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Roger Randall Dougan Revelle
One of the first scientists to study global warming and the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates...

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François Quesnay
François Quesnay was a French economist of the Physiocratic school. The physiocrats were a group of economists who believed that the wealth of nations was derived solely from the value of land agriculture or land development...

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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Pavlov contributed to many areas of physiology and neurology. Most of his work involved research in temperament, conditioning and involuntary reflex actions...

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Kenichi Ohmae
Kenichi Ohmae is one of the world's leading business and corporate strategists...

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Ahmed Khan
Ahmed Khan, Founder of KK Plastic Waste Management, discovered a unique and an innovative way to use the waste...

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Frederic Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse...

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Norman Kingsley Maile
Mailer is considered an innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism...

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Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was elected as the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the Constituent Assembly...

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Evel Knievel
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, Jr was an American motorcycle daredevil...

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Juan Ramon Jimenez
Juan Ramon Jimenez was a Spanish poet...

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Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japan-born British novelist...

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Homer
Homer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet...

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Galileo Galilei
Galileo's empirical work was a significant break from the abstract Aristotelian approach of his time...

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Around 1939 he became a disciple of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati...

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Baba Amte
He was the founder of several ashrams and communities for the service of leprosy patients and other marginalized people that were shunned by society...

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Sunita Krishnan
Sunita Krishnan has been rescuing women and children from brothels...

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K P Thomas
Anyone with even a little athletic ambition in Kerala has heard about Thomas Master...

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Jai Prakash Dabral
J P Dabral started a Chipko-style campaign in Tehri, Uttaranchal...

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Chewang Norphel
Chewang Norphel fondly known as a glacier man is a retired civil engineer...

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Swapan Mukhopadhay
Mama to the children in his destitute home, Swapan is a real hero...

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WILLIAM FAULKNER
He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century...

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Dharnidhar Boro
Dharnidhar Boro is a forest ranger in Kaziranga who often goes beyond the call of duty in his passion to save the wildlife...

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Dr. D Ashish
Kolkata, the City of Joy, is also the city that houses the sick, the starved and the homeless...

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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein was a revolutionary Soviet Russian film director...

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Anil Biswas [1914 - 2003]
Anil Biswas's contribution to film music is multi-faceted...
Manpreet

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Clinton Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer...

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MC Marykom
Manipur boxing champ has big dreams for her students

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Abhayanand and Anand Kumar
We wanted to help the children who were intelligent but who did not have enough money to pay the IIT coaching fees

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Sushma Iyengar - an educator, a catalyst and a learner
Woman ousts middlemen to empowers Kutch artists

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Dr. Subroto Das
For road accident victims, he is the 'SOS Angel'

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Coach Bhgawan Nagarkoche
A coach who put orphans in Maharashtra on the right track...
Anubha Bhonsle

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
In his seminal work, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Csikszentmihalyi outlines his theory that people are most happy when they are in a state of flow...

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Ustad Bismillah Khan [1916 - 2006]
Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour — the Bharat Ratna...
Manpreet

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Chaudhary Bansi Lal [1927 - 2006]
Bansi lal is regarded by many as an "Iron man" who was always close to reality and took keen interest in the up liftment of the community...
Manpreet

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Lalit Suri [1946 - 2006]
'Uncrowned hotel king' of India and a member of the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of India's Parliament)...
Manpreet

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Manohar Shyam Joshi [1933 - 2006]
Renowned writer and the Father of Indian Soap Operas - Manohar Shyam Joshi, who revolutionised India's television ...
Manpreet

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Avicenna - Abu Ali al-husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina
Abu Ali al-husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina, also known as Ibn Seena and commonly known in English by his Latinised name Avicenna was a Persian Muslim polymath and foremost physician and philosopher of his time...

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Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
First woman ever to serve as Prime Minister of an Islamic country...

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Hrishikesh Mukherjee [1922 - 2006]
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was not only a compelling and heartwarming filmmaker, he was an inspiration to the hearts of all those who whose lives he touched. ...
Manpreet

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Raja Rao [1909 - 2006]
Indian writer of English-language novels and short stories...
Manpreet

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Dr. Raj Kumar [1929 - 2006]
Dr. Raj Kumar entered the film industry at the age of eight years and got his first break as a hero in film "Bedara Kannappa" in 1956. ...
Manpreet

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Dilip Kumar
Release of a number of tragic Bollywood films earned Dilip Kumar the title of 'Tragedy King'...

