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Kelly Preston
(Actress)
Kelly Preston
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Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: 2020

Considered one of the most underrated actresses, the late Kelly Preston left her mark in both films and television shows and across a variety of genres. The charming actress starred alongside big Hollywood actors including her husband John Travolta and made her presence felt in most of them.

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Jerry Rice
(American Former Professional Football Wide Receiver)
Jerry Rice
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Jerry Rice is a former American footballer. He played primarily for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Thanks to his several records and accomplishments, Rice is considered one of the greatest players and the greatest wide receiver in the history of NFL. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him second on its Football's 100 Greatest Players list.

 3 
Paul Simon
(American Singer-Songwriter)
Paul Simon
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1941
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

One half of the popular musical duo Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon is a singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters of all time. His career, which has spanned more than 60 years, has been so influential that Time named him among the 100 People Who Shaped the World in 2006.

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Caleb McLaughlin
(American Actor Known for His Role as ‘Lucas Sinclair’ in the TV Series ‘Stranger Things’)
Caleb McLaughlin
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Birth Year: 2001
Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States
Caleb McLaughlin is best known as Lucas Sinclair from the Netflix series Stranger Things, a role that earned him a NAACP Image Award. He has also played Young Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King. He made his film debut with the 2020 movie Concrete Cowboy.
 5 
Marie Osmond
(Singer, Actor, Television actor, Songwriter)
Marie Osmond
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1959
Birthplace: Ogden

Marie Osmond is an American singer, talk show host, author, actress, and philanthropist. A multi-talented individual, Osmond has been equally successful as a singer and actress. She is also credited with co-founding a non-profit organization called Children's Miracle Network which aims at improving the lives of children by raising money for children's hospitals across North America.

 6 
Ashanti
(Singer-songwriter and Actress Know for Her Hit Song "Foolish")
Ashanti
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York, United States

Ashanti is an American singer, record producer, songwriter, model, and actress. A talented musician, Ashanti became the first woman to occupy the number one and number two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Also known for her humanitarian work, Ashanti works tirelessly towards several causes, including raising awareness about issues pertaining to domestic violence.

 7 
Margaret Thatcher
(The Longest-Serving British Prime Minister of the 20th Century)
Margaret Thatcher
141
Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1925
Birthplace: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 2013

United Kingdom’s first female Prime Minister and also the longest serving Prime Minister in the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher served three consecutive terms in the office from 1979 till 1990. Her political views and leadership approach, known as Thatcherism, got her the nickname of Iron Lady. Though controversial, she prominently ranks high in the list of the best British Prime Ministers.

 8 
Kate Walsh
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Dr. Addison Montgomery’ in TV Series ‘Grey's Anatomy’ and 'Private Practice')
Kate Walsh
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Birth Year: 1967
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Kate Walsh is best known as Dr. Addison Montgomery from Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. Fans also loved her as Mrs. Baker from the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Kate is also known for her political activism. She has also launched a beauty and lifestyle brand named Boyfriend LLC.
 9 
Nancy Kerrigan
(Former Figure Skater)
Nancy Kerrigan
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States
Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is best known for her 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championship win. She has also won medals at the 1991 and 1992 World Championships and the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. She was attacked and injured by a man hired by her rival Tonya Harding’s former husband. 
 10 
Jimin
(Singer)
Jimin
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1995
Birthplace: Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Jerry Jones
(American Businessman, President and General Manager of the 'Dallas Cowboys Team' of the NFL)
Jerry Jones
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1942
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Businessman Jerry Jones is best known for being the owner of the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys since 1989. An alumnus of the University of Arkansas, he launched many businesses as a young man and suffered a series of failures before finally finding financial success. Besides his business ventures, he has appeared in a few TV programs.

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Paul Pierce
(American Former Basketball Player Who Played at the 'Small Forward' Position)
Paul Pierce
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Former Boston Celtics basketball player Paul Pierce led his team to two NBA Finals and won one NBA championship. He later also played for teams such as the Los Angeles Clippers. The 10-time NBA All-Star was also named the NBA Finals MVP in 2008. Shaquille O'Neal named him “The Truth.”

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Tiffany Trump
(Daughter of Donald Trump)
Tiffany Trump
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

The only child of US President, Donald Trump, and his second wife, Marla Maples, Tiffany Trump has worked as a model in the past. As a teenager, she aspired to become a musician and released her debut single in 2011. She later took up a few modeling assignments. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2020.

