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Ieoh Ming Pei (English: Ieoh Ming Pei; signature: I. M. Pei; April 26, 1917 - May 16, 2019), a Chinese-American architect, winner of the 1983 Pritzker Prize, and is known as "the last master of high modernist architecture". Ieoh Ming Pei is a descendant of a prominent family in Suzhou. He was born in Panyu County, Guangdong Province, the Republic of China. His father Pei Zuyi was the president of the Central Bank of the Republic of China and one of the founders of the Bank of China. His biological mother, Zhuang, was the imperial eunuch of the Qing Dynasty. After drinking, Bei died of cancer when she was 13 years old; her stepmother, Jiang Shiyun, was the daughter of Jiang Lufu, the envoy of the Republic of China; Bei had an older sister, two younger brothers, and two younger sisters; his wife, Eileen Lu, Loo is a Chinese student studying in the United States. After marriage, he has three sons and one daughter. Among them, Chien Chung Pei and Li Chung Pei are both famous American architects; his cousin Peggy Lam was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and the chairman of the Wan Chai District Council. I.M. Pei's works are mainly public buildings and cultural and educational buildings, which are classified as modernist buildings and make good use of steel, concrete, glass and stone. His representative works include the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Louvre Museum expansion project in Paris, France, the Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, the Republic of China Pavilion at the 1970 Japan World Expo, the Lucien Church of Tunghai University (co-designed with Chen Qikuan and executed by Chen Qikuan), the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, and the Chinese Embassy in the United States. In the early morning of May 16, 2019, Ieoh Ming Pei passed away at his home in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 102. Pei devoted his life to architectural design and was still creating works until he was eighty years old. His last work was the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.

Betty Friedan (English: Betty Friedan, February 4, 1921 - February 4, 2006), formerly known as Betty Naomi Goldstein (English: Bettye Naomi Goldstein), was an American feminist activist, writer, and editor. She played an important role in the 20th century feminist movement and is known as the "mother of the modern women's liberation movement." Her masterpiece "The Feminine Mystique" questioned women's traditional role in the family, advocated liberal feminism, and set off the second wave of feminist movement. In addition, she was the founder of the National Institute of Women, the National Women's Political Caucus, and the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, and launched the National Women's Strike in 1970. After the 1980s, Betty Friedan's views turned moderate. In her book "The Second Phase," she criticized the radical behavior of some feminists and advocated seeking "equality in difference."

Bette Davis (English: Bette Davis, April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989), formerly known as Ruth Elizabeth Davis (English: Ruth Elizabeth Davis), was an American film, television and theater actress who twice won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Shortly after her Broadway debut, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal were unsuccessful. In 1932, she became a contract actress for Warner Bros. Pictures and made a number of acclaimed films. In 1937, she left the company to pursue independent development. Although she lost the famous lawsuit, it was also the beginning of the most successful phase of her acting career. By the late 1940s, she was already one of the top actresses in the American film industry. Her performance is full of passion and she strives for perfection in everything. In-depth discussions and even disputes with producers, directors and other actors in order to be able to concretely develop the characters are often reported. Her straightforward personality, crisp voice, and image of holding a cigarette are often imitated and ridiculed; "Bette Davis Eyes" was the top song on the American pop music charts in the 1980s. It tells the story of Bette Davis's extraordinary acting skills with sometimes coquettish and sometimes fierce eyes. It is widely welcomed by Americans and has become one of the famous representatives of 20th century pop culture. Davis is the first woman to hold the position of president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is the first actor to be nominated for 10 Oscars for Best Actress and the first actress to receive the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her acting career has seen many ups and downs, with more than 100 film, television and theater roles. She was married four times in her life, widowed once, divorced three times, and raised her children independently as a single mother. She was plagued by illness in her later years, but she continued to perform until shortly before her death from a recurrence of breast cancer.

Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (English: Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford, April 8, 1918 - July 8, 2011), wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, and former First Lady of the United States (1974-1977). He has won the respect of the American people for his promotion of women's rights movements, breast cancer prevention, anti-drug and alcohol abuse and other public welfare activities.

Felix Gottwald (German: Felix Gottwald, born January 13, 1976) is an Austrian men's Nordic combined athlete. He represented Austria in the Nordic combined events at the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning three gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals.

