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Adam Sandler
(Known for His Leading Roles in Auteur Films)
Adam Sandler
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Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Actor, comedian, and filmmaker, Adam Sandler, is best known for his comedic roles in Hollywood movies. Despite being a popular actor he also has the ignominious distinction of having appeared in numerous widely panned movies and is the holder of three Golden Raspberry Awards! He has released a few comedy albums as well.

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Colonel Sanders
(Founder of the Fast Food Chicken Restaurant ‘Kentucky Fried Chicken’ (KFC))
Colonel Sanders
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1890
Birthplace: Henryville, Indiana, United States
Died: 1980

Colonel Sanders is the man who revolutionized the American fast food industry by founding the restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Establishing a style trademark by wearing a white suit and black string tie, Sanders went on to become a symbol of the KFC brand. Such is the popularity of the brand, the symbol is recognized all over the world.

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Luka Modrić
(Croatian Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Luka Modrić
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Zadar, Croatia
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić has won 17 big trophies for his club. He had a difficult childhood, growing up amid the Croatian War of Independence. He has played for Tottenham Hotspur, and in 2018, he led Croatia to their first football World Cup final and won the Golden Ball.
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Leo Tolstoy
(One of the Greatest Authors of All Time)
Leo Tolstoy
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Listed In: Writers
Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Died: 1910

Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, is widely considered as one of the greatest authors ever. After experiencing a profound moral crisis in the 1870s, Tolstoy went through a phase of spiritual awakening, which had a great impact on his subsequent works that incorporated ideas on nonviolent resistance. These works influenced personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, thereby effectively changing the course of history.

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Michael Bublé
(Canadian Singer)
Michael Bublé
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Burnaby, Canada

Michael Bublé is a Canadian record producer, singer, and songwriter. He gained international recognition after releasing his fourth studio album It's Time. Also known for his charity work, Michael Bublé was part of a charity concert where he pledged a donation of A$50,000 to those affected by the Black Saturday bushfires in Australia.

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Otis Redding
(Singer-songwriter)
Otis Redding
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1941
Birthplace: Dawson, Georgia, United States
Died: 1967
The King of Soul Otis Redding, who had performed with the Pinetoppers, among others, is remembered for his track (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay, released after his death in a plane crash. It became the first posthumous Billboard R&B- and Hot 100-topping record. He also won two posthumous Grammys
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Hugh Grant
(English Actor Best Known for His Leading Roles in Romantic Comedies)
Hugh Grant
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Birth Year: 1960
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

The quintessential lover boy of British and American cinema, Hugh Grant is widely regarded as a meticulous performer who works hard on his acting and comic skills. One of the few celebrities to express disdain for celebrity culture, Grant's personal life has overshadowed his on-screen achievements. Also known for his charity work, Grant is a patron of Pancreatic Cancer Action.

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Lauren Daigle
(Contemporary Christian Music Singer-Songwriter Best Known for Her Album 'How Can It Be')
Lauren Daigle
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Lauren Daigle is an American singer and songwriter who predominantly works with contemporary Christian music. Thanks to the success of her albums, such as How Can It Be and Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle is credited with popularizing contemporary Christian music among youngsters and children.

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Michelle Williams
(Best Known for Her Films: 'Brokeback Mountain', 'Blue Valentine' and 'My Week with Marilyn')
Michelle Williams
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Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana, United States
Michelle Williams is best known for her Academy Award-nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain. She also won a Golden Globe for playing Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn and a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role in Fosse/Verdon. She had initially gained fame with the series Dawson's Creek.
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Eric Stonestreet
(Actor)
Eric Stonestreet
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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J. R. Smith
(American Former Professional Basketball Player Who Played as the Shooting Guard)
J. R. Smith
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Freehold, New Jersey, United States
Shooting guard J. R. Smith was initially drafted by the New Orleans Hornets and later played with the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks, too. He won one NBA Championship each with the Cavaliers and the LA Lakers. He has also been part of controversies related to reckless driving.
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Kelsey Chow
(Known for Her Role as ‘Mikayla’ in the TV Sitcom ‘Pair of Kings’)
Kelsey Chow
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Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Kelsey Chow is best known as Mikayla from Pair of Kings and Gigi Silveri from One Tree Hill. Fans also loved her as Tracy Stewart in MTV's Teen Wolf. She played Native American roles in Wind River, Yellowstone, and Fargo, under the name “Kelsey Asbille,” claiming to have Cherokee roots.
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Cliff Robertson
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Birth Year: 1923
Birthplace: La Jolla
Died: 2011

Cliff Robertson was an American actor whose career spanned half a century. He is best known for his portrayal of Charly Gordon in the 1968 drama film Charly, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Also a well-known aviator, Robertson owned several aircraft, such as a Messerschmitt Bf 108 and multiple de Havilland Tiger Moths.

