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Henryk Grohman Henryk Grohman 1862 - 1939 Textile manufacturer
Rolf Harris Rolf Harris 1930 - 2023 Musician, painter, actor television personality
Tomaz Pengov Tomaz Pengov 1949 - 2014 Singer-songwriter
Jose Saramago Jose Saramago 1922 - 2010 Writer and Nobel laureate
Syed Zahoor Qasim Syed Zahoor Qasim 1926 - 2015 Marine biologist and Antarctic explorer
Federico Villarreal Federico Villarreal 1850 - 1923 scientist, engineer, politician
Hans Erik Dyvik Husby Hans Erik Dyvik Husby 1972 - 2021 Lead vocalist of Turbonegro
Zoran Rant Zoran Rant 1904 - 1972 Mechanical Engineer, Scientist
Damiao Gois Damiao Gois 1502 - 1574 Humanist philosopher, chronicler, archivist
David Gulpilil David Gulpilil 1953 - 2021 Playing a principal role in Walkabout
Ana Justina Ferreira Neri Ana Justina Ferreira Neri 1814 - 1880 Nurse
Hipolit Cegielski Hipolit Cegielski 1813 - 1868 Founder of H. Cegielski - Poznań
Sigbjorn Obstfelder Sigbjorn Obstfelder 1866 - 1900 Poet, writer
Soekiman Wirjosandjojo Soekiman Wirjosandjojo 1898 - 1974 Prime Minister of Indonesia
Yasunari Kawabata Yasunari Kawabata 1899 - 1972 Novelist and short story writer
Peter of Castelnau Peter of Castelnau 1170 - 1208 Cistercian monk and inquisitor
Katy Bodtger Katy Bodtger 1932 - 2017 Singer and musician
Dmitry Levitzky Dmitry Levitzky 1735 - 1822 Painter and photographer
Leon Hirszman Leon Hirszman 1937 - 1987 Film director, producer and screenwriter
Daniel Passent Daniel Passent 1938 - 2022 Journalist and writer for Polityka
Andreas Jynge Andreas Jynge 1870 - 1955 Poet and civil servant
Rod Taylor Rod Taylor 1930 - 2015 Actor of film and television
Clement of Alexandria Clement of Alexandria 150 - 215 Christian apologist
Petre Ispirescu Petre Ispirescu 1830 - 1887 Editor, Folklorist
Frank Whittle Frank Whittle 1907 - 1996 Inventor and pioneer of the jet engine
Khair un Nissa Jaffery Khair un Nissa Jaffery 1947 - 1998 Model and actress
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Chiyonofuji Mitsugu 1955 - 2016 Sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan 1925 - 2023 Agronomist,agricultural scientist,plant geneticist
Philip Effiong Philip Effiong 1925 - 2003 Military officer and Biafran leader
Ricardo Gonzalez Gutierrez Ricardo Gonzalez Gutierrez 1946 - 2021 Clown, TV host, actor
Meng Tian Meng Tian -300 - -210 general and architect
Vsevolod Bazhenov Vsevolod Bazhenov 1909 - 1986 Painter
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1886 - 1969 Architect and educator
Milton Goncalves Milton Goncalves 1933 - 2022 TV and theater pioneer
George Agostinho Baptista da Silva George Agostinho Baptista da Silva 1906 - 1994 philosopher, essayist and writer
Zaki al-Khatib Zaki al-Khatib 1887 - 1961 Prime Minister of Syria
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee Christopher Frank Carandini Lee 1922 - 2015 Actor and singer
Rafiq Subaie Rafiq Subaie 1930 - 2017 Actor, writer, director
Firdous Begum Firdous Begum 1947 - 2020 Film actress and producer
Lauw Giok Lan Lauw Giok Lan 1883 - 1953 Journalist and writer,founder of Sin Po newspaper
Idris Alkali Idris Alkali 1960 - 2018 Major general in the Nigerian Army
Dodi Fayed Dodi Fayed 1955 - 1997 Film producer
Alec Issigonis Alec Issigonis 1906 - 1988 Automotive designer and engineer
Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai better known Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai better known 1945 - 1991 Filmmaker, writer, and newsreader
Shishaku Shibusawa Eiichi Shishaku Shibusawa Eiichi 1840 - 1931 Financier, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Hector Bonilla Hector Bonilla 1939 - 2022 Actor and director
Marianne Heiberg Marianne Heiberg 1945 - 2004 Social researcher and peace broker
Maeda Toshiie Maeda Toshiie 1538 - 1599 General of Oda Nobunaga and founder of Kaga Domain
Mischa Richter Mischa Richter 1910 - 2001 Cartoonist
Mamnoon Hussain Mamnoon Hussain 1941 - 2021 12th President of Pakistan
