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Asians have been the recipients of all six award categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics. The first Asian recipient, Rabindranath Tagore, was awarded the Literature Prize in 1913. In 1930, C. V. Raman became the first Asian recipient of a Nobel Prize in one of the sciences. The most Nobel Prizes ...
First Asian (and first Asian-American, overall) to be nominated for Best Actor, First Asian (and first Asian-American) to win Best Actor. Brynner became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943. 1982 Ben Kingsley / Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi: Won Half-Indian descent (father is Indian). [21] 1984 F. Murray Abraham / Amadeus: Antonio Salieri: Won
Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th century held by American AsianWeek magazine and CNN in 1999 that features and profiles Asian persons who have topped their respective fields. Those people featured are considered as "The person who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years'". [ 1 ]
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person, sportsperson, and European on Instagram, with over 649 million followers. Lionel Messi is the most-followed South American on Instagram, with over 505 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most-followed woman, actress, singer, and North American on Instagram, with over 422 million followers.
The famous Portuguese soccer star proves that sports can inspire people to rally behind great talent. Ronaldo started his football career early in Lisbon youth leagues. In 2003, he was drafted by ...
The program featured the results of a survey that asked Japanese people to choose their favorite great person from history. The show featured several re-enactments of scenes from the lives of the people on the list. [2] The survey asked Japanese people to name their most-liked historical figures, not the most influential.
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. ... surveyed over 6,200 people above the age of 16 across the U.S. on their attitudes toward ...
In the People's Republic of China, 11 July is Maritime Day (中国航海日, Zhōngguó Hánghǎi Rì) and is devoted to the memory of Zheng He's first voyage. Initially Kunming Changshui International Airport was to be named Zheng He International Airport.