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French polymath, writer, and jazz musician known for his avant-garde novels and controversial works published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan

French artillery officer whose wrongful conviction for espionage sparked the historic Dreyfus affair, exposing antisemitism and judicial error in France

Italian director, screenwriter, and theatre innovator, known for pioneering neorealism and later creating grand cinematic epics exploring European history and societal decay

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

French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly, known for his writings on free markets and limited government

German writer, poet, and screenwriter, celebrated for his humorous children's books such as Emil and the Detectives, and his socially astute poetry

Japanese actress, seiyū, and stage actor known for iconic roles in films like "Godzilla" (1954) and "The Mysterians" (1959)

Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in 2010, previously a university teacher and entrepreneur

French painter and lithographer, a key pioneer of the Romantic movement best known for 'The Raft of the Medusa'

Swedish-French actor known for his 70-year career in film, television, and theatre, appearing in over 150 films and nominated for two Academy Awards

French philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist who championed Enlightenment ideals like free markets, public education, and equal rights for all

King of the Belgians who earned the title "Knight King" for his courageous leadership during World War I

Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, known for privatizing state-owned companies and advocating for a pro-United States foreign policy and neoliberal economic policies

English portrait and landscape painter renowned for his quick brushwork, light palette, and capturing the essence of both human subjects and natural scenery

Japanese manga artist and character designer widely celebrated for creating the Dragon Ball franchise and recognized as one of the most influential authors in the history of manga

French intellectual and literary figure known for his philosophical and literary explorations of eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression

Pioneering German entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator who documented insect life cycles directly and produced acclaimed botanical and zoological artworks

Norwegian economist who coined 'econometrics,' 'microeconomics,' and 'macroeconomics,' and shared the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing dynamic economic models

Swedish ophthalmologist and physician awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational work on the dioptrics of the eye

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

American German-born psychoanalyst and essayist known for his theory of psychosocial development and coining the phrase 'identity crisis'

Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist who won prestigious Hispanic literature prizes and became highly influential throughout Latin America

French philosopher and writer, renowned for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, and a pivotal forerunner of the Encyclopédistes

German biochemist who won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on sex hormones and discovered the first sex pheromone