Taha Hussein
18891973
Influential Egyptian writer, literary critic, and intellectual, known as "The Dean of Arabic Literature," who was a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times
792 memorials and biographies
18891973
Influential Egyptian writer, literary critic, and intellectual, known as "The Dean of Arabic Literature," who was a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times
11471199
First shogun of the Kamakura shogunate who held de-facto power over Japan, also known as a politician and urban planner
19372000
84th Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, known for his leadership as a politician and diplomat
18481913
Japanese statesman and general who served three terms as Prime Minister and was a key figure in Meiji era policy as a genrō
18281877
Japanese samurai and politician, supreme commander of the Japanese army, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration
19141982
Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the fourth president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979, and a leading member of the Ba'ath Party
19322013
Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1998, also recognized as an economist and diplomat
18601949
Ireland's first President, a distinguished historian, poet, and folklorist, and a leading figure in the Gaelic revival
18991973
German-American political philosopher and historian of political philosophy known for his interpretations of ancient and medieval thought, his account of classical natural right, and his influence on twentieth-century political theory by advocating for a return to classical understanding
18081842
Spanish Romantic poet, writer, politician, and military officer, celebrated for his influential works like 'El diablo mundo' and 'Poesías'
19302015
Australian politician and 22nd Prime Minister of Australia, serving as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1983
18871977
German nobleman, jurist, and economist who served as Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1945 and briefly as de facto Chancellor in 1945
19372018
Japanese association football player, coach, and politician who played for the Japan national team
18801971
Scottish nutritionist and physician awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his leadership as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
19262016
Greek politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of the Hellenic Republic from 1995 to 2005
19342022
Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician who became the first head of state of independent Belarus, instrumental in forming the Commonwealth of Independent States
19101997
Ninth President of the Philippines, economist, and father of a future president
18811943
Polish military and political leader who championed Polish independence and played a prominent role in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw
19001955
Korean independence activist, politician, writer, and journalist who was a main leader of the communist movement during Japan's colonial rule
19372006
82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 1996 to 1998
18701944
German trade unionist and Social Democratic Party leader who served as Chancellor of Germany during the establishment of the Weimar Republic
18951979
13th Prime Minister of Canada who led the Progressive Conservative party to three election victories