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Giotto di Bondone (Italian: Giotto di Bondone, approximately 1267 - January 8, 1337), an Italian painter and architect in the late Middle Ages, is considered the founder of the Italian Renaissance and enjoys the reputation of "the father of Western painting".

George Huntington (English: George Huntington, April 9, 1850 - March 3, 1916) was an American medical scientist who discovered Huntington's disease.

Georges Pierre Seurat (French: Georges Pierre Seurat, December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891) was a French Post-Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter. He is best known for his chromoluminarism (divisionism) and pointillism works that use color theory; he is also widely praised for his conté crayons (conté crayons, conté sticks or conté) pastels. On the one hand, his artistic creation style shows extreme and detailed perception, on the other hand, he shows his passion for abstract logic and his almost mathematically precise thinking. His masterpiece "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte" (French title: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte, or translated as "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte") led to the emergence of Neo-Impressionism and changed the development direction of modern art; this work is also one of the most representative paintings of the late 19th century. He and Paul Signac are the main representatives of Pointillism.

George Horace Gallup (English: George Horace Gallup, November 18, 1901 - July 26, 1984) was a pioneer of scientific polling in the United States. He used statistical principles to conduct public opinion polls, established the Gallup Poll, and was the founder of the sampling survey method.

George Wolfgang Forell (English: George Wolfgang Forell, September 19, 1919 - April 29, 2011) was Professor Emeritus (Carver Distinguished Professor) of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa.

Georgia Toto O'Keeffe was an American modernist painter and sketcher, listed as one of the art masters of the 20th century. O'Keeffe is known as the "Mother of American Modernism". Her paintings have become classic representatives of American art in the 1920s. She is famous for her semi-abstract and semi-realistic techniques. Her themes are quite distinctive, mostly microscopic flowers, changes in rock textures, conches, animal bones, and the desolate American interior landscape. Her works are often filled with subtle changes in the same tone, forming rhythmic compositions. Sometimes the outline of an object in O'Keeffe's paintings makes the viewer feel the crispness of the object.

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (English: Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt, February 17, 1981 -), American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, was born in Los Angeles County, California. He has been involved in film and television productions since he was a child, and has had many successful TV series, award-winning films and stage performances. Gordon-Levitt appeared in numerous television commercials as a child and has appeared in numerous television films and series, including a major role in the television series "Dark Shadows" and his feature film debut in 1992's "Beethoven." Then he participated in "A River Runs Through It" (A River Runs Through It), "Angels in the Outfield" (Angels in the Outfield), etc. Gordon-Levitt had a supporting role in 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You. After a break while studying at Columbia University, Gordon-Levitt left the television industry and devoted himself to film acting. He participated in a number of independent films, starting with "Manic" in 2001, and then in 2004's "Mysterious Skin" and 2006's "Brick". He is "one of the most interesting protagonists in independent cinema, a thoughtful performer who is both extroverted and reserved at the same time, adept at playing characters who are confused about themselves and the world during the war." In 2009, Gordon-Levitt starred in the critically acclaimed comedy "500 Days of Summer," a role for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Jordan Haworth Peele (English: Jordan Haworth Peele, February 21, 1979 -), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for his role as a recurring cast member on the TV series "Mad TV" (2003-2008), and as a star, creator, writer and executive producer on the Comedy Central TV series "Archie & Appie" (2012-2015) with Keegan-Michael Key. In 2014, he participated in the first season of the FX TV series Fargo. Peele's directorial debut "Get Out" was released in 2017 and received considerable critical acclaim. It was also nominated for four Academy Awards, including winning Best Original Screenplay.

Jonas Armstrong (English: Jonas Armstrong, January 1, 1981 -), is an Irish-born British actor William Jonas Armstrong was born in Dublin, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. He trained at the Royal Academy, graduating in 2003.

Joshua John Cavallo (English: Joshua John Cavallo, November 13, 1999 -) is an Australian men's professional football player who plays as a left back and midfielder. He currently plays for the Australian Professional Football League club Adelaide United.

Joshua David "Josh" Duhamel (pronounced /dju'æməl/; born November 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. He first appeared in the ABC drama series "All My Children" as Leo du Pres, and later played the role of Danny McCoy in NBC's "Las Vegas". Duhamel has also acted in films, playing one of the main characters in four of the Transformers films, most recently Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). His other films include "Rome" (2010), "Destined to Be More Than You" (2010), "101 Happy New Years" (2011), "Love Haven" (2013) and "A Life in Progress" (2014). In 2015, he starred in the CBS crime drama "The Mismatched". He has also appeared in several video games, most notably Call of Duty: World War II (2017). In 2018, he performed in the romantic comedy film "Dear First Love". He currently stars as Sheldon Sampson in Netflix's superhero drama Jupiter.

Sin Chow Yiu (English: Sin Chow Yiu, born December 9, 1947), also known as Wennong, also known as Mianzhai, is a Hong Kong scholar. He was born and raised in Hong Kong. His ancestral home is Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. Mr. Shan mainly studies philology; Biography: He graduated from Li Sheng Primary School Morning School in 1960 and received a five-year government scholarship. He then enrolled in 1960 and graduated from King's College. In 1968, he was admitted to the University of Hong Kong with a government scholarship and studied Chinese. From February 1, 1972 to 1975, he served as the Chinese Interpreter Officer II of the Royal Hong Kong Police. Since 1975, he has been teaching in the Chinese Department of the University of Hong Kong and a doctoral supervisor. He mainly teaches and researches Zuozhuan, philology and other courses. After retiring from the University of Hong Kong, he has been serving as the Vice-President (Academic) of Hong Kong Neng Yan College, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Head of the Chinese Department, and concurrently serving as Honorary Professor of the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of "Manuscripts on Chinese Language", "Collection of Text Exegesis", "Collection of Zuozhuan Studies", "Collection of Mianzhai Primary School", etc.