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (German: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847), commonly known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor during the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the overture and score of A Midsummer Night's Dream (including his Wedding March), the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorios St. Paul, Elijah, the overture "The Hebrides", the masterpieces of his mature period, the Violin Concerto and the String Octet. Christmas carol "Hark! The melody of "Angels Sing Loudly" was also written by him. "Song of Silence" is his most famous solo piano work. Mendelssohn's grandfather was the famous Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, but Felix initially grew up without religious affiliation. He was baptized at the age of seven and became a Reform Christian. He was regarded as a musical prodigy early on, but his parents were cautious and did not try to fully exploit his talents. His sister Fanny Mendelssohn received a similar musical education and was a talented composer and pianist in her own right; some of her early songs were published under Felix's name, and her Resurrection Rhythm Sonata was lost and mistakenly attributed to Felix until it was rediscovered in the 1970s. Mendelssohn achieved early success in Germany and revived musical interest in Bach's works with a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's Matthew Passion in 1829. He was enthusiastically received as a composer, conductor and soloist as he traveled throughout Europe; his ten visits to England formed an important part of his adult career, during which many of his important works were premiered. His essentially conservative musical tastes set him apart from his more adventurous composer contemporaries such as Liszt Ferenc, Richard Wagner, Charles-Valentin Alcorn and Hector Berlioz. The Leipzig Music Academy he founded became a bastion of this anti-radical thinking. The originality of Mendelssohn's compositions suffered a long disparagement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to changes in popular musical tastes and anti-Semitism, but today his status has been re-emphasized as one of the most popular Romantic subjects.

Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto Busoni (Italian: Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto Busoni; April 1, 1866 - July 27, 1924) was an Italian pianist and composer. Although he is Italian, Busoni's works are completely German and Austrian style. Influenced by Liszt and Brahms in his early days, his works are magnificent and technically difficult. In his later years, he advocated neoclassicism and proposed ideas such as electronic music, and was regarded as a twentieth-century classical music composer. Busoni was also a great pianist and left several precious recordings. He arranged many of Bach's organ works and the unaccompanied violin piece "Chacon" for piano, among others. As an important performer at that time, Busoni's review of works, including the marking of fingerings, etc., was regarded as a standard by music publishing houses.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский; November 11, 1821 [October 30 in the Julian calendar] - February 9, 1881 [January 28 in the Julian calendar]), a Russian writer who began writing when he was about 20 years old. His first novel "The Poor Man" was published in 1846, when he was 25 years old. Dostoevsky's important works include "Crime and Punishment" (1866), "The Idiot" (1869) and "The Brothers Karamazov" (1880). Dostoevsky wrote a total of 11 novels, 3 novellas and 17 short stories. Dostoevsky often depicts characters who live at the bottom of society but have different ideas from ordinary people, which allows him to understand the psychology of small people in the turbulent Russian society in the 19th century. Some scholars believe that he is the founder of existentialism. For example, the American philosopher Walter Arnold Kaufman once considered "Notes from the Underground" to be the first existentialist book. Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He came into contact with literature through fairy tales and legends in his early years, and also dabbled in works by Russian and other foreign authors. Dostoevsky's mother died in 1837, when Dostoevsky was only 15 years old. In the same year, he left home and entered the Nikolaev Military Engineering Institute. After graduation, he worked as an engineer, earned extra income by translating books, and briefly enjoyed a luxurious life. He published his first novel "The Poor Man" in 1846, which allowed him to enter the literary circles of St. Petersburg. In 1849, he was arrested for participating in a literary group that discussed a book that was critical of the Tsar and was later banned. He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted at the last moment before execution. He spent four years in a Siberian prison, followed by six years of compulsory military service in exile. This experience had a very important impact on his soul. Later, Dostoevsky worked as a journalist, published and edited some magazines, and later edited his collection "A Writer's Diary". He also began to travel to Western Europe and developed a gambling addiction, which caused him financial difficulties. For a time he was in dire need of money, but he nevertheless became the most widely known and read Russian writer. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages. Dostoevsky was influenced by many philosophers and writers, including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, August

Fernand Braudel (French: Fernand Braudel, French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑə bʁodɛl], August 24, 1902 - November 27, 1985) was a famous historian of the second generation of the French Annals School.

Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese: Fernando Pessoa, June 13, 1888 - November 30, 1935), born in Lisbon, was a Portuguese poet and writer. He was famous for his collection of poems "The Mission" during his lifetime. He is considered the greatest Portuguese writer after Louis de Camões. Literary critic Bullen described him in his work "The Western Canon" as the poet who best represents the twentieth century along with Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda. He was ranked eighth in the 2007 poll of the greatest Portuguese.

Fernando Gago (Spanish: Fernando Gago, April 10, 1986 -) is a retired Argentine men's professional football player. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for Bulgaria Juniors and Real Madrid. He was a member of the Argentina national football team.

