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Polish journalist, photographer, poet, and author renowned for his literary reportage from decolonizing Africa, South America, and Asia, and for his insightful chronicles of revolutions

German symbolist poet and translator known for leading the George-Kreis literary circle and founding Blätter für die Kunst

British chemist awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his studies of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing equilibrium with short pulses of energy

English association football legend and captain of the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning England team

Egyptian Islamic theologian, jurist, and scholar known for his widely viewed Al Jazeera program and as chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars

Russian oligarch, government official, engineer, and mathematician known for his influence in post-Soviet Russia and as a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, considered heir apparent from 1994 to 2001

Visionary Austrian artist, architect, and environmentalist known for his unique visual art, architectural designs, and dedication to environmental protection

Austrian jurist and politician, the first woman to hold the offices of federal chancellor and president of the Austrian constitutional court

Swiss chemist and physician who received the 1948 Nobel Prize for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, crucial for controlling malaria and yellow fever

English poet and children's writer who served as Poet Laureate and is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest writers

British lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was a key architect of the League of Nations and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his work in disarmament and peace

Polish dramatist, writer, and journalist renowned for his satirical plays and short stories that often critiqued society through absurdist humor

Argentine biochemist who developed the hybridoma technique for monoclonal antibodies, earning the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Australian politician and one of the fathers of Federation, who served three terms as the second Prime Minister of Australia

English keyboardist, composer, and co-founder of the legendary progressive rock band Pink Floyd, known for his distinctive atmospheric sound and contributions to their iconic albums

Acclaimed British writer known for her historical fiction, personal memoirs, and short stories, including the Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall series

Irish mathematician and physicist who held the Lucasian Professorship at Cambridge for 54 years, becoming the longest-serving in its history

Swiss composer and member of Les Six, known for his diverse compositions including Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher and Pacific 231

Soviet and Russian writer, poet, and public figure best known for writing the lyrics of the Soviet and Russian national anthems, and for his children's literature

Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th President of Brazil from 1961 until he was deposed by a military coup in 1964

The first Taiwan-born President of the Republic of China, an agricultural economist, and statesman who led the nation through significant democratic reforms

Swiss philosopher, poet, and diarist known for his introspective 'Journal Intime' and moral philosophy

Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for her roles as a politician, public figure, university teacher, sociologist, and philosopher, and as an activist and philanthropist who reshaped the image of the Soviet Union