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01 Walt Disney(1901-66) US film producer, he is famous as the creator of cartoon films starring the popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
02 Woodrow Wilson(1856-1924) He was President of America during World War I. He became famous for his '14 points' and played a notable part in the setting up of the League of Nations.
03 Sir Winston Churchill(1874-1965) British statesman and war leader, who was Prime Minister of Britain during World War II. His publication The Second World War (in 6 volumes) became very famous and earned him the Nobel Prize in 1953. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955 and publication his major work A History of the English Speaking People.
04 William Crooks(1832-1919) British chemist and physicist who discovered the element Thallium in 1861, invented the radiometer, and also pioneered research on cathode rays.
05 William Thompson Kelvin(1824-1907) British physicist who put forward the idea of an absolute measurement of temperature and invented the Kelvin scale of temperature.
06 Lord William Bentinck Governor-General of India, famous for the sati reforms and suppression of human sacrifice. He also introduced English education in India.
07 William Shakespeare(1564-1616) English dramatist and poet, considered the greatest  literacy figure in English literature. He was born at Stratford-on-Avon, and was the son of a tradesman. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582. His first play was Henry VI and his first major poem was Venus and Adonis

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