1956
Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore
Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore
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1956
Martin Hurson, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (died 1981)
Martin Hurson, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (died 1981)
1956
Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
1956
Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician
Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician
1956
Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
1956
Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
1956
Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1956
Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor
Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor
1956
Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay
Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay
1956
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
1956
W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation
W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation
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
1955
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web