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Post by Harry Potter on Mar 25, 2020 0:58:18 GMT -5
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento
- Brazilian retired footballer (soccer) who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
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Post by chopin on Mar 25, 2020 3:22:20 GMT -5
Qin Shi Huang - was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China
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Post by raptor on Mar 25, 2020 4:33:33 GMT -5
Robert Lewandowski
- is a Polish professional footballer (soccer) who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national team. He is renowned for his positioning, technique and finishing, and is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation.
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Post by elizab on Mar 25, 2020 16:20:49 GMT -5
Stephen Hawking
- was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.
Hawking's scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Post by echocat1 on Mar 25, 2020 17:58:07 GMT -5
Thomas Alva Edison ~ American inventor and businessman.
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Post by Harry Potter on Mar 25, 2020 20:58:16 GMT -5
Usain St Leo Bolt
- Jamaican former sprinter. He is a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Owing to his achievements and dominance in sprint competition, he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
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Post by echocat1 on Mar 25, 2020 23:35:44 GMT -5
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (1911 - 1993) -- was an American actor best known for his performances in horror movies. He appeared on stage, television and radio, and in more than 100 films.
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Post by jan4hs on Mar 26, 2020 0:33:13 GMT -5
Wayne Gretzky
- Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", He has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. Gretzky is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and assists than any other player. He garnered more assists than any other player scored total points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, Gretzky tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 All-Star records
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Post by chopin on Mar 26, 2020 3:27:23 GMT -5
Xi Jinping
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
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Post by raptor on Mar 26, 2020 4:05:59 GMT -5
Yao Ming
- Chinese basketball retired professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in). He is the only player from outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star votes.
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Post by Harry Potter on Mar 26, 2020 11:21:36 GMT -5
Zheng He - Chinese Emperor
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Post by elizab on Mar 26, 2020 18:41:13 GMT -5
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist, who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc^2, which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.
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Post by jan4hs on Mar 26, 2020 23:53:31 GMT -5
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation - the world's largest personal computer software company. Since 1987, he has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest documented individuals. From 1995 to 2017, he held the Forbes title of the richest person in the world all but four of those years.
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Post by Harry Potter on Mar 27, 2020 1:29:52 GMT -5
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballons d'Or and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 29 trophies in his career, including six league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League (128) and the joint-most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship (9)
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Post by chopin on Mar 27, 2020 2:38:02 GMT -5
Donald John Trump - the 45th and current president of the United States.
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