Dhiraj Choudhury Dhiraj Choudhury 1936 - 2018 Modern Indian painter and art teacher
Stanislawa Walasiewicz Stanislawa Walasiewicz 1911 - 1980 Olympic champion in 100 metres
William Tyndale William Tyndale 1494 - 1536 Biblical translator and Protestant reformer
Abdul Hadi Dawi Abdul Hadi Dawi 1894 - 1982 Speaker of the House of People
Jens Tvedt Jens Tvedt 1857 - 1935 Novelist and short story writer
Hendrick Krock Hendrick Krock 1671 - 1738 History painter
Nur Muhammad Taraki Nur Muhammad Taraki 1917 - 1979 Politician, Journalist, Writer
Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat 1970 - 2020 Director of Drishyam and Madaari
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 1754 - 1838 French secularized clergyman, statesman
Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen 1928 - 2007 Electronic music pioneer and serial composer
Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes 1844 - 1892 Economist, writer, and newspaper editor
Dankvart Dreyer Dankvart Dreyer 1816 - 1852 Landscape painter
Hong Liangji Hong Liangji 1746 - 1809 Historian, reformist scholar of the Qing dynasty
Rachel Oniga Rachel Oniga 1957 - 2021 Nollywood actress
Luigj Gurakuqi Luigj Gurakuqi 1879 - 1925 Writer, philosopher, activist
Wojciech Karpinski Wojciech Karpinski 1943 - 2020 Writer, historian of ideas, literary critic
Plinio Marcos Plinio Marcos 1935 - 1999 Writer, actor and playwright
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia 1930 - 2016 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Dimitrie Gusti Dimitrie Gusti 1880 - 1955 Sociologist
Krishna Raju Krishna Raju 1948 - 2002 Ornithologist and bird ringer
Ellen Christensen Ellen Christensen 1913 - 1998 Nurse, resistance member, intelligence officer
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874 - 1965 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader
Honnappa Bhagavathar Honnappa Bhagavathar 1915 - 1992 Theatre and film actor, producer, musician
cerciz Topulli cerciz Topulli 1880 - 1915 Revolutionary and guerrilla fighter
Anwar Sadat Anwar Sadat 1918 - 1981
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan 1895 - 1960 First Paramount Ruler of the Federation of Malaya
Folake Aremu Folake Aremu 1960 - 2021 Actress
Gregory XI Gregory XI 1329 - 1378 Pope and cardinal
Le Pho Le Pho 1907 - 2001 Painter
Florian Pittis Florian Pittis 1943 - 2007 actor, singer
Jan Matejko Jan Matejko 1838 - 1893 History painter
Ojo Arowosafe Ojo Arowosafe 1957 - 2023 Nollywood actor and filmmaker
Lina Morgan Lina Morgan 1937 - 2015 Comedy actress and theater owner
Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen 1521 - 1573 Feudal lord and military leader
Abdulkadir Kure Abdulkadir Kure 1956 - 2017 Governor of Niger State
Saifo Saifo 1942 - 1998 Singer
Felix Dupanloup Felix Dupanloup 1802 - 1878 Bishop of Orléans, leader of Liberal Catholicism
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806 - 1859 Mechanical and construction engineer
Elly Yunara Elly Yunara 1923 - 1992 Actress and producer
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955 Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate
Eugenia Osterberger Eugenia Osterberger 1852 - 1932 Composer and pianist
Julio Torri Julio Torri 1889 - 1970 Essayist and literary critic
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Tanizaki 1886 - 1965 Modern Japanese literature
Asim Jamil Asim Jamil 1990 - 2023 Director of AJW Industry
Lavo Cermelj Lavo Cermelj 1889 - 1980 Physicist, Political Activist
Sonny Chiba Sonny Chiba 1939 - 2021 martial arts cinema star
Kel Marubi Kel Marubi 1870 - 1940 Photographer and father of Gegë Marubi
Chris Mba Chris Mba 1959 - 2023 Pop singer
Bazil George Assan Bazil George Assan 1860 - 1918 Engineer, Explorer, Economist
Taworn Jirapan Taworn Jirapan 1939 - 2014 Cyclist
Anthony Eden Anthony Eden 1897 - 1977 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955 - 1957)
Chen Yuan Chen Yuan 1880 - 1971 Religious history, Yuan Dynasty history
