French theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate known for postulating the wave nature of electrons and all matter, a foundational concept in quantum mechanics

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

Swedish economist and sociologist who won the 1974 Nobel Prize for analyzing interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena

Turkish admiral, diplomat, and politician who served as the 6th President of the Republic of Turkey

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