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Chinese politician and wife of Sun Yat-sen, known as the "Mother of Modern China" and the only female, non-Communist head of state of the People's Republic of China

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal, a powerful figure in the Nazi Party and Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe, infamous for his role as a Holocaust perpetrator

Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship, bringing Kriya Yoga to the West and becoming known as the 'Father of Yoga in the West'

United States Army general known for commanding the largest American army group in WWII and serving as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Hungarian-German philosopher and sociologist known for his work in the sociology of knowledge and his seminal book, Ideology and Utopia

Italian politician and philosopher who led the Italian Communist Party for nearly forty years, playing a key role in the founding of the Italian Republic

German astronomer and astrophysicist known for his extensive academic publications and work in the United States

American physical chemist who discovered heavy hydrogen, earning a Nobel Prize, and contributed significantly to understanding isotopes and the development of organic life

American actor, comedian, and stunt performer famous for his extensive work in silent comedy films

Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist known for his unique blend of Surrealism, Fauvism, and Expressionism, his interest in the unconscious mind, and his 'assassination of painting' philosophy

American statesman and lawyer who, as Secretary of State, set Harry S. Truman's foreign policy and helped design the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO

German communist politician who was the chief decision-maker and head of state of the German Democratic Republic from 1950 until his death in 1973

English crime writer, playwright, essayist, and Christian writer known for the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries and her translations of Dante

American actress, singer, and comedian who became the first African American to win an Academy Award, for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939)

German artist known for his iconic caricatural drawings of 1920s Berlin life and his prominent role in Berlin Dada and New Objectivity

German writer of the New Objectivity style, known for novels like *Little Man, What Now?* and *Every Man Dies Alone*, and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature

American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist celebrated for her caustic wit and sharp observations of urban life

American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer known for her bold persona, distinctive contralto voice, and clever use of double entendres

King of Greece from 1917 to 1920, known for his brief but significant reign during a distinct period in Greek history

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1937), credited with isolating vitamin C and discovering components of the citric acid cycle

First Prime Minister and President of self-governing Kenya, playing a significant role in its transformation from a British colony to an independent republic

American actress and pioneer of film performance techniques, known as the 'First Lady of the Screen'

American biochemist who received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure

The seventh monarch of the Chakri dynasty and the last King of Siam under the absolute monarchy who reigned until his abdication in 1935

Romanian-American actor known for his iconic gangster roles and powerful performances in film noirs and dramas