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Swami Ramdev Ji
Yoga Pranayama Cures 140 Diseases...
Manpreet

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Nandini Sathpathy Nee [1931 - 2006]
Nandini Sathpathy nee' Panigrahy was the daughter of Oriya writer, Kalindi Panigrahy...
Manpreet

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Nadira [1932 - 2006]
The first sophisticated vamp of Bollywood...
Manpreet

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Padmini [1932 - 2006]
Padmini has acted and danced in over 250 films. She was a top star in Bollywood as well as four other Indian regional cinema's, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, ...
Manpreet

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Naushad Ali [1919 - 2006]
Naushad Ali is regarded as one of the greatest Music Directors of Indian Cinema...
Manpreet

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Kanshi Ram [1934 - 2006]
Kanshi Ram - founder of Bahujan Samaj Party
Manpreet

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Pramod Mahajan [1949 - 2006]
Pramod Mahajan - Bharatiya Janata Party's suave, sophisticated mascot. From Laptop Brigade to Five-Star Politician...
Manpreet

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Annie Besant
Founder of Theosophical Society

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Sonal Mansingh
She has been called a philosopher among dancers for her opinions and interpretations.

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Mallika Sarabhai
One of the leading exponents of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi.

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Chitra Visweswaran
Chitra Visweswaran is famed as one of the leading Bharatnatyam dancer of India.

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Anita Ratnam
Classical dancer & Choreographer

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Alarmel Valli
Alarmel Valli is a foremost exponent of the Pandanallur tradition in Bharatanatyam.

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Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
President of the Board of Directors of Arcelor Mittal

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Sushma Verma
Sushma Verma has become the youngest student to appear in the Class X board exams.

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Dhirubhai Ambani
Founder of Reliance Industries

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Bal Thackeray
The founder and president of the Shiv Sena

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Abhishek Bachchan
Famous Indian Actor

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Bipasha Basu
Bollywood Actress and a Supermodel

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Sir Donald 'Don' George Bradman
One of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century

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Madhubala
One of the most beautiful actresses to have graced the screens of Bollywood

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Guru Dutt
Guru Dutt was an Indian film director, producer and actor.

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Indira Gandhi
The first women Prime Minister and an important world stateswoman...

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Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer...

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Karan Johar
Karan Johar has been emerging as one of India's young thought leaders and was chosen as one of 250 Global Young Leaders by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum 2006...

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Akshay Kumar
A popular Bollywood actor

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Rani Mukherjee
Since her first break on celluloid in 1996, Rani Mukherjee (also known as Rani Mukerji) has appeared in nearly 40 films...

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Ravi Shankar
As a prolific composer he was the first to interface with western musicians to make the space for fusions of all sort which have followed in his wake...
S. Kalidas

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Kumar Sanu
One of the most prolific singers ever to work in the Indian film industry...

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Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam has become a major force in the music industry...

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Mukesh Chand Mathur
The Man With the Golden Voice

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Allah Rakha Rahman
Best known for composing film scores and soundtracks...

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K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra is a singer who has made her mark in the Indian (film) playback industry.

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Tansen of Today

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Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
Subbulakshmi has been the recipient of the highest awards and honours the nation could bestow upon an artist and significant international recognition.

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Dr. Balamurali Krishna
Carnatic Musical Genius

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Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi's songs ranged from traditional classical melodies to patriotic songs, artistic Ghazals, sad and romantic melodies, traditional qawwalis, ghazals and bhajans...

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Lata Mangeshkar
The melody Queen of India

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Dev Anand
A famous Indian actor and film producer...
Sandeep Sangwan

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Raj Kapoor
A legendary Indian actor, director, and producer of Bollywood movies...

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Asha Bhonsle
The famous playback singer, Asha Bhonsle has sung over 20,000 songs...

