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Brett Goldstein (English: Brett Goldstein, July 17, 1980 -) is a British actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and starring in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Russo (2020-present), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in each of the first two seasons.

Bruny Surin (English: Bruny Surin, July 12, 1967-) is a Canadian male track and field athlete, focusing on sprinting. He represented Canada in track and field competitions at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

Walter Bruce Willis (English: Walter Bruce Willis, March 19, 1955 -), American actor, producer, screenwriter and singer. He first attracted attention for his outstanding acting skills in the TV series "Double Girl" (1985 to 1989), and later became famous for the "Pop" series of movies. On March 31, 2022, due to the diagnosis of aphasia, his family announced his official retirement from the film industry. On February 17, 2023, less than a year after his death, Bruce was also diagnosed with incurable frontotemporal dementia.

Bruce Springsteen (English: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, September 23, 1949 -) is an American male rock singer-songwriter and musician. He is known as "The Boss" and "Worker Emperor". Springsteen frequently writes and tours with the E Street Band, as well as performing solo and with other musicians. On the one hand, he is obviously influenced by Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Eddie Cochran and Bob Dylan, and on the other hand, he is also influenced by rock music and rhythm and blues since the 1960s. Springsteen's music is also called "Heartland rock", with a pop flavor, poetic lyrics, and American patriotism, especially centered around his hometown of New Jersey. He expresses the lives of ordinary people in the middle and lower classes not only with sincerity from the heart, but also with melodious melodies and spicy and direct criticism, which has won him 20 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards, and 1 Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him the 23rd greatest artist of all time. He received the Kennedy Center Honor Award in 2009 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Springsteen's most famous studio albums "Born in the U.S.A." and "Born to Run" aptly illustrate his attempt to tell through songs that even when ordinary people are caught in the difficulties of daily life, they can still face it nobly and solve it. Springsteen often writes lyrics about how people survive financially. He is also increasingly recognized by radical political supporters. He spared no effort in various relief activities, just like after the 9/11 incident, he immediately released the album "The Rising" in response. Springsteen attempted to create a mix of commercially oriented rock music and ironic country music. There is a big reason for his far-reaching fame and popularity: marathon concerts, which often last more than four hours, with endless energy running through the entire venue, whether it is passionate love songs or famous songs that drive fans crazy.

Bruno Guimarães Rodrigues Moura (Portuguese: Bruno Guimarães Rodrigues Moura; November 16, 1997 -) is a Brazilian male professional football player who serves as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Arsenal and the Brazilian national football team.

Bruno Mossa de Rezende (Portuguese: Bruno Mossa de Rezende; born July 2, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He currently plays for the Brazilian club Vôlei Renata. He also represents the Brazilian men's national volleyball team and serves as the team's captain.

Peter Eugene Hernandez (English: Peter Eugene Hernandez, October 8, 1985-), whose stage name is Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter. Bruno is known for his retro singing and performing in a variety of musical styles including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco and rock. Mars performs with his band the Hooligans, whose band members serve as backing vocals and disco dancers. In 2021, Mars formed the musical duo Silk Sound with American singer Anderson .Paak. Martian grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2003, Mars moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. After signing a contract with Motown Records, he became famous in the music industry as a songwriter and co-founder of the production group the Smeezingtons. In 2009, he became an instant hit with his guest appearances on B.o.B's Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Nothin' on You" and Trevi McCoy's Top 5 single "Billionaire". Mars subsequently released his debut studio album, Love Songs. The album blended reggae and rhythm and blues styles and created global hit singles such as "Perfect Lover", "Love's Fight" and "The Lazy Man's Song". The second studio album "Mars Jukebox" absorbed disco, funk, rock and soul styles and won the first place on the "Billboard 200", becoming his first number one album. His first single "Deep in Heaven" and his second single "Old Love" both topped the Hot 100 singles chart. In 2014, The Martian performed his vocals on Mark Ronson's song "Funky Celebrity". The song topped the charts in many countries. In 2016, he released his third studio album "24K Magic", which won 7 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Production of the Year and Song of the Year. The album's songs "24K Magic", "Just Love It" and "Super Skills" (guest star Cardi B) all entered the top 5 in the United States. In 2021, Mars released the studio collaboration album "Lazy Hour" as a member of Silk Sound. The album explored the rhythm, blues and soul styles of the 1970s, and its single "Open the Door" won the championship. The album earned Mars four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Bruno the Martian around the world

