Olympic gold medalist swimmer and water polo player who became a celebrated American actor

French physicist, poet, university teacher, and researcher, Nobel laureate in Physics (1966) for the discovery and development of optical pumping methods

Nobel Prize-winning Soviet novelist known for his epic depiction of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution and civil war in 'And Quiet Flows the Don'

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

First president of Guinea and a key African statesman who led his nation to independence from France

German theologian and Lutheran pastor known for his resistance to the Nazi regime and his global advocacy for human rights

French philosopher and historian of ideas who analyzed the relationships between power, knowledge, and liberty, influencing fields from criminology to feminism

English actor renowned for his success in both British and Hollywood cinema, nominated for three Academy Awards

1st President of the Republic of Egypt and co-leader of the Free Officers movement that ended the monarchy

Welsh actor, film director, and producer, known for his powerful voice and dramatic intensity on stage and screen, captivating audiences with his profound performances and multifaceted contributions to the arts

India's first and only female Prime Minister, a central figure in Indian politics and leader of the Indian National Congress for over 15 years

Cinéaste, acteur et critique français influent, reconnu comme fondateur de la Nouvelle Vague française et promoteur de la théorie de l'auteur

British theoretical physicist who co-founded quantum mechanics, shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics, and laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory

English radio astronomer and Nobel laureate who pioneered revolutionary radio telescope systems and the aperture synthesis technique, leading to the first Nobel Prize in physics for astronomical research

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Spanish poet and Nobel Prize laureate who renewed the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars