Born and died in 1900

Greek actress known for her significant contributions to stage and film from Piraeus to Athens

German SS officer and commandant of Auschwitz, convicted and executed for war crimes and his role in the Holocaust

American composer who created a distinctive 'American sound' in classical music, earning him the title 'Dean of American Music'

American author and journalist known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone with the Wind, a classic of American literature set during the Civil War era

Finnish and Swedish neurophysiologist and Nobel laureate whose discoveries illuminated the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye

Swedish poet and novelist acclaimed for her evocative poetry and the internationally recognized dystopian novel Kallocain

American actress and "First Lady of American Theatre" who was the first woman to win the EGOT and the first person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting

American novelist and short story writer known for his autobiographical fiction and poetic prose, especially Look Homeward, Angel

Brazilian military leader and politician who served as the first president of the military dictatorship following the 1964 coup d'état

Eighth and longest-serving President of Finland, lawyer, politician, and journalist who dominated Finnish politics for over three decades

German-British biochemist who discovered the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, a key process in cellular respiration

Indian diplomat, politician, and freedom fighter who was the first woman and only Indian to serve as President of the UN General Assembly, and also Governor of Maharashtra

الشاعر والمسرحي والجمالي الأيرلندي، اشتهر بذكائه ومساهماته في الجمالية وأعماله الأيقونية كـ "صورة دوريان غراي"

The first World Chess Champion and an influential Austrian-American chess theoretician and composer

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist known for his innovative realism and naturalism in works like "The Red Badge of Courage" and "The Open Boat"

Victorian polymath who revolutionized art criticism and architectural theory while advancing social reform through influential writings on culture and society