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William A. Franke

Entrepreneur · born April 15, 1937

$1.2Breported net worth as of August 2026 · Forbes

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William Augustus Franke is an American airline investor who is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation. He has been the President at Franke and Company, Inc. since 1987.

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Seth Rogen
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Actor

1982 · Canada

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Politician

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Maisie Williams
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Actor

1997 · United Kingdom

Margaret Constance Williams is an English actress. Williams made her acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark, a lead character in the HBO epic medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).

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Luke Evans
actor

Luke Evans

Actor

1979 · United Kingdom

Luke George Evans is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, and performed in London's West End productions of Taboo, Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before making his film breakthrough in the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.

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