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Jack Ma
(Co-founder and Former Executive Chairman of 'Alibaba Group')
Jack Ma
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: Hangzhou, China
Jack Ma’s journey from being a tourist guide to establishing the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba is inspirational. Initially rejected by various companies, he is the second-wealthiest person in China as of 2020. After quitting his post of executive chairman of Alibaba in 2019, he focused on philanthropy and environmental causes. 
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Colin Firth
(Actor, Producer and Screenwriter)
Colin Firth
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Birth Year: 1960
Birthplace: Grayshott, England, United Kingdom

One of the most decorated English actors of his generation, Colin Firth has had a major impact in both British and American film industries. Also one of the most bankable actors, his movies have grossed over $3 billion worldwide. Also renowned for his activism, Colin was named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world list in 2011.

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Arnold Palmer
(American Professional Golfer and One of the Greatest and Most Charismatic Players in the Sport’s History)
Arnold Palmer
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1929
Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2016

Arnold Palmer was an American golfer who won 62 PGA Tour titles in a career spanning over 60 years. Nicknamed The King, Palmer is considered one of the most charismatic and greatest players in the history of professional golf. He is seen as the first superstar who helped popularize the sport in the television age, which started in the '50s.

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Jack Grealish
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger or Attacking Midfielder)
Jack Grealish
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1995
Birthplace: Birmingham, England

Jack Grealish is an English professional footballer. At present, he is affiliated with Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. He plays as a  winger or attacking midfielder. He joined the Highgate United Youth Club as a boy and started playing professionally as a teenager. He is known for his ability to run and dribble past defenders. 

 5 
Karl Lagerfeld
(Famous as the Creative Director of the French Fashion House 'Chanel')
Karl Lagerfeld
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1933
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 2019
German fashion magnate Karl Lagerfeld, son of businessman Otto Lagerfeld, had served as the creative director of Chanel and Fendi. He was also a talented photographer and caricaturist, and had a penchant for collecting books. He was known for his signature sunglasses, white hair, fingerless gloves, and detachable collars.  
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Ryan Phillippe
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Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: New Castle, Delaware, United States

Actor Ryan Phillippe has been active in the entertainment industry for almost three decades. Making his debut in the early 1990s with small roles in TV dramas, he gained international fame for playing a gay teenager in the show One Life to Live. He soon ventured into films and found success there as well.

 7 
Bill O'Reilly
(Conservative Political Commentator Best Known for Hosting Fox News Channel's ‘The O'Reilly Factor’)
Bill O'Reilly
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Birth Year: 1949
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Bill O'Reilly is an American author, journalist, and former TV host. The host of Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly played a major role in the success of Fox News Channel during his time at the channel. He is also credited with founding the No Spin News podcast, which he has been hosting since 2017.

 8 
Randy Johnson
(Baseball Player)
Randy Johnson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
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Amy Irving
(Actress and Singer)
Amy Irving
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Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States

Amy Irving is an American actress known for her contribution across all three major acting mediums. The daughter of Priscilla Pointer and Jules Irving, Amy Irving followed in the footsteps of her parents to establish herself in the American entertainment industry. Over the years, she has played an important role in the success of several TV series and films.

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Cynthia Lennon
(John Lennon's Ex-Wife)
Cynthia Lennon
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1939
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
Died: 2015
Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of the Beatles singer John Lennon, met John at a calligraphy class. They divorced on the grounds of adultery, after John started dating Japanese artist Yoko Ono. Cynthia married thrice later, and even released a memoir and a biography, detailing her relationship with John Lennon.
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Roger Maris
(Baseball player)
Roger Maris
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1934
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1985
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José Feliciano
(Puerto Rican Musician, Composer, and Singer)
José Feliciano
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1945
Birthplace: Lares, Puerto Rico

José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican musician, composer, and singer. He achieved international fame in 1968 after the release of his album Feliciano! Since then, José Feliciano has released more than 50 albums worldwide. Feliciano was made an inductee of the International Latin Music Hall of Fame and the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 and 2013 respectively.

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Chris Columbus
(Director of 'Home Alone' Movies and Three Parts of 'Harry Potter' Movies)
Chris Columbus
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Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Film director, producer, and screenwriter Chris Columbus has been active in the entertainment industry for over 35 years. He was interested in film-making from a young age and studied at Tisch School of the Arts. He started his career as a screenwriter and went on to make his directorial debut. He co-founded 1492 Pictures, a film production company.

