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Taylor Momsen

Lead singer of the rock band The Pretty Reckless

Did you know? Before her music career, she achieved child stardom playing the role of Cindy Lou Who in the film The Grinch.

Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, model, and former actress. Since 2009, Momsen has served as the lead vocalist of the American rock band the Pretty Reckless.

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Ivian Sarcos

Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011, in London, United Kingdom. She is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win the Miss World title.

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Victoria Lopyreva

Victoria Lopyreva (Russian: Виктория Лопырёва, romanized: Viktoriya Lopyryova) is a Russian television presenter, actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Russia 2003. She was an official ambassador of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.

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Jacinda Ardern

Labour prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, praised for her response to the Christchurch attacks and Covid

Did you know? She was only the second elected world leader in history to give birth while in office, after Benazir Bhutto.

Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ah-DURN; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand activist and former politician who served as prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. She was a member of Parliament (MP) as a list MP from 2008 to 2017 and for Mount Albert from 2017 to 2023.

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Liz Truss

Conservative politician whose 49 days as Prime Minister in 2022 were the shortest in British history

Did you know? During her university years, she was a member of the Liberal Democrats and campaigned to abolish the monarchy.

Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down amid a government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.

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Kate Beckinsale

English actress known for starring in the Underworld film series

Did you know? She studied French and Russian literature at Oxford University and remains fluent in both languages today.

Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. The only child of the actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, she debuted in the series premiere of the 1975 daytime drama Couples.

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Jason Statham

English actor known for high-octane roles in action films

Did you know? Before finding fame on screen, he was a world-class diver who competed for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Jason Statham ( STAY-thəm; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for being typecast as tough, gritty, or violent characters in action thriller films, and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s.

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Sandra Bullock

American actress of Speed, Miss Congeniality and Gravity who won the best actress Oscar for The Blind Side

Did you know? She grew up in Germany and is a fluent speaker of the language, having performed in opera choruses as a child.

Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer.

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Kevin Spacey

Oscar-winning actor known for The Usual Suspects and American Beauty

Did you know? He once served as the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London for over a decade.

Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for twelve Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Asif Ali Zardari

Politician who served as the president of Pakistan

Did you know? He spent several years in prison before becoming president and was once known by the nickname Mr Ten Percent.

Asif Ali Zardari (born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024, having served as the 11th president from 2008 to 2013.

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Thaksin Shinawatra

Former Prime Minister of Thailand and telecommunications tycoon

Did you know? Before entering politics and business, he served as a high-ranking officer in the Royal Thai Police.

Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Thaksin Chinnawat; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai former politician, businessman, and police officer who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006. Since 2009, he has also been a citizen of Montenegro.

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Roger Taylor

Drummer for the rock band Queen and successful solo artist

Did you know? He was the first member of Queen to release a solo album and also provided high-pitched backing vocals for the band.

Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen.

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Helen Mirren

British actress who won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II

Did you know? Born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff, she is the only person to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the US and the UK.

Dame Helen Mirren (born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff; 26 July 1945) is an English actor.

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Mick Jagger

Lead singer and founding member of the Rolling Stones

Did you know? Before finding fame in music, he studied at the London School of Economics with the intention of becoming a journalist or politician.

Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, and film producer known as the lead singer and founder member of the Rolling Stones.

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John Howard

Long-serving former Prime Minister of Australia

Did you know? He is a massive cricket fan and rarely missed an opportunity to attend matches while he was leading the country.

John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the second-longest in Australian history, after that of Robert Menzies.

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Alberto Fujimori

Former President of Peru who defeated the Shining Path insurgency

Did you know? After fleeing Peru, he attempted to run for a seat in the Japanese parliament while living in exile.

Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, agriculture engineer, and dictator who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.

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Stanley Kubrick

American director of Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, famed for perfectionism

Did you know? Despite the acclaim for his filmmaking, his only personal Academy Award was for the special effects in his landmark science fiction epic.

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers.

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Francesco Cossiga

Italian politician who served as both Prime Minister and President

Did you know? He was a dedicated amateur radio operator and was known for using the pseudonym 'The Outsider' during his later political career.

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (26 July 1928 – 17 August 2010) was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 1985 to 1992. A member of Christian Democracy, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980; leading a centre-right government.

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Aldous Huxley

English writer of Brave New World, a dystopia of engineered happiness, and The Doors of Perception

Did you know? He died on the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and author C.S. Lewis passed away.

Aldous Leonard Huxley ( AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives and poems.

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George Grosz

German artist known for his satirical paintings of life in Berlin

Did you know? He changed the spelling of his name from Georg Groß during the First World War to protest against German nationalism.

George Grosz (German:; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar Republic.

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André Maurois

French author known for his biographies of famous historical figures

Did you know? During the First World War, he served as an interpreter for the British Army, an experience that inspired his first novel.

André Maurois (French:; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.

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Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and introduced the ideas of introverts, extroverts, archetypes and the collective unconscious

Did you know? He was a close associate of Sigmund Freud for several years until their differing theories on the human mind caused a permanent rift.

Carl Gustav Jung ( YUUNG; Swiss Standard German:; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of archetypes.

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Antonio Machado

Influential Spanish poet and member of the Generation of '98

Did you know? He worked as a French teacher for many years while writing poetry that became a cornerstone of modern Spanish literature.

Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), simply known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98.

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George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright of Pygmalion and Saint Joan, a socialist and wit who won both the Nobel Prize and an Oscar

Did you know? He is the only person to have won both a Nobel Prize in Literature and an Academy Award.

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.

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