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260 editorial biographies
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abdullah II
King of Jordan
Ada Lovelace
Mathematician and early computing writer, 1815–1852
Adele
Singer-songwriter
Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani
Chairperson of Qatar Museums
Al-Muhtadee Billah
Crown Prince of Brunei; Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office
Alan Turing
Mathematician and computer-science pioneer
Albert Camus
Novelist, essayist and playwright, 1913–1960
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist
Albert II of Monaco
Sovereign Prince of Monaco
Alexander McQueen
Fashion designer and couturier, 1969–2010
Alicia Keys
Singer, songwriter and pianist
Andrea Bocelli
Tenor and recording artist
Andy Warhol
Artist, filmmaker and publisher, 1928–1987
Angelina Jolie
Performance, directing and a substantial humanitarian public record.
Angélique Kidjo
Singer, songwriter and activist
Anne Hathaway
Fairy-tale beginnings, dramatic transformation and musical performance.
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Royal; royal public-service and sporting figure
Antonio Banderas
Actor, director and theatre producer
Bad Bunny
Rapper, singer and songwriter
Barbara McClintock
Cytogeneticist and Nobel laureate, 1902–1992
Bernard Arnault
LVMH chairman and CEO
Beyoncé
Singer, songwriter & performer
Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder; chair of the Gates Foundation
Billie Eilish
Singer-songwriter
Brad Pitt
From breakout supporting roles to an influential producing career.
Brian Chesky
Airbnb co-founder and CEO
Bruno Mars
Singer, songwriter & producer
C. V. Raman
Physicist and Nobel laureate, 1888–1970
Carl XVI Gustaf
King of Sweden
Cate Blanchett
Actor & producer
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Princess of Orange; heir to the Dutch throne
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales; royal public-service and early-childhood advocate
Céline Dion
Singer
Charles Darwin
Naturalist and evolutionary theorist, 1809–1882
Charles Dickens
Novelist, journalist and public performer, 1812–1870
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom
Charlize Theron
Actress and producer
Chien-Shiung Wu
Experimental nuclear physicist, 1912–1997
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Novelist, essayist and public speaker
Chinua Achebe
Novelist, essayist and poet, 1930–2013
Christian Bale
Actor
Christian Dior
Couturier and fashion-house founder, 1905–1957
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Crown Prince of Denmark
Claude Monet
Impressionist painter, 1840–1926
Coco Chanel
Fashion designer and founder, 1883–1971
Cristiano Ronaldo
Professional footballer
Crown Princess Kiko
Crown Princess Akishino
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