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Mao Zedong

Communist revolutionary who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949 and launched the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution

Did you know? He was a prolific poet throughout his life, frequently using traditional Chinese styles to express his political and philosophical thoughts.

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political theorist, and dictator who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and served as its paramount leader from 1949 until his death in 1976 primarily through his role as the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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Woodrow Wilson

28th US President who led America in the First World War, proposed the League of Nations and won the Nobel Peace Prize

Did you know? He is the only American president to have earned a doctorate, which he received in political science and history.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era, when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches.

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Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer who created the Linux kernel in 1991 and the Git version-control system

Did you know? He chose the name Linux for his operating system by combining his own first name with the word Unix.

Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.

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John von Neumann

Hungarian-American mathematician who designed the architecture of modern computers, founded game theory and worked on the atomic bomb

Did you know? He possessed an incredible memory and could reportedly recite entire chapters of books from memory years after reading them.

John von Neumann ( von NOY-mən; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and engineer.

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Liu Xiaobo

Chinese writer and human-rights activist who co-wrote Charter 08 and won the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison

Did you know? He was represented by an empty chair at his Nobel ceremony because he was serving a prison sentence at the time.

Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China.

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Charles Babbage

English mathematician who designed the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, mechanical forerunners of the computer

Did you know? Portions of his uncompleted mechanical calculating machines are on display at the Science Museum in London.

Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.

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Denzel Washington

powerful dramatic performances spanning four decades, from civil rights biopics to crime thrillers, and for anchoring prestige films with moral complexity

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and film producer.

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Stan Lee

Marvel Comics writer who co-created many popular superheroes

Did you know? He was known for making brief cameo appearances in almost every film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe until his death.

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics.

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