Hverjir fæddust árið 1839

French Post-Impressionist painter whose work bridged Impressionism and Cubism, influencing avant-garde art movements

American scientist and mechanical engineer who made fundamental theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics, and created modern vector calculus

French poet and essayist, first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, recognized for his idealistic and artistically perfect poetic compositions

Pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright, and co-founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, revered as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature

American industrialist and philanthropist known for founding the Standard Oil Company and his extensive contributions to education and medicine

American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist known as "the father of pragmatism" and praised as one of America's greatest thinkers.

American political economist and journalist who argued for a single tax on land values to create a more just society

French-born British Impressionist painter known for his consistent dedication to landscape painting en plein air, capturing the subtle beauty of the French countryside

American cavalry commander known for his rapid rise in the Civil War and his controversial death at Little Bighorn