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British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist who co-created 2001: A Space Odyssey and pioneered scientifically grounded speculative fiction

The first President of Indonesia and a noted politician and art collector who led the nation from 1945 to 1967

French nobleman and chemist who was central to the 18th-century chemical revolution, establishing the law of conservation of mass and modern chemical nomenclature

Longest-serving royal consort in British history and husband of Queen Elizabeth II

Austrian-British philosopher known for falsificationism, critical rationalism, and founding the London School of Economics Philosophy Department

Polish-British novelist and master prose stylist who enriched English literature with his unique global perspective and psychological depth

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire, and last monarch of France, known for rapid industrialization and infrastructure expansion

Longest-serving democratically elected Chancellor of Germany, architect of German reunification and a driving force behind the creation of the European Union

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, and political activist, regarded as one of Poland's greatest literary figures and a principal figure in Polish Romanticism

French sculptor and artist, considered the founder of modern sculpture, known for iconic works such as The Thinker and The Gates of Hell

The last German Emperor and King of Prussia, reigning from 1888 to 1918, who was also an author, painter, and art collector

Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman who led Yugoslavia as prime minister and president, commanded the Yugoslav Partisans in WWII, and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement

French classical composer, pianist, and music critic who was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, pioneering an evocative style often associated with Impressionism

British singer-songwriter known for her distinctive contralto vocals and eclectic blend of soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz music

Italian general, patriot, and republican known as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" for his central role in the Unification of Italy and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"

French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science, known as "The Last Universalist" and "the Gauss of modern mathematics"

French physicist and chemist, Nobel laureate for pioneering work on radioactivity with Marie Curie

Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist known for his deep, introspective lyrics on faith, love, and mortality, honored with the Order of Canada and multiple Hall of Fame inductions

British author and scholar best known for his classic children's series The Chronicles of Narnia and influential works of Christian apologetics

Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician known for his cartography of power structures and trenchant images of individual resistance

French philosopher, mathematician, and sociologist who formulated the doctrine of positivism and invented the term 'sociology'

Russian jurist and opposition leader recognized as a political prisoner for his anti-corruption activism and work on human rights

French mathematician and physicist known for Fourier series, Fourier analysis, and the discovery of the greenhouse effect

Belgian playwright and Nobel Prize winner known for Symbolist dramas exploring death and the meaning of life