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Soviet-Russian physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher known for his work on social theory, education, and aesthetics

French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic, Jean-Luc Godard pioneered the French New Wave movement and revolutionized the motion picture form through groundbreaking experimentation

French philosopher who developed deconstruction and transformed contemporary philosophical thought through innovative textual analysis

Nigerian novelist whose groundbreaking work "Things Fall Apart" became the most widely read African novel and established him as the father of modern African literature

British playwright and Nobel Prize winner who revolutionized modern drama with works like The Birthday Party and Betrayal

Longest-serving democratically elected Chancellor of Germany, architect of German reunification and a driving force behind the creation of the European Union

Scottish actor widely celebrated for originating the role of James Bond in motion pictures