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Benjamin Graham
Scholars · United States
Benjamin Graham (English: Benjamin Graham, May 8, 1894 - September 21, 1976) graduated from Columbia University in the United States. is an American investor, economist and professor born in England. Known as the "Father of Value Investing". Benjamin Graham's investment philosophy places great emphasis on investors' personal psychology and debt situations, and emphasizes that investors must buy within a safe environment. The famous American investor Warren Buffett explained in the documentary "Becoming Warren Buffett" that one of the reasons why he enrolled in Columbia University was because Benjamin Graham was a professor at Columbia University, so he applied to attend Columbia University.
Soichiro Honda
Entrepreneurs · Japan
Soichiro Honda (Japanese: Soichiro Honda, November 17, 1906 - August 5, 1991) was born in Guangming Village, Iwata County, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (later changed to Tenryu City, now the Tenryu area of Hamamatsu City). Japanese entrepreneur, mechanical engineer, founder of Honda Giken Industrial Co., Ltd. Soichiro Honda and Sony's Dai Ibuka are world-famous as Japan's postwar technology entrepreneurs. As the founder of HONDA, Soichiro Honda used his extraordinary courage and scientific research spirit to develop Honda from a motorcycle repair shop into the world's number one motorcycle company and automobile manufacturer.
Benjamin Reich
Athletes · Austria
Benjamin Raich (German: Benjamin Raich, born February 28, 1978) is an Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning two gold medals and two bronze medals.
Julian Lincoln Simon
Scholars · United States
Julian Lincoln Simon (English: Julian Lincoln Simon, February 12, 1932 - February 8, 1998) was an American economist who taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Maryland, College Park. His major works include The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics.
Zhu Mimi
Film & TV · Singapore
Mimi Choo (English: Mimi Choo, October 26, 1954 -), whose real name is Zhu Yuemei, is a Malaysian actress and singer. She was born in Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya. She was a Cantonese ditty singer in Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1970s. She often sang in Hong Kong bars at that time. Although there was a period of silence in the 1980s, he became famous again in the 1990s when he performed on the same stage with Yin Guang. Later, the two signed a contract with TVB and performed on the nightly "Happy Tonight" program. Later, she also made guest appearances in many TV series and movies, and is now a contract actor for TVB.
G Giuseppe Perino Athletes · ItalyGiuseppe Perrino (Italian: Giuseppe Perrino, January 3, 1992 - June 1, 2021), an Italian professional football player who played as a midfielder and played for Parma.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Political figures · republic of rio grande do sul
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (Italian: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882), also translated as Garibaldi and Garibaldi, was an Italian military strategist, revolutionary, politician and national hero. He played an important role in Italian history. He devoted himself to the Italian unification movement, personally led many military battles, and was known as the "Sword of Italian Unification." Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (unification movement), as he personally commanded and participated in many of the battles that ultimately led to the formation of a unified Italy. He is usually a representative of some legal force. For example: he was appointed general by the Provisional Government of Milan in 1848, appointed general by the Minister of War of the Roman Republic in 1849, and led the Thousand Men Expedition on his behalf with the approval of Vittorio Emanuele II. Garibaldi is also known as the "Hero of Two Worlds" because he had military activities in Brazil, Uruguay and other countries in South America and in Europe. These activities, fueled by international media coverage at the time, earned him an important reputation in Italy and abroad. Many of the greatest intellectuals of his time, such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, and George Sand, admired him. The United Kingdom and the United States were of great help to him. Both countries provided him with financial and military support during his difficulties. In Garibaldi's popular story, he is associated with the red shirt. This was because his volunteers wore red shirts as their uniform.
Giuseppe Tartini
Musicians · Republic of Venice
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian: Giuseppe Tartini, April 8, 1692 - February 26, 1770) was a famous composer and violinist in the Republic of Venice.
Giuseppe Verdi
Musicians · Duchy of Parma
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, Italian composer, was born in Le Roncolle, near Parma, and died in Milan.
Z Zhu Zimo Film & TV · Unknown nationalityZhu Zimo (November 1, 2005 -), child actor.
