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French poet, novelist, editor, and leading voice of the surrealist movement, known for his political engagement and French Resistance efforts

British Army Field Marshal and writer, known for his leadership in the First and Second World Wars, including the Irish War of Independence, and his distinguished military career.

Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter, renowned as the creative force behind major award-winning films and considered the 'American Dream personified'

Vietnamese general, communist politician, and military strategist who led forces to victory in the Indochina wars and served as Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister

Greek shipping magnate who built the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and became one of the richest men of his era

British mathematician known for number theory, mathematical analysis, and the Hardy–Weinberg principle

English novelist, literary critic, and essayist known for exploring social class and humanism in works like 'A Room with a View' and 'A Passage to India'

French scientist, artist, and photographer, recognized for inventing the daguerreotype process and as one of the fathers of photography, also an accomplished painter and developer of the diorama theatre

Iconic French actor and singer, a key figure in French cinema known for classic films like Pépé le Moko and La grande illusion, and a recipient of the Légion d'honneur

French philosopher, essayist, literary theorist, and semiotician whose work analyzed sign systems and influenced structuralism and post-structuralism

Austrian-Jewish American composer and theorist who revolutionized classical music through developing variation and the emancipation of the dissonance

Mexican and American actor who won two Academy Awards and appeared in over 100 films, television shows, and stage productions, known for his passionate character portrayals

King of France who consolidated royal power, expanded territories, and strengthened the French state through cunning diplomacy and administrative reforms

Muralista mexicano cuyos grandes frescos ayudaron a establecer el movimiento muralista en el arte mexicano e internacional

Swedish Nobel Laureate, engineer, and industrialist who revolutionized lighthouse technology and invented the AGA cooker

Austrian philosopher, esotericist, and social reformer who founded anthroposophy and contributed as a writer, teacher, and architect

Finnish children's writer, illustrator, painter, and comic strip author, best known as the creator of the Moomins and for her distinctive art style

Russian-French chess player, writer, and jurist, known as the fourth World Chess Champion who held the title for two reigns, revolutionizing strategic play and chess theory.

A German physicist and physiologist known for pioneering work in hydrodynamic stability and linking scientific theory with practical research, whose name graces Germany's largest research association

Indian playback singer and music composer known as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium" for her immense contribution to the Indian music industry over eight decades

Italian film director and screenwriter, renowned for films like <em>The Last Emperor</em> and honored with an Academy Award, BAFTA, César, and multiple Golden Globes

Algerian politician, revolutionary, and association football player who served as the first president of Algeria from 1963 to 1965

German lawyer, military personnel, and politician who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

Albanian novelist, poet, and essayist, a leading international literary figure known for <i>The General of the Dead Army</i>