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Notable Achievements at Age 2

Aung San Suu Kyi

Father Aung San assassinated

Her father, General Aung San, was assassinated in 1947; a formative family and national event.

1947
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Eric Idle

Father Ernest Idle killed in road accident

Idle's father died while hitchhiking home from active service on compassionate leave; death profoundly affected his early childhood.

1945
98% confidence
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Troye Sivan

Family relocates to Perth, Western Australia

Moved from South Africa to Perth with his parents and three siblings due to rising crime in South Africa.

1997
95% confidence
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Bruno Mars

Nicknamed 'Bruno' by his father

At age two his father nicknamed him 'Bruno' (after wrestler Bruno Sammartino); the name later became his stage name.

1987
95% confidence
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Huda Kattan

Family moves to Cookeville, Tennessee

At age two Huda's family moved from Oklahoma City to Cookeville, Tennessee, where she spent much of her childhood.

1985
95% confidence
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Tulsi Gabbard

Family moved to Hawaii

Gabbard's family moved from American Samoa back to Hawaii, where they had lived in the late 1970s.

1983
95% confidence
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Amal Clooney

Family moves to the United Kingdom

At age two the family fled the Lebanese Civil War and settled in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK.

1980
95% confidence
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Phoebe Philo

Family returned to Britain

Philo's family moved back to Britain when she was two; she grew up in Harrow, London.

1975
95% confidence
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Michael Burry

Diagnosed with retinoblastoma; lost left eye

At age two Burry was diagnosed with retinoblastoma and lost his left eye; has used a prosthetic eye since.

1973
95% confidence
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Padma Lakshmi

Parents divorce; mother emigrates to U.S.

Her parents divorced; her mother immigrated to the United States alone; Padma remained with maternal grandparents initially.

1972
95% confidence
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Sheryl Sandberg

Family moved to North Miami Beach, Florida

Sandberg's family relocated when she was two years old.

1971
95% confidence
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Preet Bharara

Family immigrated to the United States

Bharara and his parents emigrated from Firozpur (Ferozepur), Punjab, India to the United States.

1970
95% confidence
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Sam Harris

Parents divorced; raised by mother

Parents divorced when Harris was two; he was raised by his mother, Susan Harris.

1969
95% confidence
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Esther Perel

Grew up in a household of Holocaust survivors

Raised in Antwerp in a community of Holocaust survivors; family history shaped her perspective on trauma and vitality.

1960
95% confidence
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David Byrne

Family emigrates to Canada (Hamilton, Ontario)

Two years after his birth Byrne's family moved from Scotland to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario.

1954
95% confidence
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Bill O'Reilly

Family moved to Levittown, Long Island

O'Reilly's family relocated from Fort Lee, New Jersey to Levittown on Long Island.

1951
95% confidence
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Tenzin Gyatso

Recognized as incarnation of 13th Dalai Lama (tulku selection)

Identified by search teams as the reincarnation (tulku) of the 13th Dalai Lama following traditional tests and omens.

1937
95% confidence
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Frances Willard

Family moved to Oberlin, Ohio

Willard's family relocated to Oberlin, Ohio where her father studied at Oberlin College and mother took classes.

1841
95% confidence
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Nicole Scherzinger

Father Alfonso leaves family

Her biological father Alfonso Valiente left the family when Nicole was two years old.

1980
90% confidence
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Shakira

Family tragedy: half-brother's death

Shakira's half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident when she was two; a formative childhood event.

1979
90% confidence
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