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Magdalena Neuner – The youngest Triple-World Champion in biathlon
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner
(9 February 1987, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Biathlonists
Unique distinction: The youngest triple-World Champion and Overall World Cup winner in biathlon...
Lionel Messi – One of the best Football Players in the World
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi
(24 June 1987, Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina)
Nationality: Argentina
Category: Athletes, Celebrities
Occupation: Football (Soccer) Players
Specification: Position - Attacking midfielder (right/centre). Shirt number:...
Peyton Manning – One of the Best Football Players (NFL)
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning
(March 24, 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Football Players (USA)
Unique distinction: One of the best...
Lance Armstrong – Famous retired professional road racing cyclist
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong,
born Lance Edward Gunderson
(September 18, 1971, Plano, suburb of Dallas, Texas, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Bicyclists
Unique distinction:...
Lindsey Vonn – 2010 Winter Olympics Downhill champion
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey C. Kildow (née Kildow)
(October 18, 1984, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Alpine Skiers
Unique distinction: She is the...
Tiger Woods – Outstanding American golfer
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont Woods
(December 30, 1975, Cypress, California, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Golf Players
Unique distinction: One of the most outstanding golfers...
Alina Kabayeva – Famous Russian gymnast
Alina Kabayeva
Alina Maratovna Kabayeva
(May 12, 1983, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Nationality: Russia
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Gymnasts
Specification: Rhythmic gymnastics
Unique distinction: One of the most decorated...
Leonardo da Vinci – The most universal Genius of all time
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
(April 15, 1452, town of Vinci, near Florence - May 2, 1519, Chateau Clos-Luce near Amboise,...
Jimena Navarrete – Miss Universe 2010
Jimena Navarrete
Jimena Navarrete Rosete
February 22, 1988 , Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Nationality: Mexico
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Models, Actresses
Unique distinction: She is holder of Titles: Nuestra Belleza México...
Mother Teresa – Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa
Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
(26/27 August, 1910, Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) -5 September 1997, Calcutta, India) (aged 87)
Nationality: India
Category: Votaries...
Martin Luther King – World Human Rights Icon
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr
(January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States - April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, United States) (assassination by gunshot)...
Michael Schumacher – The best Formula 1 (F1) driver
Michael Schumacher
(3 January 1969, Hürth-Hermülheim, West Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Race car drivers
Unique distinction: The best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era
Height: 5' 8½"...
Vitali Klitschko – Famous Ukrainian boxer and politician
Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko
July 19, 1971 Belovodsk, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, now Kyrgyzstan)
Nationality: Ukraine
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Boxers, Politicians
Unique distinction: Klitschko is a three-time heavyweight world...
Dustin Hoffman – Winner of two Academy Awards
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman
(8 August 1937, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Actors
Specification: Drama, Comedy
Unique distinction: The Winner of two Academy Awards: Best...
Adriana Lima – Brazilian Supermodel, Victoria’s Secret Angel
Adriana Lima
Adriana Francesca Lima
(June 12, 1981, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)
Nationality: Brazil
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Models, Actors
Unique distinction: One of the most famous and in-demand models...
Hippocrates of Cos – The father of Western medicine
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos
(ca. 460/ 450 BC , Island of Cos, Ancient Greece - 377/370 BC, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece)
Nationality: Greece
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physicians, Philosophers
Unique distinction:...
Maria Montessori – Founder of educational method
Maria Montessori
(August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle (Ancona), Italy - May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) (aged 81).
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Physicians
Unique distinction: Founder...
Margaret Mead – American anthropologist and psychologist
Margaret Mead
(December 16 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 15 1978, New York City, USA ) (aged 76)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Culturologists
Unique...
Gregor Mendel – The father of modern genetics
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel
(July 20/22, 1822, Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary - January 6, 1884, Brünn, Bohemia Austria-Hungary (aged 61)
Nationality: Czech Republic, Austria
Category:...
Alexander Hamilton – One of United States Founding Fathers
Alexander Hamilton
(January 11, 1755 or 1757, Charles Town, Nevis, British West Indies - July 12, 1804, New York City) (aged 47 or 49)
Nationality:...
Titian – One of the greatest High Renaissance Painters
Titian
Tiziano Vecellio or Vecelli
(c. 1488/1490, Pieve di Cadore, Venice, Italy – 27 August 1576, Venice, Italy) (aged 84-86)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Art workers
Occupation: Architects, Sculptors,...
Woody Allen – One of America’s Leading Filmmakers
Woody Allen
Allan Stewart Konigsberg
(December 1, 1935, Brooklyn, NY)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Film Directors, Actors
Unique distinction: One of contemporary America's leading filmmakers,...
Shania Twain – Canadian Singer and Songwriter
Shania Twain
Eilleen Twain, Eilleen Regina Edwards
(August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
Nationality: Canada
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Singers, Models
Specification: Country Pop
Unique distinction: The author of the best-selling album...
Herbert Spencer – Founder of Social Darwinism and Synthetic Philosophy
Herbert Spencer
(27 April 1820, Derby, Derbyshire, England - 8 December 1903, Brighton, Sussex, England) (aged 83)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Sociologists, Philosophers, Psychologists
Specification: Associative psychology
Unique...