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.

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Albie Sachs

Anti-apartheid lawyer; Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

5 answers South Africa b. 1935

Alex Honnold

Rock climber; first person to free solo El Capitan

2 answers United States b. 1985

Alexis Ohanian

Co-founder of Reddit; founder of Seven Seven Six

1 answer United States b. 1983

Ali Abbasi

@aliabbasi

Lifetime learner

8 answers Bay Area, US

Amartya Sen

Economist and philosopher; laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, 1998

3 answers India b. 1933

Amy Tan

Novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club

5 answers United States b. 1952

Andrew Ng

Co-founder of Coursera and of Google Brain; founder of DeepLearning.AI

2 answers United States b. 1976

Andrew Weil

Physician; founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona

2 answers United States b. 1942

Anthony Kennedy

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1988–2018

1 answer United States b. 1936

Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

3 answers United States b. 1955

Bill Gurley

General partner at Benchmark Capital

2 answers United States b. 1966

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Brian Koppelman

Screenwriter and showrunner; co-writer of Rounders, co-creator of Billions

1 answer United States b. 1966

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Chris Young

Cook and inventor; co-author of Modernist Cuisine, co-founder of ChefSteps

2 answers United States

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Dan Harris

Broadcast journalist; author of 10% Happier

1 answer United States b. 1971

Dax Shepard

Actor and film-maker; host of the Armchair Expert podcast

2 answers United States b. 1975

Debbie Millman

Designer; host of Design Matters; founder of the SVA branding programme

4 answers United States

Desmond Tutu

Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town; chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Nobel Peace Prize, 1984

20 answers South Africa 1931–2021

Edmund Hillary

Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953

20 answers New Zealand 1919–2008

Elie Wiesel

Writer and human rights advocate; Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 1986

5 answers United States 1928–2016

Frances Arnold

Chemical engineer; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 2018

3 answers United States b. 1956

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Graham Duncan

Investor; co-founder of East Rock Capital

3 answers United States

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Hilary Mantel

Novelist and critic

4 answers United Kingdom 1952–2022

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Jason Portnoy

Investor; early finance executive at PayPal and Palantir

2 answers United States

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Jim Loehr

Performance psychologist; co-founder of the Human Performance Institute

1 answer United States

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

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John Vervaeke

Professor of psychology and cognitive science at the University of Toronto

1 answer Canada

Katalin Karikó

Biochemist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2023

2 answers Hungary / United States b. 1955

Kazuo Ishiguro

Novelist and screenwriter; Nobel laureate in Literature, 2017

9 answers United Kingdom b. 1954

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Keith Black

Neurosurgeon; chair of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

3 answers United States b. 1957

Larry King

Broadcaster; host of Larry King Live on CNN, 1985–2010

3 answers United States 1933–2021

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M. Sanjayan

Conservation scientist; chief executive of Conservation International

2 answers United States

Malcolm Gladwell

Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers

6 answers Canada b. 1963

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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

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Michael Gervais

Performance psychologist; host of the Finding Mastery podcast

2 answers United States

Neil Gaiman

Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

10 answers United Kingdom b. 1960

Oliver Sacks

Neurologist and writer

10 answers United Kingdom 1933–2015

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Pete Adeney

Writer of the early-retirement blog Mr. Money Mustache

1 answer United States

Phil Keoghan

Television presenter; host of The Amazing Race

2 answers New Zealand b. 1967

Reid Hoffman

Co-founder of LinkedIn; partner at Greylock Partners

5 answers United States b. 1967

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Ricardo Semler

Chief executive and later chairman of Semco Partners, Brazil

4 answers Brazil b. 1959

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Neurobiologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1986

2 answers Italy 1909–2012

Satya Nadella

Chief executive of Microsoft

2 answers United States b. 1967

Sebastian Junger

War correspondent and author; co-director of the documentary Restrepo

3 answers United States b. 1962

Shinya Yamanaka

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

13 answers Japan b. 1962

Suzanne Farrell

Ballerina and ballet master; répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust

5 answers United States b. 1945

Sylvia Earle

Marine biologist and oceanographer; first woman to serve as Chief Scientist of NOAA

4 answers United States

Tim O'Reilly

Founder and chief executive of O'Reilly Media

1 answer United States b. 1954

Tony Fadell

Engineer and designer; led the iPod and iPhone teams at Apple, founder of Nest Labs

5 answers United States b. 1969

Tu Youyou

Pharmaceutical chemist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2015

3 answers China b. 1930

Wendy Kopp

Founder of Teach For America; chief executive of Teach For All

7 answers United States

Whitney Cummings

Comedian and writer; co-creator of 2 Broke Girls

3 answers United States

Winston Churchill

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

21 answers United Kingdom 1874–1965

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