CONTENTS

List of Biographical Sketches v

List of Obituaries xiii

Biographies 1

Obituaries 577

Classifi cation by Profession 651

List of Profi les 655

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Diane Abbott British politician ...... 1 Zaradasht Ahmed Director ...... 4 Njideka Akunyili Crosby Artist ...... 6 Lauren Alaina Singer and songwriter ...... 9 Jason Aldean Singer ...... 11 James P. Allison Immunologist ...... 14 Canelo Álvarez Boxer ...... 16 Chris Anderson Entrepreneur ...... 19 Kris Aquino Talk show host and actor ...... 22 Alejandro Aravena Architect ...... 24 Nolan Arenado Baseball player ...... 27 Mike Babcock Hockey coach ...... 30 Fredrik Backman Columnist and writer ...... 33 Lucinda Backwell Archaeologist ...... 35 Beauden Barrett Rugby union player ...... 38 Regina Barzilay Computer scientist ...... 41 Isabel Bayrakdarian Operatic soprano ...... 43 Nicole Beharie Actor ...... 46 Cody Bellinger Baseball player ...... 47 John Bercow Politician ...... 50 Daniel J. Bernstein Cryptologist and mathematician ...... 52 Alia Bhatt Actor and singer ...... 55 Tyler “Ninja” Blevins Online personality ...... 58 Christian Borle Theater actor ...... 60 Rutger Bregman Historian and author ...... 63 Cecily Brown Painter ...... 66 Joy Buolamwini Computer scientist ...... 69 Nicole Byer Comedian ...... 72 Cardi B Rapper ...... 74 Janene Carleton Stunt performer ...... 77 Brandi Carlile Singer-songwriter ...... 79 Jekalyn Carr Gospel singer and speaker ...... 82 Shane Carruth Director; writer; actor ...... 84 Fabiano Caruana Chess grandmaster ...... 86

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Maurizio Cattelan Conceptual artist ...... 88 Pierre Charpin Designer ...... 91 Eric Church Singer-songwriter ...... 93 Olivia Colman Actor ...... 96 Cristeta Comerford White House executive chef ...... 99 Nina Compton Chef and television personality ...... 101 Iona Craig Journalist ...... 104 Dan Crenshaw Politician ...... 106 Stacey Cunningham Executive, President of NYSE ...... 109 Ana de Armas Actor ...... 111 Morgan DeBaun Entrepreneur ...... 114 Bryson DeChambeau Professional golfer ...... 116 Laura Deming Scientist and venture capitalist ...... 119 Natalie Diaz Poet and activist ...... 122 Peter Doig Painter ...... 124 Michelle Dorrance Dancer and choreographer ...... 127 Kyle Dubas Hockey executive ...... 128 Alan Duffy Astronomer and science communicator ...... 131 Jourdan Dunn Model ...... 133 Ross Edgley Author and adventurer ...... 136 Esi Edugyan Author ...... 139 Álvaro Enrigue Novelist and essayist ...... 142 Mary Callahan Erdoes Financial executive ...... 144 Paul Falkowski Scientist ...... 146 Kevin Feige Film producer ...... 149 Dave Fennoy Voice actor ...... 152 John John Florence Surfer ...... 155 Luis Fonsi Singer ...... 158 Chris Froome Cyclist ...... 160 Anne Fulenwider Editor-in-chief ...... 163 Maya Gabeira Big-wave surfer ...... 165 Kuki Gallmann Conservationist ...... 167 Destra Garcia Singer-songwriter ...... 170 Germán Garmendia YouTube personality and writer ...... 172 Johnny Gaudreau Hockey player ...... 175 Claudia Goldin Economist ...... 177

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Henry Golding Actor ...... 180 Duff Goldman Pastry chef and television personality ...... 182 Gita Gopinath Economist ...... 185 Ludwig Göransson Composer ...... 188 Scott Gottlieb Physician and former government offi cial ...... 191 Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović President of Croatia ...... 194 Eliza Griswold Journalist and poet ...... 195 James Gunn Director and screenwriter ...... 198 Sunetra Gupta Epidemiologist and novelist ...... 201 Tiffany Haddish Comedian and actor ...... 203 Jonathan Haidt Social psychologist ...... 206 Matt Haimovitz Cellist ...... 209 Andrew Haldane Economist ...... 211 Lydia Hall Professional golfer ...... 214 Rami Hamdallah Prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority ...... 216 Mona Hanna-Attisha Public health advocate ...... 218 Barbara Hannigan Soprano and conductor ...... 221 Yuval Noah Harari Historian and author ...... 223 Suzan Shown Harjo Activist ...... 226 Rennie Harris Dancer and choreographer ...... 229 Lisa Harvey-Smith Astrophysicist ...... 232 Jayna Hefford Ice hockey player and executive ...... 235 Remy Hii Actor ...... 237 Joe Hill Writer ...... 240 Tommy Hollenstein Abstract impressionist painter ...... 243 Donald Hopkins Public health offi cial ...... 245 Niall Horan Singer-songwriter ...... 248 Abby Huntsman Television personality ...... 250 Joel Thomas Hynes Writer, actor, and musician ...... 253 Jason Isbell Singer-songwriter ...... 256 Jedidah Isler Astrophysicist ...... 259 Belinda Johnson Executive ...... 261 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Mountaineer ...... 264 James Kaplan Author ...... 267 Isabelle Kelly Rugby player ...... 269 Sam Kerr Soccer player ...... 272

