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Famous Men in History.

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1,279 of history's most famous men including actors, musicians, scientists, athletes, leaders, and cultural stars who shaped the world.

Matthew McConaughey

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Matthew McConaughey

United States

Matthew McConaughey won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. He first gained attention in the 1990s with roles in Dazed and Confused 1993 and A Time to Kill 1996. McConaughey later starred in the HBO series True Detective 2014 and in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar 2014.

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1490 1990