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Bernie Sanders, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Apple CEO Tim Cook — those were just a few of the people who Hillary Clinton's campaign floated as her running mate, according to a hacked email posted by Wikileaks Tuesday.

Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta sent Clinton a “first cut of people to consider for VP” in March. He said this list had been generated with other top aides.

The list of 39 names, includes the expected — Sen. Tim Kaine, her eventual pick — along with more surprising names like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Clinton ally and Virginia Gov. Terry MacAullife, and business figures like Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and GM head Mary Barra.

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It's unlikely Clinton seriously considered all of these names, as campaigns often begin with a lengthy list of both conventional and unconventional options that then gets whittled down.

The email, like thousands of others released by Wikileaks, is thought to have been hacked by Russian government agents before being given to Wikileaks. NBC News has not authenticated any of the alleged emails. The Clinton campaign has not offered authentication either.

Podesta organized the list into what he called "food groups” apparently based around identities — Latinos, women, African-Americans, military brass, business leaders, and finally Sanders in his own category.

Here’s the full list as organized by Podesta:

Xavier Becerra

Julian Castro

Eric Garcetti

Tom Perez

Ken Salazar

Tammy Baldwin

Kirsten Gillibrand

Amy Klobuchar

Claire McKaskill

Jeanne Shaheen

Debbie Stabenow

Elizabeth Warren

Michael Bennet

Sherrod Brown

Martin Heinreich

Tim Kaine

Terry McAuliffe

Chris Murphy

Tom Vilsack

Steve Benjamin

Corey Booker

Andrew Gillum

Eric Holder

Deval Patrick

Kasim Reed

Anthony Foxx

John Allen

Bill McCraven

Mike Mullen

Mary Barra

Michael Bloomberg

Ursula Burns

Tim Cook

Bill Gates

Melinda Gates

Muhtar Kent

Judith Rodin

Howard Schultz