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Warren Buffett, born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930, began investing at age 11 and filed his first tax return at 13. He chairs Berkshire Hathaway and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Read more →
Dan Shechtman was initially ridiculed by colleagues for his 1982 discovery of quasicrystals, atomic structures previously thought to be impossible. He won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for that discovery. Read more →
Sir Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer at Apple, co-designed the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and iOS. Born in London in 1967, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the British Empire for services to design. Read more →
Rakim, born Russell Tywan Parker Jr. in Queens, New York, helped redefine hip-hop with his 1987 debut Paid in Full alongside Eric B., widely credited with establishing rap as a serious art form. Read more →
Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription. His father Arthur Kornberg also won a Nobel Prize, one of only a handful of Nobel Prize father-son pairs in history. Read more →
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Biography Wiki is an independent encyclopedia dedicated to accurate, unbiased coverage of notable people, from politicians and scientists to entrepreneurs and artists. All articles are written to meet a consistent notability standard and must cite verifiable sources.
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Biography Wiki is an independent encyclopedia dedicated to accurate, unbiased coverage of notable people, from politicians and scientists to entrepreneurs and artists. All articles are written to meet a consistent notability standard and must cite verifiable sources.
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