French novelist, playwright, poet, and political activist known for works like The Thief's Journal and The Balcony

French existentialist philosopher and feminist activist who wrote the influential work "The Second Sex" and helped launch modern feminist theory

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

Argentine writer, essayist, poet, and translator known for his profound short stories like Ficciones and El Aleph, which explored themes of labyrinths, infinity, and dreams, and significantly influenced magical realism and philosophical literature

English sculptor renowned for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures and influential graphic works displayed worldwide

Suomen kahdeksas ja pitkäaikaisin presidentti, lakimies, poliitikko ja toimittaja, joka hallitsi Suomen politiikkaa yli kolme vuosikymmentä

Turkish politician and economist who served as the 3rd President of the Republic of Turkey from 1950 to 1960 and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1939

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

Mozambican politician and revolutionary who served as the first President of Mozambique from 1975 until his death in a plane crash in 1986

British-American actor known for his debonair style, comic timing, and defining presence as a leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, earning him an Academy Honorary Award and ranking as the second-greatest male star by the AFI

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and film theorist celebrated for his spiritual and metaphysical films with slow pacing and dreamlike imagery

British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963, known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability