union
Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and made seminal contributions to all branches of physics.
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Scientist
1936 · United States
Alan Jay Heeger is an American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry.
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Athlete
2007 · Spain
Pau Cubarsí Paredes is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is considered one of the best young defenders in the world.
Actor
1940–2017 · United Kingdom
Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was referred to by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world".
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