Bronzino (Italian: Bronzino, November 17, 1503 - November 23, 1572), full name Agnolo di Cosimo, also known as Niolo Bronzino. He was a Mannerist painter from Florence, Italy. The origin of Bronzino's nickname is unknown, but it may have something to do with his dark complexion or his common portrait subjects. Modern medical research has proven that his skin color may be from Addison's disease, due to insufficient adrenal gland function leading to pigmentation on the skin. Born in Florence in 1503. According to his contemporary Giorgio Vasari, Bronzino was an apprentice of Pontormo, and his painting style was greatly influenced by his teacher. Bronzino was also an excellent portrait painter and served as court painter to the Medici family for most of his career. In 1563, he participated in the founding of the Painting Academy.

Shi Tao (July 25, 1968 -), male, originally from Qingjian, Shaanxi, was born in Yanchi, Ningxia. He is a Chinese journalist, poet, and writer. In 2005, he was charged by the Chinese government with leaking state secrets and sentenced to ten years in prison for sending a government document to an overseas website through Yahoo mailbox. He was released on August 23, 2013.

Shia Saide LaBeouf (French: Shia Saide LaBeouf, pronounced /ˈʃaɪə ləˈbʌf/ "SHY-uh luh-BUFF", June 11, 1986 -) is an American actor, performance artist and producer.

Hypatia (Ancient Greek: Ὑπατία, born between about 350 and 370, died in March 415) was a Neoplatonist scholar in the late Roman Empire. She was a famous and popular female philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and teacher at that time. She lived in Alexandria, an Egyptian district, and made great contributions to the city's intellectual community. According to later research, she had commented on Diophantus's Arithmetica, Apollonius's Conics, and Ptolemy's works, but none of them have survived. Her intellectual background can be seen from the letters written to her by her student Synesis: she belonged to the Platonic school - although we can only assume that she had adopted the teachings of Plotinus (Plotinus was a disciple of Plato in the third century AD and the founder of the Neoplatonic school). There is also some evidence that Hypatia's most famous contribution to science was the invention of the hydrometer. She was eventually tortured and killed by the mob. In 2009, Hypatia's life was adapted into the Spanish film "Gone with the Storm" and put on the screen.

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (English: Heathcliff Andrew Ledger, April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008), Australian actor, winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, represented by "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Dark Knight", died of a drug overdose in New York City, New York, United States in 2008 at the age of 28.

Sheila Jackson Lee (English: Sheila Jackson Lee, maiden name: Jackson, January 12, 1950 - July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 18th Congressional District of Texas from 1995 until her death.

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (English: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, October 26, 1947 -) is an American Democratic politician, lawyer, and writer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Wellesley College and Yale Law School. She is currently the chancellor of Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a professor at Columbia University, and the honorary founding chairman of the Institute for Women, Peace, and Security at Georgetown University. Served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady of the United States. Her husband is former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and she has served as the first lady of Arkansas and the United States along with her husband's career changes. In 2001, he was elected as a U.S. Senator from New York State. In 2008, he participated in the Democratic presidential primary for the first time. Although he led Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama in the popular vote, he ultimately lost to Obama in the party delegate vote. After Obama was elected president, she was appointed as the third female Secretary of State in the history of the United States. She is also the first and only First Lady of the United States to serve as a cabinet minister. In 2016, she once again participated in the Democratic presidential primary and won, becoming the first female presidential candidate of a major political party in the history of the United States. At the end of the same year, she led Republican opponent Donald Trump by nearly 2.87 million popular votes in the presidential election, but Trump held more than half of the electoral votes and she lost the election. On March 5, 2019, Hillary Clinton stated in an interview with News12 that she would not run for the 2020 US presidential election. Since 2014, the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards have been established in her name and are awarded annually at Georgetown University to recognize outstanding women who promote women's rights and contribute to world security and peace.

Hilary Swank (English: Hilary Swank, July 30, 1974 -) is an American actress and producer. She has twice won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the films "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "The Ascension" (2004). She is also one of the few "two nominations and two wins" winners in the history of the Oscars.

