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Vincent Kok Tak Chiu (English: Vincent Kok Tak Chiu, August 15, 1966 -), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, actor, and program host.

Gu Ailing, a female freestyle skier, was born in San Francisco, United States, of mixed Chinese and American descent. She has represented the People's Republic of China in international competitions since 2019.

Jo Koo (English: Jo Koo, May 16, 1977 -), Hong Kong female singer, actress, disc jockey and model.

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges, also translated as Borges, was an Argentine writer, poet, and translator. His works cover multiple literary categories including short stories, essays, essays, poems, literary reviews, and translated literature. He is known for his timeless words and profound philosophy.

Beiling (1959-), whose real name is Huang Beiling, is a poet, writer, editor and publisher in Mainland China. The work has been translated into many languages.

Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne (English: Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne, October 8, 1997 -) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, model, adult film director and writer. His famous works are "My Enemy", "Sanqi Man" and "Dancing Youth". He also appeared in the movies "When We Mixed Up" and "Alexander Comes Home".

Bernardo Bertolucci (Italian: Bernardo Bertolucci, pronounced: [berˈnardo bertoˈluttʃi]; March 16, 1941 - November 26, 2018), Italian screenwriter, film director, and member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). With the movie "The Last Emperor", he won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. He was awarded the Honorary Palme d'Or - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Bernardo Bertolucci died of cancer on November 26, 2018, at the age of 77.

Betty Cuthbert (English: Betty Cuthbert, April 20, 1938 - August 6, 2017), Australian female track and field athlete. She represented Australia in track and field events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, winning four gold medals.

Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Herrera (May 19, 1981 -), born in Santa Fe, Argentina, is an Argentine football player who serves as a forward.

Fei Xiaotong (November 2, 1910 - April 24, 2005), courtesy name Yijiang, was born in Wujiang, Jiangsu Province. He was a modern Chinese sociologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and social activist. He is considered one of the founders of Chinese sociology and anthropology. His representative works include "River Village Economy", "Rural China", "Reproductive System", etc. Fei Xiaotong served as Vice Chairman of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the Seventh and Eighth National People's Congress Standing Committee, and as a deputy national leader of the People's Republic of China.

Fei Ming-yee, SBS (English: Barbara Fei Ming-yee, July 8, 1931 - January 2, 2017), female, Tianjin, ancestral home in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Hong Kong vocal music professor, went to France to further study vocal music, founded the Mingyi Choir in 1964, her father is director Fei Mu, and her uncle is Fei Yimin, the president of "Ta Kung Pao". Fei Ming-yee has served as Chairman of the Music Section of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Music Director and Conductor of the Mingyi Choir, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chorus Association, Honorary Fellow of the Asian Studies Center of the University of Hong Kong, Chairman of the Yuefu Music Committee, President of the Hong Kong Ethnomusic Society, Director and Principal of the Hong Kong Music College, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Women Composers Association, Music Consultant of the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Senior Consultant of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Affairs Consultant, and member of the Selection Committee of the First Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. At the same time, he also serves as a visiting researcher at the Central Conservatory of Music, a visiting researcher at the Music Research Institute of the China Academy of Arts, a visiting professor at the China Conservatory of Music, a teaching consultant guest professor at the Vocal Music Department of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, a visiting professor at the Jilin University of the Arts, an honorary professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, a member of the 20th Century Chinese Music Classics Art Committee, and the vice chairman of the Chinese National Culture Promotion Association.

Fei Qinyuan (March 20, 2001 -), born in Shanghai, China, is a member of the Chinese idol group SNH48, and his team is Team HII. She was revealed in the second SNH48 finals on July 25, 2015, and became the fifth generation of SNH48. On December 4, 2015, he made his official debut in the performance of "Theatre Goddess". She is also a member of the SNH48 sub-unit Color Girls. On the evening of December 5, 2024, Fei Qinyuan announced on Weibo that she would withdraw from the group.

Fei Yuqing (July 17, 1955 -), whose real name is Zhang Yanting, nicknamed Brother, and nicknamed Tingting, is a Taiwanese male singer and host. He is well-known in the contemporary Chinese-speaking world for his Chinese and Taiwanese pop song singing and variety show hosting performance. He held a farewell performance in 2019 and later announced his retirement from acting in early 2020 after completing his contract work. He is the younger brother of former singer Fei Zhenling and artist Zhang Fei.

