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Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer

Born: April 10, 1847 Mako, Hungary Died: October 29, 1911 Charleston, South Carolina Hungarian-born American publisher and editor ...

George Pullman

George Pullman

Born: March 3, 1831 Brocton, New York Died: October 19, 1897 Chicago, Illinois American industrialist George Pullman was an American industrial businessman who d...

PureGym

PureGym

Leisure

PureGym is a chain of no frills health clubs in the United Kingdom. The chain is based in headquartered in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with additional offices in London and So

Aleksandr Pushkin

Aleksandr Pushkin

Born: May 26, 1799 Moscow, Russia Died: January 29, 1837 St. Petersburg, Russia Russian author Aleksandr Pushkin is r...

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Born: October 1, 1952 Leningrad, Russia Russian president When Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister of Russia, very little was known about...

Pythagoras

Pythagoras

Born: c. 575 B.C.E. Samos, Greece Died: c. 495 B.C.E. Metapontum Greek philosopher, scient...

Qualcomm

Qualcomm

Computers and software

Qualcomm is a public multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California. It creates intellectual property, semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless techn

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Mae Questel

Movie lovers might remember American singer and actor Mae Questel (1908–1998) best as the dotty old woman who wrapped the family cat as a gift in National L...

Quilter

Quilter

Banks and investments

Quilter is a British multinational wealth management company formed to take over the UK wealth management business of Old Mutual plc after its separation of business. It is listed on th

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Thomas De Quincey

English writer Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) wrote prolifically and in numerous fields, ranging from fiction to biography to economics, and often crossing genre boundaries in uncla...

Quiz

Quiz

Consumer goods

Quiz is a British clothing business founded in 1993 in Scotland. It has more than 275 shops in the United Kingdom and more than fifty shops in other parts of Europe and&n

RBR

RBR

Audit and Consulting

RBR is widely recognised as the leading provider of strategic research and consulting services to organisations active in the areas of banking and retail technology, cards and payments.

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

July 23, 1989 • London, England Actor While there may be a number of people in the world who do not recognize the name of Daniel Radcli...

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Daniel Radcliffe

Actor Born Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, July 23, 1989, in Fulham, England; son of Alan Radcliffe (a literary agent) and Marcia Gresham (a casting agent). Addresses: ...

Virgin Radio

Virgin Radio

Advertising and media

Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Abso

Times Radio

Times Radio

Advertising and media

Times Radio is a British digital radio station owned by News UK. It is jointly operated by Wireless Group (which News UK acquired in 2016), The Times and T

BBC Radio

BBC Radio

Communication and Internet

BBC Radio is an operational business division[1] and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal

Absolute Radio

Absolute Radio

Advertising and media

Absolute Radio is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK, and is a core part of the Absolute Radio Network, which includes sister stations like Absolute Radio 60s,

Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland (CFM Radio)

Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland (CFM Radio)

Advertising and media

Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland is an Independent Local Radio station based in Carlisle, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greates

Network Rail

Network Rail

Auto and Transport

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railwa

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