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Italian chemist and physicist who invented the electric battery (voltaic pile) and discovered methane, pioneering the field of electrochemistry

Russia's best-known fabulist, a prolific author, poet, playwright, and journalist who discovered his true genre of satirical fables at the age of 40

Ukrainian poet and artist who founded modern Ukrainian literature and language, and whose collection 'Kobzar' is a cornerstone of Slavic culture

Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1655 to 1667

Swedish writer known for creating iconic children's characters like Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, and Karlsson-on-the-Roof, whose stories championed children's rights and sold 167 million copies worldwide

Burmese revolutionary leader instrumental in the struggle for independence and founder of modern Myanmar

Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate known for an authorship imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity

American theoretical physicist and science administrator known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his leadership of the Manhattan Project

American novelist, essayist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate whose novels gave life to an essential aspect of American reality

King of Prussia known as the 'romanticist on the throne' who believed in divine right and favored Christian estates over constitutional monarchy

German mathematical physicist and professor who helped found thermodynamics, introduced entropy, and formulated the second law of thermodynamics

German philologist, linguist, and folklorist known for formulating Grimm's law, co-authoring the Deutsches Wörterbuch, and editing Grimms' Fairy Tales with his brother Wilhelm

Russian physicist, engineer, and inventor known for being one of the first to invent a radio receiving device

Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist, known for works like Stabat Mater and Salve Regina, and a leading figure of the Neapolitan school

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who championed musical nationalism and influenced many Russian musicians, blending folk music with classical practices

English historian and politician renowned for his monumental work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Leader of Turkish Cypriots, founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, author, lawyer, and politician

French philosopher and Nobel laureate known for his influential ideas in analytic and continental philosophy

American writer and biochemist known for prolific contributions to science fiction and popular science, writing over 500 books

American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor known for his unique surrealist style that gave rise to the adjective "Lynchian"

American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States and the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives

American politician who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States and twice as a U.S. Senator for Minnesota, known for his leadership in modern liberalism

American writer, filmmaker, professor, and activist known for critical essays like Against Interpretation and On Photography, and novels such as The Volcano Lover

Sixth President of the Philippines who served from 1948 to 1953, overseeing post-war reconstruction and nation-building