Sir John Anthony Pople was a British theoretical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Walter Kohn in 1998 for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry.
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Actor
1950–1994 · Canada
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his work in Hollywood comedy films.
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Athlete
1997 · United Kingdom
Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
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Politician
1887–1975 · Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who was the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 1975 and the head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to 1948.
Actor
1963 · United States
Robert Michael Schneider is an American actor and comedian. He rose to prominence as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1990–1994), where he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Politician
1960 · Pahlavi Iran
Reza Pahlavi is an Iranian political activist and the former Crown Prince of the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran. He is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress Farah. He lives in the United States as a dissident in exile.
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Founder · Wētā FX
1961 · New Zealand
Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur and visual effects pioneer.
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