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Born: c. 570 BC; Samos Died: c. 495 BC (aged around 75); Metapontum Region: Western philosophy School: Pythagoreanism Main interests: Metaphysics, Music, Mathematics, Ethics, Politics Notable ideas: Musica…

Born: 428/427 or 424/423 BC; Athens, Greece Died: 348/347 BC (age c. 80) Athens, Greece Notable work: Apology; Phaedo; Symposium; Republic Region: Western philosophy School: Platonism…

Bob Hayes – Track and Field Athlete, Football Player (1942-2002)   Full Name: Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes Date of birth: December 20, 1942 Place…

Born: September 28, 551 BC, Lu Died: 479 BC, Lu Full name: Kong Qiu Nationality: Lu state, Zhou China Teaching: Analects Main interests: Moral philosophy,…

Paul Robeson – (1898-1976) (Athlete, Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Singer, Lawyer)   Full Name: Paul Leroy Robeson Date of birth: April 9, 1898…

Name: Chanakya He was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist and jurist. Born: 350 BC; aAncient India Died: 283 BC Occupation: Professor; advisor of Chandragupta Maurya…

Franz Beckenbauer – Soccer Player   Full name: Franz Anton Beckenbauer Date of birth: 11 September 1945 (age 71) Place of birth: Munich, Germany Height:…

Name: Aristotle; was a Greek philosopher and scientist. Born: 384 BC; Stagira, Chalcidian League, Northern Greece Died: 322 BC (aged 62); Euboea, Greece, Macedonian Empire…

Michel Platini – Soccer Player   Full Name: Michel François Platini Date of birth: 21 June 1955 (age 61) Place of birth: Jœuf, France Nationality:…

Name: Archimedes of Syracuse He was an Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer. Born: c. 287 BC; Syracuse, Sicily; Magna Graecia Died: c. 212…

Marco van Basten – Soccer Player   Full name: Marco van Basten Date of birth: 31 October 1964 (age 52) Place of birth: Utrecht, Netherlands…

Khufu: Second ruler of ancient Egypt’s Father: Pharaoh Sneferu Mother: Queen Hetepheres Died: 2566 BC Monuments: Great Pyramid of Giza, Khufu ship   Khufu’s full…