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Afghan woman who fled from an abusive marriage she was forced into as a teenager, but was caught, jailed, mutilated and left to die as revenge for her escape. She was later rescued by aid workers and her story was featured as an example of the effects of the Taliban's reign on women.
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Bibi Aisha
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Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. He came to wide international attention in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a series of leaks from a US Army intelligence analyst.
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Julian Assange
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Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
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Benigno Aquino
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American former government official who was the Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 2006 to 2011.
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Sheila Bair
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Head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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Pope Benedict XVI
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British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
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Tony Blair
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American politician who served as the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
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John Boehner
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British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016.
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David Cameron
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British media executive and former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015.
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Nick Clegg
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American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
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Bill Clinton
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Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team and is best known for his career at Chelsea.
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Didier Drogba
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American inventor and businessman. His inventions included the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb
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Thomas Edison
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American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections earned him a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His second novel Freedom garnered similar praise.
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Jonathan Franzen
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American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and versatility in the entertainment industry along with her political activism. Singles include Just Dance, Applause, Bad Romance and Shallow. She also made appearances in American Horror Story
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Lady Gaga
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American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011.
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Robert Gates
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American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide. Starred in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, and the Green Mile among others.
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Tom Hanks
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American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology giant Apple Inc.
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Steve Jobs
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Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
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American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president in U.S. history.
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Barack Obama
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American conservative activist in the Tea Party movement best known for her 2010 campaign for the United States Senate seat from Delaware.
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Christine O'Donnell
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American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
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Sarah Palin
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American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011.
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Rand Paul
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American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011.
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Marco Rubio
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Served as the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She was appointed by President Barack Obama, and assumed the Chair on January 27, 2009.
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Mary Schapiro
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American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. She has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. She was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
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Elizabeth Warren
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Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 2003 to 2013. He was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy. From 2002 to 2012, he held membership in the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Wen Jibao
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American business executive, diplomat, and politician. She was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of eBay from 1998 to 2008. She became president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2011 to 2015.
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Meg Whitman
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American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms of which he is executive chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder. Person of the Year
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