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Joe Perry
(Musician, Songwriter)
Joe Perry
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1950
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Siobhan Fahey
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Irish singer and musician Siobhan Fahey is best known as a founding member of the British/Irish girl group Bananarama. As part of the group, she delivered several top 10 hits. Later, she formed the musical act, Shakespears Sister, which went on to win an Ivor Novello Award. In her 60s now, she continues to be active in the music scene.

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Mikey Way
(Bassist and Multi-Instrumentalist of the Rock Bands ‘My Chemical Romance’ and ‘Electric Century’)
Mikey Way
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Kearny, New Jersey, United States
Mikey Way gained fame as the bassist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance. He also served as the backing vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of the rock duo Electric Century. He has also voiced Snarl in Transformers: Power of the Primes and appeared in The Aquabats! Super Show!
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Marie Laveau
(American Voodoo Priestess and Herbalist)
Marie Laveau
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1801
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1881

Occultist and herbalist Marie Laveau was known as the Vodoo Queen of New Orleans. Though a hairdresser, she was chiefly known for her spiritual practices which she used to heal the sick and the poor. She has inspired several books, such as Robert Tallant's The Voodoo Queen.

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Judy Geeson
(Actress)
Judy Geeson
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Birth Year: 1948
Birthplace: Arundel, Sussex, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Philip Baker Hall
(Actor)
Philip Baker Hall
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Birth Year: 1931
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Stephen Jay Gould
(Paleontologist and Evolutionary Biologist Known for His 'Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium' & Book ‘The Mismeasure of Man’)
Stephen Jay Gould
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1941
Birthplace: Bayside, New York, United States
Died: 2002

Stephen Jay Gould was an American evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and historian of science. One of the most widely read and influential authors of popular science, Gould was named a Living Legend in April 2000 by the US Library of Congress. He is also counted among the most frequently cited scientists, as far as evolutionary theory is concerned.

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Yma Súmac
(American-Peruvian soprano)
Yma Súmac
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1922
Birthplace: Cajamarca, Peru
Died: 2008
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Mirko Cro Cop
(Former Croatian Mixed Martial Artist, Amateur Boxer, and Kickboxer)
Mirko Cro Cop
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Vinkovci, Croatia

Mirko Cro Cop is a Croatian former mixed martial artist, amateur boxer, and kickboxer. He is best known for his association with Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop is widely regarded as one of the greatest Heavyweight MMA fighters and kickboxers of all time.

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Ben Wallace
(Basketball player)
Ben Wallace
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: White Hall, Alabama, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
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Henry Purcell
(Composer)
Henry Purcell
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1659
Birthplace: Westminster
Died: 1695
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Big Daddy Kane
(Rapper)
Big Daddy Kane
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Kate Burton
(Best Known for Her Portrayal of Ellis Grey in the Popular Medical Drama Television Series, 'Grey's Anatomy')
Kate Burton
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Birth Year: 1957
Birthplace: Geneva

Kate Burton is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Ellis Grey in the popular medical drama television series, Grey's Anatomy. The daughter of famous actors, Sybil Christopher and Richard Burton, Kate is also renowned for her stage work and has received three Tony Award nominations so far. 

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Jared Diamond
(American Historian, Geographer, Author, and Ornithologist)
Jared Diamond
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jared Diamond is an American historian, geographer, author, and ornithologist. He is best known for his books, The Third Chimpanzee, Collapse, Upheaval, and The World Until Yesterday. His 1997 book Guns, Germs, and Steel earned him the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. In 1999, he was awarded the National Medal of Science. Jared Diamond is currently working as a professor at UCLA.

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Billy O'Reilly
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Billy O'Reilly
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Birth Year: 1949
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Joey Votto
(Baseball player)
Joey Votto
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Edmond O'Brien
(American Actor Who Mainly Played Character Roles)
Edmond O'Brien
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Birth Year: 1915
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1985

Edmond O'Brien was an American film director and actor. During his illustrious career, that spanned almost four decades, O'Brien recieved several prestigious awards like an Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards. He also has a couple of stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Johnathon Schaech
(American Actor and Screenwriter Best Known for His Role in the Film ‘That Thing You Do!’)
Johnathon Schaech
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Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Edgewood, Maryland, United States

Johnathon Schaech is an American actor best known for playing James Mattingly II in the 1996 comedy film That Thing You Do, which marked Tom Hanks' directorial debut. Also a producer and writer, Johnathon Schaech has co-written several screenplays for films, such as Road House 2. He has also released a book named Rick Dempsey's Caught Stealing.

