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French novelist, essayist, diplomat, and playwright renowned for his influential contributions to interwar French drama and literature

British astrophysicist, mathematician, and philosopher known for the Eddington limit, a fundamental concept in stellar luminosity and accretion

English physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered characteristic X-rays

Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty, who rose from an army officer to become a prominent politician and monarch

French surgeon and biologist, Nobel laureate for vascular suturing, pioneer of organ transplantation and tissue culture

Pioneer of abstraction in Western art, known for his avant-garde painting and art theory

Norwegian painter and graphic artist widely known for his iconic 1893 work, The Scream, and his profound contributions to modern art

French author and Nobel laureate known for his lofty idealism, compassionate portrayals of human beings, and diverse contributions as a writer, teacher, and musicologist

French writer, aviator, and poet known for the beloved novella The Little Prince and his adventurous life as a pilot and journalist