Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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All Personalities (537 listed)
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich
Brazilian Zoologist, Biodiversity Academic & World Authority on Neotropical Land Planarians
Eugene V. Debs
Pioneering Trade Unionist, Socialist Leader & Five-Time U.S. Presidential Candidate
Eva Cassidy
Beloved American Vocalist, Acoustic Guitarist & Song Interpreter
Evangelista Torricelli
Italian Physicist, Mathematician & Inventor of the Barometer
Évariste Galois
Groundbreaking French Mathematical Prodigy, Father of Galois Theory & Abstract Group Theory Pioneer
Evelyn Waugh
English Satirist, Novelist, Travel Writer & Literary Master
Ezra Pound
Visionary Modernist Poet, Literary Critic, Leader of Imagism & Author of The Cantos
Fakir Lalon Shah
Spiritual Baul Saint, Mystic Philosopher, Lyricist & Humanist
Farooq Leghari
8th President of Pakistan (1993–1997), Foreign Minister & Veteran Parliamentarian
Federico Luppi
Legendary Argentine-Spanish Actor, Six-Time Silver Condor Winner & Star of "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Cronos"
Felisberto Hernández
Virtuoso Uruguayan Pianist, Pioneer of Fantastic Fiction & Precursor to Latin American Magical Realism
Felix Bloch
Nobel Laureate in Physics (1952), Co-Inventor of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) & 1st CERN Director
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Founding Father & First President of Ivory Coast, African Statesman & Architect of the \"Ivorian Miracle\"
Felix Mendelssohn
Early Romantic Era Master Composer, Pianist, Organist & Conductor
Fernando Valenzuela
Legendary Mexican MLB Pitcher, Cy Young Winner & 2-Time World Series Champion ("Fernandomania")
Florence R. Sabin
American Medical Scientist, Histologist & 1st Female Member of the National Academy of Sciences