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Ro Khanna US Representative ...... 274 Rachel Khoo Cook and television personality ...... 277 Fadlo R. Khuri College president ...... 280 Hayley Kiyoko Singer and actor ...... 282 Karl Ove Knausgaard Author ...... 285 Virat Kohli Cricketer ...... 288 Marie Kondo Consultant and author ...... 291 Jarrett J. Krosoczka Author and illustrator ...... 293 KuroKy (Kuro Takhasomi) Professional esports player ...... 296 Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson Hockey player ...... 299 Brie Larson Actor ...... 302 January LaVoy Actor and audiobook narrator ...... 304 Kai-Fu Lee Venture capitalist and artifi cial intelligence expert ...... 307 Simone Leigh Artist ...... 310 Ben Lerner Poet ...... 313 Jessica Lessin Journalist and executive ...... 314 Lori Lightfoot Politician and lawyer ...... 317 Robert Lighthizer Attorney and government offi cial ...... 319 Evangeline Lilly Actor, author ...... 322 Ada Limón Poet ...... 325 Becky Lynch Professional wrestler ...... 326 Ma Dong-seok Actor ...... 329 Paul MacAlindin Conductor ...... 331 Yusaku Maezawa Entrepreneur ...... 334 Post Malone Rapper and producer ...... 336 Maluma Singer ...... 339 Pippa Mann Race car driver ...... 341 Rose Marcario Business executive ...... 344 James Martin Priest and writer ...... 347 J. D. Martinez Baseball player ...... 349 Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen of Belgium ...... 352 Meghan McCain Commentator and columnist ...... 353 Jelena McWilliams Chairperson of the FDIC ...... 355 Meg Medina Writer ...... 358 Hasan Minhaj Actor and comedian ...... 361 Bo Levi Mitchell Football quarterback ...... 363

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Paul L. Modrich Biochemist ...... 366 Jason Momoa Actor ...... 367 Yuyi Morales Author and illustrator ...... 370 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Politician ...... 373 Ryan Murphy Screenwriter and director ...... 375 Saina Nehwal Badminton player ...... 377 Amanda Nguyen Activist ...... 379 Rachel Nichols Sports journalist ...... 382 Katie Nolan Sports personality ...... 384 Ryan North Author ...... 387 Rachel Notley Politician ...... 390 Cassper Nyovest Rapper and producer ...... 393 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Politician ...... 395 Katelyn Ohashi Gymnast ...... 398 Shohei Ohtani Baseball player ...... 400 Viktor Orbán Politician ...... 403 Maité Oronoz Rodríguez Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ...... 404 Naomi Osaka Tennis player ...... 406 Natalie Panek Aerospace engineer ...... 409 Katie Paterson Artist ...... 411 Otto Pérez Molina Former president of Guatemala ...... 414 Sundar Pichai Internet executive ...... 416 Lydia Polgreen Journalist ...... 418 Dan Porter Entrepreneur ...... 421 Ayanna Pressley Politician ...... 423 Pat Quinn Former governor of Illinois ...... 426 Kirthiga Reddy Business executive ...... 427 Barbara Jane Reyes Poet ...... 429 Jessie Reyez Singer-songwriter ...... 432 Matthew Rhys Actor ...... 435 Sarah Richardson Designer and television personality ...... 437 Krysten Ritter Actor ...... 440 Johan Rockström Scientist and sustainability researcher ...... 443 Sally Rooney Writer ...... 446 Sahle-Work Zewde President of Ethiopia ...... 448 Alvin Salehi Technologist and policymaker ...... 450

