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President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960

Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.

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British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)

T. E. Lawrence

Thomas Edward Lawrence was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.

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US-British poet (1888–1965)

T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, essayist and playwright.

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Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)

Tacitus

Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus, was a Roman historian and politician.

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Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)

Taras Shevchenko

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer.

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Yemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979)

Tawakkol Karman

Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman is a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist.

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American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)

Ted Kaczynski

Theodore John Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist.

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American playwright (1911–1983)

Tennessee Williams

Thomas Lanier Williams III, known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter.

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Roman comic playwright (2nd cent. BC)

Terence

Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright during the Roman Republic.

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