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British statesman and naval officer who served as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, and oversaw India's independence as its last Viceroy and first Governor-General

German-British biochemist who discovered the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, a key process in cellular respiration

Thai prime minister, lawyer, and statesman who led Khana Ratsadon and co-founded major national institutions like the University of Moral and Political Sciences and the Bank of Thailand

Eighth and longest-serving President of Finland, lawyer, politician, and journalist who dominated Finnish politics for over three decades

German philosopher of the continental tradition best known for his magnum opus on hermeneutics, Truth and Method

Poète et scénariste français dont les poèmes populaires sont enseignés dans les écoles et dont les scénarios ont façonné le mouvement cinématographique du réalisme poétique

French chemist and physicist who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering induced radioactivity

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his groundbreaking novels and narrative art in the service of freedom

Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian-British physicist and inventor recognized for his pioneering invention and development of the holographic method

Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Dominions from 1936 to 1952, and the last Empress of India, officially known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother after her husband King George VI's passing

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker renowned for avant-garde surrealist cinema that blended dreamlike imagery with sharp political and social commentary

Greek poet, diplomat, and Nobel laureate whose eminent lyrical writing reflected the Hellenic world of culture

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

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

Iranian political revolutionary, Shia cleric, and first Supreme Leader of Iran who led the Iranian Revolution and established the Islamic republic

French writer, aviator, and poet known for the beloved novella The Little Prince and his adventurous life as a pilot and journalist