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Political Figures Who Came from Other Professions
Political Figures Who Came from Other Professions
by curious_compiler  • 
5 in common: Tsai Ing-wen, George Weah and 3 more
Research laboratories, hospitals, classrooms, factories, businesses, stages and sports grounds all appear in these routes into politics. The selection focuses on substantial earlier professions...
Politics
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People Who Did Landmark Work After Fifty
People Who Did Landmark Work After Fifty
by curious_compiler  • 
3 in common: Raymond Chandler, Grandma Moses and 1 more
A career does not have to follow one early rise. These people published influential books, made distinctive artworks, developed important tools or built new programmes after their fiftieth...
People
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Cricket All-Rounders Who Balanced Two Demanding Roles
Cricket All-Rounders Who Balanced Two Demanding Roles
by pitch_side  • 
In common: Imran Khan
Plenty of cricketers can bat a bit and bowl a bit. The players here were genuinely selectable for either skill over long careers, and carried the workload of both in the same matches. Each entry...
Sports
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Entrepreneurs Who Started Their Defining Business After Forty
Entrepreneurs Who Started Their Defining Business After Forty
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Vera Wang
The founders here were at least forty when they started the business they are remembered for, and every age is checked against a documented founding date rather than a legend. Most had spent...
Business
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Fast Bowlers with Distinctive Methods
Fast Bowlers with Distinctive Methods
by pitch_side  • 
In common: Imran Khan
Fast bowling looks like one skill from the boundary, but the great quicks got their wickets in very different ways: raw speed, late swing, relentless line, reverse swing, a sling or a yorker. This...
Sports
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Women Entrepreneurs Who Built Substantial Businesses
Women Entrepreneurs Who Built Substantial Businesses
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Martha Stewart
A tour of women who built companies of real size across very different trades: furniture, roofing supplies, smartphone glass, oil, betting, biotech, beauty, catalogues and television. Each entry...
Business
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Politicians Who Made Complex Policy Understandable
Politicians Who Made Complex Policy Understandable
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Angela Merkel and Manmohan Singh
A useful policy explanation lets you follow the mechanism, see who bears a cost and recognise what remains uncertain. These twenty historical examples are selected for those qualities, rather than...
Politics
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Leaders Who Managed Difficult Coalition Governments
Leaders Who Managed Difficult Coalition Governments
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Angela Merkel and Manmohan Singh
Coalition government rarely makes for heroic stories. It is long meetings, written agreements, trade-offs that annoy everyone and partners who can walk out. This list picks prime ministers...
Politics
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Politicians Who Took Unpopular Decisions with Lasting Effects
Politicians Who Took Unpopular Decisions with Lasting Effects
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Angela Merkel and Manmohan Singh
Politicians like to say that history will vindicate the decision voters hated. Sometimes it does. Often it does not, and unpopularity on its own proves nothing about courage or wisdom. This list...
Politics
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Musicians with Unexpected Second Careers
Musicians with Unexpected Second Careers
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Brian Cox (physicist)
These musicians built substantial working lives beyond making and performing music. The selection includes researchers, an airline pilot, elected representatives, entrepreneurs, a pastor, writers...
Celebrities
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Artists Who Became Famous After Years Outside the Spotlight
Artists Who Became Famous After Years Outside the Spotlight
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bill Withers
A breakthrough can take the form of a debut at 62, an old single finding a new audience, or a respected working musician becoming a widely recognised solo artist. These selections name a specific...
Celebrities
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People Who Returned to Formal Education as Adults
People Who Returned to Formal Education as Adults
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Julia Child
Leaving school early, dropping out or putting a degree on hold is not always the end of the story. These people went back to formal education as adults, sometimes decades later: a rock guitarist...
People
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Founders Who Stayed Close to Product Design
Founders Who Stayed Close to Product Design
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Giorgio Armani
Plenty of founders are credited with designing everything their company sold. Fewer actually sat at the drawing board, the workbench or the cutting table once the business was large. This list...
Business
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Actors Who Make Villains Fascinating
Actors Who Make Villains Fascinating
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Alan Rickman
A memorable villain is more than a striking costume or a notorious name. These actors find different ways to make a dangerous character hold the screen: an apparently reasonable voice, a gracious...
Celebrities
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Politicians Who Changed the State's Role in Industry
Politicians Who Changed the State's Role in Industry
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Joko Widodo
Who owns a factory is only one part of industrial policy. Governments can also supply finance, build infrastructure, regulate entry, restrict exports or pool authority across borders. These...
Politics
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Travel Presenters with a Real Curiosity About People
Travel Presenters with a Real Curiosity About People
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Romesh Ranganathan
The encounters are what linger: a cook explaining a recipe, a guide correcting an assumption, or someone describing why they built a life in an unlikely place. These presenters make good...
Celebrities
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Deadpan Comedians with Perfect Timing
Deadpan Comedians with Perfect Timing
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Jo Brand
A tiny pause, a level voice or a face that refuses to acknowledge the chaos can do more than a shouted punchline. These performers make restraint an active comic choice, whether they are...
Celebrities
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Panel Show Regulars Who Make Everyone Else Funnier
Panel Show Regulars Who Make Everyone Else Funnier
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Jo Brand
The best panel-show moments often belong to an exchange rather than a single punchline. These familiar guests, captains and hosts from British television reward attention to questions, reactions...
Celebrities
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Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Martha Stewart
A name, character or invention can earn money through products made by someone else. These examples trace that connection across fashion, entertainment, sport and technology. The focus is the...
Business
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Stars Whose Collaborations Changed Their Public Image
Stars Whose Collaborations Changed Their Public Image
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Martha Stewart
Sometimes the quickest way to change how the public sees you is to work with someone unexpected. This list gathers musicians, actors and one lifestyle mogul whose image shifted after a specific...
Celebrities
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