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Felipe Cazals Felipe Cazals 1937 - 2021 Film director, screenwriter, and producer
Vasily Vereshchagin Vasily Vereshchagin 1842 - 1904 War artist
Waclaw Kuchar Waclaw Kuchar 1897 - 1981 Footballer, speed skater, ice hockey player
Doan Thi Giau Doan Thi Giau 1898 - 1974 First Lady of North Vietnam
Safiye Ali Safiye Ali 1894 - 1952 Physician
Visar Dodani Visar Dodani 1857 - 1939 Writer, activist
Wasfi al-Tal Wasfi al-Tal 1919 - 1971 Prime Minister of Jordan
Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi 1946 - 2008 Painter and artist
Ion Mihalache Ion Mihalache 1882 - 1963 Politician
Viktor Luferov Viktor Luferov 1945 - 2010 Folk singer-songwriter
Shaikh Ayaz Shaikh Ayaz 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Umberto Eco Umberto Eco 1932 - 2016 Author
Artidjo Alkostar Artidjo Alkostar 1948 - 2021 Supreme Court Judge and Chairman
Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann 1662 - 1736 Architect of the Zwinger Palace
Omar Khayyam Omar Khayyam 1048 - 1131 Peripatetic philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, poetry
Alfred the Great Alfred the Great 849 - 899 King of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus 1550 - 1591 composer
Nitin Chandrakant Desai Nitin Chandrakant Desai 1965 - 2023 Art director and production designer
Mohammad Zahir Shah Mohammad Zahir Shah 1914 - 2007 King
Fatmawati Fatmawati 1923 - 1980 Sewing the first flag of Indonesia
Hani al-Rahib Hani al-Rahib 1939 - 2000 Novelist and literary academic
Paulo Autran Paulo Autran 1922 - 2007 Theater actor
Benito Juarez Benito Juarez 1806 - 1872 liberal lawyer
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar 1831 - 1896 Shah of Iran
Richard Dawson Richard Dawson 1932 - 2012 Actor, comedian, game show host, and panelist
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Gustavo Adolfo Becquer 1836 - 1870 Poet, writer, journalist,author of Rimas Leyendas
Peter Brixtofte Peter Brixtofte 1949 - 2016 Former mayor of Farum and tax minister
Yu Ji Yu Ji 1739 - 1823 Painter of the Qing Dynasty
Sukarno Sukarno 1901 - 1970 First president of Indonesia
Abdel Hakim Amer Abdel Hakim Amer 1919 - 1967 Military officer and vice president of Egypt
Mimi Rasinah Mimi Rasinah 1930 - 2010 Topeng dancer
Jerzy Plebanski Jerzy Plebanski 1928 - 2005 Theoretical physicist and mathematician
Gufi Paintal Gufi Paintal 1944 - 2023 Actor, casting director
Ernst Barlach Ernst Barlach 1870 - 1938 Expressionist sculptor and writer
Vace Zela Vace Zela 1939 - 2014 Singer and soprano
Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier 1888 - 1972 French musical-comedy star and entertainer
Peter George Oliver Freund Peter George Oliver Freund 1936 - 2018 Theoretical Physicist
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Corneliu Zelea Codreanu 1899 - 1938 Politician
Hara Patnaik Hara Patnaik 1958 - 2015 Actor, director, screenplay writer, singer
Molana Jalal Uddin Rumi Molana Jalal Uddin Rumi 1207 - 1273 Sufi poetry, Hanafi, Maturidi theology
Karol Olszewski Karol Olszewski 1846 - 1915 Professor of chemistry and physics
Ibrahim Kaypakkaya Ibrahim Kaypakkaya 1949 - 1973 Founder and leader of the Communist Party Turkey
Jeong Da-bin Jeong Da-bin 1980 - 2007 Actress
Ly Thuong Kiet Ly Thuong Kiet 1019 - 1105 General and Admiral
Haseena Moin Haseena Moin 1941 - 2021 Screenwriter and playwright of social
Percha Leanpuri Percha Leanpuri 1986 - 2021 Member of the People's Representative
Cai Tsungyi Cai Tsungyi 1914 - 1960 Racewalking
Rahila Al Riyami Rahila Al Riyami 1960 - 2017 Politician
Chalood Nimsamer Chalood Nimsamer 1929 - 2015 Artist, Sculptor
Ion Minulescu Ion Minulescu 1881 - 1944 poet, playwright, journalist
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1945 - 1982 Director, actor, and dramatist
Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky 1870 - 1960 Art critic and historian
Ferry Sonneville Ferry Sonneville 1931 - 2003 Badminton player and coach
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod 1872 - 1950 Politician
Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister 1948 - 2010 Fuji music pioneer
Jani Vreto Jani Vreto 1822 - 1900 founder of the Society for the Publication
Ghulam Dastagir Alam Ghulam Dastagir Alam 1937 - 2000 Theoretical physicist and professor
Usmar Ismail Usmar Ismail 1921 - 1971 Film director, author, journalist, revolutionary
Zhao Jiuzhang Zhao Jiuzhang 1907 - 1968 Atmospheric physics, geophysics, space physics
Boudica Boudica 30 - 61 Leader of the Iceni tribe and thest the Romans
Dorothy Hill Dorothy Hill 1907 - 1997 Geologist, palaeontologist
Phan Boi Chau Phan Boi Chau 1867 - 1940 Revolutionary Leader
Luther George Simjian Luther George Simjian 1905 - 1997 Inventor of the Bankmatic ATM and the Teleprompter
Xu Beihong Xu Beihong 1895 - 1953 Painter and art reformer
Watban Ibrahim al Tikriti Watban Ibrahim al Tikriti 1952 - 2015 Interior Minister of Iraq
Ahmad al Safi al Najafi Ahmad al Safi al Najafi 1897 - 1977 Poet ,activist for Iraqi independence
Colin David Colin David 1937 - 2008 Painter and sculptor
Orest Kiprensky Orest Kiprensky 1782 - 1836 Painter of still lifes and portraits
Nae Ionescu Nae Ionescu 1890 - 1940 Philosopher
Siti Rukiah Siti Rukiah 1927 - 1996 Writer, editor, and political activist
Olivia de Havilland Olivia de Havilland 1916 - 2020 Actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Josip Primozic Josip Primozic 1900 - 1985 Gymnast
Skender Sallaku Skender Sallaku 1935 - 2014 Actor for National Theatre of Albania
Abdul Rauf Benawa Abdul Rauf Benawa 1913 - 1985 Writer,Poet,Journalist, Historian, Social Activist
Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Antipova 1917 - 2009 Painter