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Rahul Sharad Dravid
Integral part of the Indian National Cricket Team

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Kapil Dev
Indian Cricketer of the Century

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Anil Kapoor
Popular Indian Actor

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Sushmita Sen
First Indian to win the Miss Universe

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Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980

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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
One of the best Indian Cricketer
Sandeep Sangwan

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Priyanka Chopra
Bollywood Actress

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Kishor Kumar
Finest Indian male playback singers of all time: Singer, Actor, Director, Musician

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Theory of white dwarfs, stellar dynamics, theory of Brownian motion, Theory of radiative transfer, Theory of stellar atmospheres, Quantum theory of negative ion of hydrogen, Theory of planetary atmospheres, Theory of the Illumination, Polarization of the sunlit sky...
Manpreet

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Teesta Setalvad
The battle has to be fought

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Rajkumar Hirani
Youth icon hai mamu

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Hrithik Roshan
Time to Dhoom

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Sunita Williams
From samosas to spacewalks

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Sunil Bharti Mittal
The man with the Midas touch: Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group

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Kiran Desai
A literary inheritance

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Mukta Gupta
Satyameva jayate...

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Prasoon Joshi
Where there's a will, there's a way!

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Ramesh Ramanathan
There is no desh like swadesh

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Jeev Milkha Singh
Tee-Time learnings

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Jaspal Rana
Bull's Eye! Three gold medals in Asian Games 2006 Pistol Events at Doha - Best Sportsperson' of the Asian Games

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Himesh Reshammiya
Competing with his alter ego

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Suhas Gopinath
An entrepreneur at 14, founder of Global Solutions Inc.

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Indra Nooyi
The Goddess of fizz

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Rahul Bose
Life has many side effects…

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Aishwarya Rai
Beauty Pageant Queen: Model, Miss World, Actress

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Shahrukh Khan
King Khan

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Sania Mirza
Professional female tennis player from India.

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Phoolan Devi
Bandit Queen

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Brian Charles Lara
The Prince of Port-of-Spain

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P. T. Usha
The queen of Indian track and field for two decades.

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Sachin Tendulkar
Little Master Blaster

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Amitabh Bachchan
Badhshah of Bollywood and Superstar of the Millennium

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Manish Wazalwar
From washing cars to owning a fleet of 33
Reeti Pandharipande

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The Skype Guys
Telephone Revolutionaries
James Gosling

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Dieter Zetsche
Act II for The Man Who Fixed Chrysler
Peter Gumbel

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Tom Freston
The Ageless Hipster And His Pop Empire
Jyoti Thottam

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Franz Beckenbauer
The Emperor of Soccer
Henry A. Kissinger

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The Flickr Founders
The creators of the website Flickr, Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield.
Josh Quittner

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Sean (Diddy) Combs
Marketing the Realities of Urban Life
Vivienne Tam

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Jamie Dimon
The Banker Who Thinks Big
Daniel Eisenberg

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Brian France
The Man Who Made NASCAR Fly
Darrell Waltrip

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Steve Wynn
He Didn't Invent Las Vegas. He Just Makes It Work
Joel Stein

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Jim Sinegal
Costco's Discount CEO
Daren Fonda

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Tom Anderson & Chris DeWolfe
How New Music Now Gets Heard
Sharin Foo

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Huang Guangyu
The Richest Man in China
James Mcgregor

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Nandan Nilekani
The Indian at the Center Of the Global Economy
Thomas Friedman

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Anne Mulcahy
Keeping Xerox Out of Trouble
Dody Tsiantar

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Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
Dubai's Builder Of Big Dreams
Scott Macleod

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Patricia Russo
How She Acquired A French Accent
Wilson Rothman

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Eddie Lampert
The Best Investor on Wall Street?
Daniel Kadlec

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Omid Kordestani
Meet the Other, Other Google Guy
Donny Deutsch

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Jan Egeland
The World's Conscience
Sanjay Gupta, M.D.

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Wynton Marsalis
Saving New Orleans
Aaron Neville

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Angelina Jolie
Taking on Her Toughest Role
Mark Malloch Brown

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Bill Clinton & George H.W. Bush
Proving The Power Of Two
Michael Duffy

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Steve Nash
Why the NBA Needs This Man
Charles Barkley

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Orhan Pamuk
Teller of the Awful Truth
Howard Chua-Eoan

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Elie Wiesel
He Taught Us How to Answer Evil.
Oprah Winfrey

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Michelle Wie
Golf's Teenage Sensation
Jeff Chu

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Al Gore
America Takes a Fresh Look at "Ozone Man"
Karen Tumulty

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Joey Cheek
The Speedskater With a Heart of Gold
Dan Jansen

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Katie Couric
The New Anchor Is Shaking Up The News
James Poniewozik