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Alexandria Villaseñor

Alexandria Villaseñor (born May 18, 2005) is an American climate activist living in New York. A follower of the Fridays for Future movement and fellow climate activist Greta Thunberg, Villaseñor is a co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the founder of Earth Uprising.

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Alejandro Rejón Huchin

Mexican poet and cultural organiser from Mérida in the Yucatán

Did you know? He combines writing with organising cultural events in the Yucatán.

Wilberth Alejandro Rejon Huchin (born May 18, 1997) is a Mexican poet and cultural manager. He was a fellow at the 2016 interface cultural festival in Mérida.

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Yuya Osako

Japanese international footballer who plays as a forward

Did you know? He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single edition of the prestigious All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.

Yuya Osako (大迫 勇也, Ōsako Yūya; born 18 May 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.

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Taeyang

South Korean singer and dancer of BIGBANG whose solo ballad Eyes, Nose, Lips became one of K-pop's best-loved songs

Did you know? His single Shoong! featured Lisa of Blackpink.

Dong Young-bae (Korean: 동영배; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang (태양; lit. 'sun') or SOL, is a South Korean singer and songwriter.

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Milivoje Novaković

Slovenian international striker and prolific goalscorer in the German Bundesliga

Did you know? Early in his career, he balanced his football training with a job working in a car parts warehouse.

Milivoje Novaković (Slovene pronunciation:; Serbian Cyrillic: Миливоје Новаковић, pronounced; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.

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Ricardo Carvalho

Portuguese central defender who won major titles with Porto and Chelsea

Did you know? He was named the best defender in the Champions League following Porto's surprise victory in the tournament under Jose Mourinho.

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese football coach and former player who is assistant head coach of the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.

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Tina Fey

Comedian and writer who created the sitcom 30 Rock

Did you know? She was the first female head writer in the history of the long-running American comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer.

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Delcy Rodriguez

High-ranking Venezuelan politician and current Vice President

Did you know? She has held several powerful positions in government, including being the first woman to serve as the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, politician, and diplomat who has been interim president of Venezuela since 2026, following the capture of Nicolás Maduro during the U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

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Yannick Noah

French tennis champion and successful recording artist

Did you know? He is the last Frenchman to have won the men's singles title at the French Open.

Yannick Noah (French pronunciation:; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Ai Weiwei

Contemporary Chinese artist known for his activism and political installations

Did you know? He helped design the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics but later boycotted the event in protest against the government.

Ai Weiwei ( EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA:; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile.

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Chow Yun-fat

Hong Kong actor known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Did you know? Despite his immense wealth, he is known for his modest lifestyle and has pledged to donate his entire fortune to charity.

Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films.

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Ben Feringa

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who created the world's first molecular motor

Did you know? His groundbreaking work in nanotechnology led to the development of a tiny four-wheel drive car made of single molecules.

Bernard Lucas "Ben" Feringa (Dutch pronunciation:; born 18 May 1951) is a Dutch synthetic organic chemist who specializes in molecular nanotechnology and homogeneous catalysis.

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Peter Grünberg

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered giant magnetoresistance

Did you know? His discovery allowed for a massive increase in the storage capacity of computer hard drives, revolutionising modern digital technology.

Peter Andreas Grünberg (German:; 18 May 1939 – 7 April 2018) was a German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.

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John Paul II

Polish pope from 1978 to 2005, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, who helped inspire the fall of communism in Eastern Europe

Did you know? He was a keen sportsman who enjoyed skiing and hiking, continuing these activities well into his time as pope.

Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third longest-serving pope in history, after St.

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Margot Fonteyn

Legendary English ballerina and star of the Royal Ballet

Did you know? She experienced a career resurgence in her forties when she began a celebrated professional partnership with the younger dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina.

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Perry Como

American singer and television star with a long career

Did you know? Before finding fame as a singer, he was a trained professional barber and ran his own shop.

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.

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Vincent du Vigneaud

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who synthesised the hormone oxytocin

Did you know? His research into sulphur compounds led to the first-ever synthesis of a polypeptide hormone.

Vincent du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978) was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin.

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Frank Capra

Director of classic Hollywood films including It's a Wonderful Life

Did you know? Before becoming a filmmaker, he earned a degree in chemical engineering and served in the United States Army during the First World War.

Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Augusto César Sandino

Revolutionary leader who fought against United States occupation of Nicaragua

Did you know? His silhouette, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, became the symbol for the political movement that eventually bore his name.

Augusto César Sandino (Latin American Spanish:; 18 May 1895 – 21 February 1934; Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Nicaragua.

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Rudolf Carnap

Influential philosopher and major member of the Vienna Circle

Did you know? He was a devoted advocate for the international language Esperanto and frequently used it to communicate with colleagues around the world.

Paul Rudolf Carnap (German:; 18 May 1891 – 14 September 1970) was a German philosopher and logician who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism.

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Walter Gropius

German-American architect who founded the influential Bauhaus school of design

Did you know? He was once married to Alma Mahler, the widow of the famous composer Gustav Mahler.

Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (German:; 18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was a German-American architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, who is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture.

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Hermann Müller

Two-time Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic

Did you know? He was one of the two German representatives who signed the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War.

Hermann Müller (18 May 1876 – 20 March 1931; ) was a German Social Democratic politician who served as foreign minister (1919–1920) and was twice chancellor of Germany (1920, 1928–1930) during the Weimar Republic. Müller rose quickly through the ranks of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after joining it in 1893.

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Bertrand Russell

British philosopher, logician and anti-war campaigner who co-wrote Principia Mathematica and won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know? He was imprisoned for several months during the First World War for his outspoken pacifist views.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an English mathematician and philosopher. A founder of analytic philosophy, he was a leading philosopher of the 20th century who produced pioneering work in logic, set theory, and philosophy of language.

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Nicholas II of Russia

Last Tsar of Russia, who abdicated in 1917 and was executed with his family by the Bolsheviks in 1918

Did you know? He was a first cousin of Britain’s King George V, and the two monarchs were noted for their strikingly similar physical appearance.

Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was Emperor of Russia from 1 November 1894 until his abdication in 1917. He was the last Russian monarch before the Russian Revolution and oversaw the Russian Empire's participation in World War I.

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