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French judge, writer, and philosopher known for his friendship with Montaigne and his influential work Discourse on Voluntary Servitude, which explored themes of anti-statism and civil disobedience

Italian professional footballer and politician who led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, winning the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and Ballon d'Or

Iraqi politician who served as the 6th president of Iraq and president of the Governing Council

Swiss lawyer and politician who won the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize for his practical leadership of international peace organizations

French chemist who won the 1912 Nobel Prize for developing catalytic hydrogenation methods that transformed organic chemistry

Mexican chemical engineer and Nobel laureate who co-discovered the danger of CFCs to the ozone layer and the Antarctic ozone hole

Japanese author and court lady who penned <i>The Pillow Book</i>, offering a unique window into the Heian period

16th Prime Minister of Turkey, statesman, writer, poet, diplomat, translator, and journalist

South Korean politician who served as the nation's seventh president from 1993 to 1998

Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as President and Prime Minister of Ethiopia for over two decades

Bulgarian psychic and mystic known for her attributed foresight and healing abilities, who lived much of her life blind in the Belasica mountains

King of Norway for nearly 52 years, from 1905 until his death in 1957

Swiss author celebrated for her iconic children's novel, Heidi, which captured the hearts of readers worldwide and influenced generations of literature

Norwegian-American physicist and Nobel laureate who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize for his experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in superconductors

German journalist, writer, and politician who served as the first president of West Germany from 1949 to 1959, known for stabilizing democracy post-war

Polish resistance fighter and clinical nurse specialist who, as head of the children's section of Żegota, rescued approximately 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II

Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate for his reciprocal relations in irreversible thermodynamics

The last King of Afghanistan, who reigned for almost 40 years from 1933 to 1973, becoming the longest-serving ruler since the Durrani Empire

French singer, songwriter, actor, and director renowned for provocative, genre-defying music and an influential figure in pop

German writer, soldier, and philosopher known for his World War I memoir *Storm of Steel* and his prolific contributions to conservatism, penning over forty books throughout his distinguished career

American astronaut and aerospace engineer, known as the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space

Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time

British explorer, army officer, writer, and scholar famed for his wide-ranging travels in Asia, Africa, and South America, and his mastery of up to 29 languages

German artist and printmaker known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century, also contributing to religious art, satire, and book design