Who was born in 1896

Indian politician, peace activist, and Prime Minister of India who also served as Chief Minister of Bombay State and Finance Minister

French writer and poet, principal theorist and co-founder of Surrealism, known for the First Surrealist Manifesto of 1924

Founder and central figure of the anti-establishment Dada movement, a Romanian-French avant-garde poet, essayist, and performance artist.

Hungarian politician, diplomat, and economist who led the 1956 Revolution against Soviet-backed rule and was later executed

Norwegian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations

Swiss psychologist and biologist known for his seminal theory of cognitive development and genetic epistemology

Italian journalist, resistance leader, and politician who served as President of Italy from 1978 to 1985

French-Occitanian poet, playwright, actor, and theatre director, a major figure of the European avant-garde and conceptualizer of the Theatre of Cruelty

Indian spiritual teacher, writer, translator, and philosopher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and spread Krishna consciousness worldwide

Italian poet, prose writer, and editor awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature for his distinctive interpretation of human values

Sicilian Prince and writer best known for his posthumously published novel, <em>The Leopard</em>, which chronicles the decline of the aristocracy