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Fukushiro Nukaga Fukushiro Nukaga Political figures · Japan

Fukushiro Nugaga (January 11, 1944 -), a politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, has served successively as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister of Defense, Director of the Economic Planning Agency, Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Investigation Committee. President of the Heisei Research Society (Ogapa) and President of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Alliance. When he was the minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, he resigned due to his involvement in the KSD incident. He will serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives in October 2023. Re-elected as Speaker on November 11, 2024.

G Gu Hong Writers · Unknown nationality

Gu Hong, a poet during the Five Dynasties period, served as the governor of Maozhou in the former Shu. After entering Houshu, he moved to Taiwei. Gong's poetry is sincere, passionate, beautiful and moving, and his style is similar to that of Wen Tingyun. There are fifty-five poems in existence today (see "Huajian Collection" and "Ci of the Tang and Five Dynasties").

Gu Hegao Gu Hegao Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Gu Hegao (September 18, 1904 - 1958), named Shenglu, was a native of Baihe Township, Pingtan Town, Tongliang County, Sichuan Province. He was an industrialist and a former legislator of the Legislative Yuan.

X Xiang Kun Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Xiang Kun (December 1915 - February 15, 2009), formerly known as Wang Xiangkun, was originally from Dezhou, Shandong (the ancestral home is now assigned to Wuqiao, Hebei). He was born in Jinan, Shandong. He was a film and drama actor in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.

G Gu Changwei Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Gu Changwei (December 12, 1957 -), male, native of Wujiang, Jiangsu Province, born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is a Chinese cinematographer and director, and a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Y Yan Xueshu Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Yan Xueshu (August 1940 - February 19, 2001), a native of Wuhan, Hubei, is a Chinese film director. He won the Best Director Award at the 6th China Golden Rooster Awards in 1986 for his movie "Wild Mountain".

Yan Ning Yan Ning Scientists · People's Republic of China

Yan Ning (November 21, 1977 -), female, native of Zhangqiu, Shandong, Chinese structural biologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Distinguished Professor of the "Changjiang Scholars Award Program". Founding President of Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences and Director of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory.

Mari Iijima Mari Iijima Musicians · Japan

Mari Iijima (Japanese: Iijima Mari/Iijimamari, Romanized: Iijima Mari, May 18, 1963 -), a musician, voice actor, and actress born in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Iikaku Haruna Iikaku Haruna Film & TV · Japan

Haruna Iikubu (November 7, 1994 -), was originally a member of the tenth phase of the Japanese girl idol group "Morning Musume." She left Morning Musume on December 16, 2018. He graduated from Good Morning Family and is affiliated to Just Production Inc, a subsidiary of the entertainment agency UP-FRONT AGENCY (UP-FRONT CREATE is the business sponsor). Born in Tokyo, Japan, blood type O. Before joining Morning Musume, she was an exclusive model for a magazine and had the stage name "Tatan". His nickname is "Harunan". When he first joined the group, his cheering color was chocolate. It was officially changed to honey yellow on July 30, 2012, also known as "honeycolor". He joined on September 29, 2011, and started serving as the vice-captain on May 21, 2013 (he was appointed at the same time as the ninth-term member Sei Fukumura, the first dual vice-captain system in history.). He is the first vice-captain in the history of the team to serve for more than 2,000 days. The 2,035 days in office was the highest record in history (later surpassed by Irina Ikuta).

R Rao Qinzhi Scientists · People's Republic of China

Rao Qinzhi (February 22, 1900 - March 28, 1998), courtesy name Kaoxiang, male, a native of Chongqing, Sichuan, was a Chinese phycologist. He served as vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

dumpling dumpling Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Yang Yu (1980-), director named Dumpling, formerly known as Diao Keli, male, native of Luzhou, Sichuan, Chinese animation director, screenwriter and producer, graduated from West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University.

C Chanel Film & TV · United States

Chanel (English: Xinel Simpson, January 7, 2002 -), a Chinese-American mixed-race actress and female singer who debuted in mainland China. Represented in the "Balala Little Demon Fairy" series of TV series and movies.

Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden Athletes · Australia

Matthew Ebden (English: Matthew Ebden, born on November 26, 1987 in Durban, South Africa) is an Australian professional tennis player who turned professional in 2005. His career-high ATP singles ranking is No. 39 (October 22, 2018), and his highest ATP doubles ranking is No. 24 (January 31, 2022).

