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D Dong Haomin Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Dong Haomin is a director and producer. He graduated from the School of Communication, University of the Arts London, with a Master of Arts degree, studying visual expression and new media content creation. He once worked for the British "Sunday Mirror" and is currently the head of the Dong Haomin Director Studio of the Science and Education Program Production Center of China Central Television. Member of the China Television Artists Association, member of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA, and member of the London Oriental Ceramics Society.

D Dong Ruichang Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Tung Ruichang (1884-1935) was a Shanghai businessman in the late Qing Dynasty, the father of the shipping king Tung Ho-yun, and the grandfather of Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong.

D Dong Lianghui Political figures · People's Republic of China

Dong Lianghui (1941-), Han nationality, politician of the People's Republic of China, member of the Communist Party of China, former member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The daughter of Dong Biwu.

D Dong Yan Film & TV · Unknown nationality

Dong Yan is a Chinese filmmaker, director, and Australian talk show actor. Representative work: "Gottes Heil" short film exhibited at the Zurich Pavilion at the World Expo, the spring of Sino-French cultural exchanges.

D Dong Yueqian Political figures · People's Republic of China

Dong Yueqian (December 8, 1914 - June 24, 1978), male, native of Beijing, was a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China. In November 1937, he joined the Communist Party of China.

Thiago Braz Thiago Braz Athletes · Brazil

Thiago Braz da Silva (Portuguese: Thiago Braz da Silva, December 16, 1993 -) is a Brazilian men's pole vaulter. On August 15, 2016, he won the Olympic gold medal with a height of 6.03 meters in the men's pole vault final of the Rio Olympic Games and set a new Olympic record. The runner-up was the world record holder and French star Reno Lavillenie.

Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Athletes · France

Thierry Daniel Henry (French: Thierry Daniel Henry, International Phonetic Alphabet: French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi danjɛl ɑʁi]; August 17, 1977 -) is a retired French professional football player who serves as a forward and is currently the head coach of the French U23 and French U21 national football teams. He played for Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and the New York Red Bulls. During his eight years at Arsenal, he became a legend of the club and maintained the team's scoring record. The French national team also maintains the team's scoring record. One of the best French superstars in world football. Henry was born in Les Soulis, Essonne, and showed great potential as a goalscorer while playing for regional clubs. In 1990, he was spotted by Monaco and immediately joined. In 1994, he made his professional debut. His outstanding performance earned him the favor of the national team, and he was called up to the French national team for the World Cup in 1998. He later moved to Juventus, but his time as a winger for the club was unsatisfactory, so he moved to Arsenal for £10.5 million. Arsenal became Henry's place of fame. Although he didn't adapt well at first, his performance improved by leaps and bounds after that, and he became the team's top scorer in almost every season. After working with his mentor Arsene Wenger for a long time, he became a super scorer, scoring a total of 228 goals while playing for Arsenal. He also won two Premier League titles and three FA Cup titles with the Gunners, was twice the runner-up for the World Footballer of the Year and was voted the English Footballer of the Year three times. In his last two seasons with Arsenal, he became the team captain and led the team to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final. In June 2007, he moved to Barcelona for 24 million euros. In 2009, Henry, who was the core of the team, won La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League with the team, becoming the Triple Crown. Together with the subsequent Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and World Club Cup, he achieved six crowns. Henry was also selected into the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2010, he moved to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and helped them win the East Coast Division Championship. In 2012, he returned to Arsenal on loan and played for two months. In 2013, he helped the New York Red Bulls win the regular season championship. On December 1, 2014, Henry announced that he would hang up his boots, ending his 20-year football career. Henry also had outstanding achievements in the national team, winning the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 World Cup.

Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee Scientists · U.K.

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA FBCS (English: Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, June 8, 1955 -), nicknamed Tim Berners-Lee, is a British computer scientist. He was the inventor of the World Wide Web, developing the world's first website and the first web browser, allowing ordinary users to access and browse the web. On December 25, 1990, he successfully used the Internet to achieve the first communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol client and a server. Berners-Lee is the chairman of the World Wide Web Consortium. He founded the World Wide Web Consortium in 1994, an organization founded to focus on the development of the World Wide Web. He is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation. Berners-Lee was the founding chairman and senior researcher of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. At the same time, Berners-Lee is the director of the Web Science Research Initiative and a member of the advisory board of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. In 2011, he was appointed to the Ford Foundation's Board of Directors. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Berners-Lee the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In April 2009, he was elected as a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2017, he won the 2016 Turing Award for "inventing the World Wide Web, the first browser, and the basic protocols and algorithms that enabled the expansion of the World Wide Web." He was named to Time 100: the most important people of this century by Time magazine.

