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Dustin Moskovitz (English: Dustin Moskovitz, May 22, 1984 -) is an American Jewish Internet entrepreneur. In 2004, he founded the social networking site Facebook with his three roommates at Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin and Chris Hughes. In 2008, he left Facebook and co-founded the web application Asana with Justin Rosenstein. In March 2011, Forbes listed Moskowitz as the world's youngest self-employed billionaire based on his 7.6% stake in Facebook. In the 2019 list of the 400 richest people in the United States, he ranked 40th with assets of US$11.6 billion. Ranked 37th on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list released in September 2020, with assets of US$14.2 billion.

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (Swedish: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld, pronounced: [ˈdɑːɡ ˈhâmːarˌɧœld]; July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and author who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death. He was elected to the 17th seat of the Swedish Academy in 1954, succeeding his father, and was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961. Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash on his way to ceasefire negotiations. He is the only UN Secretary-General to die in office.

Hannah Dakota Fanning (English: Hannah Dakota Fanning, February 23, 1994-) is an American actress who debuted as a child star in 2000. Dakota's famous works are "He's Not Stupid, He's My Dad" in 2001, "The World" and "Hide and Seek" in 2005, and "Charlotte's Web" in 2006. Dakota is also one of the youngest nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Award. His sister Elle is also a well-known actress.

Dario Fo (Italian: Dario Fo, Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːrjo ˈfɔ], March 24, 1926 - October 13, 2016), Italian playwright and theater director, was born in San Giano, Italy. His father was a railway technician. Together with his wife Franca Rame, he devoted himself to using drama, especially the comedy style of professional artists, to cry out for the interests of the lower class people. He was affectionately called the "people's bard" by the general public. He has more than 70 comedy works that are widely circulated, and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. "Because he inherited the spirit of medieval comedians, denouncing authority and upholding the dignity of the oppressed." Dario Fo is a very controversial playwright. Many playwrights, literary critics, neo-Nazis, and Vatican authorities have lambasted him on purely literary grounds.

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (English: Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel, May 13, 1930 - June 26, 2021) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, an American real estate agent, author, politician, American Democratic Party, and former member of the U.S. Senate. He competed for the Democratic candidate nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Michael John Myers (commonly known as Mike Myers, May 25, 1963 -) is a British-Scottish-Canadian Emmy Award winner, actor, comedian, playwright, and film producer. He is famous for the stage comedy "Saturday Night Live" and the representative movies "Wayne's World", "Austin Powers" series (Austin Powers) and "Shrek".

Hadj Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (English: Hadj Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, born on June 30, 1966 in New York City, United States, is a former professional boxer who has won the world heavyweight championship and is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history. In his early years, he was nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite", and later became known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet". In his heyday, he defeated famous opponents many times with a devastating style and was once one of the most threatening boxers. But his career prospects were derailed by personal problems, lack of training and two incarcerations. While in prison he attempted to resume his career, but failed to win against high-profile opponents. Tyson fought his last match with boxer Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005, but it also ended in failure, so he decided to retire from boxing forever. After retiring, he turned to the entertainment industry and starred in many movies.

Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), better known by his stage name Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, writer, producer, activist and voice actor. He is represented by the movie "Back to the Future" trilogy and the TV series "Genius" and "Spin City". In 2022, he won the Jane Hersolt Humanitarian Award at the 95th Academy Awards. Since 2000, Fox's work has mainly been providing voice acting for films such as "The Little Mermaid" and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." He has also made guest appearances on television series such as Boston Legal, The Good Wife, Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Wire. In addition, he has published three books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010). Foxx was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 and made the condition public in 1998. In 2000, symptoms of his illness became more pronounced and he semi-retired from acting. He has since become an activist promoting research into a cure for Parkinson's disease and created the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to curtail his activities and led to his return to television on "Little People" while he was still a major movie star. His last major role was in the NBC sitcom "The Michael J. Fox Show." Fox officially retired from showbiz in 2020 due to declining health. Foxx has won an Academy Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Star in 2002.

