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American physician, pharmacist, chemist, biochemist, and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for discoveries in drug treatment and chemotherapy

19th-century French Symbolist painter and sculptor, known for his allegorical and mythological works, considered a master of Symbolism

Danish author and short story writer known for her works under the pen name Isak Dinesen, including 'Den afrikanske farm'

Russian playwright who almost single-handedly created a Russian national repertoire and defined the Russian realistic period

British economist and politician, known for his theories on rent, wages, and international trade, recognized as a foundational classical economist

Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright, and poet, known as 'The Tenth Muse' and 'The Mexican Phoenix'

The world's first woman to be elected prime minister, who served Sri Lanka for three terms

American financier, banker, and art collector who dominated Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age, creating industrial giants like General Electric and U.S. Steel

American polymath, statesman, and Founding Father who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, and was the first postmaster general

American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion known as "the Brown Bomber" who held a record 25 consecutive title defenses

First Lady of the United States, wife of President George H. W. Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

An American actor known for his Academy Award-winning performance in Stalag 17 and as a top box-office draw of the 1950s

Austrian architect and urban planner, a leading figure of the Vienna Secession and Art Nouveau movements, known for his evolving architectural styles in Vienna

German chemist and physician who was a pioneer in developing early versions of the periodic table of chemical elements

German jurist and socialist who founded the General German Workers' Association (ADAV) and initiated Germany's social democratic movement

Dutch economist and university teacher who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969 and is considered a founding father of econometrics

Pioneering Mexican actress, known as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood and a key figure in Mexican cinema's Golden Age

American author, philosopher, and occultist who founded the Church of Satan and authored The Satanic Bible

32nd president of the United States who led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II, serving four terms

American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist known for his distinctive shrill voice, strong New York dialect, and edgy humor, memorable as Iago and the Aflac duck mascot

American statesman and lawyer who, as Secretary of State, set Harry S. Truman's foreign policy and helped design the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO

American author known for pioneering the techno-thriller genre with meticulously detailed stories of espionage and military science

Welsh-born English poet, orator, and Anglican priest known for his devotional lyric poetry and association with metaphysical poets

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom