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Daniel Kaluuya

Oscar-winning actor known for the film Get Out

Did you know? He began his career as a teenager writing and performing in the British television series Skins.

Daniel Kaluuya (born 24 February 1989) is an English actor. His work encompasses both screen and stage, and his accolades include an Academy Award, two BAFTAs, two Actor Awards, and a Golden Globe, in addition to nominations for a Laurence Olivier Award and an Emmy Award.

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Stella Young

Stella Jane Young (24 February 1982 – 6 December 2014) was an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist.

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Lleyton Hewitt

Australian tennis player and former world number one

Did you know? He became the youngest male player in history to reach the top spot in the world rankings, a record he held for two decades.

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No.

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Floyd Mayweather

Undefeated world champion boxer across multiple weight classes

Did you know? He was given the nickname "Pretty Boy" by his Olympic teammates because he finished his amateur fights with very few bruises or scars.

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer and boxing promoter.

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Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of the global bestseller Sapiens

Did you know? He practices Vipassana meditation for two hours every day and regularly takes part in long-term silent retreats.

Yuval Noah Harari (born 1976) is an Israeli medievalist, military historian, public intellectual, and popular science writer. He is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Brian Schmidt

Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who discovered the universe is expanding faster

Did you know? He used his share of the Nobel Prize money to help fund the establishment of a family winery in Australia.

Brian Paul Schmidt (born 24 February 1967) is an American Australian astrophysicist at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) from January 2016 to January 2024.

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Billy Zane

American actor best known as Cal Hockley in Titanic, with earlier standout roles in Dead Calm and The Phantom

Did you know? Outside of his film career, he is a dedicated abstract expressionist painter who has exhibited his artwork in galleries worldwide.

William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor.

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Hansi Flick

Football manager who won six trophies in a year with Bayern Munich

Did you know? As a young player, he turned down an offer from Stuttgart because he wanted to finish his professional apprenticeship as a bank clerk.

Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick (German:; born 24 February 1965) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of La Liga club Barcelona. He is widely considered to be one of the best managers in the world.

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Erna Solberg

Former Prime Minister of Norway and leader of the Conservative Party

Did you know? She earned the nickname Iron Erna for her firm approach during her time as the Minister of Local Government.

Erna Solberg (Norwegian:; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2025. She served as the prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and as the leader of the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2026.

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Judith Butler

Philosopher and gender theorist known for the book Gender Trouble

Did you know? Their academic career began with an interest in ethics, which was sparked during childhood lessons at a Hebrew school.

Judith Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American feminist, queer philosopher, and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, psychoanalysis, and the fields of feminist and queer theory, academic freedom, and literary theory.

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Steve Jobs

Co-founder of Apple who led the creation of the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad and also built Pixar Animation Studios

Did you know? After leaving Apple, he bought the company that eventually became the animation studio Pixar.

Co-founder of Apple who introduced the Macintosh, iPod and iPhone.

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Alain Prost

Four-time Formula One World Champion racing driver

Did you know? He earned the nickname The Professor for his intellectual and clinical approach to racing strategy and car setup.

Alain Marie Pascal Prost (French pronunciation:; born 24 February 1955) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993.

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Barry Bostwick

Actor best known for playing Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Did you know? He originated the lead role of Danny Zuko in the stage production of Grease on Broadway before the film version was made.

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City (1996–2002).

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David J. Wineland

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and pioneer of quantum computing

Did you know? He was part of the research team that developed the first optical clock, which is significantly more accurate than traditional atomic clocks.

David Jeffery Wineland (born February 24, 1944) is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His most notable contributions include the laser cooling of trapped ions and the use of ions for quantum-computing operations.

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Denis Law

Prolific Scottish forward and Manchester United star

Did you know? He is the only Scottish player in history to have won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.

Denis Law (24 February 1940 – 17 January 2025) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. His career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956.

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Bettino Craxi

Long-serving Socialist Prime Minister of Italy during the nineteen eighties

Did you know? He spent his final years in exile in Tunisia to avoid serving prison sentences for corruption in his home country.

Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi (UK: KRAK-see, Italian:, Sicilian:; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987.

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Bingu wa Mutharika

Economist who served as the third President of Malawi

Did you know? Born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom, he changed his name in the 1960s to distance himself from colonial influences.

Bingu wa Mutharika ( moot-ə-REE-kə; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who served as the third president of Malawi from 2004 until his death in 2012.

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Michel Legrand

Oscar-winning French composer of film scores and jazz music

Did you know? He won three Academy Awards and five Grammys during a prolific career that saw him compose music for over two hundred films.

Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation:; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs.

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Chester W. Nimitz

US Navy admiral who commanded Allied forces in the Pacific

Did you know? He was born in Texas and originally wanted to attend West Point, but applied to the Naval Academy because no army vacancies remained.

Chester William Nimitz (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.

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Enrico Caruso

Italian opera singer and one of the first recording stars

Did you know? He was a talented caricature artist who often sketched his colleagues and friends during rehearsals and while backstage.

Enrico Caruso (25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic.

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Wilhelm Grimm

One half of the Brothers Grimm and collector of folklore

Did you know? While his brother focused on research, Wilhelm was primarily responsible for editing and refining the literary style of their famous fairy tales.

Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.

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Thomas Newcomen

Inventor of the first practical atmospheric steam engine

Did you know? A Baptist preacher by trade, he spent years refining his engine to help pump water out of flooded tin mines.

Thomas Newcomen (February 1664 – 5 August 1729) was an English inventor, creator of the atmospheric engine in 1712, Baptist preacher by calling and ironmonger by trade. He was born in Dartmouth, in Devon, England, to a merchant family and baptized at St.

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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor and member of the powerful Habsburg dynasty

Did you know? He led a rebellion against his own brother to seize control of family lands several years before he was elected emperor.

Matthias (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was Concordia lumine maior ("Unity is stronger in the light").

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Clement VIII

Pope who presided over the execution of Giordano Bruno

Did you know? He famously blessed coffee after some advisors called it a devilish drink, helping to popularise it across Europe.

Pope Clement VIII (Latin: Clemens VIII; Italian: Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.

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