John Michael Crichton (English: John Michael Crichton, October 23, 1942 - November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, doctor, film and television producer, director and screenwriter. Most of his works are in the action genre with strong technological elements, and he has been called the "Father of Science Fiction Thrillers". The work cites a large number of new medical science and technology knowledge, fully reflecting his medical training and scientific background. His books have been translated into 36 languages, and almost all of his best-selling books have been adapted onto the screen by Hollywood, and have many readers and fans around the world. In 1994, Clayton became the only artist in American history to have his work at the top of the charts for movies ("Jurassic Park"), TV series ("ER"), and bestsellers ("Secrets") at the same time.

Michael Robert Kremer (English: Michael Robert Kremer, November 12, 1964 - ), American development economist. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1985 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in 1992. He served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1992 to 1993, as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago in the spring of 1993, and as a professor from 1993 to 1999. Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University since 1999. Kramer focuses on philanthropy and strives to help working people around the world. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Presidential Research Award, and was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Kramer is a fellow at the Institute for Innovative Poverty Action, where he develops and evaluates solutions to social and international development problems. He is also a member of Do Our Best, a global poverty alleviation organization, and founded WorldTeach, which leads Harvard students and recent graduates to participate in summer and one-year projects to teach in developing countries around the world. Kramer also proposed advanced market commitments, establishing incentives to encourage developing countries to develop and use vaccines, and using randomized trials to evaluate social science interventions. The economic theory of complementary skills he proposed is called the circle theory of economic development. Kramer put forward the most convincing explanation for the phenomenon of hyperbolic population growth in the world system and the economic mechanism of demographic transition that was observed as early as the early 1970s. He presented his research results in the field of human capital at the Center for International Development's Development Week in 2010. Cramer is one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Sir Michael Caine, CBE (English: Sir Michael Caine, CBE, formerly known as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., English: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., March 14, 1933-), was born in London, England. He is a well-known British film actor. He has twice won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, he has won awards in three other film awards, including the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy of Film Arts Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award, and has starred in more than a hundred films. In 2015, he won the Best Actor Award at the 28th European Film Awards for "Youthful" and was awarded the European Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, it was announced that due to factors such as his advanced age and difficulty in walking, he decided to announce his official retirement from the entertainment industry.

Michael Rubens Bloomberg, KBE (English: Michael Rubens Bloomberg, February 14, 1942 -), American businessman, third-generation Russian Jewish immigrant, founder of Bloomberg LP, served as mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Organization. Mike Bloomberg ranks 9th on Forbes' 2019 billionaires list, with assets reaching $55.5 billion. He is also a philanthropist, having donated more than $5 billion to gun control, climate change and other issues. He ranked 8th on the 2019 list of the 400 richest Americans with assets of US$53.4 billion. Ranked 14th on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list published in September 2020, with assets of US$55 billion. Bloomberg ranks 18th on Forbes' 2026 billionaire list, with assets reaching $109.4 billion. Born on February 14, 1942 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, Boston. He was born into a Jewish family and was a member of Emmanuel Congregation on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. His grandfather, Alexander "Elick" Blumberg, was a Polish Jew, and his maternal grandfather, Max Rubens, was a Lithuanian Jew from present-day Belarus. His maternal grandmother was born in New York to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. Originally a Democrat, Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor of New York City for the first time as a Republican in 2001 and became chairman of C40, a city climate leadership group. Re-elected in 2005 and 2009. Bloomberg is the fourth New York City mayor to serve three 12-year terms since 1898, following Fiorello Henry LaGuardia, Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. and Edward Kuo. On June 19, 2007, Bloomberg announced that he would change his status from a Republican to a nonpartisan independent. However, he was still endorsed by the Republican Party and was re-elected in 2009. On November 2, 2012, Bloomberg expressed support for then-President Obama’s re-election. In January 2016, Bloomberg considered running for President of the United States as an independent. On March 7 of the same year, Bloomberg published a blog titled "The Risk I Will Not Take" and announced that he would not run for president of the United States. He announced on October 10, 2018, that he would re-register as a Democrat and may run in this capacity in 2020.

Michael Dell, American Jewish entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the board of directors of Dell, one of the world's largest computer manufacturers.

