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Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden for two terms, leading the Social Democratic Party

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and philosopher who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919

Baltvācu ķīmiķis un filozofs, fizikālās ķīmijas dibinātājs, Nobela laureāts par darbu katalīzē un reakcijas ātrumos

German-American experimental physicist who won the 1943 Nobel Prize for developing molecular beam techniques and discovering the proton's magnetic moment

French-Italian actress celebrated as a leading figure of Italian cinema, appearing in over 175 films across six decades and regarded as one of the last stars of the Golden Age of European cinema

Italian politician, professor, and diplomat who served five terms as Prime Minister of Italy and was a prominent leader of the Christian Democracy party

Cuban chess player, diplomat, and non-fiction writer who became the third world chess champion, renowned for his endgame skill and speed of play

French author, poet, and political activist known for his influential World War I novel, "Under Fire," which helped define the Lost Generation movement

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

Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar known as "the father of media studies" for his groundbreaking work on media theory

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

French organist and teacher who invented braille, a universally adopted system for reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired

Italian chemist and Holocaust survivor who wrote essential testimonies including "If This Is a Man" and "The Periodic Table"

Scottish physicist and meteorologist who invented the cloud chamber and won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics

German economist and Chancellor who created the social market economy and led West Germany's economic miracle

Argentine-Spanish footballer who led Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cup victories and is considered the greatest player in the club's history

French American artist, inventor, and chess player who significantly influenced the avant-garde movement, known for his revolutionary readymades and diverse artistic pursuits

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and influential art and literary critic whose extensive works spanned various genres and forms, including visual arts and photography

Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

French novelist and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for his unique fusion of poetic and painterly styles in exploring time and the human condition

French natural historian, mathematician, and cosmologist who directed the Jardin du Roi and authored the influential Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière

Belgian-born French novelist and essayist, first woman elected to the Académie Française, and winner of the Prix Femina and Erasmus Prize

German philosopher known for his evolving idealism, a midpoint between Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

French artist recognized for his versatile work as a painter, sculptor, and designer, contributing to French visual culture throughout his life