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Rembrandt Rembrandt Artists · Dutch Republic

Rembrandt Harmensson van Rijn, commonly known as Rembrandt, is one of the representative painters of Baroque painting art. He is also a major figure in Dutch Golden Age painting in the 17th century. He is considered the greatest painter in Dutch history. Among the greatest Dutch people voted in 2004, he ranked ninth, second to Anne Frank, who was eighth. His era is known as the Dutch Golden Age, when the Netherlands' achievements in science, art, and commerce reached their peak.

Lenny Henry Lenny Henry Film & TV · U.K.

Sir Lenworth George Henry, CBE (English: Sir Lenworth George Henry, August 29, 1958 -), known as Lenny Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian, and sometimes presenter.

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein Musicians · United States

Leonard Bernstein (English: Leonard Bernstein, August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990), a Ukrainian-Jewish American composer, conductor, author, music educator, and pianist. Bernstein conducted a wide range of repertoire, ranging from Baroque to modern works, especially Romantic works. Among them, the works of Mahler, who is also a Jewish conductor and composer, are the most important.

Burges Frederick Skinner Burges Frederick Skinner Scholars · United States

Burrhus Frederic Skinner (English: Burrhus Frederic Skinner, March 20, 1904 - August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behavioral scientist, author, inventor, and sociologist. Skinner is the main representative of new behaviorism. He held the position of professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 to 1974. He introduced operational constraints and wrote the famous novel "Two Taoyuan Villages". Skinner invented the Skinner box and introduced operational constraints to explain this phenomenon. He reformed radical behaviorism and founded experimental analytical behaviorism. His work in human behavior reached its peak with the publication of "Verbal Behavior". In psychological research, Skinner first proposed and refined the concept of response rate as a dependent variable. He also invented cumulative recording as a tool for measuring response rates, which laid the foundation for his famous behavioral concept of reinforcement. In a June 2002 survey, Skinner was considered one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century.

Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders Political figures · United States

Bernard Sanders (English: Bernard Sanders, September 8, 1941 -), American politician, currently the senior federal senator of Vermont, holding this position since 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but has maintained close ties to the Democratic Party, caucusing with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. Ideologically, Sanders is a democratic socialist and is considered one of the key leaders of the modern American progressive movement. Sanders was born into a working-class Jewish family in New York, attended Brooklyn College, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964. While in school, he was active in the civil rights movement and was a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). After settling in Vermont in 1968, he participated in political activities as an independent candidate several times in the 1970s, but failed. In 1981, he was elected mayor of Burlington as an independent candidate and served three terms. Sanders was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, representing a statewide district in Vermont. In 1991, he co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus with five other members of the House of Representatives. Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving in the House of Representatives for 16 years. Sanders was re-elected in 2012, 2018 and 2024. He served as Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee from 2013 to 2015, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2021 to 2023, and Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 2023 to 2025. He is the senior senator and veteran figure in Vermont's congressional delegation. Sanders ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice, in 2016 and 2020, finishing second both times. His 2016 campaign garnered enthusiasm from grassroots supporters and money from small donors, helping him win 23 primaries and caucuses. In 2020, his strong performance in the early primaries and caucuses made him the front-runner among many Democratic candidates. After the 2020 primaries, he became a close ally of Joe Biden. Sanders has spoken out against the Trump administration since Donald Trump was re-elected as president in 2024, and

Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach Musicians · United States

Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 - February 8, 2023 ), American singer. He is also a songwriter, composer, record producer and pianist. He has won six Grammy Awards and three Oscars in his lifetime. His genre of music is pop, for which he was best known from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Most of the lyrics for his band were written by Buckrick and David (see chart for band members). Most of the band's hit singles were written by Dionne Warwick, but early work on the band was done by Kat McDaniels and Kat Pitney. Following the band's initial success, Buckrick went on to sing for The Carpenters, Springfield, Bobby Gentry, Jack DeShannon, Tom Jones, Herb Alpert, B.J. Thomas and others. As of 2014, Buckrick has had 73 singles and 52 singles in the top 40 in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively.

Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Political figures · U.K.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (English: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, mathematician and logician who was committed to the popularization and popularization of philosophy. A former professor of philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, he wrote many books, including the classic A History of Western Philosophy. In the philosophy of mathematics, he adopts Frege's logicist stance, believing that mathematics can be reduced to logic, and that philosophy can be formally systematized like logic, and advocates logical atomism. In July 1920, Russell applied for a one-year leave and went to China and Japan to give lectures, which had a considerable influence on the Chinese academic community. In 1950, Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his "most courageous gentleman in Western European thought, freedom of speech, outstanding energy, courage, wisdom and sensibility, who represents the original meaning and spirit of the Nobel Prize".

Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei Scientists · Duchy of Florence

Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, important figure in the Scientific Revolution. Galileo is known as the "father of modern observational astronomy", "the father of modern physics", the father of scientific method and the "father of modern science".

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Writers · republic of florence

Dante Alighieri (Italian: Dante Alighieri, 1265-September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian medieval poet, writer and philosopher. He was the most representative writer in the history of Italian literature and a pioneering figure in the European Renaissance. His epic "Divine Comedy" left a name for future generations. He is known in Italy as the Supreme Poet (Italian: il Sommo Poeta) and is also considered the founder of modern Italian. Dante, Francesco Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio were pioneers in the literary world of the Renaissance and were known as the "Tre Corones" (Tre Corones).

R Rei Sakuma Film & TV · Japan

Sakuma Rei (Japanese: Sakuma Ray/ spirit, Romanized: Sakuma Rei, January 5, 1965 -) is a Japanese female voice actress, actress, singer, and narrator. Born in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. Height 158cm. Blood type B. Her ex-husband is also a voice actor, actor, and singer Yu Mizushima.

Zoyle Zoyle Scholars · Unknown nationality

Zoel (Greek: Ζωίλος) was active around the 4th century BC. He was one of the Cynic philosophers in ancient Greece and a rhetorician. He was a disciple of Polycrates and the teacher of Anaximenes of Lampsacus. Known for his bitter attacks on Isocrates, Plato, and especially Homer.

Masaki Sato Masaki Sato Film & TV · Japan

Yuuki Sato (May 7, 1999 -), formerly a member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The member of the 10th phase, who was released from Morning Musume on December 13, 2021. And good morning graduation family. Affiliated to the entertainment agency J.P ROOM Inc. His nicknames are "Maachan (Maachan)" and "Maachan (Maachan)". In the Chinese area, he is often called "Maachan", and his support color is emerald green. She is the sixth member of Morning Musume to be born in Hokkaido.

Sato Eisaku Sato Eisaku Political figures · Japan

Eisaku Sato (Japanese: Sato Sakaeaku/sugar Esaku, Romanized: Satō Eisaku, March 27, 1901 - June 3, 1975), a Japanese politician and former Japanese Prime Minister (Prime Minister), was in power for 7 years and 8 months. He was once the Japanese Prime Minister with the longest consecutive term (only surpassed by Shinzo Abe in August 2020). His brother Kishi Nobusuke was also the Prime Minister. He is also the maternal uncle of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Nobusuke Kishi, Eisaku Sato, and Shinzo Abe are known as "three prime ministers from one family" and "three prime ministers from one family". In 1924, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo Imperial University and began working in the Ministry of Railways. In 1946, he became the Director-General of the Railways, and in 1947, he became the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport. Joined the Liberal Party (one of the predecessors of the Liberal Democratic Party) in 1948. When Yoshida Shigeru was the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Yoshida expelled a large number of party members, and the bureaucratic faction gained power. In particular, Sato and Ikeda Yuuto were promoted many times. In 1948, he was appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary by Yoshida. In January 1949, he became a member of the House of Representatives (subsequently re-elected 11 times). In February 1949, he was appointed Chairman of the Political Consultative Committee of the Liberal Party. In the 1954 shipbuilding scandal, fortunately, the then Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru asked Justice Minister Inukai Ken to activate the prosecutorial command and avoid arrest, but the Yoshida cabinet collapsed as a result. Japan during Sato's period was a golden age of rapid growth, and he achieved remarkable achievements during his tenure. In addition to the opening of the Tomei Expressway and Meishin Expressway connecting Tokyo and Kobe, the construction of the Sanyo Shinkansen was also approved. Compared with his predecessor Yuto Ikeda who focused on non-economic matters, Sato dealt with other more complex political issues, such as the left-wing student protest movement that was raging during the Vietnam War, and was successfully suppressed. In 1969, Japan's factory economy boomed, surpassing West Germany and becoming the second largest economy in the free world. In addition to maintaining an average economic growth rate of over 10%, Sato successfully regained the control of Okinawa from the United States through mediation and incorporated it into Japanese territory. It also improved the problems left over from history between Japan and South Korea. Then Eisaku Sato won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974 for promoting Japan's denuclearization and promoting reconciliation in Asia. During the Sato era, Japan still tried its best to favor the Republic of China in diplomacy, opposed and obstructed the People's Republic of China. It was also the last Japanese prime minister to visit Taiwan during his term, and he was a well-known pro-Taiwan faction. However, due to the diplomatic impact of Nixon and the rapid rise of Tanaka Kakuei in his later period, Sato was unable to appoint his preferred successor, Takeo Fukuda.