Jacques Tati (French: Jacques Tati, French: [tati], October 9, 1907 - November 4, 1982) was a French film director and actor, best known for his roles in "My Uncle", "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday" and "Playtime". He only made six feature films and three short films in his life.

Jacqueline Nina Hewitt (English: Jacqueline Nina Hewitt, born September 4, 1958) is an American astrophysicist. She was the first person to discover Einstein's rings. She is a fellow of the American Astronomical Society.

Jared Polis (English: Jared Polis; May 12, 1975 -) is an American politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is currently the governor of Colorado. Since 2009, he has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives elected from the 2nd electoral district of Colorado. He is the first openly gay member of the U.S. Congress and has children. He was elected governor of Colorado in November 2018, becoming the first openly gay governor in the United States.

Edison Arandis do Nasventura, KBE, also known as Pelé, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a forward. He was honored as "O Rei" in the football world.

Bedřich Smetana (Czech: Bedřich Smetana, Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛdr̝ɪx ˈsmɛtana]; March 2, 1824 – May 12, 1884), Czech composer. His music successfully promoted Czech national culture and was inseparable from Czech independence, so he is known as the father of Czech music. Internationally, he is most representative of the opera "The Betrayed Bride"; including the symphonic poem suite "My Motherland", which delicately interprets the history, legends and scenery of the Czech Republic; and String Quartet No. 1 "My Life".

Bertha von Suttner (German: Bertha von Suttner, full name Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner, June 9, 1843 - June 21, 1914), born in Prague and died in Vienna, was an Austrian novelist and radical pacifist.

Eugen Bertholt Friedrich Brecht (German: Eugen Bertholt Friedrich Brecht, February 10, 1898 - August 14, 1956) was a German dramatist and poet. His plays have been performed around the world. Brecht created and replaced the concept of narrative drama, or "dialectical drama". Bertolt Brecht was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He worked as a theater writer and director when he was young, and devoted himself to the left-wing labor movement. After 1933, the Nazi Party came to power and was forced to live in exile on the European continent. He went to the United States via the Soviet Union in 1941, but was persecuted against communism in the United States after the war. He had to return to Europe in 1947 and settled in East Berlin from the following year. In 1951, he received the National Prize for his contribution to drama, and in 1955, he received the Lenin Peace Prize. Brecht died in East Berlin on August 14, 1956.

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault, KBE, (French: Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault, French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ ʒɑ etjɛn aʁno]; March 5, 1949 -) was born in Roubaix, a French businessman, the chairman and CEO of the top luxury goods company LVMH Group and holds 51% of the shares. In December 2011, he transferred 31% of his personal holdings in Groupe Arnault to his company Pilinvest in Belgium. These shares are worth a total of 5.5 billion pounds (about 67 billion Hong Kong dollars). Arnault Group is the holding company of LV. On the same day, 48.5% of the usufruct rights of the Arnault Group, held by his five children, was transferred to the Belgian company Pilinvest. As of December 2025, Arnault's net worth reached US$200 billion, making him one of the richest people in the world.

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Spanish: Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez; February 19, 1967 -), American and Spanish actor and director. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as a Mexican policeman in "Heroes". In 2008, he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Che Guevara" (two parts of the film, "Che: Revolution at 28" and "Che: Farewell Letter at 39").

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician, a Democratic politician, and the 44th President of the United States. He is the first U.S. president of African descent. He represented Illinois as a U.S. Senator from 2005 to 2008, and lived in Chicago as an Illinois State Senator from 1997 to 2004. After leaving office as president, he settled in Washington, D.C., the capital.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (English: George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr., February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948) was an American baseball player. He was the most representative second-string player in the history of the country's professional baseball. He served as both a pitcher and an outfielder. In the middle of his career, he gradually played as a hitter. He led the Boston Red Sox to three World Series championships and the New York Yankees to four World Series championships, and was known as the "God of Baseball." In the poll "The Greatest American" held by AOL in 2005, Babe Ruth was selected as the 14th greatest American figure.