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Sarkodie Rapper ...... 452 Riad Sattouf Cartoonist ...... 455 Melanie Scrofano Actor ...... 457 Kierra Sheard Gospel singer ...... 460 Ben Simmons Basketball player ...... 462 Simon Sinek Leadership expert ...... 465 Josh Singer Screenwriter ...... 468 Glenn Slater Lyricist ...... 471 George Springer Baseball player ...... 473 Ed Stafford Explorer ...... 476 Fiona Staples Comics artist and illustrator ...... 479 Simon Stephens Playwright ...... 482 Beth Stevens Neurologist ...... 484 Hannah Storm Television sports journalist ...... 486 Trevor Story Baseball player ...... 489 Yvonne Strahovski Actor ...... 491 Mark Stucky Test pilot ...... 494 Nicola Sturgeon First minister of Scotland ...... 496 Charlie Sykes Political commentator ...... 498 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Qatar ...... 500 Dominic Thiem Tennis player ...... 502 Tessa Thompson Actor ...... 504 Tinashe Singer and actor ...... 506 Christina Tosi Chef and television personality ...... 508 Molly Tuttle Musician and singer-songwriter ...... 511 Karen Uhlenbeck Mathematician ...... 513 Lauren Underwood Politician ...... 516 Ewine van Dishoeck Astrophysicist ...... 519 Gary Vaynerchuk Entrepreneur ...... 522 Seema Verma Policy consultant and government offi cial ...... 524 Hans Vestberg Business executive ...... 527 Hezekiah Walker Singer and pastor ...... 529 Daniel Wanjiru Runner ...... 532 Brad Watson Author...... 534 Jessica Watson Sailor and writer ...... 537 Paula Mae Weekes Politician ...... 540

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Chrissie Wellington Triathlete ...... 542 Carson Wentz Football quarterback ...... 544 Zach Williams Musician ...... 547 Whitney Wolfe Herd Entrepreneur ...... 549 Letitia Wright Actor ...... 552 Tom Wright Architect ...... 554 Jean Wyllys Politician ...... 557 Andrew Yang Entrepreneur ...... 560 Kevin Young Poet ...... 563 Zedd Musician ...... 566 Volodymyr Zelensky Politician ...... 569 Jane Zhang Singer-songwriter ...... 571 Karen Zoid Singer and songwriter ...... 573

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Paul Allen Computer software executive, investor ...... 577 Thomas J.J. Altizer Theologian ...... 577 Bibi Andersson Swedish Actress ...... 578 Moshe Arens Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat, and politician ...... 578 Dominick Argento Composer ...... 579 Paddy Ashdown Politician, diplomat ...... 579 Max Azria Fashion designer ...... 580 Leonard L. Bailey Surgeon ...... 580 Russell Baker Columnist and author ...... 580 Kaye Ballard Comedian, singer, television and Broadway actress ...... 581 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Doctor, researcher, and professor ...... 581 Birch Bayh Senator ...... 582 Wendy Beckett Nun, art critic ...... 582 Robert (Bob) Bergland Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture ...... 583 Robert L. Bernstein Publisher, human rights activist ...... 583 Bernardo Bertolucci Film director ...... 583 Belisario Betancur President of Colombia ...... 584 James H. Billington Historian, Librarian of Congress ...... 584 Kathleen Blanco Governor ...... 585 William Blum Journalist ...... 585 Jim Bouton Baseball player, sportscaster, and author ...... 586 Sydney Brenner South African Molecular Biologist, Nobel laureate ...... 586 Harold Brown Nuclear physicist and U. S. Secretary of Defense ...... 587 Mario Buatta Interior designer ...... 588 George H. W. Bush Former President of the United States and businessman...... 588 Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky Soviet Cosmonaut ...... 589 Patrick Caddell Pollster, Political fi rm consultant ...... 589 Mortimer Maxwell Caplin Lawyer and educator ...... 589 Carol Channing Actress and performer ...... 590 Roy Clark Country singer ...... 590 Johnny Clegg Musician ...... 591 Geraldyn “Jerrie” M. Cobb American aviator and astronaut candidate ...... 592 Thad Cochran Politician and attorney ...... 592 Rafael Hernández Colón Governor, Puerto Rico ...... 593

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Tim Conway Actor, comedian, writer, director ...... 593 Douglas M. Costle Politician ...... 594 John C. Culver Politician ...... 594 Dick Dale Guitarist ...... 595 Evelyn Y. Davis Activist, Financial Journalist, and Philanthropist ...... 595 Doris Day Actor, singer, activist ...... 596 Fernando de la Rúa Politician ...... 596 Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Businessman ...... 597 John D. Dingell Politician ...... 597 Albert J. Dunlap Executive...... 598 Okwui Enwezor Curator ...... 598 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Former President of Bangladesh ...... 599 Neil Estern Sculptor ...... 599 Martin S. Feldstein Economist ...... 600 Albert Finney Actor ...... 600 Keith Flint Singer, dancer ...... 601 Peter Fonda Actor ...... 601 Albert Frère Businessman ...... 602 Bruno Ganz Actor ...... 602 Alan García Pérez Former President of Peru ...... 603 Jack Gargan Politician ...... 603 Leslie H. Gelb Journalist and government offi cial ...... 604 Murray Gell-Mann Physicist ...... 604 Georgie Anne Geyer Journalist ...... 605 Kenneth A. Gibson Politician ...... 605 Nathan Glazer Sociologist, intellectual, and author ...... 606 William Goldman Novelist, screenwriter, playwright ...... 606 Paul Gregory Producer ...... 607 B. J. Habibie President of Indonesia ...... 607 Roy Hargrove Jazz trumpet player ...... 608 Valerie K. Harper American actress ...... 608 Judith Rich Harris Psychology researcher ...... 609 Robert J. L. Hawke Politician ...... 609 Ágnes Heller Philosopher, writer, educator, and social activist ...... 610 Stephen Hillenburg Marine biologist, animator, voice actor ...... 610 Tony Hoagland Poet ...... 611