Arshad Sharif Arshad Sharif 1973 - 2022 Journalist, investigative reporter, anchor
George Grosz George Grosz 1893 - 1959 Painter, caricaturist, satirist
Aziz Ullah Haidari Aziz Ullah Haidari 1968 - 2001 Reuters correspondent
Tai Solarin Tai Solarin 1916 - 1994 Founder of Mayflower School
Johnny Walker Johnny Walker 1924 - 2003 Actor, comedian, bus conductor
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet 1899 - 1985 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Sylwester Kaliski Sylwester Kaliski 1925 - 1978 Professor and military general
Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki 1933 - 2010 Composer of contemporary classical music
Berkrerk Chartvanchai Berkrerk Chartvanchai 1944 - 2022 Professional Boxer
Max Muller Max Muller 1823 - 1900 Sanskrit scholar, philologist, orientalist
Ignacio Solares Ignacio Solares 1945 - 2023 Novelist, playwright, academic
Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Ghulam Muhammad Qasir 1944 - 1999 Poet, linguist and scholar
Asma Jahangir Asma Jahangir 1952 - 2018 Human rights lawyer and social activist
Lucila Nogueira Lucila Nogueira 1950 - 2016 Poet and writer
Michal Bergson Michal Bergson 1820 - 1898 Composer and pianist
Yosef Hayyim Yosef Hayyim 1834 - 1909 Halakhic authority and master of mysticism
Ignacio Comonfort Ignacio Comonfort 1812 - 1863 President of Mexico during La Reforma
Welington de Melo Welington de Melo 1946 - 2016 structural stability of dynamical systems
Ch'oe Che-u Ch'oe Che-u 1824 - 1864 Founder of the Tonghak sect
Sepp Dietrich Sepp Dietrich 1892 - 1966 SS commander and Nazi politician
Diana Rigg Diana Rigg 1938 - 2020 Actress of stage and screen
John Curtin John Curtin 1885 - 1945 Prime Minister of Australia, leader
Alhaji Haruna Ishola Alhaji Haruna Ishola 1919 - 1983 Apala musician
Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal 1961 - 2001 Serial killer and pederast
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter Dorothe Engelbretsdatter 1634 - 1716 Poet and hymn writer
Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass 1815 - 1897 Father of modern analysis
Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed 1938 - 1971 Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
Konstanty Antoni Gorski Konstanty Antoni Gorski 1859 - 1924 Composer, violinist, organist, music teacher
Haruma Miura Haruma Miura 1990 - 2020 Actor and singer
Shahlyla Baloch Shahlyla Baloch 1996 - 2016 Pakistan national women's team
Chonlathee Thanthong Chonlathee Thanthong 1937 - 2023 Luk Thung songwriter, Singer
George Stephenson George Stephenson 1781 - 1848 Railroad locomotive inventor
Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzalez 1873 - 1913 President of Mexico (1911-1913)
Nino Bravo Nino Bravo 1944 - 1973 Baroque pop and ballad singer
Hebe Camargo Hebe Camargo 1929 - 2012 TV host, singer and actress
Paul of Thebes Paul of Thebes -227 - 341 Christian ascetic
Mahmoud Al-Zoubi Mahmoud Al-Zoubi 1935 - 2000 Prime Minister of Syria
Louis The Pious Louis The Pious 778 - 840 Emperor of the Franks
Will Ashton Will Ashton 1881 - 1963 Painter and art critic
Bhandit Rittakol Bhandit Rittakol 1951 - 2009 Film Director, Screenwriter
William I William I 1797 - 1888 Monarch and unifier of Germany
Nico Minardos Nico Minardos 1930 - 2011 Actor and producer
Oliver De Coque Oliver De Coque 1947 - 2008 Igbo highlife music
Giuseppe Nahmad Giuseppe Nahmad 1932 - 2012 Art dealer and collector
Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu 1889 - 1935 Film writer and director
Walter Model Walter Model 1891 - 1945 German military officer during World War II
Leni Riefenstahl Leni Riefenstahl 1902 - 2003 Nazi propaganda films
Matild Manukyan Matild Manukyan 1914 - 2001 Real property investor and brothel owner
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  • 1. 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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  • 2. Edvard Grieg