Michael J. Sandel (English: Michael J. Sandel, March 5, 1953 -), also translated as Shen Dale, is an American political philosopher, professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a representative figure of communitarianism. He is famous for his popular online Harvard University open course "Justice" and his criticism of John Rawls's "A Theory of Justice" in his 1982 book "Liberalism and the Limits of Justice."

Michael Schumacher (German: Michael Schumacher, pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ], January 3, 1969 -), or translated into German as Michael Schumacher, a German racing driver, seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. Schumacher set several Formula One records during his career. In addition, he has 91 race wins, 68 pole positions, 155 podium finishes and 77 fastest laps. Schumacher had already retired at the end of the 2006 season. However, due to Felli Massa's injury in qualifying at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced that Schumacher would make a comeback starting from the 2009 European Grand Prix. However, Schumacher later announced that he had decided to cancel his plan to return in the Hungarian Grand Prix due to a neck injury. At the beginning of 2010, Schumacher officially announced his comeback and joined the Mercedes team formerly known as Brawn Racing. In October 2012, Schumacher announced that he would retire again after this season. On December 29, 2013, Schumaker had an accident while skiing in the French Alps. His head hit a rock and he was severely injured and fell into a coma. On January 22, 2014, Schumacher fell into a coma for more than three weeks after a skiing accident. The chance of recovery was reduced. Experts predict that Schumacher may become a permanent vegetative state. But on April 5, 2014, Schumacher's spokesman announced the latest news, saying that the car king, who had been in a coma for three consecutive months, was gradually showing signs of waking up. On June 16, 2014, Schumaker's spokesman Ken said that Schumaker was out of coma and left the hospital where he was treated in France after the skiing accident and transferred to a Swiss hospital. On July 31, 2019, before the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, FIA President Jean Todt confirmed that Schumacher was awake and could watch the live broadcast of Formula One racing. At the 2019 German Grand Prix the previous week, his son Mick Schumacher had performed in a Ferrari F2004 car that was almost invincible in 2004. His younger brother Ralf Schumacher is also a Formula One driver and once participated in the German Touring Car Racing in Germany, so Michael Schumacher is sometimes called "Big Schumacher". His son Mick Schumacher will also become a Formula One driver starting from the 2021 season.

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American male swimmer. With 28 Olympic medals, he is the athlete with the most Olympic medals in history. At the same time, he also holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals, the most Olympic individual event gold medals (23), and the most Olympic individual event medals in history.

Michael Benjamin Bay (English: Michael Benjamin Bay, February 17, 1965-), American male director and producer. Bay has made huge profits in films such as "Bad Boys", "Bad Boys", "Armageddon", "Pearl Harbor", "Bad Boys II" and "Transformers"; Bay is also a member of the Los Angeles production company Promotional Pictures.

Michael Kirk Douglas (English: Michael Kirk Douglas, September 25, 1944 -), Jewish, well-known Hollywood first-line film actor and producer, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His father is the famous American actor Kirk Douglas. Mike Douglas made his debut in the 1970s. The 1984 adventure film "Emerald" directed by the famous director Robert Simmix increased his reputation a lot. In 1987, "Wall Street" won him the Oscar for Best Actor. The late 1980s and early 1990s were the peak years of Douglas's acting career. He starred in many suspense films about love and hatred between men and women. Among them, "Fatal Attraction", "The Sixth Sense" and "Secret Love" all achieved box office successes of over 100 million in North America. His first wife was Deandra Luke. They got married in 1977 and divorced in 2000. They have a son. His second wife is actress Catherine Shedd-Jones. They were born on the same month and day but are 25 years apart. They got married in 2000 and now have a son and a daughter.

Michaela Dorfmeister (German: Michaela Dorfmeister, born March 25, 1973) is an Austrian female alpine skier. She represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Miles Dewey Davis III (English: Miles Dewey Davis III, May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an African American jazz trumpeter and band leader. He was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was one of the first jazz musicians to play bebop, and as jazz gradually became more accepted, the influence of Davis's work gradually expanded. Davis's music is soft and melodic. But at the same time, he was a bad-tempered person. Jazz not only brought Davis immortal fame, but also brought him huge financial resources, becoming a model of successful musicians.