Tim Burton Tim Burton Film & TV · United States

Timothy Walter Burton, nicknamed Tim Burton, is an American film director, producer, artist, author, and animator. Known for its dark, gothic, and death style. Born in Burbank, California. His well-known animation works include "Nights in the City", "Star Wars: Destroyer", "Hell's Bride" and "Weirdos". He is also famous for directing the superhero film "Batman" and its sequel "Batman Begins", the science fiction film "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", the musical adventure film "The Chocolate Factory" and the fantasy films "The Master of Hell", "Occult" and "Odd Orphanage".

Tim Cook Tim Cook Entrepreneurs · United States

Timothy Donald Cook, commonly known as Tim Cook, is an American business manager, industrial engineer and industrial developer who is currently the CEO of Apple.

Tim Roth Tim Roth Film & TV · U.K.

Tim Roth (Tim Roth, May 14, 1961 -), British film actor and director. His most well-known works are mostly American films, including "The Pianist", "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", "Conquer", "The Doctor" and "The Hateful Eight". In 1995, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Rob Roy". In addition, he also participated in the FOX TV series "Lie to Me."

Tim Duncan Tim Duncan Athletes · United States

Timothy Theodore Duncan (English: Timothy Theodore Duncan, April 25, 1976 -), nicknamed "The Big Fundamental", was born in Christiansted, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is a former professional basketball player who played as a power forward/center. He played for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA throughout his career. Duncan was a swimmer before his sophomore year in middle school and became a basketball player in high school. He joined the basketball team while attending Wake Forest University and won the Atlantic Coast Conference's best athlete, Naismith College Player of the Year, and the John Wooden Award. After graduation, Duncan joined the Spurs as the No. 1 pick. He has won the NBA Most Valuable Player twice, and led the Spurs to NBA championships five times in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014. He also led the team to the playoffs every year and became the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player three times. In addition, Duncan has been selected to the NBA All-Star Game 15 times, the NBA All-NBA Team 15 times, and the NBA All-Defensive Team 15 times. He is recognized as one of the greatest players in history. He officially announced his retirement on July 11, 2016, ending his 19-year NBA player career. Off the court, he established the "Tim Duncan Foundation" to contribute to health care, education and youth sports in the United States.

Tina Turner Tina Turner Musicians · United States

Tina Turner (English: Tina Turner; November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023), formerly known as Anna Mae Bullock, was a Swiss-American female singer and actress. During her more than fifty-year acting career, she has been known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" for her numerous awards and contributions to the field of rock music. Tina began her acting career with Ike and Tina Turner, a band she formed with her husband Ike Turner. Successfully created immortal hits such as "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Proud Mary". After divorcing her husband in 1978 due to unbearable domestic violence, she remained silent for several years. Finally, he withstood the huge pressure and released his own single "Let's Stay Together" in 1983 and regained success. Her fifth album "Private Dancer" released in 1984 can be regarded as the most successful comeback in music history. In 1986 she published her autobiography "I, Tina". Tina is a talented singer and actor, playing the psychedelic queen in the 1975 movie "The Dark Valley" and also appeared in the movie "The Lonely Hearts Club". She won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress for her role in the film "Raiders" with Mel Gibson, and the theme song "We Don't Need Another Hero" she sang in the film was also a chart success. She also had a cameo in the 1993 Arnold Schwarzenegger film "The Last Action Hero." Tina is not only the most famous pop artist in the world, but also recognized as the most successful female rock artist. She was also called one of the greatest singers in history by Rolling Stone magazine. Her albums and singles have sold more than 180 million copies worldwide. The number of tickets sold for her concerts is also the most among solo artists in history. She is famous all over the world for her always-full stage energy, her instantly recognizable powerful voice, her everlasting professional status, and her popularity among people of all ages. In 2008, Tina came out of her semi-retirement and launched her new album titled "Tina!" Tina!: 50th An

Till Schweiger Till Schweiger Film & TV · Germany

Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (German: Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger, born December 19, 1963), commonly known as "Til Schweiger", is a famous German actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is famous for his performances in the movies "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "The Rabbit Without Ears", "101 Happy New Years", "Bad Agent" and "This Damn Love". Since 1968, he has been one of Germany's most successful filmmakers, and according to the German statistics agency, he is the actor who attracts the most audiences to cinemas. He runs his own film production company in Berlin, Germany.

Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet Film & TV · France

Timothée Hal Chalamet (English: Timothée Hal Chalamet, born December 27, 1995), nicknamed "Sweet Tea" in the Chinese circle, is a French-American actor and producer. He began his acting career by appearing in a number of short films before starring in the 2012 TV series Homeland. Two years later, he starred in his first feature film, The Man in the Clouds, and in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film Interstellar. In 2017, Chalamet gained wider recognition with supporting roles in the comedy "Lady Bird" and the western "Hostiles", as well as the lead role in the romance "Call Me by Your Name" directed by Luca Guadagnino. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter, making him the third youngest nominee for the award. The following year, he played a drug-addicted teenager in the drama film Beautiful Boy, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2024, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the biopic "Bob Dylan: Rock Poet". In 2026, he won the 83rd Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his feature film "Rampage", becoming the youngest winner of this award. On the stage, Chalamet starred in John Patrick Shanley's autobiographical play The Hustler, for which he was nominated for a Drama League Award and won a Lucille Rotel Award.

Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering Political figures · United States

Timothy Pickering Pickering (July 17, 1745 - January 29, 1829), an American politician and Federalist, served as the United States Postmaster General (1791-1795), the United States Secretary of War (1795), the United States Secretary of State (1795-1800), a member of the United States Senate (1803-1811), and a member of the United States House of Representatives (1813-1817).

Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton Film & TV · United States

Timothy Tarquin Hutton (English: Timothy Tarquin Hutton, August 16, 1960 -) is an American actor and director. He is the youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the history of the Academy Awards, winning for his role as Conrad Jarrett in "Ordinary People" when he was 20 years old.

J Jiang Yanfang Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Jiang Yanfang (1883-1957) was a modern national capitalist and democratic patriot. A native of Zhenhai County (Ningbo), Zhejiang Province.

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Political figures · Republic of China

Chiang Zhongzheng (October 31, 1887 - April 5, 1975), also known as Jieshi, was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang, and was a political and military figure in the Republic of China. He has successively served as principal of Whampoa Military Academy, commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, chairman of the National Government, chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, president of the Chinese Kuomintang, and president of the Republic of China. In 1887, Chiang Zhongzheng was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang. In 1908, Chiang joined the Chinese Tongmenghui, participated in the Revolution of 1911 in 1911, and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party in 1913. In 1918, Chiang served as director of the Operations Section of the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army to Assist Fujian. In 1920, he served as chief of staff of the Second Army of the Guangdong Army and commander-in-chief of the former enemy. In 1922, Chiang served as chief of staff of the Second Army of the East Route Army against the Bandits. In 1926, the National Revolutionary Army launched its Northern Expedition, with Chiang serving as commander-in-chief. After the success of the Northern Expedition in 1928, Chiang successively served as Chairman of the National Government, President of the Executive Yuan, Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, etc., and served as the de facto supreme leader of China for a long time. In 1937, China's Anti-Japanese War broke out. Chiang Kai-shek led the Chinese military and civilians to resist Japanese aggression. In 1942, the Sino-Japanese War merged with World War II, and Chiang became the supreme commander of the Allied Powers' China Theater. After the war, Chiang promoted the convening of the National Constituent Assembly, formulated the Constitution of the Republic of China, and was elected as the first president of the Republic of China in 1948. However, he soon resigned due to the defeat of the second civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan and was reinstated, ruling Taiwan until his death.

Jiang Xiangqian Jiang Xiangqian Scholars · Unknown nationality

Jiang Xiangqian (1955-), professor at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is a distinguished professor of the second batch of "Changjiang Scholars" of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and was elected as an academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2012. He has undertaken a number of key academic research projects, is a member of many societies in China and abroad, including the International Society for Production Engineering, published hundreds of papers, and won multiple awards. In 1995, he received a doctorate from the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering of the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology (now Huazhong University of Science and Technology), and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at City University of London, UK.

J Jiang Tianshu Scholars · Unknown nationality

Jiang Tianshu (1903-1988), courtesy name Bingnan, was a native of Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province, a Chinese literary historian, a professor at Fudan University and a veteran of the Chinese Department.

J Jiang Xiaohan Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Jiang Xiaohan (February 14, 1982 -), a native of Beijing, graduated from the University of Manchester, a program host and actress in mainland China.

J Jiang Jianning Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Jiang Jianning (December 1963-), Chinese entrepreneur.

J Jiang Zhengwen Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Jiang Zhengwen, a Chinese Internet entrepreneur, is famous for founding marketing companies such as "Chu Cheng" and "Juan Fu".