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Saint-John Perse
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Saint-John Perse

Politician · born May 31, 1887 · died 1975

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Alexis Leger, better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse, was a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time".

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  1. ~73Received the Nobel Prize in Literature1960

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Viktor Orbán

Politician

1963 · Hungary

Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2026.

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Iga Świątek

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2001 · Poland

Iga Natalia Świątek is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 5 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks, seventh-most of all-time.

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