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American physician and Nobel laureate known for his co-discovery of cortisone and its use in treating rheumatoid arthritis

American photojournalist whose images captured the human face of the Great Depression and Japanese American internment

American physiologist who shared the Nobel Prize for his discoveries about single nerve fibers and action potentials.

American actress and comedian known for her Oscar-winning role in Born Yesterday and her charming stage presence

American actress who became the defining symbol of the Roaring Twenties, known globally as "The It Girl"

American politician and diplomat who served as Governor of Illinois and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

American politician, writer, and horticulturist who served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States and twice as a cabinet secretary

American singer and jazz pianist who achieved widespread success with over 100 pop chart hits during a career spanning almost three decades

American Black rights activist, Muslim minister, and human rights defender celebrated for his pursuit of racial justice during the civil rights movement

Swiss chemist and physician who received the 1948 Nobel Prize for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, crucial for controlling malaria and yellow fever

Israel's second Prime Minister, a key diplomat who signed the Declaration of Independence and negotiated the 1948 cease-fire agreements, and founder of the Jewish Brigade

British-American actor, comedian, and screenwriter, best known as half of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy

German chemist and Nobel laureate who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules and characterized them as polymers, revolutionizing material science

German Jewish Existentialist philosopher, theologian, and renowned for his philosophy of dialogue and translation of the Hebrew Bible into German

English physicist and Nobel laureate known for his investigations of the ionosphere and the discovery of the Appleton layer, which advanced radar and shortwave radio

English playwright and author known for his compelling plays, insightful novels, and captivating short stories

French-German polymath, physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher, renowned for his humanitarian work in Africa and his ethical principle of 'reverence for life'

US-British poet, essayist, and playwright who was a leading figure of modernist poetry and a Nobel Prize winner

Pioneering Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer whose influential work shaped modern architecture and design globally

British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister during World War II and won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical and biographical works and brilliant oratory