Mohammad Mosaddegh was an Iranian politician, author and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, elected by the 16th Majlis.
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Actor
1971–1996 · United States
Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and a prominent political activist for Black America.
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Athlete
1967 · Germany
Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German football manager, executive, and former player who is the head coach of the Germany national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.
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Actor
1955 · United States
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf is an American actress and comedian.
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American scientist and cytogeneticist
1902–1992 · United States
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927.
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Scientist
1965 · United States
Andrea Mia Ghez is an American astrophysicist. She shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics with Reinhard Genzel "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy". This object is generally recognized to be a black hole.
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Scientist
1934 · United States
American economist
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