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Peter Diamond
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Peter Diamond

Scientist · born April 29, 1940

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Peter Arthur Diamond is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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  1. ~25Named Guggenheim Fellowship1965
  2. ~70Received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2010

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Mike Adenuga

Entrepreneur

1953 · Nigeria

$6.7Bolder estimate, as of May 2024 · Forbes

Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fifth richest person in Africa according to Forbes. His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin.

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Uma Thurman
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Uma Thurman

Actor

1970 · United States

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, she has performed in over fifty film and television productions since the 1980s, across genres that range from comedies and dramas to science fiction and action.

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Daniel Day-Lewis
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Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor

1957 · Ireland

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor. Widely considered one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films.

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Hirohito

Politician

1901–1989 · Japan

Emperor Shōwa, personal name Hirohito, was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death on 7 January 1989. He reigned during a period of increasing Japanese nationalism and militarism, culminating in the entry of the Empire of Japan into World War II as an Axis power.

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