Mehmed VI Mehmed VI 1861 - 1926 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam
Mohammad Qasim Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim 1957 - 2014 Vice President of Afghanistan
Jacques Roux Jacques Roux 1752 - 1794 Radical priest and leader
Ingeborg Suhr Mailand Ingeborg Suhr Mailand 1864 - 1941 Women's rights activist, pacifist and educator
Nadia Anjuman Nadia Anjuman 1980 - 2005 Poet, Writer
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti 1900 - 1978 Educator and political leader
Seema Begum Seema Begum 1947 - 2019 Stage and film actress
Irma Gonzalez Irma Gonzalez 1916 - 2008 Soprano at the National Opera of Mexico
Mitsumasa Yonai Mitsumasa Yonai 1880 - 1948 Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan
Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda 1909 - 1955 Singer, actress
Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan 1944 - 2012 Badminton player, coach and administrator
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 - 1832 Writer, poet, scientist, statesman
Fevzi Cakmak Fevzi Cakmak 1876 - 1950 Chief of General Staff of Turkey
Raghda Hassan Raghda Hassan 1960 - 2021 Writer and activist
Greedy Smith Greedy Smith 1956 - 2019 Vocalist, keyboardist, harmonicist and songwriter
Rabin Mondal Rabin Mondal 1929 - 2019 founding member of the Calcutta Painters
Abdulmecid I Abdulmecid I 1823 - 1861 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Valentin Vodnik Valentin Vodnik 1758 - 1819 Priest, Journalist, Poet
Yousuf Karsh Yousuf Karsh 1908 - 2002 Portrait photographer
Halit Akcatepe Halit Akcatepe 1938 - 2017 Actor
Nikolai Baskakov Nikolai Baskakov 1918 - 1993 Painter
Abdul Jamil Khan Abdul Jamil Khan 1930 - 2021 Minister of Railways and Health
Agenor Maria Goiuchowski Agenor Maria Goiuchowski 1849 - 1921 Foreign Minister
Sitara Achakzai Sitara Achakzai 1956 - 2009 Activist
Diophantus Diophantus -200 - -284 Author of Arithmetica
Paul-Emile Leger Paul-Emile Leger 1904 - 1991 Cardinal, Archbishop
Aleksander Doba Aleksander Doba 1946 - 2021 Ocean kayaker
Sippanondha Ketudat Sippanondha Ketudat 1931 - 2006 Nuclear Physicist, Educator
Louis XIV Louis XIV 1638 - 1715 King of France and Navarre
Michael Collins Michael Collins 1890 - 1922 Revolutionary leader
Lionel Groulx Lionel Groulx 1878 - 1967 Historian, Priest
Martin Luis Guzman Martin Luis Guzman 1887 - 1976 Revolutionary novel
Siem Piet Nio Siem Piet Nio 1907 - 1986 Writer, journalist, women's rights
Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo 1884 - 1948 General of the Imperial Japanese Army
Truong Chinh Truong Chinh 1907 - 1988 Political leader
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821 - 1881
Thomas Adesanya Ige Grillo Thomas Adesanya Ige Grillo 1927 - 1998 Anatomy professor
Hassan Fathy Hassan Fathy 1900 - 1989 Pioneer of appropriate technology and vernacular
Ruben Vargas Ugarte Ruben Vargas Ugarte 1886 - 1975 Historian
Arturo Jimenez Borja Arturo Jimenez Borja 1908 - 2000 Ethnologist
Zhang Tingyu Zhang Tingyu 1672 - 1755 Minister of Justice and historian
Angelique Ionatos Angelique Ionatos 1954 - 2021 Singer and composer
Henri Arnaud Henri Arnaud 1641 - 1721 Waldensian pastor and military leader
Ramses V Ramses V -1220 - -1145 Pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of Egypt
Jose Celestino Bruno Mutis Jose Celestino Bruno Mutis 1732 - 1808 Botanist, mathematician, priest, artist
Yasujiro Ozu Yasujiro Ozu 1903 - 1963 Film director and screenwriter
Omran al-Zoubi Omran al-Zoubi 1959 - 2018 Minister of Information in the Government of Syria
Zlata Razdolina Zlata Razdolina 1954 - 2006 Author song singer-songwriter
Shirley Rose Eikhard Shirley Rose Eikhard 1955 - 2022 Singer, Songwriter
Anacreon Anacreon -582 - -485 Lyric poet
Mustafa Resid Pasa Mustafa Resid Pasa 1800 - 1858 Grand vizier and chief architect of Tanzimat
Alexandrina Victoria Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901 Longest-reigning monarch in British history
Dadi Leela Dadi Leela 1916 - 2017 Music teacher and women's rights activist
Pavel Chihaia Pavel Chihaia 1922 - 2019 Novelist
Christian Krohg Christian Krohg 1852 - 1925 Naturalist painter and illustrator
Maximos V Hakim Maximos V Hakim 1908 - 2001 Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Lek Nana Lek Nana 1924 - 2010 Politician and Businessman
Virginia Zeani Virginia Zeani 1925 - 2023 Opera Singer
Nguyen Sang Nguyen Sang 1923 - 1988 painter
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia 1772 - 1806 Soldier and musician
Geo Dumitrescu Geo Dumitrescu 1920 - 2004 Poet and Translator
Leo Strauss Leo Strauss 1899 - 1973 Political philosopher and classical scholar
Herman Severin Lovenskiold Herman Severin Lovenskiold 1815 - 1870 Composer of La Sylphide ballet
Nathan Handwerker Nathan Handwerker 1892 - 1974 Founder of Nathan's Famous
Odd Nansen Odd Nansen 1901 - 1973 Architect and humanitarian
Rene-Just Hauy Rene-Just Hauy 1743 - 1822 mineralogist and crystallographer
Bhupen Khakhar Bhupen Khakhar 1934 - 2003 India's first Pop artist
Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh 1959 - 1982 Professional Boxer
Sumitro Djojohadikusumo Sumitro Djojohadikusumo 1917 - 2001 President Director of Pertamina
Ulrik Cold Ulrik Cold 1939 - 2010 Operatic bass, director of the Royal Theatre
Joaquin Pardave Joaquin Pardave 1900 - 1955 Film actor and director
Sulaiman Ar Rasuli Sulaiman Ar Rasuli 1871 - 1970 Former robber and gambling tycoon
Giuseppe Ungaretti Giuseppe Ungaretti 1888 - 1970 Poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic
Gabriela Brimmer Gabriela Brimmer 1947 - 2000 Writer and activist for people with disabilities
Akechi Mitsuhide Akechi Mitsuhide 1528 - 1582 Samurai general and assassin of Oda Nobunaga
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  • 1. Nizar Qabbani

