Ai Weiwei vs Masayoshi Son
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Masayoshi Son (1957–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1957 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
Masayoshi Son (1957–present)
- — Born in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study Verified
- — Graduated in economics from the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Founded SoftBank in Tokyo Verified
- — Co-founded Yahoo! Japan Verified
- — Invested in Alibaba Verified
- — Acquired Vodafone's Japanese mobile business Verified
- — Completed the acquisition of Sprint Verified
- — Acquired the chip designer Arm Holdings Verified
- — Launched the SoftBank Vision Fund Verified