Directory

Some of the people on the record

Members who answer for themselves, verified candidates, and public figures whose documented words we keep on the record. A–Z sample, not a leaderboard — 60 of 960 profiles worth meeting shown here.

60+ people, A–Z Back to the directory
Abby Wambach

United States international footballer, 2001–2015

3 answers United States b. 1980

Ada Yonath

Structural biologist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 2009

1 answer Israel b. 1939

Agnès Varda

Film director, photographer and installation artist

2 answers Belgium / France 1928–2019

Ahmed Zewail

Chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1999

4 answers Egypt / United States 1946–2016

Akio Toyoda

President of Toyota Motor Corporation, 2009–2023; chairman from 2023

2 answers Japan b. 1956

Ali Abbasi

@aliabbasi

Lifetime learner

8 answers Bay Area, US

Alice Waters

Chef, restaurateur and food activist

9 answers United States b. 1944

Allyson Felix

United States sprinter, 2003–2022

2 answers United States b. 1985

Andy Murray

British professional tennis player, 2005–2024

4 answers United Kingdom b. 1987

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008

22 answers United States b. 1961

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Bong Joon-ho

Film director and screenwriter

4 answers South Korea b. 1969

Brian Eno

Composer, record producer and visual artist

4 answers United Kingdom b. 1948

Charlie Munger

Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023

12 answers United States b. 1924

Chris Hoy

British track cyclist, 1994–2013

11 answers United Kingdom b. 1976

Colm Tóibín

Novelist, essayist and critic

2 answers Ireland b. 1955

Geoff Dyer

Essayist and novelist

3 answers United Kingdom b. 1958

Haruki Murakami

Novelist, short-story writer and translator

4 answers Japan b. 1949

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Hilary Mantel

Novelist and critic

4 answers United Kingdom 1952–2022

Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017–2023; Leader of the Labour Party 2017–2023

3 answers New Zealand b. 1980

Katie Taylor

Irish professional boxer; Olympic champion 2012

3 answers Ireland b. 1986

Kazuo Ishiguro

Novelist and screenwriter; Nobel laureate in Literature, 2017

9 answers United Kingdom b. 1954

Magnus Carlsen

Norwegian chess grandmaster; World Chess Champion 2013–2023

3 answers Norway b. 1990

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Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1979–1990; Leader of the Conservative Party 1975–1990; MP for Finchley 1959–1992

3 answers United Kingdom 1925–2013

Mario Molina

Atmospheric chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1995

17 answers Mexico 1943–2020

Mellody Hobson

Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

17 answers United States b. 1969

Michael Phelps

United States swimmer, 2000–2016

3 answers United States b. 1985

Naomi Osaka

Japanese professional tennis player

3 answers Japan b. 1997

Neil Gaiman

Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

10 answers United Kingdom b. 1960

Nick Cave

Songwriter, musician and novelist

4 answers Australia b. 1957

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Peter Doherty

Veterinary surgeon and immunologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1996

4 answers Australia b. 1940

Rafael Nadal

Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024

8 answers Spain b. 1986

Ray Dalio

Founder of Bridgewater Associates

1 answer United States b. 1949

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Ricardo Semler

Chief executive and later chairman of Semco Partners, Brazil

4 answers Brazil b. 1959

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Richard Feynman

Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965

20 answers United States 1918–1988

Richard Ford

Novelist and short-story writer

2 answers United States b. 1944

Roddy Doyle

Novelist, dramatist and screenwriter

3 answers Ireland b. 1958

Ronald Reagan

40th President of the United States, 1981–1989; Governor of California 1967–1975

4 answers United States 1911–2004

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Composer, pianist and record producer

4 answers Japan 1952–2023

Serena Williams

United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

13 answers United States b. 1981

Shinya Yamanaka

Stem cell biologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2012

13 answers Japan b. 1962

Simone Biles

United States artistic gymnast

13 answers United States b. 1997

Tanni Grey-Thompson

British wheelchair racer, 1988–2007; member of the House of Lords

5 answers United Kingdom

Toni Morrison

Novelist and editor; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1993

6 answers United States

Václav Havel

President of Czechoslovakia 1989–1992; President of the Czech Republic 1993–2003; playwright and dissident

1 answer Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic 1936–2011

Warren Buffett

Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

22 answers United States b. 1930

Will Self

Novelist, essayist and journalist

3 answers United Kingdom b. 1961

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1940–1945 and 1951–1955; Member of Parliament 1900–1964

21 answers United Kingdom 1874–1965

Yaa Gyasi

Novelist

7 answers Ghana / United States

Yo-Yo Ma

Cellist

9 answers France / United States b. 1955

Zadie Smith

Novelist and essayist

7 answers United Kingdom b. 1975

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