Z Zhu Shouke Political figures · Unknown nationalityZhu Shouke (July 1969-), male, Han nationality, native of Baiyin, Gansu. Political figure of the People's Republic of China, member of the Communist Party of China. He is currently a member and vice chairman of the Party Leadership Group of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, secretary of the Party Committee, Director and Inspector General of the Autonomous Region Public Security Department, and deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Autonomous Region Party Committee.
Zhu De
Political figures · Qing Dynasty
Zhu De (December 1, 1886 - July 6, 1976), formerly known as Zhu Daizhen, formerly known as Jiande, also named Yujie, was born in Yilong, Sichuan, a political figure of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, a marshal of the People's Republic of China, a former national-level leader, and the main founder and founder of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China. Zhu De graduated from the Yunnan Army Military Academy in his early years, participated in the Revolution of 1911, the War to Protect the Country, and the War to Protect the Law, and became the director of the Yunnan Provincial Police Department. In 1922, he joined the Communist Party of China while studying in Germany, and later studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. On August 1, 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising. After that, he led his troops to Jinggangshan to join forces with Mao Zedong. He successively served as commander of the Fourth Red Army, commander-in-chief of the First Red Army, commander-in-chief of the First Red Army, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and participated in the Long March. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, and deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater Command. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and commanded the CCP army with Mao Zedong. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu De successively served as Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1959, he was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. During the Cultural Revolution, Zhu De was under attack. Zhu De passed away in Beijing on July 6, 1976. During the Beiyang Government, Zhu De was awarded five honors, the third-class Wenhu Medal, and the rank of Army Lieutenant General. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was awarded the rank of General of the National Revolutionary Army by the National Government and was awarded the Anti-Japanese War Victory Medal after the war. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was awarded the rank of Marshal of the People's Republic of China in 1955 and received the First Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Liberation Medal.
Zhu Zhixin
Political figures · Republic of China
Zhu Zhixin (October 12, 1885 - September 21, 1920), formerly known as Zhu Dafu, also known as Zhu Dafu, was born in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. He was born in Panyu County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province (now Haoxian Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City). He was a modern revolutionary, theorist and propagandist in China. He had long followed Sun Yat-sen and insisted on seeking republic through revolution throughout his life. Later generations often regarded him as Sun Yat-sen's literary genius. Zhu Zhixin was both literary and military and wrote many books during his lifetime. He was also the first theorist to introduce Marx's theories of class struggle and surplus value to Chinese readers. He made achievements in both ideological propaganda and armed struggle. He was once praised by Sun Yat-sen as "the saint in the revolution", "the best comrade" and "the Great Wall of our Party".
Justina Dufour-Lapointe
Athletes · Canada
Justine Dufour-Lapointe (French: Justine Dufour-Lapointe, born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian female freestyle skier. She represented Canada in freestyle skiing at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, winning one gold and one silver medal.
Steven Chu
Political figures · United States
Steven Chu FREng ForMemRS (English: Steven Chu, February 28, 1948 -) is a Chinese-American physicist who was born and raised in St. Louis, United States. He won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing methods for cooling and capturing atoms with lasers. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. One of the founding directors of the University of California Chinese Scholars Association. Steven Chu was a professor of physics and molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research field mainly focused on studying biological systems at the single-molecule level. Before that, he taught physics at Stanford University. He is an active advocate for more research into renewable and nuclear energy, arguing that switching away from fossil fuels is key to combating climate change. For example, he envisioned a global "glucose economy," a low-carbon economy in which glucose produced by tropical plants would be shipped around the world, much like oil is today.
Zhu Zhengting
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Zhu Zhengting (English: Theo Zhu, March 18, 1996 -), born in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province, is a male singer and actor in Mainland China. In 2017, he participated in the Korean talent show "PRODUCE 101 Season 2" and debuted as a member of the limited boy group NINE PERCENT in "Idol Producer" in 2018. On June 21 of the same year, he formed NEXT with trainees from the same company and served as the captain. He also served as the lead dancer and sub-singer in both groups.