    Died: 1998 A.D
    Slogan: What is the difference between me and the sky?it is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky.

    Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian poet, writer, and publisher who is considered to be one of the most influential and popular poets in the Arab world. He was born in Damascus in 1923 to a middle-class merchant family and was the grandnephew of the pioneering Arab playwright Abu Khalil Qabbani. He studied law at the University of Damascus and graduated in 1945. He then joined the Syrian Foreign Ministry and served as a diplomat in several countries, including Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Britain, China, and Spain. He resigned from his diplomatic career in 1966 and moved to Beirut, Lebanon, where he founded his own publishing company. He later lived in Geneva, Switzerland, and London, England, where he died in 1998. Qabbani's poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. He wrote more than 20 collections of poetry, some of which were set to music and sung by famous Arab singers. He also wrote prose, essays, and letters. He is known for his innovative use of free verse and his expression of the Arab woman's voice and perspective. He was influenced by the tragic death of his sister, who committed suicide rather than marry a man she did not love, and by the political and social upheavals in the Arab world, especially the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab defeat in the 1967 war. He was a staunch critic of Arab regimes and leaders, and a supporter of democracy and human rights. He was also a lover of Arabic culture and language, and a defender of Arab identity and dignity. He received many awards and honors for his literary contributions, and is widely regarded as Syria's national poet.

