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A. J. Jacobs
Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs is an American journalist and author.
Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs is an American journalist and author.
Adrienne Shelly
Adrienne Levine, better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly, was an American actress, director and screenwriter.
Adrienne Levine, better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly, was an American actress, director and screenwriter.
Alain Finkielkraut
Alain Finkielkraut is a French essayist, and son of a Jewish-Polish manufacturer of fine leather goods who had been deported to Auschwitz and survived.
Alain Finkielkraut is a French essayist, and son of a Jewish-Polish manufacturer of fine leather goods who had been deported to Auschwitz and survived.
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator.
Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator.
Albert Abraham Michelson
Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment.
Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart is an American publisher, commentator for the Washington Times, author, and occasional guest commentator on various news programs who has served as an editor for the Drud...
Andrew Breitbart is an American publisher, commentator for the Washington Times, author, and occasional guest commentator on various news programs who has served as an editor for the Drud...
Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887December 20, 1982) was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of compose...
Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887December 20, 1982) was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of compose...
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was a well-known American lawyer and associate Supreme Court Justice.
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was a well-known American lawyer and associate Supreme Court Justice.
Bill Maher
William "Bill" Maher, Jr. (; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author, and actor.
William "Bill" Maher, Jr. (; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author, and actor.
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer.
Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911 July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983.
Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911 July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983.
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences.
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor with both British and Irish citizenship.
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor with both British and Irish citizenship.
David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Brudnoy
David Brudnoy (June 5, 1940 – December 9, 2004) was an American talk radio host in Boston from 1976 to 2004.
David Brudnoy (June 5, 1940 – December 9, 2004) was an American talk radio host in Boston from 1976 to 2004.
David Horowitz
David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and policy advocate.
David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and policy advocate.
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984) is a liberal American blogger and columnist for The Washington Post, a columnist for Bloomberg, and a contributor to MSNBC. He was formerly an associate editor...
Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984) is a liberal American blogger and columnist for The Washington Post, a columnist for Bloomberg, and a contributor to MSNBC. He was formerly an associate editor...
Gregory Henriquez
Gregory Henriquez is a Canadian architect, best known for the design of community-based mixed-use, institutional and social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.
Gregory Henriquez is a Canadian architect, best known for the design of community-based mixed-use, institutional and social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.
Hertha Marks Ayrton
Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton, née Marks was an English engineer, mathematician and inventor.
Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton, née Marks was an English engineer, mathematician and inventor.
Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Ivo Goldstein
Dr. Ivo Goldstein (born in Zagreb, 16 March 1958) is a Croatian historian.
Dr. Ivo Goldstein (born in Zagreb, 16 March 1958) is a Croatian historian.
Jacob Bronowski
Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-Jewish British mathematician, biologist, historian of science, theatre author, poet and inventor.
Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-Jewish British mathematician, biologist, historian of science, theatre author, poet and inventor.
John Safran
John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian documentary maker and radio broadcaster, known for combining humour with sincere explorations into religion and other issues.
John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian documentary maker and radio broadcaster, known for combining humour with sincere explorations into religion and other issues.
John Stossel
John F. Stossel is an American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist.
John F. Stossel is an American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist.
Larry King
Larry King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards.
Larry King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards.
Lawrence M. Krauss
Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a Canadian-American theoretical physicist who is a professor of physics, Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and director of the Origins...
Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a Canadian-American theoretical physicist who is a professor of physics, Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and director of the Origins...
Marcelo Gleiser
Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born physicist and astronomer.
Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born physicist and astronomer.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades.
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades.
Otto Kahn-Freund
Sir Otto Kahn-Freund was professor of comparative law, University of Oxford, and a path breaking scholar in labour law.
Sir Otto Kahn-Freund was professor of comparative law, University of Oxford, and a path breaking scholar in labour law.
Pedro Friedeberg
Pedro Friedeberg (born January 11, 1937) is a Mexican painter.
Pedro Friedeberg (born January 11, 1937) is a Mexican painter.
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Knight Grand Cross, is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of ner...
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Knight Grand Cross, is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of ner...
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé is an English-French film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission.
Roland Joffé is an English-French film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission.
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedienne, writer, actress, singer and musician.
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedienne, writer, actress, singer and musician.
Sherwin B. Nuland
Dr. Sherwin Nuland (born December 1930) is an American surgeon and author who teaches bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and, upon occasion, b...
Dr. Sherwin Nuland (born December 1930) is an American surgeon and author who teaches bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and, upon occasion, b...
Sherwin Wine
Sherwin Theodore Wine was a rabbi and a founding figure in Humanistic Judaism.
Sherwin Theodore Wine was a rabbi and a founding figure in Humanistic Judaism.
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Tal Ben-Shahar
Tal Ben-Shahar (Hebrew: טל בן-שחר, also known as Tal David Ben-Shachar) is a teacher and writer in the areas of positive psychology and leadership.
Tal Ben-Shahar (Hebrew: טל בן-שחר, also known as Tal David Ben-Shachar) is a teacher and writer in the areas of positive psychology and leadership.
Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (Freiburg, Germany, 1 July 1921 – 4 September 1980, Princeton, New Jersey) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet.
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (Freiburg, Germany, 1 July 1921 – 4 September 1980, Princeton, New Jersey) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet.