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Justin Hurwitz
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Justin Hurwitz

Musician · born January 22, 1985

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Justin Hurwitz is an American film composer and television writer.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 28Notable work: WhiplashJanuary 16, 2014
  2. 32Received the Academy Award for Best Original ScoreFebruary 26, 2017
  3. 33Notable work: First ManOctober 11, 2018
  4. ~38Received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score2023

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John Menard, Jr.

Entrepreneur

1940 · United States

$18.9Breported estimate as of June 2026 · Bloomberg

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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Aloys Wobben

Entrepreneur · Enercon

1952–2021 · Germany

$7.1Bolder estimate, as of August 2021 · Forbes

Aloys Wobben was a German billionaire businessman, engineer, and the founder and owner of the wind turbine company Enercon. He was one of the 50 richest people in Germany, with a fortune estimated at €4.78 billion, as of November 2020.

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Radovan Vítek

Entrepreneur

1971 · Czech Republic

$4.4Bolder estimate, as of September 2020 · Forbes

Radovan Vítek is a Czech billionaire real estate investor, and majority shareholder in CPI Property Group, which owns a €9.8 billion property portfolio of 418 properties including offices, retail, 12,306 residential units and 10,488 hotel beds.

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Lord Byron
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Lord Byron

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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Diane Lane
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Diane Lane

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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Lev Landau
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Lev Landau

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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