Suzy Eddie Izzard (February 7, 1962 -) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. She has appeared in numerous comedy and television shows. Izzard's stand-up touring credits include "The Ambassador Live" (1993), "The Definite Article" (1996), "Glorious" (1997), "Dress to Kill" (1998), "Circle" (2000), "Stripped" (2009), and "Force Majeure" (2013). She starred in the TV series "The Riches" (2007-2008) and has appeared in numerous films, including "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007), "Assassination of Valkyrie" (2008), "Magic Teacher" (2015) and "Midnight Order" (2020). Izzard has also lent his voice to a number of films, including The Wild Ones (2004), Into the Wild (2006), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), and the Netflix original series Green Eggs and Ham (2019). She has received numerous honors, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for "Dress to Kill" and a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Broadway's "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg." In 2009, Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief, even though she had never run a long distance before. In 2016, she ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa in memory of Nelson Mandela, raising £1.35 million. In addition to her native English, she performs stand-up comedy in Arabic, French, German, Russian and Spanish and is an active supporter of Europeanism and the European Union. Izzard is a Labor supporter.

Dilraba Dilmurat (Uyghur: دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات, Romanized: Dilraba Dilmurat; June 3, 1992 -), a native of Urumqi, Xinjiang, a Chinese Uyghur actress, graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. In 2013, he made his debut starring in the first TV series "Anarhan". In 2015, he became popular after starring in the TV series "Carat Lovers". In 2017, he starred in "Three Lives Three Worlds" and became a regular member of the variety show "Run" in the same year. In 2018, she won the Most Popular Actress and Audience's Favorite Actress at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards for her role in the TV series "Beautiful Li Huizhen". .

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (English: Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney, January 30, 1941 - November 3, 2025), American politician, 46th Vice President of the United States. Cheney is widely considered the most powerful vice president in American history. Cheney was born on January 30, 1941 at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. His father was a civil servant serving in the United States Department of the Interior. In his youth, Cheney was prosecuted many times for drunk driving. When he was studying at Yale University, he was forced to drop out due to poor grades and then worked as a lineman for an electric power company. Cheney later transferred to the University of Wyoming, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. While studying for a doctorate in political science at the University of Wisconsin in 1969, Cheney interned with the federal government. He was appreciated by Rumsfeld and was selected by him as a special assistant. In 1971, he transferred to the White House. During Ford's presidency, Cheney succeeded Rumsfeld as White House chief of staff. After Ford lost his reelection bid in 1977 and left office, Cheney returned to Wyoming to settle down. Two years later (1979), he was elected as Wyoming's only federal representative. He was re-elected five times and became the Republican whip of the House of Representatives in 1989. When George H.W. Bush became president, Cheney became Secretary of Defense in 1989 and experienced the historical events of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was one of the planners during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. When Bill Clinton became president in 1993, Cheney left politics, first briefly serving at the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank, and then as chairman and CEO of Halliburton Corporation (Halliburton) from 1995 to 2000. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, George W. Bush won the Republican primary, and George W. Bush later invited Cheney to serve as his vice presidential candidate. Cheney, who was 59 years old at the time, had been treated for heart disease many times, but Bush still supported him many times and made him agree to become the vice presidential candidate. Bush eventually narrowly defeated Al Gore in the electoral vote and was elected President of the United States. Shortly after taking office, the September 11th Incident occurred in the United States, and the United States launched a series of anti-terrorism activities. Cheney was also one of the planners. Like Bush and then Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, he was a hawk, emphasizing unilateralism and the use of tough military means to resolve foreign relations. In the 2004 US presidential election, he was successfully re-elected together with George W. Bush. When the United States suffered in the Iraq War

Declan John Galbraith (English: Declan John Galbraith, born December 19, 1991), British singer and Guinness World Record holder. In 2002, when he was 10 years old, he released his first music album "Declan", which instantly became popular all over Europe. Not long after, he also sang "Amazing Grace" at the British Royal Concert for the Queen of England's birthday. The British local media praised him as "a once-in-a-lifetime singing genius."