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American blues musician known as the "father of modern Chicago blues" whose electric guitar sound and powerful voice laid the foundation for rock and roll

American architect, systems theorist, author, inventor, and futurist who coined 'Spaceship Earth' and designed the Dymaxion Car

American actress and silent film star known for her iconic performance in Sunset Boulevard

American playwright and screenwriter, considered one of the foremost dramatists of 20th-century American theater, known for iconic works like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Night of the Iguana

Pioneering Mexican actress, known as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood and a key figure in Mexican cinema's Golden Age

American film director and producer known for his skillful direction of comedies and literary adaptations at RKO and MGM

Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator and governor, becoming a key opposition leader against Ferdinand Marcos and whose assassination catalyzed the return to democracy

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist who shared the 1970 Nobel Prize for his discoveries about neurotransmitters and their mechanisms in nerve terminals

Polish-American logician and mathematician best known for his foundational work in model theory, metamathematics, and algebraic logic, influencing abstract algebra, set theory, and analytic philosophy

British writer, journalist, literary critic, and feminist known for her versatile contributions across many genres and her incisive commentary

Belgian-American cell biologist and Nobel laureate who developed cell fractionation, identified key cell organelles, and was the first to use the electron microscope in biology

Catalan novelist, poet, and short story writer whose works in the Catalan language left a lasting mark on Spanish literature

French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist, one of France's most prominent 20th-century thinkers

Belgian comics writer and artist, creator of the iconic 'The Adventures of Tintin' series and pioneer of the 'ligne claire' drawing style

British actor, novelist, and military personnel known for his debonair screen presence and acclaimed performances, earning an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards

Canadian-American actress who became the first five-time Academy Award acting nominee and won Best Actress for The Divorcee (1930)

Thai prime minister, lawyer, and statesman who led Khana Ratsadon and co-founded major national institutions like the University of Moral and Political Sciences and the Bank of Thailand

King of the Belgians who navigated the tumultuous period of World War II and was known for his passions as a photographer and naturalist

Hungarian-British author, journalist, and political scientist known for his anti-Stalinist novel Darkness at Noon and contributions to the concept of the Holon

Brazilian association football player known as 'Garrincha' who, despite physical challenges, became one of the greatest dribblers of all time and led Brazil to two World Cup titles

Swiss-American physicist who won the 1952 Nobel Prize for developing nuclear magnetic resonance techniques that led to MRI technology

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker renowned for avant-garde surrealist cinema that blended dreamlike imagery with sharp political and social commentary

France's beloved actor and comedian known for his high-energy performances and iconic facial expressions

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