Michael Schumacher
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Michael Schumacher

German racing driver · born January 3, 1969

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Michael Schumacher is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~22Joined Benetton Formula1991
  2. ~22Joined Jordan Grand Prix1991
  3. ~27Joined Scuderia Ferrari1996
  4. ~41Joined Mercedes F1 Team2010

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Vladimir Potanin

Entrepreneur

1961 · Russia

$18.1Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian businessman, billionaire and statesman. He is the founder and president of Interros, which holds stakes in MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rosa Khutor, Rosbank, Yandex and TCS Group Holding.

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Gordon Moore

Entrepreneur · Intel · manufacturing

1929–2023 · United States

$7Bolder estimate, as of February 2023 · Forbes

Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, scientist, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years.

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Chang Pyung-soon

Entrepreneur

1951 · South Korea

$1Bolder estimate, as of April 2024 · Forbes

Chang Pyung-soon is a South Korean businessman. The founder and chairman of Kyowon Group, he is among the richest people in South Korea. In April 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1 billion and ranked him 41st richest in the country.

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