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American birth control activist and nurse who founded Planned Parenthood and championed women's reproductive rights

United States Navy fleet admiral who commanded Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II

American actor known for his intense portrayal of sensitive young men and a four-time Academy Award nominee

Dutch-American Nobel laureate in Chemistry known for his investigations into molecular structure through dipole moments and radiation scattering

Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest who first proposed the expanding universe and the Big Bang theory

American actor, comedian, and director known as "The Great Stone Face" for his pioneering physical comedy and inventive stunts in silent films

Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the second president of Iraq and a leading figure in the 14 July Revolution

Chinese writer, novelist, and playwright known for portraying urban life and using the Beijing dialect in works like Rickshaw Boy and Teahouse

French author, physician, and poet known for the Salavin series and his election to the Académie française

Indian nuclear theoretical physicist credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme" and founder of key scientific institutions

Italian racing automobile driver who became the first Formula One World Drivers' Champion in 1950 with Alfa Romeo, winning five Grands Prix across seven seasons

Polish writer, poet, and aphorist known for his ironic philosophical-moral aphorisms and lyric poetry, recognized as one of the most influential aphorists of the 20th century

Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet known for his significant contributions to Dadaism and abstract art

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and entrepreneur who founded The Walt Disney Company and became an animation pioneer

Swiss sculptor, painter, writer, and illustrator known for his attenuated figures that explored existential and phenomenological debates

16th President of the French Republic, lawyer, politician, and French resistance fighter who led France from 1947 to 1954, overseeing its entry into the Council of Europe and NATO

Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for developing radioactive tracers and co-discovering hafnium

British writer and journalist known for his satirical novels and travel books, including 'Brideshead Revisited' and 'Decline and Fall'

Indian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966, following his role as Home Minister

Turkish military officer and politician who served as the 4th President of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 to 1966

French writer and poet, principal theorist and co-founder of Surrealism, known for the First Surrealist Manifesto of 1924