Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Kevin Kline
F. Murray Abraham
Rosa Parks
Gene Roddenberry
Jackie Robinson
Daniel Webster
All Personalities (349 listed)
Gilbert Bécaud
Legendary French Singer, Chanson Composer, Pianist & "Monsieur 100,000 Volts"
Godfrey Chitalu
Greatest Zambian Footballer of All Time ("Ucar"), Scored a Record 107 Goals in a Single Year
Gough Whitlam
21st Prime Minister of Australia (1972–1975), Reformist Statesman & Architect of Modern Australia
Graça Machel
Global Advocate for Women and Children, FRELIMO Freedom Fighter & First Lady of Two Nations
Guillermo Valencia
Colombian Modernismo Poet, Diplomat, Statesman & Author of "Ritos"
Gustav Kirchhoff
Pioneer German Physicist & Formulator of Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws
Gustavo Gutiérrez
Peruvian Theologian, Dominican Priest & Founding Father of Liberation Theology
Hachiro Kasuga
Pioneering Japanese Enka Singer & Cultural Legend ("The Father of Modern Enka")
Hans Merensky
South African Geologist, Prospector, Philanthropist & Discoverer of the Bushveld Platinum Complex
Heinrich von Kleist
Seminal German Romantic Playwright, Novelist & Poet Behind Michael Kohlhaas and The Broken Jug
Henri Bergson
Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate, Leading French Philosopher & Metaphysician
Henri de Saint-Simon
Visionary French Social Philosopher, Pioneer Sociologist & Founder of Saint-Simonianism
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929–1933), Mining Engineer & Humanitarian Relief Director
Hongwu Emperor
Founding Emperor of China's Ming Dynasty (1368–1398), Peasant Revolutionary & Reformer
Horatio Nelson
British Naval Flag Officer, Victor of Trafalgar & Supreme Master of Naval Strategy
Humayun Ahmed
Novelist, Dramatist, Screenwriter & Filmmaker