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
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Adam Peaty

British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021

6 answers United Kingdom b. 1994

Agnès Varda

Film director, photographer and installation artist

2 answers Belgium / France 1928–2019

Ali Abbasi

@aliabbasi

Lifetime learner

8 answers Bay Area, US

Amy Tan

Novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club

5 answers United States b. 1952

Andy Murray

British professional tennis player, 2005–2024

4 answers United Kingdom b. 1987

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany, 2005–2021; Leader of the Christian Democratic Union 2000–2018

2 answers Germany b. 1954

Anne Enright

Novelist and short-story writer

8 answers Ireland b. 1962

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Athol Fugard

Playwright, director and actor

3 answers South Africa 1932–2025

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August Wilson

Playwright; two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama

3 answers United States 1945–2005

Barack Obama

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

22 answers United States b. 1961

Brian Chesky

Co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb

3 answers United States b. 1981

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

Daniel Ek

Co-founder and former chief executive of Spotify

2 answers Sweden b. 1983

Daniel Kahneman

Psychologist; laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, 2002

3 answers Israel / United States 1934–2024

Drew Houston

Co-founder and chief executive of Dropbox

3 answers United States b. 1983

Elinor Ostrom

Political economist; laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, 2009

3 answers United States 1933–2012

Howard Schultz

Chief executive of Starbucks, 1987–2000, 2008–2017 and 2022–2023

2 answers United States b. 1953

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Co-founder of Andela and of Flutterwave; founding partner of Future Africa

2 answers Nigeria

J.K. Rowling

Novelist and screenwriter

3 answers United Kingdom b. 1965

Jensen Huang

Co-founder, president and chief executive of NVIDIA

3 answers United States b. 1963

Jimmy Carter

39th President of the United States, 1977–1981; Governor of Georgia 1971–1975

10 answers United States 1924–2024

John Lewis

U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966

16 answers United States 1940–2020

Joyce Carol Oates

Novelist, short story writer and essayist

9 answers United States b. 1938

Kurt Vonnegut

Novelist and essayist

2 answers United States 1922–2007

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Lewis Hamilton

British Formula One driver

2 answers United Kingdom b. 1985

Li Na

Chinese professional tennis player, 1999–2014

3 answers China b. 1982

Malala Yousafzai

Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

10 answers Pakistan b. 1997

Mario Molina

Atmospheric chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1995

17 answers Mexico 1943–2020

Melanie Perkins

Co-founder and chief executive of Canva

1 answer Australia b. 1987

Mikhail Gorbachev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1985–1991; President of the Soviet Union 1990–1991

3 answers Soviet Union / Russia 1931–2022

Neil Gaiman

Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

10 answers United Kingdom b. 1960

Nora Ephron

Journalist, essayist, screenwriter and film director

6 answers United States 1941–2012

Paula Scher

Graphic designer

1 answer United States b. 1948

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Peter Doherty

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

4 answers Australia b. 1940

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Richard Feynman

Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965

20 answers United States 1918–1988

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Neurobiologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1986

2 answers Italy 1909–2012

Serena Williams

United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

13 answers United States b. 1981

Sheryl Sandberg

Former chief operating officer of Facebook; founder of LeanIn.org

2 answers United States b. 1969

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

Siya Kolisi

South Africa international rugby union flanker and captain

4 answers South Africa b. 1991

Sonny Rollins

Jazz tenor saxophonist and composer

5 answers United States

Steve Jobs

Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar

27 answers United States 1955–2011

Suzan-Lori Parks

Playwright, screenwriter and novelist; Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2002

3 answers United States b. 1963

Suzanne Farrell

Ballerina and ballet master; répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust

5 answers United States b. 1945

Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States, 1901–1909; Governor of New York 1899–1900; Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1897–1898

7 answers United States

Tobias Lütke

Co-founder and chief executive of Shopify

2 answers Canada

Tu Youyou

Pharmaceutical chemist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2015

3 answers China b. 1930

Twyla Tharp

Choreographer, dancer and author

3 answers United States b. 1941

Warren Buffett

Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

22 answers United States b. 1930

Winston Churchill

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

21 answers United Kingdom 1874–1965

Wole Soyinka

Playwright, poet and novelist; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1986

5 answers Nigeria b. 1934

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