Hverjir fæddust árið 1897

Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator, and sociologist known for his radical theories and influential works like <em>The Mass Psychology of Fascism</em>

14th Prime Minister of Canada, distinguished diplomat, scholar, and author of influential works on international relations

British physicist who shared the 1951 Nobel Prize for splitting the atomic nucleus, a foundational step for nuclear power and atomic weapons

Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter, renowned as the creative force behind major award-winning films and considered the 'American Dream personified'

English physical chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his groundbreaking researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions and expertise in chemical kinetics

Finnish middle and long distance runner who set 22 world records and won nine Olympic gold medals

British Prime Minister (1955-1957), diplomat, and Conservative Party leader known for his expertise in foreign affairs and brief but consequential tenure during the Suez Crisis

Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate, recognized for his isolation of cortisone, which revolutionized medical treatments

South Korean journalist and politician who served as the second President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962, presiding over the short-lived Second Republic

English children's writer, one of the best-selling and most prolific authors of all time, translated into ninety languages

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, known for concluding and implementing the Second Vatican Council and fostering ecumenical relations

French chemist, physicist, and Nobel laureate who, with her husband, discovered induced radioactivity and advanced nuclear physics

French intellectual and literary figure known for his philosophical and literary explorations of eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression

French poet, novelist, editor, and leading voice of the surrealist movement, known for his political engagement and French Resistance efforts

British physicist and Nobel laureate known for proving nuclear transmutation and developing operational research during World War II