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American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and excelled in professional football, baseball, and basketball

American singer-songwriter, composer, and country musician regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century, known for pioneering honky tonk and traditional country music

American experimental physicist, Nobel laureate for work on the elementary charge of electricity and the photoelectric effect

American astronomer who established extragalactic astronomy by proving galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way and used Cepheid variables to measure cosmic distances

American playwright who introduced realism to U.S. drama, a Nobel laureate, and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes

French-English writer, poet, historian, and politician known for his versatile literary output across history, politics, and satire, deeply influenced by his Catholic faith

Polish poet, playwright, and translator, known for co-founding the Skamander group and his contributions to children's literature

Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, wife of King George V from 1910 to 1936

German Generalfeldmarschall and Oberbefehlshaber West during World War II, known for over 52 years of distinguished military service

Romani-Belgian/French jazz guitarist and composer, hailed as one of Europe's first major jazz talents and a founder of gypsy jazz

Welsh poet and writer known for works like 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and 'Under Milk Wood', who became widely popular in his lifetime and after his death

Founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 1932 to 1953

First Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, noted for his strict artistry in carrying on classical Russian prose and poetry traditions