    Died: 1907 A.D
    Slogan: I love the country that has given me everything

    Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist who lived from 1843 to 1907. He is widely regarded as one of the leading Romantic era composers and a pioneer of the Norwegian nationalist school of music. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, his incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, and his Lyric Pieces for piano. He also used Norwegian folk music elements in his compositions, which helped to promote the music and culture of Norway. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he was influenced by Mendelssohn and Schumann, but later developed his own distinctive style. He was friends with other Scandinavian composers, such as Rikard Nordraak and Niels Gade. He married his cousin Nina Hagerup, who was a singer and an interpreter of his songs. He suffered from poor health throughout his life and died in his hometown of Bergen. He is buried there in a mountain cave overlooking the city. He is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues, buildings, and institutions named after him. His music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide and has inspired many other composers.

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  • 3. Abraham Lincoln

    Died: 1865 A.D
    Slogan:

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809, and grew up in poverty on the frontier. He taught himself to read and write, and became a lawyer and a politician. He joined the new Republican Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery, and became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. He ran for president in 1860, and won with a majority of electoral votes, but not popular votes. His election triggered the secession of several Southern states, who formed the Confederate States of America. Lincoln refused to recognize their independence, and declared war to preserve the Union. Lincoln faced many challenges and difficulties during the war, both on the battlefield and on the home front. He had to deal with divided public opinion, political rivals, incompetent generals, and personal tragedies. He also had to balance his own moral convictions with the practical realities of war. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared that all enslaved people in the rebel states were free. He also supported the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the entire country. He delivered some of the most memorable speeches in American history, such as the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address, which expressed his vision of democracy, equality, and reconciliation. Lincoln was widely admired for his leadership, courage, honesty, and compassion. He was also hated by many who opposed his policies and views. On April 14, 1865, just five days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next morning, becoming the first American president to be killed in office. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history, and his legacy continues to inspire millions of people around the world.

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  • 4. Albert Einstein

    Died: 1955 A.D
    Slogan: The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

    Albert Einstein was one of the most influential and renowned physicists of the 20th century. He was born in Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879, to a Jewish family. He showed an early interest in mathematics and physics, but had difficulty with the rigid schooling system. He moved to Switzerland in 1895 and enrolled in the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich, where he met his first wife, Mileva Marić, a fellow physics student. He graduated in 1900 with a diploma in physics, but had trouble finding an academic position. He worked as a patent clerk in Bern from 1902 to 1909, while pursuing his own research in his spare time. In 1905, he published four groundbreaking papers on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity, and mass-energy equivalence, which earned him the reputation of a scientific genius. He received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1905, and became a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1908. He moved to Prague in 1911 as a full professor, and then returned to Zurich in 1912 as a professor of theoretical physics. In 1914, he accepted a prestigious position at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, where he worked until 1933. He also became a German citizen in 1914, but renounced it in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, and his contributions to theoretical physics. He developed the general theory of relativity, a more comprehensive theory of gravity, between 1907 and 1915, which was confirmed by the observation of the bending of light by the Sun during a solar eclipse in 1919. He also made significant contributions to quantum mechanics, cosmology, statistical mechanics, and the unified field theory. He was a pacifist and a humanitarian, who advocated for social justice, civil rights, and nuclear disarmament. He was a supporter of the Zionist movement, and was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, which he politely declined. He moved to the United States in 1933, where he joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He became an American citizen in 1940, and remained at Princeton until his death. He was involved in the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb, but later regretted his role and warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons. He died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on April 18, 1955, at the age of 76, in Princeton Hospital. He left behind a legacy of scientific discoveries and insights that have shaped our understanding of the universe and inspired generations of scientists and thinkers.

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  • 5. Coco Chanel

    Died: 1971 A.D
    Slogan: A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

    Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman who revolutionized the style and aesthetics of women's clothing in the 20th century. She was born in a poorhouse in Saumur, France, and raised by nuns after her mother's death. She learned to sew at a young age and started her career as a milliner. She opened her first shop in Paris in 1910, selling hats and later expanding to clothing. She introduced simple, elegant, and comfortable designs that contrasted with the corseted and elaborate fashion of the time. She popularized the use of jersey fabric, tweed, and black color in women's clothing. She also created iconic accessories such as the quilted purse, costume jewelry, and the interlocked-CC monogram. She launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, in 1921, which became one of the most famous fragrances in the world. She also designed costumes for theater and cinema, collaborating with artists such as Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Jean Cocteau. She closed her fashion house during World War II and faced controversy for her involvement with a German officer. She returned to fashion in 1954, at the age of 71, and continued to create influential collections until her death in 1971. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in fashion history and a symbol of modern, liberated, and independent womanhood.

