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Giuseppe Farina

Giuseppe Farina

19061966

Italian racing automobile driver who became the first Formula One World Drivers' Champion in 1950 with Alfa Romeo, winning five Grands Prix across seven seasons

Dino Buzzati

Dino Buzzati

19061972

Italian novelist, short story writer, painter, poet, and journalist, best known for his novel The Tartar Steppe and numerous short story collections

R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan

19062001

Indian writer and novelist renowned for creating the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, a key figure in early Indian literature in English

Sayyid Qutb

Sayyid Qutb

19061966

Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary known for his influential writings and leadership within the Muslim Brotherhood

Léopold Sédar Senghor

Léopold Sédar Senghor

19062001

First president of Senegal, renowned poet, cultural theorist, and French resistance fighter