Dzīves

Russian poet, playwright, and religious thinker who defied conventions and became a central figure in Russian symbolism.

Austro-Hungarian author and critic, renowned for creating "Bambi, a Life in the Woods," adapted into the classic Disney film

Jewish German poet, writer, and playwright who was a leading female voice in the Expressionist movement and a salonnière

British princess who became Queen consort of Norway from 1905 to 1938, strengthening the newly independent nation's monarchy

Norwegian diplomat, historian, and political scientist, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his pioneering work in organized internationalism

German embryologist who won the 1935 Nobel Prize for discovering embryonic induction and organizer effects that became foundational to modern developmental biology and cloning research

Slovene-Austrian Nobel laureate in Chemistry who developed the method of micro-analysis of organic substances

Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who was the first president of the Philippines and the first president of an Asian constitutional republic

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

Swedish Nobel Laureate, engineer, and industrialist who revolutionized lighthouse technology and invented the AGA cooker

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

British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for his foreign policy of appeasement and leading the nation into World War II

Russian-born American anarchist, writer, and political philosopher who influenced anarchist thought and advocated for women's rights and pacifism

French author and 1947 Nobel Prize winner whose 50+ books explored human psychology with fearless honesty

French visual artist known for his pioneering use of color and fluid draughtsmanship

Indian independence activist, lawyer, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent movement for India's freedom from British rule and inspired civil rights globally