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Austrian diplomat, foreign minister, and chancellor who was central to the Concert of Europe for three decades, shaping 19th-century European diplomacy

Nobel Prize-winning Soviet novelist known for his epic depiction of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution and civil war in 'And Quiet Flows the Don'

Queen of the United Kingdom who reigned for 63 years, overseeing the Victorian era of industrial and imperial expansion, and becoming Empress of India

Russian painter and draughtsman who co-founded Russian folklorist painting and was a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement

Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, founder of Suprematism, who pioneered abstract painting in the 20th century

American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, who also worked as a screenwriter, actor, poet, and editor

American diplomat and political scientist who was the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

American economist, author, and university teacher, the first American Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economic Sciences, recognized for elevating scientific analysis in economic theory

American biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering research on protein folding and the relationship between amino acid sequence and protein conformation

King of Navarre and France, known for his pragmatic leadership in balancing religious factions and establishing the House of Bourbon

King of France and Navarre who unified the crowns and established foundations for absolute monarchy

English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician who co-founded The Spectator magazine and penned the influential play Cato, a Tragedy

Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist, political philosopher, and social reformer who founded utopian socialism and the co-operative movement

Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia known for his political acumen and the Golden Bull

Soviet Armenian composer, conductor, and politician recognized as one of the leading Soviet composers

German sovereign and count of Habsburg who became the first King of the Romans from the House of Habsburg, reasserting imperial authority and founding a powerful European dynasty

American author, screenwriter, and playwright best known for his satiric novel Catch-22, whose title became a common expression for an absurd dilemma

Czech composer who masterfully blended the folk music of his native Bohemia and Moravia with classical symphonic traditions, known for works like Symphony No. 9 "New World"

German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who contributed to number theory, algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics, and probability

Czech humorist, satirist, and author best known for his unfinished satirical novel, The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War, which became the most translated novel in Czech literature

Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire who ruled from 998 to 1030, known for his undefeated military career and for expanding his kingdom into an extensive empire across present-day Iran, India, and Transoxiana

British Field Marshal, politician, and diplomat who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

German photographer, known as the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler, who also worked as a photo lab technician and model

Queen of the Netherlands who guided her nation through post-war recovery and decolonization with a notably down-to-earth style