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Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer who, with Edmund Hillary, was the first confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest

The only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice, Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator, also known by his pen name Émile Ajar

Austrian-born British molecular biologist and Nobel laureate recognized for unraveling the structures of hemoglobin and myoglobin, and for founding the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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

Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator, known as a founder of the Latin American Boom who influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers

Suomalainen lastenkirjailija, kuvittaja, taidemaalari ja sarjakuvapiirtäjä, joka tunnetaan parhaiten Muumien luojana ja omaleimaisesta taidetyylistään.

Welsh poet and writer known for works like 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and 'Under Milk Wood', who became widely popular in his lifetime and after his death

The last King of Afghanistan, who reigned for almost 40 years from 1933 to 1973, becoming the longest-serving ruler since the Durrani Empire

Norwegian anthropologist, adventurer, and explorer who led the Kon-Tiki and Ra expeditions, challenging theories of ancient migration and seafaring capabilities

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping

German politician and jurist who served as President of West Germany from 1979 to 1984, combining legal expertise with diplomatic experience during the Cold War era