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Khatia Buniatishvili

Batumi-born classical pianist who began performing with an orchestra at six and plays at the world's leading concert halls

Did you know? She has French citizenship and lives in Paris.

Khatia Buniatishvili (Georgian: ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი; born 21 June 1987) is a Georgian and French concert pianist.

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Lana Del Rey

American singer-songwriter of Video Games and Born to Die, known for her cinematic, melancholy take on Americana

Did you know? She spent several years living in a trailer park while trying to launch her music career under her birth name.

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in alternative pop music, Del Rey's songs are noted for their melancholic exploration of romance and glamour, with frequent references to pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana.

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Edward Snowden

Former US intelligence contractor who leaked secret NSA files in 2013 revealing mass surveillance and fled to Russia

Did you know? He was granted Russian citizenship after living in the country for several years following his departure from the US.

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs.

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William, Prince of Wales

Heir to the British throne and elder son of King Charles III and Diana, a former RAF rescue pilot who founded the Earthshot Prize

Did you know? He served as a search and rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force and later as an air ambulance pilot.

William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.

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Chris Pratt

Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor and producer. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $15.2 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time.

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Zuzana Čaputová

Environmental lawyer and the first female President of Slovakia

Did you know? She won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a successful campaign against a toxic landfill in her town.

Zuzana Čaputová (née Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer, and environmental activist who served as the fifth president of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Slovakia, elected at the age of 45.

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Juliette Lewis

American actress and singer known for Cape Fear and Natural Born Killers

Did you know? She is also the lead singer of the rock band Juliette and the Licks, which she formed in the early 2000s.

Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress, singer, and musician. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark plots, themes, and settings.

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Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand's first female prime minister and businesswoman

Did you know? Before entering politics, she spent many years as a senior executive in the telecommunications and property industries.

Yingluck Shinawatra (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, pronounced; born 21 June 1967) is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who was the 28th prime minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014.

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Viktor Tsoi

Pioneering rock musician and lead singer of the band Kino

Did you know? He worked as a stoker in a boiler house to avoid being arrested for social parasitism while pursuing his music career.

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой, IPA:; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, artist and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential bands in the history of Russian music.

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Joko Widodo

Former furniture businessman who rose from mayor of Solo to serve two terms as President of Indonesia

Did you know? He is a dedicated fan of heavy metal music and has been seen attending concerts by bands such as Metallica.

Joko Widodo (Indonesian:; born Mulyono, Indonesian:; 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi (Indonesian:), is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024.

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Nimr al-Nimr

Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (21 June 1959 – 2 January 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Saudi Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. His arrest and execution were widely condemned by various governments and human rights organizations.

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Michel Platini

French footballing legend and former UEFA president

Did you know? He holds the record for scoring the most goals in a single European Championship tournament, netting nine times during the 1984 finals.

Michel François Platini (French:; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote.

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Amparo Muñoz

Maria de Amparo Muñoz y Quesada (21 June 1954 – 27 February 2011) was a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 1974 competition in Manila, Philippines, being the first and only Spaniard Miss Universe titleholder to date.

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Benazir Bhutto

Two-time Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority democracy, who was assassinated in 2007

Did you know? While studying at the University of Oxford, she became the first Asian woman to be elected president of the Oxford Union.

Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani stateswoman who twice served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.

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Andrzej Sapkowski

Polish fantasy writer who created The Witcher book series

Did you know? He worked as a senior sales representative in foreign trade before finding global success as an author.

Andrzej Sapkowski (Polish:; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous monster hunter, or "witcher", Geralt of Rivia.

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Ian McEwan

Booker Prize-winning author of Atonement and Amsterdam

Did you know? Early in his career, he was nicknamed Ian Macabre due to the dark and unsettling nature of his short stories.

Ian Russell McEwan (born 21 June 1948) is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him at number 35 on its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945", and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 out of "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".

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Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer and former judge who defended human rights and became the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Did you know? She was one of the first female judges in Iran but was forced to step down after the revolution prohibited women from the role.

Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شيرين عبادى, romanized: Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian Nobel laureate, lawyer, writer, teacher and a former judge and founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran.

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Corinna Tsopei

Kyriaki "Corinna" Tsopei (Greek: Κυριακή (Κορίννα) Τσοπέη; born 21 June 1944) is a Greek actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1964.

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Françoise Sagan

French novelist who wrote the international bestseller Bonjour Tristesse

Did you know? She was a gambling enthusiast who once used her significant winnings from a casino in Deauville to buy a country house.

Françoise Sagan (French:; born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois characters.

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Jane Russell

Hollywood actress and legendary star of The Outlaw

Did you know? She founded a charity that helped thousands of children find adoptive homes after she struggled to adopt a child herself.

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress, model, and singer. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s and starred in more than 20 films.

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Judy Holliday

Oscar-winning actress known for the film Born Yesterday

Did you know? Despite frequently playing "dumb blonde" characters, she reportedly had an exceptionally high IQ of over 170.

Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and musicals.

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William Vickrey

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on auctions

Did you know? He died just a few days after being awarded the Nobel Prize, before he had the chance to deliver his acceptance speech.

William Spencer Vickrey (21 June 1914 – 11 October 1996) was a Canadian-American economist. He was a lifelong faculty member at Columbia University.

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Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher and author of Being and Nothingness and Nausea, who turned down the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know? He became the first person to voluntarily decline a Nobel Prize in Literature.

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (US also; French:; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, political activist, and writer, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.

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Max Wolf

German astronomer who pioneered the use of photography in his field

Did you know? He discovered hundreds of asteroids and was the first person to use a camera to find one.

Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography. He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory from 1902 until his death in 1932.

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