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Charles Darwin
(Naturalist known for His Contributions to Evolutionary Biology)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 12, 1809
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Mount House, Shrewsbury, England
Died: April 19, 1882
2
Alexander Graham Bell
(Inventor of Telephone & Co-Founder of 'American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)')
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36
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: March 3, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: August 2, 1922
3
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(British Writer Who Created the Character of Sherlock Holmes)
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23
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Robert Louis Stevenson
(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
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16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 3, 1894
5
David Hume
(Best Known for His Highly Influential System of Philosophical Empiricism, Scepticism and Naturalism)
36
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 26, 1711
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: August 25, 1776
6
Sir James Matthew Barrie
(Novelist)
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9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 9, 1860
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Died: June 19, 1937
7
Julius Nyerere
(Politician)
11
3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Butiama, Tanzania
Died: October 14, 1999
8
Pippa Middleton
(Socialite, Author)
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14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
9
Eric Liddell
(Scottish Sprinter, Rugby Player and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 16, 1902
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tianjin, China
Died: February 21, 1945
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
10
Oliver Goldsmith
(Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Dramatist and Poet)
27
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 10, 1728
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Longford, Ireland
Died: April 4, 1774
11
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
(Politician)
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2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1784
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died: October 18, 1865
12
Maggie Cheung
(Actress)
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5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
13
Max Richter
(One of the Best-Selling German Composers and Pianists)
2
1
14
Klaus Fuchs
(Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy)
17
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, German Empire
Died: January 28, 1988
15
David Paulides
(Cryptozoologist)
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14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
16
Michael McIntyre
(One of the Highest-Grossing Stand-Up Comedians in the World)
6
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 21, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
17
Robert Liston
(Surgeon)
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3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 28, 1794
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland
Died: December 7, 1847
18
Amber Rudd
(Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2018 - 2019))
3
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 1, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Angus Macfadyen
(Actor)
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 21, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
20
Richard Owen
(Biologist)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 20, 1804
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lancaster, England
Died: December 18, 1892
21
Darius Campbell
(Singer, Opera singer, Songwriter)
2
0
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Chris Hoy
(Sport cyclist, Racecar driver)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 23, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
23
Jane Alexander
(Actress)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 28, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
24
Robert Stephenson
(Engineer, Civil engineer, Politician)
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0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: October 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Willington Quay
Died: October 12, 1859
25
Kevin McKidd
(Actor Best Known for His Role in the Film 'Trainspotting' and TV Series 'Grey's Anatomy')
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7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
26
Tom Chaplin
(Musician)
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3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 8, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Battle, East Sussex, England, UK
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
27
Benjamin Rush
(Founding Father of the United States)
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3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 4, 1746
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Byberry, Philadelphia, United States
Died: April 19, 1813
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Ian Charleson
(Scottish actor)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 11, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: January 6, 1990
29
James Boswell
(Best Known for His Biography of His Friend and Older Contemporary the English Writer 'Samuel Johnson')
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 29, 1740
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 19, 1795
30
Geoffrey Hinton
(Computer scientist)
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(Indian Islamic Reformer and Educationist Who Founded the ‘Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College’, the First Muslim University in Southern Asia)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 17, 1817
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: March 27, 1898
32
Ian Rankin
(Writer, Novelist)
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Judy Murray
(Tennis coach from Scotland who became the captain of the British Fed Cup team in 2011)
3
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 8, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
34
David Brewster
(Scientist)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 11, 1781
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jedburgh, Scotland
Died: February 10, 1868
35
Alexander McCall Smith
(Writer)
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1
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Ed Stoppard
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 16, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Prafulla Chandra Ray
(Chemist)
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Talal Asad
(Anthropologist known for his writing calling for the anthropology of secularism)
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Mungo Park
(Explorer)
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4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 11, 1771
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died: July 19, 1806
40
Peter C. Doherty
(Scientist, Nobel Prize Winner)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
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James Hutton
(Geologist)
5
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 3, 1726
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: March 26, 1797
42
Katherine Grainger
(Rower)
5
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Robert Brown
(Botanist)
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5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 21, 1773
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montrose, Scotland
Died: June 10, 1858
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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
(British Naval Flag Officer of the Royal Navy Who was a Successful Captain of the Napoleonic Wars)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 14, 1775
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: October 31, 1860
45
Patrick Malahide
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berkshire, England, UK
46
James Wilson
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States & a Signatory of the Declaration of Independence)
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2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 14, 1742
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
Died: August 21, 1798
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Christy Clark
(Politician, Radio personality)
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0
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Princess Raiyah bint Hussein
(Princess)
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Maria Bamford
(Stand-up comedian)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 3, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Port Hueneme, California, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Bill Turnbull
(Journalist, Presenter)
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