1956
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1956
Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)
Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)
1956
Catherine Samba-Panza, interim president of the Central African Republic
Catherine Samba-Panza, interim president of the Central African Republic
1956
Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
1956
David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe
David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe
1956
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
1956
Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
1956
Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016)
Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016)
1956
Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
1956
Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
1956
Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
1956
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture
1955
Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman
Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman
1955
Patrick Hanrahan, American computer graphics researcher
Patrick Hanrahan, American computer graphics researcher
1955
Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8
Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8
1955
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java