King of Spain from birth to 1931, known as "El Africano" for his support of African colonial expansion, whose 45-year reign ended with the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic

Canadian medical scientist and doctor who co-discovered insulin and its therapeutic potential, earning him a Nobel Prize

English modernist writer and novelist known for pioneering stream of consciousness narration and her influential works such as Mrs. Dalloway and A Room of One's Own

English modernist writer who pioneered stream of consciousness narration and authored influential 20th-century works

Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist known for his influential work on mythology and comparative religion, particularly "The Golden Bough"

The last German Emperor and King of Prussia, reigning from 1888 to 1918, who was also an author, painter, and art collector

French chemist who won the 1912 Nobel Prize for developing catalytic hydrogenation methods that transformed organic chemistry