Zhu Ruzhen
Political figures · Qing Dynasty
Zhu Ruzhen (1870-1942), formerly known as Zhuo Guan, also named Yutang, also known as Pinsan and Aiyuan, was a native of Qingyuan, Guangdong. He was a modern Chinese scholar, educator and calligrapher. He was ranked second in the imperial examination in the last year. During the Qing Dynasty, he successively served as editor of the Hanlin Academy and director of the Criminal Department. After the Republic of China, he served as professor at Beijing Confucius University. In 1930, he came to Hong Kong from the south and taught philosophy and literature at the University of Hong Kong. He also founded the Hong Kong Ai Yuan College and the Hong Kong Confucius Institute.
Z Zhu Jianghong Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationalityZhu Jianghong (November 1945-), a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, was born in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province (now Zhuhai City). He once served as the chairman of Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances Co., Ltd., and is currently a member of the Communist Party of China, a representative of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and the chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Enterprise Brand Building Promotion Association.
Zhu Shuzhen
Writers · Song Dynasty
Zhu Shuzhen (1135-1180), also known as Zhu Shuzhen and Zhu Shuzhen, also known as Youqi Jushi. His origin and life experience have been described in different ways. He was originally from Shezhou (which governs present-day Shexian County, Anhui Province). , "Sikuquanshu" identifies her as "a native of Haining, central Zhejiang", and one says she is "a native of Qiantang, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang)", female, poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, who lived around the time of Gaozong and Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Zhu Xi
Scholars · Song Dynasty
Zhu Xi (xī) (October 18, 1130 - April 23, 1200), whose courtesy name was Yuanhui and whose first name was Zhonghui, was named Hui'an and Kaoting. He was later called Huiweng. He was also known as Mr. Ziyang, Master Ziyang, Cangzhou sick old man, and Yungu old man. Ji Yan, posthumous title, also known as Zhu Wengong, was born in Wuyuan County, Huizhou, Jiangnan East Road (now Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province), and in Youxi County, Jianzhou, South Road, Fujian Province (now Youxi County, Sanming City, Fujian Province). He was a Neo-Confucian of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was the master of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and scholars respectfully called him Zhu Zi. Zhu Xi came from a poor family but was smart since he was a child. He was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Shaoxing (1148) when he was only 19 years old. He lived in the four dynasties of Gaozong, Xiaozong, Guangzong and Ningzong. In Yungu, Jianyang, the thatched cottage was named "Hui'an", where he taught lectures. Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty gave it the name "Kaoting Academy", which is now known as the "Kaoting School". Since Zhu Xi was also nicknamed "Ziyang", it is now known as the "Ziyang School". Zhu Xi was a student of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi's third disciple Li Tong. He inherited the theories of Zhou Dunyi and Er Cheng in the Northern Song Dynasty, established the style of studying philosophy in the Song Dynasty, and formed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. He wrote many books, and compiled "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" into four books as textbooks, which also became subjects for future generations' imperial examinations. In mainland China, some experts believe that he established a complete system of objective idealism.
Z Zhu Shilin Film & TV · ChinaZhu Shilin (September 1, 1899 - January 5, 1967), Chinese film director and screenwriter, member of the second and third National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Z Zhu Rangcheng Writers · Unknown nationalityZhu Rangcheng (December 17, 1901 - January 17, 1943), whose real name was Zhu Chengxiang and whose courtesy name was Rangcheng, was born in Tunwan, Dongshan, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. He was born in Shanghai. Chinese drama director, and lover of Austrian-Jewish writer Zhu Bailan.
Z Zhu Duanjun Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaZhu Duanjun (1907-1978), also known as Gonglu, male, was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. He was an early director in China and was known as one of the "Four Great Directors on the Gudao" together with Fei Mu, Huang Zuolin and Wu Renzhi.
Z Zhu Ziwen Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaZhu Ziwen's original name is: Zhu Jian. He is a native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He has been studying piano and vocal music since he was a child. He graduated from the Music Department of Zhejiang Art School in 2000 and graduated from the Drama Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Art Institute in 2005 with a bachelor's degree. His works include "Iron General Agui", "Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty", "The Legend of Nuwa" and "The Setting Sun with Red Walls and Green Tiles".