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Ariano Suassuna Ariano Suassuna 1927 - 2014 Writer and playwright
Franjo Malgaj Franjo Malgaj 1894 - 1919 Military Leader and Poet
Louis The Pious Louis The Pious 778 - 840 Emperor of the Franks
Taha Hussein Taha Hussein 1889 - 1973 Writer, critic, educator, minister of education
Manea Manescu Manea Manescu 1916 - 2009 Prime Minister
Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi 1924 - 1980 Playback singer and musician
Ryu Ryu Ko Ryu Ryu Ko 1793 - 1882 Fujian White Crane Kung Fu master
Leo von Klenze Leo von Klenze 1784 - 1864 Neoclassical architect and painter
Ba Tung Long Ba Tung Long 1915 - 2006 Author
Kuroda Seiki Kuroda Seiki 1866 - 1924 Western-style painter
Victor Samuel Leonard Malu Victor Samuel Leonard Malu 1947 - 2017 Chief of Army Staff
Nichita Stanescu Nichita Stanescu 1933 - 1983 Poet and essayist
Thich Quang Duc Thich Quang Duc 1897 - 1963 Monk
Chuya Nakahara Chuya Nakahara 1907 - 1937 Poet, translator
Wan Waithayakon Wan Waithayakon 1891 - 1976 Diplomat, UN General Assembly President
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri 1923 - 2005 Theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis 1832 - 1896 Prime Minister of Greece
David Lloyd George David Lloyd George 1863 - 1945 Prime Minister of the UK during First World War
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre 1901 - 1990 Film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter
Nadir Afonso Nadir Afonso 1920 - 2013 Geometric abstractionist painter
Abdulmecid I Abdulmecid I 1823 - 1861 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Augusto Perez Aranibar Augusto Perez Aranibar 1858 - 1948 Physician
Tomasz Wojtowicz Tomasz Wojtowicz 1953 - 2022 Volleyball player
Hugo Jan Huss Hugo Jan Huss 1934 - 2006 Orchestra Conductor
Jaime Royal Robertson Jaime Royal Robertson 1943 - 2023 Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist
Emil Grosswald Emil Grosswald 1912 - 1989 Mathematician
Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John 1948 - 2022 Singer of pop and country songs
Nitya Pibulsonggram Nitya Pibulsonggram 1941 - 2014 Diplomat and Politician
Amy Jade Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse 1983 - 2011 Singer and songwriter
Abdul Shakoor Rashad Abdul Shakoor Rashad 1921 - 2004 Professor, Historian
Nguyen An Nguyen An 1381 - 1453 Architect
Wang Fuzhi Wang Fuzhi 1619 - 1692 Philosopher, historian, poet
Wilhelm Franz Canaris Wilhelm Franz Canaris 1887 - 1945 Chief of the Abwehr (German military intelligence)
Samuel Willenberg Samuel Willenberg 1923 - 2016 Sonderkommando at Treblinka and participant
Ahmed Djemal Ahmed Djemal 1872 - 1922 Ottoman military leader
Mehnaz Begum Mehnaz Begum 1955 - 2013 TV, radio, and film singer
Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan 1894 - 1986 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957-1963)
Srecko Kosovel Srecko Kosovel 1904 - 1926 Poet
Rosalind Elsie Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin 1920 - 1958 Chemist and x-ray crystallographer
Zhu Xu Zhu Xu 1930 - 2018 News anchor on Xinwen Lianbo and television
Fabio Barreto Fabio Barreto 1957 - 2019 Film director and producer
Dan Maraya Jos Dan Maraya Jos 1946 - 2015 Hausa griot and kontigi player
Yu Hung chun Yu Hung chun 1898 - 1960 Premier of the Republic of China
Cayetano Heredia Cayetano Heredia 1797 - 1861 Physician
Suraphol Sombatcharoen Suraphol Sombatcharoen 1930 - 1968 Singer
Benyamin Sueb Benyamin Sueb 1939 - 1995 Comedian, actor and singer
Park Won-soon Park Won-soon 1956 - 2020 Mayor of Seoul
Lorena Rojas Lorena Rojas 1971 - 2015 Telenovela star
Emperor Shomu Emperor Shomu 701 - 756 Emperor of Japan
Abdul Wahid Durrani Abdul Wahid Durrani 1917 - 2008 Senior Civil Judge
Ahmed Omaid Khpalwak Ahmed Omaid Khpalwak 1987 - 2011 Journalist
Demetrios Chalkokondyles Demetrios Chalkokondyles 1423 - 1511 Greek scholar and professor
Ding Yan Ding Yan 1794 - 1875 Classical scholar
Sakorn Yang-keawsot Sakorn Yang-keawsot 1922 - 2007 Puppeteer
Terry Fox Terry Fox 1958 - 1981 Marathon of Hope
Frank Cameron Jackson Frank Cameron Jackson 1943 - 2020 Philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics
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Jian Youwen Jian Youwen 1896 - 1978 Historian, public official, and Methodist pastor
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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg 1783 - 1853 History, portrait and landscape painter
Mani Mani 216 - 274 Founder of Manichaeism
Casto Mendez Nunez Casto Mendez Nunez 1824 - 1869 Naval officer and admiral
Utagawa Hiroshige Utagawa Hiroshige 1797 - 1858 Ukiyo-e artist and printmaker
Liu Changchun Liu Changchun 1909 - 1983 Sprinter
