Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii

Roman Polanski

Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (né Liebling; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or.

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Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916.

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Robert Redford

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an American actor, director, and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave.

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Edward Norton

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades including a Golden Globe Award, an Actor Award, two Critics' Choice Awards and two Satellite Awards in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards.

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Patrick Swayze

Patrick Wayne Swayze ( SWAY-zee; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.

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Luc Montagnier

Luc Montagnier (US: MON-tən-YAY, MOHN-tahn-YAY, French:; 18 August 1932 – 8 February 2022) was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Neil Armstrong

NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 11, the first person to walk on the Moon.

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Barack Obama

44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.

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Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.

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