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Improve your English language skills by reading the biographies and profiles of famous people. Exercises in Word and PDF downloads plus MP3 file for listening are available for each article.

Carla Bruni
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Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, known as Carla Bruni, was born in December 1967. She is the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and France’s First Lady. Read more
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 Muqtada Al-Sadr

Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. Read more

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Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Pistorius is the South African Paralympic runner famous for trying to compete at the Olympics. He is known as "Blade Runner" because of the artificial limbs he uses to sprint. Read more
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 Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton has packed in many different careers in her short life. She has been, or is, a model, actress, writer, singer, and businesswoman. Read more

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