Kano Jigoro (Japanese: Kano Jigoro/Kanou Jigoro, Romanized: Kanō Jigorō (December 10, 1860 - May 4, 1938), also known as Gui Isai, was a Japanese educator, martial artist, founder of Japanese judo, the first president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and the first member of the International Olympic Committee from Asia. He is revered as the "Father of Japanese Sports".

Shi Zhaoyi (February 25, 1996 -), whose stage name is Circle 9 (referred to as Circle 9), is a female from Changde, Hunan, a Chinese singer, songwriter, and film actress. In 2016, she participated in the "Super Girl" music competition and won the annual championship, officially entering the music scene.

Saint Cajetan (English: Saint Cajetan, Italian: Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene, 1480-1547) was a Catholic theologian and reformer in Italy during the Renaissance. Gayetang founded the clerical order (Detini) in 1524. Saint Cayedan’s memorial day is August 7.

Saint Carlo Borromeo (Latin: Sanctus Carolus Borromeus; Italian: Santo Carlo Borromeo; 1538-1584) was a European theologian and cardinal of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance. He was canonized as a saint in 1610. He was the nephew of Pope Pius IV and served as Secretary of State from 1560 to 1565. He helped reform church music and presided over part of the Council of Trento. As Archbishop of Milan, he enforced the strict Edict of Trento and removed some of the decorations from the Milan Cathedral. He also reformed religious orders and persecuted witches and other heretics. The famous Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo was his nephew.

Santiago Calatrava Valls (Spanish: Santiago Calatrava Valls, born July 28, 1951), Spanish architect and sculptor, known as the "architectural poet", often uses "rib" structures in his designs. Studios are located in Zurich, Switzerland, New York and Paris. Studied at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Santiago Tomás Giménez Zolotarchuk (Spanish: Santiago Tomás Giménez Zolotarchuk, Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo toˈmas xiˈmenes], April 18, 2001 -) is a Mexican male professional football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for AC Milan of the Italian Football League.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, thinker, anti-colonial activist and political ethicist. He used non-violent resistance to successfully lead India to win independence from British rule (see Indian Independence Movement). He inspired civil rights and freedom movements around the world. In 1914 in South Africa, someone first used the Sanskrit honorific Mahātmā (meaning "great soul" or "worthy of respect") to call him, and it has since been widely used around the world.

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Italian: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; February 8, 1591 - December 22, 1666), also known as Guercino (Italian: Guercino [ɡwerˈtʃiːno] or Il Guercino), was an Italian painter during the Baroque period. Guercino is one of the greatest painters of the Emilia School, together with the Carracci brothers, Guido Reni, Francesco Albani, Domenichino and Giovanni Lanfranco.

Sakamoto Ryuichi (Japanese: Sakamoto Ryuichi/Sakamoto Ryuichi, Romanized: Sakamoto Ryūichi (January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor. He was born in Nakano Ward, Tokyo. He was a member of the avant-garde music band Yellow Magic Symphony. He and band members Hosono Haruomi and Takahashi Yukihiro had a pioneering influence on the psychedelic house and synthesizer movements in the world, and influenced the electronic music genre with their pursuit of diversified styles. Sakamoto began his career as a live musician, producer and arranger while attending school in the 1970s. His first major success came in 1978 as co-founder of the Yellow Magic Orchestra. and released the experimental electronic fusion album "Firecracker". Two years later, he released the album "B-2 Unit". Among them is the track "Riot in Lagos", which was important to the development of electronic and hip-hop music. He has since gone on to produce more solo albums and collaborate with many international artists active around the world, including David Sylvian, Alvar Noto, Yusu Ndol and Feniz, among others. Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics. His work "Energy Flow" (1999) was the first instrumental single in the history of Japan's Oricon Chart. As a film score composer, Sakamoto has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. He made his debut as an actor in the 1983 film "The Captive". His most successful film composition works include "The Captive" (1983), "The Last Emperor" (1987), "The Sheltering Sky" (1990), "The Little Buddha" (1993) and "The Vengeful Hero" (2015). In addition, Sakamoto also serves as a composer and script writer for animation and video games. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture for his contribution to music. In recent years, Sakamoto has actively participated in peaceful activities such as environmental protection and constitutional law, and also launched the forest regeneration conservation project "More Tree". In 2006, he established a new music brand "commmons". In February 2009, he published his first oral autobiography "Music Makes People Free" in Japan. On March 28, 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto died of late-stage rectal cancer in Tokyo at the age of 71.

Esther Duflo (French: Esther Duflo; French: [dyflo], October 25, 1972-) is a French-American economist, co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Laboratory (J-PAL), one of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners in economics, and now serves as a professor of development economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Duflo is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he serves on the Board of Economic Analysis and is the development economics director of economic and policy research.

Erica Jong (English: Erica Jong, March 26, 1942-), American writer, famous for her novels and poetry.

Ellen Preis (German: Ellen Preis, May 6, 1912 - November 18, 2007), Austrian female fencer. She represented Austria in fencing at the 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, winning one gold medal and two bronze medals.