Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dizzy Gillespie
Carrie Fisher
Ronald McNair
Jack Kerouac
Ben Bradlee
Horatio Nelson
Sir Bobby Charlton
All Personalities (184 listed)
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
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Founding Father & First President of Ivory Coast, African Statesman & Architect of the \"Ivorian Miracle\"
Francisco Gento
Spanish Football Legend, Honorary President of Real Madrid & Only 6-Time European Cup Winner in History
François Truffaut
French Film Director, Screenwriter, Leader of the French New Wave & Auteur of "The 400 Blows"
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Composer, Virtuoso Pianist, Conductor & Pioneer of the Symphonic Poem
Frédéric Chopin
Polish Virtuoso Pianist, Romantic Composer & "Poet of the Piano"
Frederick III
German Emperor & King of Prussia, Acclaimed Liberal Reformer & Commander of the Franco-Prussian War
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher, Cultural Critic, Poet & Classical Philologist
Georg Büchner
Revolutionary German Playwright, Poet, Scientist & Author of Woyzeck and Danton's Death
George C. Scott
Academy Award & Emmy-Winning American Actor, Stage Director & Iconic Star of Patton and Dr. Strangelove
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