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NielsonIQ

NielsonIQ

Audit and Consulting

NielsenIQ is the industry leader in global measurement and data analytics, and the most trusted source for retail and consumer intelligence. We deliver the complete truth to retailers, manufacturers,

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Born: May 12, 1820 Florence, Italy Died: August 13, 1910 London, England English nurse The English nurse Florence Nig...

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Birgit Nilsson

Born Merta Birgit Svensson, May 17, 1918, in Västra Karup, Sweden; died December 25, 2005, in Västra Karup, Sweden. Opera singer. Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson was beloved by opera fans f...

Nimbla

Nimbla

Insurance

Nimbla account insurance guarantees that customer bills will be paid even if the customer becomes insolvent.

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Jenny Nimmo

January 15, 1942 • Windsor, Berkshire, England Writer British author Jenny Nimmo writes about spell-casting cats and youngsters who inherit magical powers. The author ...

Nintendo

Nintendo

Computers and software

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. The company was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by crafts

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Angela Nissel

Author and television writer Born in 1974 in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Jack and Gwen (a nurse) Nissel. Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A...

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Born: January 9, 1913 Yorba Linda, California Died: April 22, 1994 Yorba Linda, California American president and vice president ...

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Bob Nixon

Environmentalist and filmmaker Born Robert Henry Nixon, c. 1954; son of Robert H.A. (an auto executive) and Agnes (a television show creator; maiden name, Eckhardt) Nixon; m...

Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

Born: October 21, 1833 Stockholm, Sweden Died: December 10, 1896 San Remo, Italy Swedish chemist The Swedish chemist ...

Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi

Born: November 17, 1904 Los Angeles, California Died: December 30, 1988 New York, New York Asian American sculptor Is...

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Christopher Nolan

Director, screenwriter, and producer Born Christopher Johnathan James Nolan, July 30, 1970, in London, England; married Emma Thomas (a producer); children: Flora. E...

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Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Author and political activist Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1993) is most commonly lauded as the first Aboriginal poet to publish a collection of verse. Her writing, informed by the ora...

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Indra K. Nooyi

In 2006 Indian-born executive Indra K. Nooyi (born 1955) was named chief executive officer of PepsiCo, parent company of the ubiquitous Pepsi-Cola, the giant multinational drink an...

Indra K. Nooyi

Indra K. Nooyi

October 28, 1955 • Madras, India Executive Indra K. Nooyi is the president and chief financial officer of PepsiCo. Best known for its P...

Manuel Noriega

Manuel Noriega

Born: February 11, 1934 Panama City, Panama Panamanian military leader First a friend, then an enemy of the United States, Manuel Noriega, the st...

Trehearne & Norman

Trehearne & Norman

Building

Trehearne & Norman is architecture company. History Orchard House was built in 1929 to 1930 to the design of the architectural practice Trehearne and Norman by the contractors Thomas and

Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman

Born: September 15, 1945 Augusta, Georgia African American opera singer Jessye Norman is an African American opera singer. Her rich soprano voice ...

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Andre Norton

Born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912, in Cleveland, OH; died of congestive heart failure, March 17, 2005, in Murfreesboro, TN. Author. Andre Norton, one of the most popular and prolif...

Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Born: December 1503 Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France Died: July 1566 Salon, France French astrologer, physician, and author ...

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