Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches at the 1958 tournament.
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Actor
1936–2025 · United States
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director, and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave.
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Actor
1933 · Poland
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or.
Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1952–2009 · United States
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1969 · United States
Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor and filmmaker.
Max Surprenant, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1978 · United States
David Andrew Jerome Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.
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Scientist
1932–2022 · France
Luc Montagnier was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).