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Fritz Hollings American Senator ...... 611 Lee A. Iacocca Automobile Executive ...... 612 Ricky Jay Magician, actor, and writer ...... 612 Daniel Johnston Singer, songwriter, artist ...... 613 Donald Keene Scholar, historian, writer, and translator ...... 613 Herbert Kelleher Founder of Southwest Airlines ...... 614 Wim Kok Prime Minister of the Netherlands ...... 614 Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Aerospace engineer ...... 615 Judith Krantz American Romance Novelist ...... 615 Karl Lagerfeld Fashion designer, creative director, artist, photographer, and caricaturist . . . 616 Niki Lauda Racing driver ...... 616 Stan Lee Comic book writer, editor, publisher ...... 617 Andrea Levy Author ...... 617 Li Peng Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China ...... 618 Gene Littler Golfer ...... 618 Richard G. Lugar Politician ...... 619 Manuel Lujan, Jr. American congressman and Secretary of the Interior ...... 619 Galt MacDermot Canadian American Pianist and composer ...... 620 Warren MacKenzie American Potter ...... 620 Penny Marshall Actress and director ...... 621 Willie McCovey Baseball Player ...... 621 Zhores Aleksandrovich Medvedev Biologist, writer ...... 622 W.S. Merwin Poet ...... 622 Edmund Morris Biographer ...... 622 Robert Morris Sculptor ...... 623 Toni Morrison Novelist ...... 623 Robert Gabriel Mugabe Former Zimbabwean president ...... 624 Kary B. Mullis Biochemist ...... 625 Art Neville Singer and keyboardist ...... 625 Don Newcombe Professional baseball pitcher ...... 626 Jessye Norman Opera singer ...... 626 Sono Osato Ballet dancer, actress ...... 627 Amos Oz Writer ...... 628 Ieoh Ming (I. M.) Pei Architect ...... 628 César Pelli Architect ...... 629 Ross Perot Businessman and politician ...... 629

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Luke Perry Actor ...... 630 Ferdinand Piëch German automobile executive ...... 630 Marie Ponsot Poet and Literary Critic ...... 631 Hal Prince Theatrical producer and director ...... 631 Lee Radziwill Socialite and Princess ...... 632 Charles A. Reich Writer, professor, and lawyer ...... 632 Ogden R. Reid Editor and Congressman ...... 633 Meshulam Riklis Financier and businessman ...... 633 Alice M. Rivlin American economist ...... 634 Cokie Roberts Broadcast journalist ...... 634 Kevin Roche Architect ...... 635 Nicolas Roeg Director, cinematographer ...... 635 Nancy Grace Roman Astronomer ...... 636 Theodore Isaac Rubin Psychiatrist and author ...... 636 Francisco Mauro Salzano Geneticist ...... 636 Edward P. G. Seaga Politician ...... 637 Shehu Shagari Politician ...... 637 Ntozake Shange Playwright, poet, author ...... 638 Anne Rivers Siddons Novelist; former journalist ...... 638 John Singleton American fi lm director and screenwriter ...... 639 Phil Solomon American experimental fi lmmaker ...... 639 Bart Starr Professional football player and coach ...... 640 John Paul Stevens Supreme Court justice ...... 641 Ellen O. Tauscher American politician and diplomat ...... 641 Stanley Tigerman Architect and designer ...... 642 Rip Torn Actor ...... 642 Gloria Vanderbilt Fashion designer, artist, actress, author, heiress and socialite ...... 643 Sander Vanocur News commentator ...... 643 Agnes Varda French fi lmmaker ...... 644 Binyavanga Wainaina Author ...... 644 Patricia M. Wald Judge, Attorney ...... 645 Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein Sociologist ...... 646 Mary Warnock Philosopher and writer ...... 646 Pernell Whitaker Boxer ...... 647 Michael H. Wilson Politician and Statesman ...... 647 Nancy Wilson Singer and actress ...... 648

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Harris Wofford Attorney, Politician ...... 648 Herman Wouk Author ...... 649 Franco Zeffi relli Theatrical and operatic director ...... 649

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