Matthew Porter Calendar Matthew Porter Calendar Film & TV · United States

Matthew Broderick (English: Matthew Broderick, March 21, 1962 -) is an American film and stage actor. Most of his works are comedies. She became famous as a member of the Broadway stage play "Torch Song Trilogy", and her representative works include "The Walking Dead" and so on.

M Ma Guangzhu Writers · Republic of Korea

Ma Kwang-soo (Korean: Ma Gwang-soo, April 18, 1951 - September 5, 2017) was a Korean writer, novelist, aesthetic scholar, philosopher, educator, journalist, and university professor.

Mark Sanford Mark Sanford Political figures · United States

Mark Sanford (English: Mark Sanford, May 28, 1960 -), American politician. Since 2013, he has been the federal representative elected from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. His party affiliation is the Republican Party. Sanford served as governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. In June 2018, Mark Sanford, who was seeking re-election to the House of Representatives, lost the Republican primary, losing to state Rep. Katie Arrington, who was supported by President Donald Trump, 46.5% to 50.5% of the vote.

Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Athletes · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Max Emilian Verstappen (Dutch: Max Emilian Verstappen, pronounced: [ˈmɑks fɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; September 30, 1997 -) is a Dutch racing driver who currently drives for the Red Bull Racing Team. Verstappen won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and holds records for the most wins in a single season, the longest consecutive wins, and the longest consecutive pole position in Formula One. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. Verstappen competed in the FIA ​​European Formula 3 Championship in 2014 and joined Toro Rosso in 2015, becoming the youngest Formula One driver at the age of 17 years and 166 days. He was promoted to Red Bull Racing after completing the first four races of the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Toro Rosso, and then won his first race championship at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Formula One race winner at the age of 18 years and 228 days.

M Ma Liuming Artists · People's Republic of China

Ma Liuming (1969-) is a modern Chinese artist. He is famous for his performance art works "Fen·Ma Liuming Series".

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni Film & TV · Italy

Marcello Mastroianni (Italian: Marcello Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 - December 19, 1996), an Italian national treasure actor and winner of the Venice Film Festival Art Film Festival, has been acting in movies since 1949. He has been nominated for the Academy Award three times for "Italian Divorce" and "One Special Day" He did not win the Best Actor Award; his ex-wife was the famous French actress Cesareline Deneuve, and their daughter is still a European movie star. Mastroianni impressed a generation of movie fans with his gentle and elegant smile and acting skills, and his performance with the Italian director Fellini was especially praised; he died of cancer in 1996.

Marcel Hehir Marcel Hehir Athletes · Austria

Marcel Hirscher (German: Marcel Hirscher, born March 2, 1989), Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Ma Yingbiao Ma Yingbiao Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

Ma Yingbiao (1864-1944) was born in Shayong, Xiangshan, Guangdong (now Shayong Village, Nan District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province). He was the founder of Xianshi Department Store, a philanthropist, and a former trustee of Lingnan University.

Ma Dongxi Ma Dongxi Film & TV · United States

Ma Dongshi (Korean: Ma Dong-seok, March 1, 1971 -), whose real name is Li Dongshi. His stage name in Chinese characters was once mistakenly called Ma Dongxi by the media. Later, when "Along with the Gods" was released, his name was changed to Ma Dongseok. He is 180 centimeters tall and is a Korean-American actor and film producer.

Matt Gates Matt Gates Political figures · United States

Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz II (English: Matthew Louis "Matt" Gaetz II, /ˈɡeɪts/, May 7, 1982 -) is a Republican American politician who served as a federal representative representing Florida's 1st Congressional District from 2017 to 2024. Gates, a Trump ally and libertarian populist, is widely viewed by the media and Democrats as far-right. On November 13, 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that Gates would be nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney General in the second Trump cabinet. On November 21, Gates, who was plagued by multiple controversies, announced on X that he was withdrawing from the nomination for attorney general. On December 24, 2024, the Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives issued an investigation report, revealing that Matt Gates regularly paid women to "engage in sexual acts", had sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old girl, used or possessed cocaine or ecstasy (MDMA/Ecstasy), accepted gifts that exceeded the limit of the House of Representatives, and obstructed justice.

Matthias Meyer Matthias Meyer Athletes · Austria

Matthias Mayer (German: Matthias Mayer, German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈmaɪɐ], June 9, 1990 -) is an Austrian alpine skier who won an Olympic gold medal.