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Last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363

Julian

Julian was Caesar of Western Rome from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek.

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Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

Julian Assange

Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, programmer, and publisher who founded WikiLeaks in 2006.

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Argentine writer and translator (1914–1984)

Julio Cortázar

Julio Florencio Cortázar was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator.

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Roman general and dictator

Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.

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Head of the Catholic Church from 337 to 352

Julius I

Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352.

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Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)

Julius Nyerere

Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist.

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Spanish painter (1591–1652)

Jusepe de Ribera

Jusepe de Ribera was a Spanish painter and printmaker.

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Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

Justinian I

Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

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German chemist (1803-1873)

Justus von Liebig

Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemistry; he is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry.

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