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Ig Nobel Prize
HONOR
"The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think."
Official Website: http://www.improb.com/ig/
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Jacques Chirac |
Head of State |
29-Nov-1932 |
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President of France, 1995-2007 |
| Deepak Chopra |
Author |
22-Oct-1946 |
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Ageless Body, Timeless Mind |
| Daryl Gates |
Government |
30-Aug-1926 |
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Chief of LAPD 1978-92 |
| John Hagelin |
Activist |
9-Jun-1954 |
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Natural Law Party |
| L. Ron Hubbard |
Religion |
13-Mar-1911 |
24-Jan-1986 |
Perpetrated Dianetics, Scientology |
| Nick Leeson |
Business |
25-Feb-1967 |
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Caused collapse of Baring's Bank |
| Michael Milken |
Business |
4-Jul-1946 |
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Convicted financial executive |
| Sun Myung Moon |
Religion |
6-Jan-1920 |
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Head Moonie |
| Ron Popeil |
Business |
3-May-1935 |
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Ginsu knives, Mr. Microphone |
| Dan Quayle |
Politician |
4-Feb-1947 |
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Vice President under George H.W. Bush |
| Edward Teller |
Physicist |
15-Jan-1908 |
9-Sep-2003 |
Father of the H Bomb |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1924 |
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Prime Minister of India, 1998-2004 |
| Erich von Däniken |
Author |
14-Apr-1935 |
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Chariots of the Gods? |
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