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The Contemporary Era
Lives within living memory, from world wars to the digital age.
Contemporary era
Molly White
b. 1993
American software engineer, Wikipedian, and cryptocurrency critic
Contemporary era
Max Keiser
b. January 23, 1960
American-Salvadoran broadcaster
Contemporary era
Stacy Herbert
b. March 12, 1968
American television presenter and producer
Contemporary era
Roya Mahboob
b. 1987
Afghan entrepreneur and businesswoman
Contemporary era
Ross Ulbricht
b. March 27, 1984
American founder and administrator of the illicit online marketplace the Silk Road
Contemporary era
Ruja Ignatova
b. May 30, 1980
Bulgarian businesswoman, prosecuted for cryptocurrency fraud
Contemporary era
Karl Sebastian Greenwood
b. December 26, 1976
Swedish businessperson
Contemporary era
Gerald Cotten
May 11, 1988 – December 9, 2018
Historical figure
Contemporary era
Faruk Fatih Özer
1993 – November 1, 2025
Turkish cryptocurrency trader and criminal
Contemporary era
Alexander Vinnik
b. August 16, 1979
Russian computer expert
Contemporary era
Virgil Griffith
b. March 6, 1983
American computer programmer
Contemporary era
Richard Heart
b. October 9, 1979
Tech-entrepreneur
Contemporary era
John McAfee
September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021
British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
Contemporary era
Paul Vigna
b. 1968
American author and journalist
Contemporary era
Song Chi-hyung
b. 1979
South Korean entrepreneur (born 1979)
Contemporary era
Glen Weyl
b. May 6, 1985
American economist
Contemporary era
Primavera De Filippi
b. c. 1950
French artist, lawyer and researcher
Contemporary era
Tigran Gambaryan
b. May 17, 1984
Binance executive
Contemporary era
Eswar Prasad
b. 1965
American economist
Contemporary era
Finn Brunton
b. 1980
American researcher and writer
Contemporary era
Andy Greenberg
b. c. 2000
American technology journalist
Contemporary era
Hibatullah Akhundzada
b. October 19, 1967
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
Contemporary era
Mohammad Hasan Akhund
b. 1945
Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Contemporary era
Bajram Begaj
b. March 20, 1967
President of Albania
Contemporary era
Edi Rama
b. July 4, 1964
Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
b. November 17, 1945
President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019
Contemporary era
Sifi Ghrieb
b. January 20, 1971
Algerian politician
Contemporary era
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat
b. March 19, 1977
Spanish bishop and co-prince of Andorra
Contemporary era
Xavier Espot Zamora
b. October 30, 1979
Prime minister of Andorra since 2019 (born 1979)
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Contemporary era
Gaston Browne
b. February 9, 1967
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014
Contemporary era
Vahagn Khachatryan
b. April 22, 1959
President of Armenia since 2022
Contemporary era
Nikol Pashinyan
b. June 1, 1975
Prime Minister of Armenia since 2018
Contemporary era
Christian Stocker
b. March 20, 1960
Austrian politician
Contemporary era
Ilham Aliyev
b. December 24, 1961
President of Azerbaijan since 2003
Contemporary era
Ali Asadov
b. November 30, 1956
Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Contemporary era
Hamad II of Bahrain
b. January 28, 1950
King of Bahrain
Contemporary era
Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince of Bahrain
b. October 21, 1969
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Contemporary era
Mohammad Shahabuddin
b. December 10, 1949
Former President of Bangladesh
Contemporary era
Tarique Rahman
b. November 20, 1968
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Contemporary era
Sandra Mason
b. January 17, 1949
1st president of Barbados
Contemporary era
Mia Mottley
b. October 1, 1965
Prime minister of Barbados since 2018
Contemporary era
Aleksandr Lukashenko
b. August 30, 1954
President of the Republic of Belarus
Contemporary era
Alexander Turchyn
b. July 2, 1975
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus
Contemporary era
Philippe of Belgium
b. April 15, 1960
King of the Belgians since 2013
Contemporary era
Bart De Wever
b. December 21, 1970
Prime Minister at Government of Belgium
Contemporary era
Johnny Briceño
b. July 17, 1960
Prime Minister of Belize since 2020
Contemporary era
Romuald Wadagni
b. 1976
President-elect of Benin (born 1976)
Contemporary era
Pascal Koupaki
b. May 1, 1951
Beninese politician
Contemporary era
Lionel Zinsou
b. October 23, 1954
French investment banker, economist and private banker
Contemporary era
Patrice Talon
b. May 1, 1958
President of Benin between 2016 and 2026
Contemporary era
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
b. February 21, 1980
Fifth and reigning King of Bhutan
Contemporary era
Tshering Tobgay
b. September 19, 1965
7th Prime Minister of Bhutan
Contemporary era
Rodrigo Paz
b. September 22, 1967
President of Bolivia
Contemporary era
Denis Bećirović
b. November 28, 1975
Bosnian politician
Contemporary era
Borjana Krišto
b. August 13, 1961
Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2023
Contemporary era
Željka Cvijanović
b. March 4, 1967
Bosnian Serb politician
Contemporary era
Željko Komšić
b. January 20, 1964
Bosnian Croat politician
Contemporary era
Duma Boko
b. December 31, 1969
President of Botswana
Contemporary era
Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
b. July 15, 1946
Sultan of Brunei since 1967