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Jack Dorsey

Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American tech entrepreneur and businessman who co-founded Twitter, Inc., which operated social media service Twitter; financial technology company Block, Inc., which owns and operates Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Bitkey, and Tida

Dorsey was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His father is Timothy G. Dorsey and his mother is Marcia A. Dorsey (née Smith).Jack Dorsey is partly of Italian descent on his mother's side. His father worked for a company that developed mass spectrometers and his mother was a homemaker. He was raised Catholic

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Noah Glass

Noah Glass is an American tech entrepreneur and software developer, who is known for co-founding the social media platform Twitter and Odeo, a podcasting company that shut down in 2017

After leaving Industrial Light & Magic, Glass worked on several projects with Marc Canter, founder of MacroMind which later became Macromedia, birthplace of the Shockwave multimedia platform.

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Biz Stone

Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone (born March 10, 1974)[3] is an American entrepreneur who is a co-founder of Twitter, among other tech companies

Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone is an American entrepreneur who is a co-founder of Twitter, among other tech companies. Stone was the creative director at Xanga from 1999 to 2001. Stone co-founded Jelly, with Ben Finkel. Jelly was launched in 2014 and was a search engine driven by visual imagery and discovery. Stone was Jelly's CEO until its acquisition by Pinterest in 2017.

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Evan Williams

Evan Clark Williams is an American internet entrepreneur.He is a co-founder of Twitter, and was its CEO from 2008 to 2010, and a member of its board from 2007 to 2019.

Evan Clark Williams is an American internet entrepreneur.[He is a co-founder of Twitter, and was its CEO from 2008 to 2010, and a member of its board from 2007 to 2019.

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John L. Hennessy

John Leroy Hennessy (born September 22, 1952) is an American computer scientist and chairman of Alphabet Inc

John Leroy Hennessy is an American computer scientist and chairman of Alphabet Inc.Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros, serving as 10th president of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016. He was succeeded as president by Marc Tessier-Lavigne.Marc Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley."

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Prabodhankar Thackeray

Keshav Sitaram Thackeray ,Keshav Sitaram Panvelkar, also known as Keshav Sitaram Thakre and Keshav Sitaram Dhodapkar, but commonly known by his pen name Prabodhankar Thackeray), was an Indian social reformer, writer and politician. He campaigned against s

He was one of the key leaders of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti which successfully campaigned for the linguistic state of Maharashtra. He was the father of Bal Thackeray, who founded the Shiv Sena, a pro-Marathi leader. He is also the paternal grandfather of former Shiv Sena chief and Chief minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. There is a school in Pune named after him.

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Abhishek Bachchan

Indian Actor and Film Producer

Abhishek Bachchan is an acclaimed Indian actor and film producer prominent in Hindi cinema. Born on February 5, 1976, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, he is the son of legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Abhishek made his acting debut in 2000 with J.P. Dutta's drama Refugee. After a series of initial commercial setbacks, he achieved critical and commercial breakthrough in 2004 with the political drama Yuva and the action thriller Dhoom, establishing his position in the industry. Over the years, Bachchan has delivered stellar performances in films like Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, Guru, and Dostana. As a producer, he won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for the comedy-drama Paa in 2009. Beyond his acting career, Abhishek is a passionate sports enthusiast. He owns the Jaipur Pink Panthers, a championship-winning franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League, and co-owns the Indian Super League football team Chennaiyin FC. He married global icon and actress Aishwarya Rai in 2007, and the couple has a daughter named Aaradhya. In recent years, he has successfully transitioned to digital streaming platforms, earning critical acclaim for his roles in the psychological thriller series Breathe: Into the Shadows and films like Ludo and Dasvi.

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Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Legendary Indian Poet and Writer

Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a highly distinguished Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature. Born in Babupatti near Allahabad, he is best known for his early lyric work Madhushala, which remains one of the most celebrated and translated works in Hindi literature. Bachchan pursued higher education at the University of Allahabad and Banaras Hindu University before attending the University of Cambridge, where he became the first Indian to receive a PhD in English literature, focusing on the poetry of W.B. Yeats. Throughout his career, he made significant contributions to the Indian literary landscape, bridging the gap between classical poetry and modern themes. Beyond his literary achievements, he worked as a professor of English at Allahabad University, served as a producer for All India Radio, and later held a role as an Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of External Affairs, where he championed the official use of Hindi. In 1966, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Bachchan was honored with numerous accolades during his lifetime, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968, the Padma Bhushan in 1976, and the inaugural Saraswati Samman in 1991 for his four-volume autobiography. He was the patriarch of the famous Bachchan family, married to social activist Teji Bachchan, and father to the iconic actor Amitabh Bachchan and businessman Ajitabh Bachchan.

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Renee Sen

Indian Actress

Renee Sen is an Indian actress best known as the eldest daughter of former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen. Born on September 5, 1999, Renee was adopted by Sushmita Sen in 2000 as a single mother, a landmark decision that garnered significant media attention across India. Growing up in the spotlight in Mumbai, Renee pursued her education locally before deciding to follow her passion for the performing arts and embarking on a career in the Indian entertainment industry. Renee made her formal acting debut in January 2021 with the Hindi short film Suttabaazi, directed by Kabeer Khurana. In the film, she portrayed Diya Kumar, a rebellious 19-year-old navigating family dynamics and a secret smoking habit during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her performance was well-received by critics and audiences, who praised her natural acting style, screen presence, and voice modulation. Beyond her initial acting projects, Renee is highly active on social media, where she shares updates about her fitness routine, personal milestones, and close relationship with her mother and younger sister, Alisah Sen. She has expressed a strong commitment to establishing her career in mainstream Hindi cinema through professional training and merit.

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