Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Emma Stone
Ethan Hawke
John Philip Sousa
Charles Dow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
King Gustavus Adolphus
Heinrich Schütz
All Personalities (1084 listed)
Na Woon-gyu
Founding Father of Korean Cinema, Director, Screenwriter & Creator of "Arirang" (1926)
Nadia Boulanger
Historic French Music Pedagogue, Conductor, Composer & Organist (Mentor to 20th-Century Masters)
Nanette Fabray
Tony and Three-Time Primetime Emmy Award-Winning American Actress, Singer & Deaf Rights Advocate
Napoleon Hill
Pioneering American Self-Help Author, Philosopher of Personal Success & Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
Narendra Dabholkar
Rationalist, Social Reformer, Medical Doctor & Founder of MANS (Anti-Superstition Movement)
Nasif Estéfano
Argentine Formula One Driver, Turismo Carretera Champion & "El Califa" of South American Racing
Natalia Tena
British Actress & Musician (Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter & Osha in Game of Thrones)
Natalie Clifford Barney
American Poet, Playwright, Novelist & Paris Literary Salonnière
Natalie Merchant
Eminent American Singer-Songwriter, Former Lead Vocalist of 10,000 Maniacs & Multi-Platinum Solo Artist
Natalie Pérez
Acclaimed Argentine Singer-Songwriter, Television & Musical Theatre Actress
Natasha Bassett
Australian Screen Actress, Filmmaker & Star of Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" (2022)
Nawal El Saadawi
Pioneering Egyptian Feminist Author, Physician, Psychiatrist & Human Rights Champion
Neal Stephenson
Visionary Speculative Fiction Author (Coiner of the "Metaverse")
Nelly
3-Time Grammy Award-Winning Hip Hop Superstar, Singer & Entrepreneur
Nelson Mandela
Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary & President of South Africa