World personalities

Bill Gates

Born in 1955.

American entrepreneur, Co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Jointly with Paul Allen he founded Microsoft Corporation the position of the President in which he left in June 2008. From 1996 to 2007 he was the richest man of the planet, according to the Forbes version.

Robert “Bobby” Fischer

(1943-2008)

Chess player, eleventh chess world champion (1972-1975). In 1957, at the age of 13, he won the title of a junior USA champion, and at the age of 14 he became the champion of the USA – the youngest one in history. In 1958, at the age of 15 and a half, he became the youngest chess Grand Master ever, breaking the record of Boris Spassky.

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova

Born in 1937.

Soviet cosmonaut, first woman cosmonaut of Earth, Hero of the Soviet Union. She made her 3-day flight in Vostok-6 on June 16, 1963. She possesses the honorable title “The Greatest Woman of the XXth Century”.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner

Born in 1934.

Soviet and Russian TV journalist, President of the Russian TV Academy. He gained the highest popularity with Soviet and American TV audience as an anchorman of USSR-USA TV bridges. Since 2000 je is presenting social and political talk show Times in the First Channel.

Sophia Loren

Born in 1934.

Italian actress and singer. Winner of awards of all major festivals. Winner of Globe awards (in special nomination “favorite of world public”). The only Academy Award winner for best actress in a foreign picture (1961