H He Liangchen Musicians · Unknown nationality

He Liangchen (March 4, 1992 -) is a Chinese male singer, opera and musical actor. He graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's degree. In 2014, he won the championship in the bel canto adult category and the pop singing adult category in the 8th Singapore China-Singapore International Music Competition. In 2019, he participated in the second season of "Sound into the Heart" as a baritone singing member and became the chief member of the year.

H He Guangye Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

He Guangye (?—), President of the Asia-Pacific Tourism Federation, President of the China Liaison Office of Italian Costa Cruises, Honorary President of Changgong Education Foundation Branch, Deputy Director-General of the World Leisure Organization and Asia-Pacific Secretary-General in charge of Asia-Pacific affairs. The son of He Changgong, a senior general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

H He Guanghu Scholars · People's Republic of China

He Guanghu (September 28, 1950 -), male, native of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, a researcher at the Institute of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of China, a famous Chinese scholar of religious philosophy, a public intellectual, and a Chinese theologian.

H He Jiping Writers · People's Republic of China

He Jiping (1951-), female, from Guangxi, Chinese playwright, now lives in Hong Kong.

H He Guowei Scientists · Unknown nationality

He Guowei (March 1963-), born in Shanghai, native of Shashi, Hubei Province, is a Chinese fluid dynamicist. Graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University in August 1983, majoring in applied mathematics and mechanics. His current workplace is the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. His research areas are mainly turbulence and computational fluid dynamics.

Jose Sosa Jose Sosa Athletes · Argentina

José Ernesto Sosa (Spanish: José Ernesto Sosa, born June 19, 1985) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder and currently plays for the Argentine team Estudiantes La Plata.

He Dayi He Dayi Scientists · United States

Ho Dayi (November 3, 1952 -) is a Chinese American; a dual national of the Republic of China and the United States, a scientist. He was born and spent his childhood in Taichung, Taiwan. When he was 12 years old, he immigrated to Los Angeles, California, with his family. He is the inventor of AIDS cocktail therapy.

He Xiaopeng He Xiaopeng Entrepreneurs · People's Republic of China

He Xiaopeng (November 3, 1977 -), a native of Hubei, an entrepreneur from mainland China, and the co-founder of UC Youshi and Xpeng Motors.

H He Kunshan Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Ho Kun Shan (1838-1901), also known as He Xianchi, English records call him HO Amei, was a mining businessman in Hong Kong and Guangdong at the end of the 19th century.

H He Yizhen Political figures · People's Republic of China

He Yizhen (November 14, 1910 - July 31, 2008), a native of Lingshi, Shanxi, was a Chinese physicist. Her husband is Ge Tingsui.

He Wenhui He Wenhui Scholars · British Hong Kong

Professor Ho Man-wui, JP (English: Richard Ho Man-wui, born May 23, 1946), is a native of Nanhai, Guangdong, and a scholar of Hong Kong language and literature. He graduated from Chonglan Secondary School (Primary Section), St. Joseph's College, the University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Arts, 1969; Master of Philosophy, 1972) and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (PhD, 1975). He has taught at the University of Wisconsin in the United States and the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has successively served as a member of the Hong Kong Regional Council, an honorary professor of the Chinese Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Provost of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the founding principal of the Chinese University of Hong Kong-Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College (referred to as "Middle East College"). Ho Wenhui has written more than 20 Chinese monographs and more than 20 academic papers in Chinese and English. He is well-known for vigorously promoting the correct pronunciation movement of Cantonese in Hong Kong, but his relevant ideas have always been controversial.