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Explorer, Navigator

• First European to reach the Americas by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean
• Opened up new trade routes and initiated widespread European colonization of the Americas

Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

• Known for his complex and innovative films such as Memento, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy
• Critically acclaimed and commercially successful filmmaker

Journalist, Author, Essayist

• Prolific writer known for his polemical style and intellectual arguments
• Authored numerous books on topics such as religion, politics, and literature

Actor

• Academy Award winner for his performance in The Deer Hunter
• Known for his distinctive voice and acting style

Playwright, poet

• Considered one of the most important Elizabethan dramatists.
• Wrote influential plays like 'Doctor Faustus' and 'Tamburlaine'.

Architect, astronomer, mathematician

• Designed numerous prominent buildings in London, including St. Paul's Cathedral.
• Made significant contributions to astronomy and mathematics.

Actor, activist

• Best known for his role as Superman in the film series
• Became a prominent advocate for people with spinal cord injuries after becoming paralyzed in an equestrian accident