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French-American artist known for large-scale sculpture and installation art, who explored themes of domesticity, sexuality, and the unconscious

American poet and short-story writer known for meticulous observation and precise language, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner

Vietnamese diplomat, military personnel, politician, and revolutionary who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973 but famously refused it

American actor, writer, and art historian renowned for his iconic roles in the horror genre and his distinctive voice and cultivated persona

Iconic Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter, celebrated as the most accomplished comedian in Latin America and Spain

American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and a key figure in the American conservative movement

King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia who reigned from 1975 to 1982, overseeing a period of national growth and stabilization

French economist and Nobel laureate who revolutionized market theory through mathematical analysis and interdisciplinary research

Bulgarian communist politician and statesperson who served as General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party and de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1956 to 1989, holding the record as the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history

Bulgarian psychic and mystic known for her attributed foresight and healing abilities, who lived much of her life blind in the Belasica mountains

Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist who won prestigious Hispanic literature prizes and became highly influential throughout Latin America

Swiss playwright and novelist whose influential works delved into identity, morality, and political commitment, earning him numerous prestigious literary awards

Romanian-French philosopher and essayist known for his pervasive philosophical pessimism and aphoristic style, exploring themes of suffering, decay, and nihilism

Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and electrical engineer who held five world titles and pioneered computer chess

Vietnamese general, communist politician, and military strategist who led forces to victory in the Indochina wars and served as Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister

Greek Nobel laureate, poet, and art critic known for defining romantic modernism and his monumental work *Axion Esti*

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

British novelist and Nobel Prize winner who wrote Lord of the Flies and explored the darker aspects of human nature

Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate who captured the human condition in a world of conflicts through his poetry and prose

French politician and banker who served as President of France from 1969 to 1974, and previously as Prime Minister under Charles de Gaulle

Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate who brought the intricate life of Cairo's streets and its people to international literature