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French novelist, poet, and playwright known for his visionary science fiction works such as Around the World in Eighty Days and De la Terre à la Lune, a true futurist and children's writer

Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, leading the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

Polish-German Marxist theorist and revolutionary who co-founded the Spartacus League and championed socialist democracy, known for her influential writings on imperialism and revolution

English writer and poet born in British India who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 for his exceptional narrative talent and imaginative works

South Korean masculism activist, human rights defender, and entrepreneur known for leading various men's rights organizations and establishing a shelter for vulnerable men

English computer scientist and cryptographer widely considered the father of theoretical computer science, known for formalizing computation with the Turing machine

Argentine writer, essayist, poet, and translator known for his profound short stories like Ficciones and El Aleph, which explored themes of labyrinths, infinity, and dreams, and significantly influenced magical realism and philosophical literature

Indian anti-colonial nationalist, statesman, and first Prime Minister of India, who promoted democracy, secularism, and non-alignment on the global stage

Swedish chemist and inventor known for inventing dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes

English mystery and detective writer known for creating Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple across 66 novels and 14 short-story collections

French stage actress who revolutionized 19th century theater and pioneered early cinema while excelling as painter and sculptor

German philosopher, sociologist, and economist who co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx and developed the political and philosophical system known as Marxism

Mexican painter known for her autobiographical portraits, self-portraits, and works exploring identity, gender, and pain through a blend of realism and fantasy

Pioneering Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer whose influential work shaped modern architecture and design globally

French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist who famously refused the Nobel Prize in Literature

Last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his role in radical changes in East-West relations, and a jurist, economist, and environmentalist

Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, celebrated for his works primarily for solo piano, known for his poetic genius and unparalleled technique

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author known for his significant work on black holes and the origins of the universe

Most famous Japanese poet of the Edo period, recognized as the greatest master of haiku and celebrated for his influential travel essays

265th pope of the Catholic Church, theologian, and religious writer known for leading the Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013

English writer and philologist known for creating the high fantasy works 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'

264th pope of the Catholic Church, sovereign of Vatican City, and a human rights defender known for his long and influential papacy

Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic known for his modernist masterpiece <i>Ulysses</i> and the stream of consciousness technique

French philosopher, author, and journalist who received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature for his clear-sighted illumination of the human conscience in his works