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Giannina Facio
(Costa Rican Actress and Producer Known for Her Role in the Film ‘Gladiator’)
Giannina Facio
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Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica

Giannina Facio is a Costa Rican actress best known for her association with English filmmaker and husband, Sir Ridley Scott. Apart from being an actress, Facio is also a producer. Some of the films which she has produced include Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House and Tristan & Isolde.

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Adele Astaire
(American Dancer, Actress and Singer)
Adele Astaire
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Listed In: Dancers
Birth Year: 1896
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1981
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Mary Oliver
(Poet, Writer)
Mary Oliver
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Listed In: Writers
Birth Year: 1935
Birthplace: Maple Heights
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Kyle Bornheimer
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Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Robert Wise
(Film Director)
Robert Wise
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Birth Year: 1914
Birthplace: Winchester, Indiana, United States
Died: 2005
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Harry Treadaway
(British Actor Known for His Role as ‘Victor Frankenstein’ in the TV Series ‘Penny Dreadful’)
Harry Treadaway
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Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Harry Treadaway garnered international fame with his phenomenal performance in Penny Dreadful. He formed a band called Lizardsun with his twin brother, Luke Treadaway. He bagged in the British Independent Film Award nomination for the Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Brothers of the Head. He earned a Satellite Award nomination for his role in Mr. Mercedes.

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Sheck Wes
(Rapper Best Known for His 2017 Hit 'Mo Bamba')
Sheck Wes
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Rapper Sheck Wes is best known for his hit Mo Bamba. He has signed with the labels of Kanye West and Travis Scott and also modeled for Birkenstock. In late 2020, he joined the French basketball club Paris Basketball, which competes in the LNB Pro B.
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Elsa Schiaparelli
(Italian Fashion Designer Famous for Her Surrealist Fashions of the 1930s and for Her Witty Accessories)
Elsa Schiaparelli
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Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1890
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1973

Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer who designed the wardrobes for many films like Topaze and Moulin Rouge. Widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the world of fashion, Schiaparelli was considered the greatest rival of Coco Chanel.

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Charles Kuralt
(The First Anchor of 'CBS News Sunday Morning')
Charles Kuralt
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Birth Year: 1934
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1997
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Coco Rocha
(Canadian Model)
Coco Rocha
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Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Alex Horne
(Comedian)
Alex Horne
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Birth Year: 1978
Birthplace: UK
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Charles Sanders Peirce
(American Philosopher, Mathematician, Logician, and Scientist)
Charles Sanders Peirce
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1839
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1914

Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, mathematician, logician, and scientist. He is best remembered for his immense contributions to logic. Philosopher Paul Weiss called him America's greatest logician. Charles Sanders Peirce is also regarded by some as the father of pragmatism.

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Ashley Monroe
(American Country Music Singer-Songwriter)
Ashley Monroe
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Luke Treadaway
(Actor and Singer Known for His Film ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’)
Luke Treadaway
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Luke Treadaway is best known for his Olivier Award-winning portrayal of Christopher in the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. He has also appeared in films such as Clash of the Titans and Attack the Block, and series such as Mist: Sheepdog Tales.
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James Duval
(American actor)
James Duval
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Birth Year: 1972
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Manju Warrier
(Indian Actress Who Is Regarded as One of Malayalam Cinema’s Most Prolific Actresses)
Manju Warrier
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Birth Year: 1978
Birthplace: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India

Manju Warrier is an Indian actress, producer, director, dancer, and singer known for her work in the Malayalam film industry. One of the most celebrated actresses of her generation, Warrier has received many awards like Filmfare Awards South, Kerala State Film Award, and a National Film Award. She is a founding member of an organization named Women in Cinema Collective.

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Elyse Levesque
(Actress)
Elyse Levesque
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Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Regina, Canada
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Jayam Ravi
(Actor, Film actor)
Jayam Ravi
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Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: Chennai
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Roy Ayers
(Jazz Composer Best Known for His Compositions: 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' and 'Searchin')
Roy Ayers
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1940
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
One of the greatest vibraphone players of all time, Roy Ayers was a pioneer of jazz-funk and acid jazz. Born to a trombone player father and a pianist mother, he was destined to be a musician. He soared to fame with tracks such as Everybody Loves the Sunshine.