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Zoe Kazan
(American Actress Known for Her Role in the TV Series 'Olive Kitteridge')
Zoe Kazan
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Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Born to screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, Zoe Kazan is also the granddaughter of director Elia Kazan and thus was never a stranger to show business. Now a regular on Broadway and in films, she also bagged an Emmy nomination for her role in the miniseries Olive Kitteridge.

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Oscar
(Brazilian Professional Footballer Who Plays an Attacking Midfielder)
Oscar
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Henry Thomas
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Haley Reinhart
(American Singer Who Came Third in the Tenth Season of 'American Idol')
Haley Reinhart
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Haley Reinhart is an American songwriter, singer, and voice actress. She started hogging the limelight after finishing third in the 10th season of popular reality TV show, American Idol. Also a well-known philanthropist, Reinhart has worked closely with organizations, such as Starkey Hearing Foundation and Habitat for Humanity. She has also been involved with charities that fight against bullying.

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Chaim Topol
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Birth Year: 1935
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Israeli actor Chaim Topol is best known for his Golden Globe-winning titular role in Sallah Shabati. He began his career with Israeli theater and later co-founded Haifa Theatre. He also earned an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for playing Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
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Hunter Hayes
(Singer-songwriter)
Hunter Hayes
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Joe Theismann
(American football player)
Joe Theismann
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1949
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Akshay Kumar
(One of the Biggest and Most Popular Actors in Bollywood Known for His Versatility)
Akshay Kumar
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Birth Year: 1967
Birthplace: Amritsar, Punjab, India

Akshay Kumar is one of the most popular and successful actors of Hindi cinema. He has been honored with several prestigious awards, such as Filmfare Awards, a National Film Award, and Padma Shri. Dubbed Indian Jackie Chan, Akshay Kumar is renowned for performing dangerous stunts in films.

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Angela Cartwright
(Actress)
Angela Cartwright
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Birth Year: 1952
Birthplace: Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Jung Il-woo
(South Korean Actor)
Jung Il-woo
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Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Jung Il-woo is best known for his roles in South Korean series such as Unstoppable High Kick; Cool Guys, Hot Ramen; Moon Embracing the Sun; and Cinderella with Four Knights. He became the first non-Chinese actor to win Asia's Actor of the Year at the Huading Awards.
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Constance Marie
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Angie Lopez’ in the Sitcom ‘George Lopez’)
Constance Marie
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Birth Year: 1965
Birthplace: East Los Angeles, California, United States

Constance Marie is an American actress best known for playing Angie Lopez in the popular sitcom TV series George Lopez, for which she received the Best Actress in Television Comedy award at the 2004 Imagen Awards. She was also nominated for an ALMA Award and Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Angie. She also has her own clothing line.

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Goran Visnjic
(Actor)
Goran Visnjic
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Birth Year: 1972
Birthplace: Šibenik, Socialist Republic of Croatia SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia small (now Croatia)
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Bob Stoops
(Football coach)
Bob Stoops
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1960
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio, United States
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Nikki DeLoach
(Actress)
Nikki DeLoach
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Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Waycross, Georgia, United States

Ashlee Nicole DeLoach, popularly known as Nikki DeLoach, is an American actress best known for playing Lacey Hamilton in the popular teen comedy-drama TV series, Awkward. Before establishing herself as an actress, DeLoach was part of the All-New Mickey Mouse Club, which also included future stars like Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Keri Russell, and Christina Aguilera.