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Sammy Hagar
(Singer-Songwriter,)
Sammy Hagar
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 15 
Doc Rivers
(Former Professional Basketball Player and Head Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers')
Doc Rivers
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1961
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Doc Rivers is a former American basketball player, who in his thirteen seasons played primarily for Atlanta Hawks and was known for his defence. After retirement, he picked up coaching responsibilities for Orlando Magic and in his first year was awarded NBA Coach of the Year. Later, he led Boston Celtics to NBA championship. He is currently the coach of Philadelphia 76ers.

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Sacha Baron Cohen
(Known for Portrayal of the Fictional Satirical Characters)
Sacha Baron Cohen
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

An English comedian, actor, writer, and director, Sacha Baron Cohen, is the creator of many fictional satirical characters, including Ali G and Borat Sagdiyev. He adopts a variety of accents and guises while playing these characters. He has been criticized for passing sexist and sexual comments. He is a mildly controversial figure and has been involved in a few lawsuits.

 17 
Melinda Dillon
(Best Known for Her Roles in the Films: ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Absence of Malice’)
Melinda Dillon
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Birth Year: 1939
Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2023

Melinda Dillon is an American actress whose performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which marked her Broadway debut, earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1963. She then went on to earn two Academy Award nominations for delivering powerful performances in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice.

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Harris Faulkner
(News Anchor)
Harris Faulkner
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Birth Year: 1965
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Newscaster and TV host, Harris Faulkner, is currently associated with  Fox News Channel.  She hosts her own prime time political franchise called Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner and also a daily daytime show The Faulkner Focus. A much-respected figure in the TV industry, she is the recipient of six Emmy Awards and the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Lifetime Achievement Award. 

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Demond Wilson
(Actor Best Known for His Role as 'Lamont Sanford' in the 1970s Hit Series, 'Sanford and Son')
Demond Wilson
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Birth Year: 1946
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Best known for his role in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, Demond Wilson had begun his career with dance and theater. A Catholic altar boy in his childhood, he later also became a minister, formed the Restoration House of America, and penned books on the New Age Movement.

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Brian Hoyer
(American football player)
Brian Hoyer
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: North Olmsted, Ohio, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(Qawwal and Ghazal Singer)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1948
Birthplace: Faisalabad
Died: 1997
Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, also known as the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali," belonged to the Patiala “gharana” of classical music. He revolutionized Qawwali, even collaborating with Western artists and composing for Hollywood movies such as Dead Man Walking and The Last Temptation of Christ, and many Hindi movies, too.
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Robert Walker
(Actor)
Robert Walker
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Birth Year: 1918
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: 1951
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Rudolf Virchow
(The Father of Modern Pathology' & the Founder of 'Social Medicine')
Rudolf Virchow
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Listed In: Physicians
Birth Year: 1821
Birthplace: Swidwin, Poland
Died: 1902

Rudolf Virchow was a German physician, pathologist, anthropologist, biologist, prehistorian, editor, writer, and politician. Nicknamed the Pope of medicine by his colleagues, Virchow is credited with founding the field of social medicine. He is also widely regarded as the father of modern pathology.  Rudolf Virchow was the first person to name diseases, such as thrombosis, leukemia, ochronosis, embolism, and chordoma.

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Nell Tiger Free
(Actress)
Nell Tiger Free
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Allen Covert
(Actor Best Known for His Role in the Comedy Film 'Grandma's Boy')
Allen Covert
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Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Allen Covert is best known for his performance as Alex in the film Grandma's Boy. He is often seen in films with Adam Sandler, some of them being Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and 50 First Dates. He also co-owns the children’s e-book publisher Cherry Tree Books.
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Tisha Campbell-Martin
(Actress)
Tisha Campbell-Martin
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Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Rhett Akins
(Country singer and musician who released the 1996 #1 single "Don't Get Me Started.")
Rhett Akins
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
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Kiele Sanchez
(Actress)
Kiele Sanchez
3
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

An actress best known for her role in the A&E Network drama The Glades, Kiele Sanchez has been active in the entertainment industry for two decades. As a child, she experienced stage fright and started acting to overcome her fear. It didn’t take her long to develop a genuine love for acting, and she became a professional actress.

