Science · 1945–2025

George F. Smoot

Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who studied the early universe

Did you know?He appeared as himself in an episode of the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory, where he ended up mocking Sheldon Cooper.

George Fitzgerald Smoot III (February 20, 1945 – September 18, 2025) was an American astrophysicist and cosmologist. He shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics with John C. Mather "for their discovery of the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation".

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Born: February 20, 1945 · Yukon, United States
Died: September 18, 2025
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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1694–1778

Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet (French:; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (US also; French:), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian.

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Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her multifaceted career, artistic reinventions, and eclectic fashion style.

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Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair.

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1967–1994

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana.

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1927–2022

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier ( PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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1844–1906

Ludwig Boltzmann

Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann ( BAWLTS-mahn or BOHLTS-muhn; German:; 20 February 1844 – 5 September 1906) was an Austrian mathematician and theoretical physicist. His greatest achievements were the development of statistical mechanics and the statistical explanation of the second law of thermodynamics.

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1879–1955

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist who developed the theories of special and general relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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1955–2011

Steve Jobs

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

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1732–1799

George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire.

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