People

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

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Walter Kohn

Theoretical physicist Walter Kohn (born 1923) received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the density functional theory. The revolutionary theory, which became widely...

Rem Koolhaas

November 17, 1944 • Rotterdam, Netherlands Architect Rem Koolhaas is considered by his many followers to be the coolest, hippest, and most cutting-edge architect on the...

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Mike Korchinsky

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wildlife Works Born Michael Korchinsky, September 21, 1961, in Brookville, Ontario, Canada; son of Walter (a chemical engineering professor)...

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Elizabeth Kostova

Author Born Elizabeth Johnson in 1964 in New London, CT; daughter of David (a professor of urban planning) and Eleanor (a university employee) Johnson; married Gyorgi Kostov...

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Bernard Kouchner

Physician and humanitarian aid worker Born November 1, 1939, in Avignon, France; married Christine Ockrent (a television journalist); children: one son. Education:...

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Dick Kovacevich

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo & Co. Born Richard M. Kovacevich in 1943, in Enumclaw, WA; married Mary Jo; children: three. ...

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Heinz Krogner

Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Ltd. Born Heinz Jü Krogner–Kornalik, c. 1941, in Czechoslovakia. Education: Ea...

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John Agyekum Kufuor

President of Ghana Born December 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana; son of Nana Kwadwo Agyekum (a clan leader) and Ama Paa (a political activist); married Theresa Mensah; children: ...

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Ken Kutaragi

Group Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Born in August of 1950 in Tokyo, Japan; son of a printing plant owner. Addresses: Office ...

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Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Polish politician Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 1954) served two terms as president of his country between 1995 and 2005, disproving critics who claimed that the former Communist wo...

Aung San Suu Kyi

Born: June 19, 1945 Rangoon, Burma (present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement tow...

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Born Elisabeth Kübler, July 8, 1926, in Zurich, Switzerland; died August 24, 2004, in Scottsdale, AZ. Psychiatrist and author. Early in her medical career, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross developed ...