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  • 2. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

    Died: 1938 A.D
    Slogan: Peace at home, peace in the world

    Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a Turkish soldier, statesman, and reformer who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey. He rose to prominence as a military commander in the Ottoman army during World War I, where he successfully defended the Gallipoli peninsula against the Allied invasion. After the war, he led the Turkish War of Independence against the occupying forces of the victorious powers. He established a provisional government in Ankara and repelled the Greek forces that aimed to annex western Anatolia. He abolished the Ottoman monarchy and proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923, becoming its first president. He embarked on a series of radical reforms that transformed Turkey into a secular and westernized nation-state, with a new alphabet, civil code, education system, and women's rights. He also promoted Turkish nationalism and cultural identity, while suppressing Kurdish and other ethnic minorities. He is revered by many Turks as the "Father of the Turks" and the "Great Leader", and his mausoleum in Ankara is a national symbol. He is also widely respected internationally as a visionary leader and a military genius. He died of liver cirrhosis in 1938, leaving behind a lasting legacy of modernization and secularism.

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  • 3. Pyotr Bagration

    Died: 1812 A.D
    Slogan: The Russian Army always has been success.

    Pyotr Bagration was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, was born in Kizlyar. His father, Ivan (Ivane), served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, in which Bagration also enlisted in 1782. Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration began his military career serving in the Russo-Circassian War of 1763–1864 for a couple of years. Afterwards he participated in a war against the Ottomans and the capture of Ochakov in 1788. Later he helped suppress the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 in Poland and capture Warsaw. During Russia's Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799 against the French, he served with distinction under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. In 1805 Russia joined the coalition against Napoleon. After the collapse of the Austrians at Ulm in October 1805, Bagration won praise for his successful defense in the Battle of Schöngrabern (November 1805) that allowed Russian forces to withdraw and unite with the main Russian army of Mikhail Kutuzov. In December 1805 the combined Russo-Austrian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz, where Bagration commanded the allied right wing against the French under Jean Lannes. He subsequently participated in a series of unsuccessful battles: Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805), Eylau (Feb. 7–8, 1807), Heilsburg (June 10, 1807), and Friedland (June 14, 1807); but, after Russia formed an alliance with France (Treaty of Tilsit; July 7, 1807) and engaged in a war against Sweden, Bagration marched across the frozen Gulf of Finland and captured the strategic Åland Islands (1808). He was then transferred to the south (1809) and placed in command of a force fighting the Turks in Bulgaria (Russo-Turkish War of 1806–12). When Russia and France renewed their hostilities (1812), he was given command of the 2nd Russian Army in the West. Although his troops were defeated by the French at Mogilyov and separated from the main Russian army in July, he saved them from destruction and rejoined the main force in August. On Sept. 7, 1812, at the Battle of Borodino, near Moscow, Bagration commanded the left wing of the Russian forces and was fatally wounded. A monument was erected in his honour by Emperor Nicholas I on the battlefield of Borodino.

