Marisa Tomei is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
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Politician
1892–1975 · Spain
Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish military general and the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He had led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939.
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Athlete
1996–2025 · Portugal
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, commonly known as Diogo Jota, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a forward and winger. He was known for his finishing, pace, dribbling ability, and work rate.
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Actor
1949 · United States
Jeffrey Leon Bridges is an American actor and singer. Bridges describes himself as an actor, musician, photographer, painter, sculptor, campaigner, and storyteller.
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Entrepreneur
1973 · United States
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, television personality, producer, writer, and actress.
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American immunologist
1960 · United States
Frederick Jay Ramsdell is an American immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate. As of 2025, he is an advisor at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company co-founded by him.
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Scientist
1908–1997 · United States
Alfred Day Hershey was an American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist.
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