Shirin Ebādi (Persian: شيرين عبادى, Romanized: Širin Ebādi; born June 21, 1947) is an Iranian female lawyer and human rights activist, founder of the Center for Human Rights Defenders. On October 10, 2003, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially the rights and asylum rights of women and children, becoming the first Iranian and Muslim woman to win the award. On November 26, 2009, Shirin Ebadi was suddenly forced to confiscate his Nobel Peace Prize by the Iranian government. This move was unprecedented since the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded and showed that the Iranian government cracked down on those who opposed speeches. Ebadi lives in Tehran but has been living in exile in the UK since June 2009 due to increased persecution of citizens critical of the current regime in Iran. In 2004, she was named to Forbes magazine's list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women." She was also named to the "100 Most Influential Women" list. In November 2022, Shirin Ebadi said regarding the Amini demonstrations, "On the one hand, I feel optimistic and hopeful to see the young generation standing up to the dictator so bravely. On the other hand, I am very sad to see young people being arrested or killed. The people's demands are no longer anti-hijab. The killing of Amini was the trigger. Now people do not want the Islamic Republic and want to overthrow the regime."

Aurelius Augustinus (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus, November 13, 354 - August 28, 430), known as Augustine of Hippo (Latin: Augustinus Hipponensis; English: Augustine of Hippo) or Saint Augustine (English: Saint Augustine or Saint Austin), also translated as Augustine, Saint Augustine, was an early Catholic theologian and philosopher. Born in the city of Tagaste in the African province of North Africa at the end of the Roman Empire, he was born into a Berber family. He was educated in Rome and received the Sacrament of Baptism in Milan. He served as the Catholic Bishop of Hippo Regius (located in today's Algerian city of Annaba). Augustine's work "Confessions" is called the "first" autobiography in Western history and is still recited today. The Augustinians were a Catholic religious order that followed the way of life they instituted. After his death, Augustine was canonized as a saint and a doctor of the church by the Catholic Church. He was also regarded as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and others, and was called Doctor Gratiae (Latin: Doctor Gratiae, a title derived from his emphasis on God's grace in his debate with Pelagius). However, some of his theological theories were not recognized by Eastern Christianity and were regarded as an important source of several heretical theories. His death is also regarded by Western historians as the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe on a spiritual level.

Shimon Peres (Hebrew: שמעון פרס, pronounced: [ʃiˌmon ˈpeʁes]; August 15, 1923 - September 28, 2016), an Israeli politician who served as the President of Israel from 2007 to 2014, twice as the Prime Minister of Israel, twice as the Acting Prime Minister, and served in twelve cabinets. His political career lasted nearly 70 years. Perez was elected to the Assembly in November 1959 and continued to serve (except for three months in early 2006) until he was elected president in 2007 and served as president for seven years. When Peres announced his retirement in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state. He is also considered the last person of Israel's founding generation. As a young man, Peres was known for his oratory talents, which led Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to recruit him. Peres began his political career in the late 1940s and held various diplomatic and military positions after Israel's War of Independence. In 1952, Peres became deputy director-general of the Ministry of Defense at the age of 28. The following year, he became director-general of the Ministry of National Defense. General), serving until 1959. In 1956, Peres participated in the negotiation process of the "Sèvres Agreement" on the eve of the second Israeli-Arab war, which was praised by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden as "a political achievement of the highest level". In 1963, Peres negotiated with US President John F. Kennedy, which enabled Israel to purchase Eagle anti-aircraft missiles. This was also the first arms sale from the United States to Israel. On October 26, 1994, driven by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and then Defense Minister Shimon Peres, Jordan and Israel formally signed a peace treaty. In 1994, former Foreign Ministers Shimon Peres, Rabin and Yasser Arafat won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in reaching the Oslo Accords. During his political career, Peres represented five different parties in the Knesset: the Workers' Party, the Workers' List Party, the Alliance Party, the Labor Party and the Kadima Party. The first three parties were the predecessors of the Labor Party. In 1996, Peres established the Peres Peace Center, which aims to promote long-term peace and development in the Middle East by promoting tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and happiness. Perez speaks Polish, French, English, Russian, Yiddish and Hebrew, but his Hebrew still has a Polish accent. He was also a poet and composer, and during cabinet meetings

Hidayat Heydərov (Azerbaijani: Hidayət Heydərov, July 27, 1997 -) was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and is an Azerbaijani male judoka. He moved to Baku, Azerbaijan with his family when he was three years old. When he was about five or six years old, his father took him to a sports school and started practicing judo. In 2017, he made his first appearance at the Senior World Championships, but lost in the bronze medal match and finished fifth. At the 2018 World Championships in Baku, he competed at home and won the bronze medal, his first World Championship medal.

Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (English: Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson, March 22, 1930 - June 8, 2023) was an American media tycoon and former Southern Baptist pastor who supported conservative Christian ideas. He once served as the president of Ruijin University and the chairman of Shiboen (Christian Broadcasting Network). Robertson is the founder of several institutions, companies and a university: including CBN, ABC Family, Ruijin University, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), the American Christian Alliance, Operation Mercy International Relief and Development, and CBN Asia. He is also a best-selling author and his CBN Christian news and television programs are broadcast live via satellite on ABC Family and broadcast worldwide through CBN affiliates throughout the country. His father is U.S. Senator Timothy Robertson. Robertson is a Southern Baptist and has been active in preaching with the denomination for many years. However, he also holds charismatic theories and is not a traditional Southern Baptist. He became the Republican candidate for the 1988 presidential election, but failed. He became a recognized and influential and controversial face of conservative Christianity in the United States. Robertson passed away at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia on June 8, 2023, at the age of 93

Patrick Joseph Kennedy (English: Patrick Joseph Kennedy, January 14, 1858 - May 18, 1929), American politician, served as a Massachusetts Representative (1884-1889) and Senator (1889-1895). Patrick is the first generation member of the Kennedy family, the father of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and the grandfather of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (Patrick Lavon Mahomes II, September 17, 1995 -), a native of Tyler, Texas, United States, is a professional American football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP winner. Mahomes played for Texas Tech University in college. He was initially involved in both American football and baseball. After his sophomore year, he began to focus on American football. In his junior year, he had 5,052 total passing yards and 53 total touchdowns, both of which ranked first among all players in the NCAA Division I Bowl Division that year. Mahomes was selected with the 10th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft. He became a starter in his second season after joining the league (2018 season) and won the National Football League Most Valuable Player, becoming the second youngest player to win this award in the history of the league and the first player to win this award for the Kansas City Chiefs. In Super Bowl 54, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, and he himself won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honor. In 2020, he signed a 10-year contract extension with the Chiefs. In Super Bowl 57, he led the team to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles and was again elected as the Super Bowl MVP. In Super Bowl 58, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers and was elected the Super Bowl MVP for the third time.

Patti Smith (English: Patti Smith, December 30, 1946 -), American songwriter and poet. In 1975, her debut album "Horses" was influenced by the emerging punk movement. She was dubbed "Punk's Poet Laureate" and the "Godmother of Punk" for her combination of Beat poetry performance and garage band rock. She introduced 19th-century French poetry to American teenagers, while challenging the disco era with her androgynous public image and non-feminine language. Smith is best known for her song "Because the Night," which she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Smith 47th on its list of one hundred important rock figures. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was also nominated for two Grammy Awards. . On November 17, 2010, her memoir "Just Kids" won the National Book Award.

Celine Marie Claudette Dion (French: Céline Marie Claudette Dion, Quebec French pronunciation: [all]; English: Celine Dion, /seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/, British English pronunciation: /- ˈdiːɒn/; March 30, 1968 -), French-Canadian singer. She has titles such as "Queen of Power Ballads", "Queen of Adult Contemporary" and "Queen of Las Vegas". Celine Dion has won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, 5 Grammy Awards, 12 World Music Awards, 7 American Music Awards, 8 Billboard Music Awards, 20 Juno Awards and 43 Felix Awards. She has sold more than 200 million records worldwide and is known as one of the best-selling female singers. Celine Dion entered the French music scene in 1980 and released her first solo French single "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" (Ce n'était qu'un rêve) in 1981. In 1990, Celine began to enter the English music scene and released her first English album "Water and Milk". In 1995, the pinnacle of French music "D'eux" was released, which became the highest-selling French album in the history of France and the world. In 1996, he released the pinnacle work "True Love" in English, which won the "Album of the Year" in four general categories at the Grammy Awards. In 1997, he sang the theme song "My Heart Will Go On" for the movie "Titanic" and also won the "Production of the Year" in four general categories at the Grammy Awards, ushering in the peak of his personal music career. At the end of 1999, after her husband Rene was diagnosed with throat cancer, Celine retired at the peak of her music career and released her last and first English-language selection album of the 1990s, "All the Way... A Decade of Song". In 2002, considering that her husband was in good condition, Celine released the album "A New Day Has Come" to return to the music scene, and held the "New Day..." resident concert in Las Vegas from March 2003 to 2005, which lasted for three years.