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  • 4. France Preseren

    Died: 1849 A.D
    Slogan: Love and wine I do not scorn, nor sweet company of the fair; but freedom's all I wish to share.

    France Prešeren was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet, considered the greatest Slovene classical poet and has inspired later Slovene literature. He wrote the first Slovene ballad and the first Slovene epic. After his death, he became the leading name of the Slovene literary canon.

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  • 5. Ahmadu Bello

    Died: 1966 A.D
    Slogan: Work and worship

    Ahmadu Bello was a conservative Nigerian statesman who masterminded Northern Nigeria through the independence of Nigeria in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966. He was also the leader of the Northern People's Congress, the ruling party at the time consisting of the Hausa–Fulani elite. He had previously been elected into the regional legislature and later became a government minister. A member of the Sokoto Caliphate dynasty, he made attempts at becoming Sultan of Sokoto before later joining politics. He was a descendant of Uthman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, and a grandson of Sultan Atiku na Raba. He received Islamic education at home, where he learnt the Qur'an, Islamic jurisprudence and the traditions of Muhammad. He later attended Sokoto Provincial School and the Katsina Training College (now Barewa College). During his school days, he was known as Ahmadu Rabah. He finished school in 1931 and subsequently became the English teacher in Sokoto Middle School. In 1934, Bello was made the District Head of Rabah by Sultan Hassan dan Mu'azu, succeeding his brother. In 1938, he was promoted to the position of Divisional Head of Gusau and became a member of the Sultan's council. In 1938, at the age of just 28, he made attempts to become the Sultan of Sokoto but was not successful, losing to Sir Siddiq Abubakar III who reigned for 50 years until his death in 1988. The new Sultan immediately made Sir Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna (Crown Prince) of Sokoto, a chieftaincy title, and promoted him to the Sokoto Native Authority Council. These titles automatically made him the Chief Political Adviser to the Sultan. Later, he was put in charge of the Sokoto Province to oversee 47 districts and by 1944, he was back at the Sultan's Palace to work as the Chief Secretary of the State Native Administration. He entered politics in 1949 as a member of the Northern House of Assembly and a representative of the Sokoto Native Authority. In 1951, he was elected to the House of Representatives in Lagos as a member of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), a party that he helped to form. He became the first Premier of Northern Nigeria in 1954. He was a strong advocate of the modernization and unity of Northern Nigeria, and he opposed the secessionist agenda of some southern politicians. He worked to improve the education, health, agriculture, and infrastructure of the region. He also supported the establishment of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, the second largest university in Africa. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959. He was assassinated on 15 January 1966 in a military coup led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, an Igbo officer. He died alongside his wife, Hafsatu, and his aide, Ahmed Ben Musa. He was buried in Sokoto, and his tomb is a national monument. He is widely revered in Northern Nigeria as a visionary leader and a symbol of the region's identity and history.

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  • 6. Qaboos bin Said al Said

    Died: 2020 A.D
    Slogan: We are friends to all and enemies to none.

    Qaboos bin Said al Said was the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until his death in 2020. He was a fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said and was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death. Educated in England, he served briefly in the British Army before returning to Oman. After overthrowing his father in a coup d'état, he implemented policies of modernization and ended Oman's international isolation. His reign saw a rise in living standards and development in the country, the abolition of slavery, the end of the Dhofar Rebellion, and the promulgation of Oman's constitution.

