Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Matiur Rahman (Bir Sreshtho)
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (Bir Bikrom)
Tushar Imran
Swapna Barman
All Personalities (780 listed)
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Nobel Laureate Pathologist, Histologist & "Father of Modern Neuroscience"
Sarah Bernhardt
Legendary French Stage Actress ("The Divine Sarah"), World’s First Global Celebrity
Sarah Josepha Hale
Pioneering American Editor, Author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" & "The Mother of Thanksgiving"
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
First Deputy Prime Minister of India & Statesman ("Iron Man of India")
Sasha Cohen
Olympic Silver Medalist Figure Skater, U.S. National Champion & Two-Time World Silver Medalist
Satyajit Ray
Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Author & Graphic Artist
Sean Connery
Academy Award-Winning Actor & Cultural Icon (The Quintessential James Bond)
Sébastien Buemi
Formula E World Champion & 4-Time 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner
Selina Jen
Taiwanese Pop Star, Actress & S.H.E Member
Sergei Bondarchuk
Soviet-Russian Filmmaker, Academy Award Winner for "War and Peace", Actor & People's Artist of the USSR
Seth MacFarlane
Creator of "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "Ted" & "The Orville", Five-Time Emmy Award Winner & Singer
Severo Ochoa
Biochemist, Molecular Biologist & Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate (1959)
Shaggy
Two-Time Grammy-Winning Jamaican Reggae Fusion Icon & Philanthropist
Shakthisree Gopalan
Acclaimed Indian Playback Singer, Indie Songwriter, Architect & Filmfare Award Winner
Shammi Kapoor
Legendary Indian Actor, "The Elvis Presley of India" & Pioneer of Bollywood Musical Romances
Shamsur Rahman
Supreme Modern Bengali Poet, Journalistic Pioneer & Voice of Bangladesh’s Freedom