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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Politician · born June 13, 1954

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist who has been serving as the director-general of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first ever woman and also the first African to lead the World Trade Organization as director-general.

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~63Named BBC 100 Women2017
~67Named Time 1002021
66Became Director-General of the World Trade OrganizationMarch 1, 2021

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Don Hankey

Entrepreneur

1943 · United States

$8.2Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

Don Robert Hankey is an American billionaire and founder of the Hankey Group, which makes most of its income from car loans and the insurance industry. He has been called the "king of the subprime car loan".

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Don Hankey — Forbes net worth (via Wikidata) · Forbes · 2025

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Stellan Skarsgård

Actor

1951 · Sweden

Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier, appearing in Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia (2011), and Nymphomaniac (2013).

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Stellan Skarsgård (Q208667) · Wikidata
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Actor

1990 · United Kingdom

Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson is an English actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and an Empire Award in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards and a British Independent Film Award.

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Tim Allen

Actor

1953 · United States

Timothy Alan Dick, known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian.

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Malcolm McDowell

Actor

1943 · United Kingdom

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's If. (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982).

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Malcolm McDowell (Q117392) · Wikidata
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Kat Dennings

Actor

1986 · United States

Katherine Victoria Litwack, known professionally as Kat Dennings, is an American actress.

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Kat Dennings (Q231751) · Wikidata
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