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King of Italy for nearly 46 years, who oversaw Italy's involvement in World War I and World War II, and the era of the Fascist regime

Gabonese politician who served as president of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009, making him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders

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

Indian-American molecular biologist who shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for interpreting the genetic code and its role in protein synthesis

French economist, statesman, and pacifist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work in international peace and diplomacy

English radio astronomer and Nobel laureate who pioneered revolutionary radio telescope systems and the aperture synthesis technique, leading to the first Nobel Prize in physics for astronomical research

Italian writer, poet, critic, and translator recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Italian literature

Japanese theoretical physicist who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize for fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics

First democratically elected President of Georgia, a distinguished writer, human rights activist, and academic

Chinese-American theoretical physicist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize for discovering parity violation in elementary particles

French physiologist who originated the concept of <em>milieu intérieur</em> and laid the foundations for modern experimental medicine

Italian journalist famous for aggressive interviews with world leaders and fearless war correspondence

The son of Napoleon I and disputed Emperor of the French for two days in 1815

British astrophysicist, mathematician, and philosopher known for the Eddington limit, a fundamental concept in stellar luminosity and accretion

English occultist, writer, and prophet who founded the religion of Thelema

King of France who reigned from 1422 to 1461, successfully ending the Hundred Years' War and unifying France under the House of Valois

Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his prolific career and iconic deadpan humor

British prime minister, politician, and journalist who led the Labour Party and a National Government, shaping early 20th-century British politics

Canadian medical scientist and doctor who co-discovered insulin and its therapeutic potential, earning him a Nobel Prize

French early socialist theorist who developed influential ideas about industrial society and scientific social organization

French poet and writer known for seminal works like "Les Amours de Cassandre" and "Sonnets pour Hélène", a key figure in the Pléiade movement who revitalized French verse

French Romantic composer famous for operas "Faust" and "Roméo et Juliette," plus beloved "Ave Maria"

British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times between the world wars

Scottish inventor who demonstrated the world's first working television and pioneered early color television systems