Fernando Alonso Diaz is a Spanish racing driver who currently drives for Aston Martin Racing and is a two-time Formula One world champion.

Fei Yimin (December 22, 1908 - May 18, 1988), known by his pen names Zhizhong, Yiming, etc., was known as "Fei Gong", male, from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, born in Shanghai, a Chinese newspaper activist, and the former president of Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao".

Federico Fazio (Spanish: Federico Julián Fazio, born March 17, 1987) is an Argentine football player who mainly serves as a backbone.

Federico Fellini (Italian: Federico Fellini, January 20, 1920 - October 31, 1993) was an Italian art film director, actor and writer. Federico Fellini was born in Rimini, Italy, and began to participate in film production with the help of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini. Federico Fellini has won the Academy Award five times. Federico Fellini is known for his unique style, especially his films that mix dreams with gorgeous baroque imagery. He is considered one of the most influential directors of the 20th century.

Ferdinand Porsche (German: Ferdinand Porsche; September 3, 1875 - January 30, 1951) was a German automotive engineer and founder of Porsche AG. He created the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche) and the Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle designed by Porsche and produced by Volkswagen was once the most produced car of the same model design in the world, with a total of 21 million units produced. The sports car originally produced by Porsche Co., Ltd. founded by him and his son Ferry Porsche was also developed from the Beetle. As an important contributor to Nazi Germany's war effort during World War II, Porsche was involved in the production of advanced tanks such as the VK4501(P), the Elephant (originally named "Ferdinand") self-propelled gun and the Maus super-heavy tank, as well as the development of other weapons systems, including the V-1 missile. Porsche was a member of the Nazi Party and the honorary superior leader of the SS. He was awarded the German State Prize for Arts and Sciences, the SS Ring of Honor and the War Cross.

Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (English: Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier, November 5, 1913 - July 8, 1967), a British national treasure film actress, two-time Oscar winner and Best Actress winner at the Venice Film Festival. Vivien Leigh was not only an excellent film actress, but also an excellent stage actor. Her outstanding appearance and superb acting skills earned her a place in the history of the film industry. Vivien Leigh's personal relationships were not smooth. She suffered from physical and mental illnesses in the years before her death. She died at home in the UK in 1967 at the age of 53. Vivien Leigh played the heroine in the movie "Gone with the Wind". Scarlett Hao became one of the most unsurpassed characters in film history. In 1998, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 16th on the "AFI 100 Greatest Female Stars of the Century".

Congratulatory letter (1983-), a political figure of the People's Republic of China and an advanced individual in the country's fight against poverty.

Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon CH QC PC (English: Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon; December 20, 1926 - October 9, 2015), British politician, Conservative Party member, former member of the Privy Council.

Jia Lina is an actress at China's Liaoning People's Art Theater. She started dubbing work at the age of 20 and has dubbed many classic roles. Jun Yamano's first voiceover work is the Japanese animation "Magic Altar Fighter".

Jia Nailiang (April 12, 1984 -), Chinese actor, native of Liaocheng, Shandong Province, was born in Songbei District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province.

Jia Yunxin (October 23, 2012 -), nicknamed Tianxin, is a child star in mainland China and the daughter of actors Jia Nailiang and Li Xiaolu. From 2014 to 2015, he participated in the variety show "Dad Is Back" broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV with his father Jia Nailiang. In 2017, he made a guest appearance in the comedy movie "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast: Broken Horse Zhang Fei".

Jia Yibin (November 22, 1912 - April 19, 2012), formerly known as Jia Zaiheng and courtesy name Siji, male, was born in Xingguo Prefecture (now Yangxin County), Hubei Province, and was the former Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.

Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976-1981) and is the only original female lead to remain with the series intact. She reprized this role in guest roles in the films "Charlie's Angels 2" (2003) and "Charlie's Angels" (2019). She also appeared in other films, including Nightkill (1980) and Déjà Vu (1985). Since the 1980s, she has developed and marketed her own clothing and fragrance brands. Smith began her career in 1968 with minor roles. In 1976, she starred in "Charlie's Angels" alongside Kate Jackson and Farrah Cosey. The show catapulted the trio to fame, including appearing on the cover of Time magazine. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her starring role in the television film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981), and went on to appear in several television films and miniseries over the next 20 years, including Wrath of the Angels (1983), George Washington (1984), The Man of Steel (1988), Kaleidoscope (1990), and Nightmare in the Daylight (1992). She had a recurring role on the television series The District from 2002 to 2004, and played Olivia Hodges in two episodes of CSI in 2012.