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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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Andrew Young

Civil rights leader, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mayor of Atlanta

7 answers United States b. 1932

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

Benazir Bhutto

Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996

2 answers Pakistan 1953–2007

Coretta Scott King

Civil rights leader; founder of the King Center

3 answers United States 1927–2006

David Oyelowo

Actor, director and producer

5 answers United Kingdom b. 1976

Denton Cooley

Cardiothoracic surgeon; founder of the Texas Heart Institute

4 answers United States 1920–2016

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

Elizabeth Blackburn

Molecular biologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2009

2 answers Australia / United States b. 1948

Elmore Leonard

Novelist and screenwriter

7 answers United States 1925–2013

Frances Arnold

Chemical engineer; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 2018

3 answers United States b. 1956

Frederick W. Smith

Founder and long-serving chairman of FedEx Corporation

4 answers United States 1944–2025

Henry R. Kravis

Financier; co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

4 answers United States b. 1944

Jimmy Carter

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

10 answers United States 1924–2024

Joyce Carol Oates

Novelist, short story writer and essayist

9 answers United States b. 1938

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

Megan Rapinoe

United States international footballer, 2006–2023

6 answers United States b. 1985

Mellody Hobson

Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

17 answers United States b. 1969

Nora Ephron

Journalist, essayist, screenwriter and film director

6 answers United States 1941–2012

Paul Farmer

Physician and medical anthropologist; co-founder of Partners In Health

4 answers United States 1959–2022

Rafael Nadal

Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024

8 answers Spain b. 1986

Ralph Nader

Lawyer and consumer advocate; author of Unsafe at Any Speed

4 answers United States b. 1934

Reid Hoffman

Co-founder of LinkedIn; partner at Greylock Partners

5 answers United States b. 1967

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Richard Feynman

Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965

20 answers United States 1918–1988

Robert S. Langer

Biomedical engineer; Institute Professor at MIT

4 answers United States b. 1948

Rosa Parks

Civil-rights activist

9 answers United States 1913–2005

Serena Williams

United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

13 answers United States b. 1981

Simone Biles

United States artistic gymnast

13 answers United States b. 1997

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

Toni Morrison

Novelist and editor; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1993

6 answers United States

Warren Buffett

Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

22 answers United States b. 1930

Wendy Kopp

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

7 answers United States

Werner Herzog

Film director, screenwriter and opera director

4 answers Germany

Willem Kolff

Physician and inventor; builder of the first practical artificial kidney

5 answers Netherlands 1911–2009

Willie Mays

Baseball centre fielder; twice National League Most Valuable Player

3 answers United States 1931–2024

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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