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British chemist and crystallographer who advanced X-ray crystallography for biomolecules and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

English singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer, celebrated as a pop culture icon and one of the best-selling recording artists of all time

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer who founded modern utilitarianism and advocated for human rights, animal rights, and suffrage

German sociologist and philosopher known for his contributions to critical theory, communicative rationality, and the public sphere

English fantasy author, humorist, and satirist, celebrated for the Discworld series and co-authoring the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens

Italian neurobiologist and Nobel laureate who co-discovered nerve growth factor, a key molecule for cell development and survival

Swedish scientist, Nobel laureate in Chemistry, and one of the founders of physical chemistry, known for his electrolytic theory of dissociation

Canadian actor known for a seven-decade career across film, stage, and television, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting with an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards

German-American writer known for his raw and honest poetry, novels, and short stories depicting ordinary life and societal struggles

Austrian–Swiss theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered the Exclusion Principle, fundamentally advancing quantum mechanics and the understanding of matter's structure.

Mathematician and astronomer who transformed classical mechanics and pioneered the calculus of variations

Suomen suurin säveltäjä, jonka musiikki vahvisti kansallista identiteettiä

French philosopher, politician, and economist widely regarded as the "father of anarchism" and founder of mutualist philosophy

German-born French composer, cellist, and impresario known for his influential operettas and the opera The Tales of Hoffmann

English writer and poet whose modernist novels, such as Lady Chatterley's Lover, sparked widespread debate and challenged societal norms regarding sexuality and industrialization

German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher known for his contributions to critical theory and insights into human freedom and society

King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774, known as Louis the Beloved, who took sole control of the kingdom in 1743 and was a notable art collector

French author, poet, and statesman who served as foreign minister and wrote influential historical works including the History of the Girondists

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor, known for his memoir `Night` and tireless advocacy for human rights

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

Nigerian novelist whose groundbreaking work "Things Fall Apart" became the most widely read African novel and established him as the father of modern African literature

Swedish poet, psychologist, and translator who received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature for his condensed, translucent poetry giving fresh access to reality

French poet, playwright, and art critic known for his pioneering work in the avant-garde movement and influential contributions to modern literature

French composer who created masterful orchestral works bridging Impressionism and modernism, including Boléro and Daphnis et Chloé