Ai Weiwei vs Mark Shuttleworth
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Mark Shuttleworth (1973–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1973 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Mark Shuttleworth (1973–present)
- — Born in Welkom, South Africa Verified
- — Studied business science at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Founded Thawte Consulting Verified
- — Sold Thawte to VeriSign Verified
- — Established HBD Venture Capital and the Shuttleworth Foundation Verified
- — Flew to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TM-34 Verified
- — Founded Canonical Ltd Verified
- — First release of Ubuntu Verified
- — Stepped down as chief executive of Canonical Verified
- — Returned as chief executive of Canonical Verified