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Vikram Batra
Vikram Batra
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Palampur
Died: 1999
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Tom Wopat
(Actor)
Tom Wopat
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1951
Birthplace: Lodi, Wisconsin, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Cardinal Richelieu
(French Clergyman and First Minister of State (1624 - 1642))
Cardinal Richelieu
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1585
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1642

Cardinal Richelieu was a French clergyman and statesman who was active in the early 17th century. He held powerful positions in both the Catholic Church and French government and served as the chief minister to Louis XIII of France in 1624. He helped the French maintain their dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. 

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Dennis Ritchie
(American Computer Scientist Known for Creating the C Programming Language)
Dennis Ritchie
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1941
Birthplace: Bronxville, New York, United States
Died: 2011

Computer scientist, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie, worked at Bell Labs Computing Sciences Research Center for most of his career, co-developing the Unix operating system and B programming language with Kenneth Thompson, co-winning the 1983 A.M. Turing Award for it. Earlier, he had also created C programming language and was involved with the development of the Plan 9 and Inferno operating systems.

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Charles Esten
(Actor)
Charles Esten
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Birth Year: 1965
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Ronni Hawk
(American Actress Known for Her Role in the Comedy Series 'Stuck in the Middle')
Ronni Hawk
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida
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Dave Stewart
(British Musician, Record Producer, and Songwriter)
Dave Stewart
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1952
Birthplace: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England

David A. Stewart is a British musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is best known for forming a pop duo named Eurythmics along with singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. The band became highly successful, earning Stewart and Lennox several awards. The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

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B. J. Armstrong
(Basketball player)
B. J. Armstrong
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1967
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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José Aldo
(One of the Best Mixed Martial Artists of All-Time)
José Aldo
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil
MMA fighter José Aldo is best known for his UFC Featherweight Championship win in 2010, a title he defended seven times. In 2014, his win against Cad Mendes was termed the Fight of the Year by many organizations. By 2020, he was ranked 6th in the UFC Bantamweight rankings.
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Dick LeBeau
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: London, Ohio, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Julie Gonzalo
(Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Series: ‘Veronica Mars’, ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Eli Stone’)
Julie Gonzalo
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Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Julie Gonzalo is an Argentine-American actress who achieved popularity after portraying Pamela Rebecca Barnes in the popular television soap opera, Dallas. After starting her career as a model, Gonzalo went on to establish herself in the film and TV industry, sharing on-screen space with popular personalities like Tori Spelling, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Hilary Duff.

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Shane Battier
(Basketball player)
Shane Battier
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1978
Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
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Jane Greer
(Actress)
Jane Greer
5
Birth Year: 1924
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2001
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Alex Song
(Cameroonian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Central or Defensive Midfielder)
Alex Song
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon

Alex Song is a Cameroonian football player who has played for popular teams like Arsenal and Barcelona. He has also represented his national team in important tournaments like the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Alex Song’s performance in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations made him the only player from Cameroon to be named in the Team of the Tournament.

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Eboni Williams
(Attorney & News Personality)
Eboni Williams
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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William Bligh
(Military Leader)
William Bligh
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1754
Birthplace: Plymouth, United Kingdom
Died: 1817
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Kristine Hermosa
(Actress)
Kristine Hermosa
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Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Quezon City, Philippines
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Alf Landon
(Governor of Kansas)
Alf Landon
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1887
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Died: 1987
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Bilal Hassani
(French Singer-Songwriter, YouTuber Who Represented France in Eurovision Song Contest 2019)
Bilal Hassani
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Paris, France

Bilal Hassani is a French YouTuber, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international recognition in 2019 when he represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. He managed to score 105 points in the Eurovision final, finishing 16th. In 2019, he was also honored at the NRJ Music Awards with the Francophone Breakthrough of the Year award.

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Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
(Politician)
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1929
Birthplace: Newbury, London, England
Died: 2016
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Emma de Caunes
(Actress)
Emma de Caunes
2
Birth Year: 1976
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Margarete Himmler
(Nurse)
Margarete Himmler
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1893
Birthplace: Goncarzewo near Bromberg, Poland
Died: 1967
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Sergio Osmeña
(The 4th President of the Philippines)
Sergio Osmeña
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1878
Birthplace: Cebu City, Philippines
Died: 1961

The 4th president of the Philippines, Sergio Osmeña had also been the country’s 1st vice-president. Initially a military commander of the Philippine army, he had been part of World War II. He had begun his political career as the governor of Cebu. He also founded the Nationalist Party.