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  • 6. 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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  • 7. 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.

    Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi Profile

  • 8. Plato

    Died: -347 A.D
    Slogan: The measure of a man is what he does with power.

    Plato was a philosopher in ancient Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered one of the most important figures in Western philosophy. Plato was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He wrote numerous philosophical dialogues, including The Republic, which presents his vision of an ideal society. Plato's philosophy covers a wide range of topics, including ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology. His ideas continue to be studied and debated to this day.Little is known about Plato's early life and education. He belonged to an aristocratic and influential family. Based on ancient sources, modern scholars believe he was born in Athens or Aegina, between 428[10] and 423 BC. The exact time and place of birth are unknown. He was known to have worn earrings and finger rings during his youth to stand out and make himself look distinguished.The extent of Plato's affinity for jewelry while young was even characterized as "decadent" by Sextus Empiricus. Plato gives little biographical information, but refers at various points to some of his relatives with a great degree of precision, including his brothers, Adeimantus, and Glaucon, in the Plato's Republic. These and other references make it possible to reconstruct Plato's family tree.[15] Plato may have travelled in Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Cyrene,[16] but at 40, Plato founded a school of philosophy in Athens, the Academy, on a plot of land in the Grove of Hecademus or Academus,[17] named after Academus, an Attic hero in Greek mythology. The Academy operated until it was destroyed by Sulla in 84 BC. Many philosophers studied at the Academy, the most prominent being Aristotle. According to Diogenes Laertius, throughout his later life, Plato became entangled with the politics of the city of Syracuse, where he attempted to replace the tyrant Dionysius,[20] with Dionysius's brother-in-law, Dion of Syracuse, whom Plato had recruited as one of his followers, but the tyrant himself turned against Plato. Plato almost faced death, but was sold into slavery. Anniceris, a Cyrenaic philosopher, bought Plato's freedom for twenty minas, and sent him home. After Dionysius's death, according to Plato's Seventh Letter, Dion requested Plato return to Syracuse to tutor Dionysius II, who seemed to accept Plato's teachings, but eventually became suspicious of their motives, expelling Dion and holding Plato against his will. Eventually Plato left Syracuse and Dion would return to overthrow Dionysius and rule Syracuse, before being usurped by Callippus, a fellow disciple of Plato. A variety of sources have given accounts of Plato's death. One story, based on a mutilated manuscript,[22] suggests Plato died in his bed, whilst a young Thracian girl played the flute to him. Another tradition suggests Plato died at a wedding feast. The account is based on Diogenes Laertius's reference to an account by Hermippus, a third-century Alexandrian. According to Tertullian, Plato simply died in his sleep.

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  • 9. Guangzong

    Died: 1200 A.D
    Slogan: To inherit the auspiciousness

    Guangzong was the 12th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the third emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the third son of his predecessor, Emperor Xiaozong. His mother was Emperor Xiaozong's first wife, Lady Guo, who was posthumously honoured as "Empress Chengmu". His reign was relatively peaceful, but his lack of filial piety eventually made officials replace him with his son Emperor Ningzong. Guangzong suffered from bipolar disorder or severe neurosis since his childhood, but he was reportedly filial to his father. He was crowned as the heir apparent in 1168 and succeeded his father in 1189. He named his reign "Shaoxi", meaning "to inherit the auspiciousness". He also renamed the city of Chongqing, meaning "double celebration", to commemorate his coronation and his father's abdication. Guangzong was influenced by his wife Empress Li Fengniang, who became notorious in Chinese history for being ruthless and shrewd, and for ruling the state through her husband, who became known as a "henpecked weakling" dominated by his wife. Guangzong neglected his duties and indulged in drinking and pleasure. He also listened to some treacherous officials and dismissed the popular military leader Xin Qiji. He alienated his father and even refused to perform state funeral rites when the retired emperor died, which shocked the court. In 1194, Guangzong fell ill and became mentally unstable. He was unable to handle state affairs and was controlled by Empress Li and her brother Li Sheng. The court officials were dissatisfied with the situation and plotted to depose Guangzong. In 1195, they forced Guangzong to abdicate in favor of his eldest son Zhao Kuo, who became Emperor Ningzong. Guangzong was given the title of "Retired Emperor" and lived in seclusion until his death in 1200. He was buried in Yongchong Mausoleum in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

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  • 10. 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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