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Argentine-Spanish footballer who led Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cup victories and is considered the greatest player in the club's history

French American artist, inventor, and chess player who significantly influenced the avant-garde movement, known for his revolutionary readymades and diverse artistic pursuits

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and influential art and literary critic whose extensive works spanned various genres and forms, including visual arts and photography

Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

French novelist and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for his unique fusion of poetic and painterly styles in exploring time and the human condition

French natural historian, mathematician, and cosmologist who directed the Jardin du Roi and authored the influential Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière

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

German philosopher known for his evolving idealism, a midpoint between Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

French artist known for his vibrant paintings, sculptures, and designs, often associated with the Art Brut movement

German physician, physiologist, and philosopher who became known as one of the fathers of modern psychology and the first to call himself a psychologist

Indian actor renowned for a six-decade career in Hindi cinema, becoming one of its highest-paid and most respected figures

American-Greek operatic soprano praised for her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice, and dramatic interpretations, earning her the title "La Divina"

Indian statesman, poet, and journalist who served as Prime Minister from 1998-2004 and co-founded the Bharatiya Janata Party

German Romantic landscape painter known for his symbolic and emotional depictions of nature, often featuring contemplative human figures against dramatic backdrops

South African politician and lawyer who served as the final state president, dismantling apartheid and introducing universal suffrage

Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator, known as a founder of the Latin American Boom who influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers

British archaeologist, army officer, and diplomat famed as Lawrence of Arabia for his World War I role in the Arab Revolt

French lawyer and politician who rose to prominence as a leading orator of the Cordeliers Club and became Minister of Justice, playing a central role in the French Revolution as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize for his work on crystal structure analysis by X-rays

British actor and comedian known for The Goon Show and Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series

Pioneering 19th-century Russian mathematician, writer, and physicist who was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics and a full professorship in Europe

Argentine military officer, politician, and statesperson who served as president of Argentina from 1946–55 and 1973–74, known for establishing Peronism, a lasting political movement

German composer and conductor known for his influential tone poems and operas, a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern musical periods

South Korean president and Nobel Peace Prize winner who championed democracy and inter-Korean reconciliation