Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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All Personalities (310 listed)
Shantanu Biswas
Renowned Bangladeshi Playwright, Theatre Director, Composer & Cultural Luminary
Sheikh Russel
Youngest Son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & Symbol of Children's Rights
Shigeru Yoshida
Historic 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947, 1948–1954), Architect of the "Yoshida Doctrine" & Post-War Economic Miracle
Shujeo Shyam
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Lyricist & Composer, Freedom Fighter, Ekushey Padak Laureate & National Film Award-Winning Music Director
Sid Gillman
Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, Innovator of the Modern Downfield Passing Game & AFL Champion
Sir Bobby Charlton
English Football Legend, 1966 FIFA World Cup Winner, 1966 Ballon d'Or & Manchester United Icon
Sir Charles Wheatstone
English Physicist, Pioneer of the Electric Telegraph, Inventor of the Stereoscope & Concertina
Sir Christopher Wren
Master Architect of the English Baroque, Surveyor of the King's Works & Mastermind of St Paul's Cathedral
Sir Isaac Newton
Mathematician, Physicist & Astronomer
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
Polymath, Physicist & Plant Physiologist
Sir Michael Gambon
Legendary Irish-English Actor, Revered as Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter & 4-Time BAFTA Winner
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Victorian Polymath, Explorer, Linguist (Master of 29 Languages), Soldier, Diplomat & Translator of "One Thousand and One Nights"
Sir Roger Moore
English Actor & UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Pioneer Islamic Reformer, Philosopher & Founder of Aligarh Muslim University
Siraj Sikder
Revolutionary Politician, Marxist-Leninist Theorist & Founder of Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party
Sister Nivedita
Social Worker, Author & Educational Pioneer