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Karim Benzema
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Karim Benzema

Athlete · born December 19, 1987

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Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a free agent after the termination of his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~17Joined Olympique Lyonnais2004
  2. ~19Joined France national under-21 association football team2006
  3. ~20Joined France men's national association football team2007
  4. ~22Joined Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2009
  5. ~35Named Ballon d'Or2022
  6. ~36Joined Al Ittihad FC2023
  7. 38Joined Al Hilal SFCFebruary 2, 2026

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Abigail Johnson
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Abigail Johnson

Entrepreneur · Fidelity Investments · finance

1961 · United States

$15.6Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Abigail Johnson is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Fidelity Investments. The company had been founded by her grandfather, Edward C. Johnson II, in 1946, and her father, Edward Johnson III, was its CEO when she joined.

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Albert Abraham Michelson

Scientist

1852–1931 · United States

Albert Abraham Michelson was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science.

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Alvin Eliot Roth

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1951 · United States

Alvin Eliot Roth is an American academic. He is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University. He was president of the American Economic Association in 2017.

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