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  • 7. Vo Nguyen Giap

    Died: 2013 A.D
    Slogan: The people's army, the people's war.

    Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general and revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Viet Minh's victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu, which marked the end of French colonialism in Southeast Asia. He was also instrumental in the North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam and the United States. Giáp was known for his strategic military tactics and his ability to inspire his troops. Despite facing personal tragedies, including the loss of his wife and sister-in-law to the French Sûreté, he remained committed to the cause of Vietnamese independence.

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  • 8. William Shakespeare

    Died: 1616 A.D
    Slogan: The rest is silence.

    William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April (see When was Shakespeare born ), which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre (sometimes called the English Renaissance or the Early Modern Period). Shakespeare’s plays are perhaps his most enduring legacy, but they are not all he wrote. Shakespeare’s poems also remain popular to this day. Shakespeare's family were granted a coat of arms in 1596: it is thought that it was the influence of William Shakespeare that brought that about. It is likely that both William Shakespeare’s parents – John and Mary – were illiterate. John used a pair of glover’s compasses as his signature and Mary used a running horse. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminges and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: not of an age, but for all time.

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  • 9. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

    Died: 2004 A.D
    Slogan:

    Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan(born 1918, Abu Dhabi — died November 2, 2004) Known as the Father of the Nation for his role in forming the United Arab Emirates, the late H. H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first President of the UAE. He served this position since the formation of the UAE on 2 December 1971 until he passed away in 2004. He also served as the Ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2004. Born in the city of Al Ain, Sheikh Zayed was the youngest of the four sons of H. H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926. Sheikh Zayed was a good listener and an unbiased dispute mediator. He was also renowned for his patience, vision and wisdom; qualities that earned him the title of ‘the wise man of the Arabs’. He ensured that all UAE citizens are instrumental to the nation's collective success. His vision led the UAE to be the GCC’s second biggest economy after KSA, the third largest in the Middle East and according to many prestigious international reports, the most important financial and economic centre in the region.

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  • 10. Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi

    Died: 1020 A.D
    Slogan: I suffered during these thirty years, but I have revived the Iranians with my poetry.

    Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi was born in 940 CE in a village near Tus, in the Khorasan region of Iran, which was then under the rule of the Samanid dynasty. He belonged to a wealthy family of dehqans, who were Iranian aristocrats and landowners that had preserved their status and culture after the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. Ferdowsi was educated in Persian literature and history, as well as Arabic language and sciences. He married a woman from his own class and had a daughter with her. He devoted most of his adult life to composing his masterpiece, the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), which is the national epic of Iran and one of the longest poems ever written by a single author. The Shahnameh is based on a prose work of the same name that was compiled in Ferdowsi's youth, which in turn was a translation of a Pahlavi (Middle Persian) work called Khvatay-namak, a history of the kings of Iran from mythical times to the Sassanid dynasty. Ferdowsi also added material from oral traditions, legends, and other sources to his poem, which covers more than 50,000 couplets and spans thousands of years of Iranian history and culture. Ferdowsi composed his poem for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were patrons of Persian literature and culture. However, during his lifetime, the Samanid dynasty was overthrown by the Ghaznavid Turks, who were less interested in Ferdowsi's work. Ferdowsi faced many hardships and disappointments in his life, such as the death of his son at a young age, the loss of his patrons and friends, the invasion of his homeland by foreign powers, and the neglect and betrayal of the rulers who commissioned his poem. He died in 1020 CE in Tus, in poverty and bitterness, but also with confidence in his lasting fame. He was buried in his own garden, but later a mausoleum was built over his grave by a Ghaznavid governor. His tomb became a revered site and a symbol of Iranian identity and pride. Ferdowsi is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in world literature and one of the most influential figures in Iranian history and culture. His Shahnameh is a source of inspiration and identity for Iranians and other Persian-speaking peoples. It is also a valuable document of ancient Iranian myths, legends, history, language, religion, art, and values. Ferdowsi's style is characterized by its epic grandeur, lyrical beauty, moral wisdom, historical accuracy, and cultural richness. He is celebrated as a national hero and a guardian of Persian heritage by Iranians and other admirers around the world.

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