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T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935)
anthropologist, archaeologist, autobiographer, military officer, translator, castellologist, spy, diplomat, aircraft pilot, military personnel, world traveler
- University of Oxford, University of Oxford
Saad el-Shazly (1922-2011)
diplomat, military officer, politician
- Egyptian Military College
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898)
politician, diplomat, jurist, military officer, volunteer serving one year
- Plamannsche Erziehungsanstalt, Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster
Maria Sharapova (born 1987)
tennis player, model, diplomat
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)
film actor, film director, diplomat, autobiographer, film producer, television actor, stage actor, actor, theatrical director, television producer, director
Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet (1911-1996)
politician, historian, diplomat, military personnel, soldier
- Eton College, University of Cambridge
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920-2013)
journalist, diplomat, literary critic, autobiographer, literary editor, television presenter
Michael J. Pragai (1919-2009)
diplomat