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Pooja Hegde
(Model)
Pooja Hegde
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Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Brian Dawkins
(American Football Players)
Brian Dawkins
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1973
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Jermaine O'Neal
(Basketball player)
Jermaine O'Neal
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1978
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Yves Montand
(Actor)
Yves Montand
5
Birth Year: 1921
Birthplace: Monsummano Terme, Italy
Died: 1991
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 33 
Gad Saad
(Canadian Professor and Youtuber Known for Applying Evolutionary Psychology to Marketing and Consumer Behaviour)
Gad Saad
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary-psychologist Gad Saad is best-known for applying evolutionary-psychology to marketing and consumer behaviour. He is a professor of marketing at Concordia University, an advisory fellow for the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and the Concordia University Research Chairman in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. He hosts the YouTube channel The Saad Truth and writes a blog for Psychology Today.

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Beverly Johnson
(Film producer, Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Model)
Beverly Johnson
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Birth Year: 1952
Birthplace: Buffalo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Mary Williams
(Activist)
Mary Williams
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Listed In: Activists
Birth Year: 1967
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Billy Bush
(Television Personality, Radio Host appearing as a correspondent on Access Hollywood from 2001 to 2004)
Billy Bush
5
Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Lillie Langtry
(Actress)
Lillie Langtry
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1853
Birthplace: Jersey
Died: 1929
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Susan Blommaert
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Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Chicago, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 39 
Preet Bharara
(Lawyer)
Preet Bharara
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: Firozpur, Punjab, India Punjab, India
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Chip Foose
(American Automobile Designer and Artist)
Chip Foose
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States
 41 
Cornel Wilde
(Actor and Filmmaker Known for His Role in the Film 'A Song to Remember')
Cornel Wilde
4
Birth Year: 1912
Birthplace: Prievidza, Slovakia
Died: 1989

Starting his career with Broadway, Cornel Wilde later gained fame for his Academy Award-nominated role of Frédéric Chopin in A Song to Remember. Though he had made it to the US Olympic fencing team in 1936 and had also joined Columbia University to become a physician, he decided to focus on acting instead.

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Art Tatum
(American Jazz Pianist)
Art Tatum
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1909
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: 1956
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Lou Saban
(American Football Players)
Lou Saban
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1921
Birthplace: Brookfield, Illinois, USA
Died: 2009
 44 
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
(Actress)
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 45 
Antonio Di Natale
(Italian Football Coach and Former Professional Player Who Played as a Striker)
Antonio Di Natale
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Nana Mouskouri
(Singer)
Nana Mouskouri
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1934
Birthplace: Chania, Greece

Greek pop icon Nana Mouskouri soared to fame all over Europe with her track The White Rose of Athens. She has sung in a wide range of languages, including German, Italian, Chinese, and Dutch. Dubbed Europe’s Barbra Streisand, she also sang the theme song of the Oscar-nominated movie The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

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Avneet Kaur
(Dancer, Actress)
Avneet Kaur
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Birth Year: 2001
Birthplace: Jalandhar, Punjab
Indian actor Avneet Kaur soared to fame with her role of Yasmine in Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga. Fans also loved her as Charumitra in Chandra Nandini, as Khushi in Hamari Sister Didi, and on the dance shows Dance India Dance Li'l Masters and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5. 
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Hawick Lau
(Hong Kong Actor and Singer Known for His TV Series: ‘A Kindred Spirit’ and ‘Virtues of Harmony’)
Hawick Lau
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Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: British Hong Kong

Chinese actor Hawick Lau Hoi-wai had been exposed to the world of films since childhood, owing to his legendary actor father Lau Dan. Best known for series such as A Kindred Spirit, he made headlines for after his split with his ex-wife, actor Yang Mi. 

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Robert Lamm
(American Multi-Instrumentalist and Singer-Songwriter)
Robert Lamm
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1944
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York United States
Legendary American artist Robert Lamm is also a keyboardist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He penned hits like Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. Lamm has been a guest lecturer on music production at Stanford University. He also lectured at New York University on songwriting. 
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Joshua Wong
(Hong Kong Activist, Politician and Secretary-General of Demosistō from 2016 to 2020)
Joshua Wong
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: British Hong Kong

Joshua Wong is a Hong Kong politician and activist who achieved popularity after playing an important role in the Umbrella Movement, which was part of the 2014 Hong Kong protests, for which he was included in Time magazine's list of Most Influential Teens of 2014. In 2015, he was named by Fortune magazine as one of the world's greatest leaders.