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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000.
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his overthrow by Libyan rebel forces in 2011 during the First Libyan Civil War. He came to power through a bloodless military coup, first becoming Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977, Secretary General of the General People's Congress from 1977 to 1979, and then the Brotherly Leader of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1979 to 2011. Initially ideologically committed to Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, Gaddafi later ruled according to his own Third International Theory.
Aung San Suu Kyi
former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
Bashar al-Assad
President of Syrian Arab Republic from 2000 to 2024
Robert Mugabe
2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
Wilhelm II
as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
Kanye West
Ye is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop. His music, characterized by frequent stylistic shifts, has been credited with facilitating the emergence of rappers who did not conform to gangster rap conventions. He is also known for his controversial public persona, including his polarizing cultural and political commentary.
Sergey Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (born 1950)
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
Sultan of Brunei since 1967
Sepp Blatter
8th President of the International Federation of Association Football
Bill Cosby
American actor and comedian
Oscar Pistorius
South African sprinter and convicted murderer (born 1986)
Rudy Giuliani
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs, also known professionally as Diddy, is an American former rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher, among others.
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989); The Crying Game (1992); Pulp Fiction (1994); Heavenly Creatures (1994); Flirting with Disaster (1996); and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded the Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
Peter Mandelson
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, is a British former Labour Party politician, lobbyist and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004. He served in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's cabinets as Minister without portfolio, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Business Secretary and First Secretary of State. He was the British Ambassador to the United States in 2025 under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Michael Flynn
U.S. Army general and former U.S. National Security Advisor (born 1958)
James Levine
American conductor and pianist (1943–2021)
Buffy Sainte-Marie
American musician
Dennis Hastert
American politician (born 1942)
Jimmy Savile
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and disc jockey. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, leading the police to conclude that he had been a predatory sex offender, possibly one of the United Kingdom's most prolific. There had been allegations during his lifetime, but they were dismissed and accusers were ignored or disbelieved. Savile's victims allegedly included young children and elderly individuals.
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
American cardinal (1930–2025)
Rolf Harris
Australian entertainer (1930–2023)
Pyotr Aven
Russian businessman, politician and economist
Charlie Rose
American TV interviewer and journalist (born 1942)
Steve Wynn
American businessman
Johnny Kitagawa
Japanese businessman and talent manager (1931–2019)
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German diplomat and politician (1862-1939)
Gordon D. Fox
American politician
Constance Briscoe
British barrister, recorder, writer