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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at age 24, he was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel.

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Akbar

Akbar (Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar, (1542-10-15)15 October 1542 – (1605-10-27)27 October 1605), also known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

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Michel Foucault

Paul-Michel Foucault, known as Michel Foucault, (UK: FOO-koh, US: foo-KOH; French:; 15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher, literary critic, and historian of ideas who analyzed the relationships between power, knowledge, and liberty, and how they are used as a form of social control through…

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Mikhail Lermontov

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( LAIR-mən-tof, US also -⁠tawf; Russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, IPA:; 15 October 1814 – 27 July 1841) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest…

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Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil (German pronunciation:, Turkish:; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his ball control, technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation.

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ( UB-duul kə-LAHM; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace engineer and science administrator who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007.

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Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Leader of India's non-violent independence movement against British rule.

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John Lennon

Singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Beatles, later a peace activist.

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Serena Williams

Tennis champion who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

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