Athanasios Diakos Athanasios Diakos 1788 - 1821 Military commander during the Greek independence
Philip IV of France Philip IV of France 1268 - 1314 King of France and Navarre
Kenneth Roy Thomson Kenneth Roy Thomson 1923 - 2006 Chairman of Thomson Corporation
Taha al Hashimi Taha al Hashimi 1888 - 1961 Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Iraq
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Janusz Glowacki Janusz Glowacki 1938 - 2017 Writer and playwright
Konstantin Savitsky Konstantin Savitsky 1844 - 1905 Russian genre painter
Masahiko Kimura Masahiko Kimura 1917 - 1993 Judo champion and professional wrestler
Alexei Harlamov Alexei Harlamov 1840 - 1925 Painter of portraits, genre scenes
Ion Ratiu Ion Ratiu 1917 - 2000 Politician
Kristofer Uppdal Kristofer Uppdal 1878 - 1961 Poet and author
Mohamad Mochtar Mohamad Mochtar 1918 - 1981 Film actor
Gavriil Gorelov Gavriil Gorelov 1880 - 1966 Painter and art teacher
Audie Murphy Audie Murphy 1925 - 1971 Most decorated combat soldier of World War II
Eduardo Rosales Eduardo Rosales 1836 - 1873 Painter of the early Baroque period
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov 1806 - 1858 Painter of historical and religious subjects
Tan Aik Mong Tan Aik Mong 1950 - 2020 Badminton player
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Dorab Patel Dorab Patel 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
SM Nasimuddin SM Amin SM Nasimuddin SM Amin 1955 - 2008 Founder of Naza Group
Michel de Certeau Michel de Certeau 1925 - 1986 Historian, cultural theorist, psychoanalyst
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Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak 1920 - 2018 Architect of post-war Wrocław
Carl Jung Carl Jung 1875 - 1961
Alexander Gorchakov Alexander Gorchakov 1798 - 1883 Foreign minister of the Russian Empire
Ion Cojar Ion Cojar 1931 - 2009 Acting teacher
Ilya Repin Ilya Repin 1844 - 1930 Russian genre painter
Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821 - 1881
Frane Milclnski Frane Milclnski 1914 - 1988 satirist
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Karl Bryullov Karl Bryullov 1799 - 1852 Painting portraits and historical scenes
Mirza Muhammad Ali Mirza Muhammad Ali 1853 - 1913 Ottoman generalissimo and grand vizier
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher 1859 - 1935 Painter
Ishiro Honda Ishiro Honda 1911 - 1993 Director and co-creator of the Godzilla franchise
Shang Yunxiang Shang Yunxiang 1864 - 1937 Xingyiquan master
Claude Monet Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Founder of impressionist painting
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Clara Wieck Schumann Clara Wieck Schumann 1819 - 1896 Pianist, composer, and piano teacher
Marian Hemar Marian Hemar 1901 - 1972 Writer, songwriter, journalist
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 1931 - 2015 Missile Man of India
Avgustin Stegensek Avgustin Stegensek 1875 - 1920 Theologian, Art Historian
Rogelio Gonzalez Rogelio Gonzalez 1920 - 1984 Film director, screenwriter, and actor
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Nostradamus Nostradamus 1503 - 1566 Astrologer and physician
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones Verea Ricardo Lancaster-Jones Verea 1905 - 1983 Historian, diplomat, scholar, professor
Mihai Patrascu Mihai Patrascu 1982 - 2012 Computer Scientist
Nicolae Titulescu Nicolae Titulescu 1882 - 1941 Diplomat
Pyotr Bagration Pyotr Bagration 1765 - 1812 Military leader in the Napoleonic Wars
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Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti 1904 - 1981 Engineer
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John Henry Comstock John Henry Comstock 1849 - 1931 Entomology and arachnology researcher
Olav Kielland Olav Kielland 1901 - 1985 Composer and conductor
Marie Henriques Marie Henriques 1866 - 1944 Social realist painter
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Catherine Parr Catherine Parr 1512 - 1548 Queen consort of England and Ireland
Helmut Schmidt Helmut Schmidt 1918 - 2015 Chancellor of West Germany
Ahmet Zogu Ahmet Zogu 1895 - 1961 First King of Albania (1928-1939)
Gunpei Yokoi Gunpei Yokoi 1941 - 1997 Creator of Game Boy and Game & Watch
Christodoulos Paraskevaidis Christodoulos Paraskevaidis 1939 - 2008 Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
Kirill Meretskov Kirill Meretskov 1897 - 1968 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Eugenio Coseriu Eugenio Coseriu 1921 - 2002 Linguist
Emil Baerentzen Emil Baerentzen 1799 - 1868 Painter
Iris Barbura Iris Barbura 1912 - 1969 Dancer, Choreographer
Maria Poiret Maria Poiret 1863 - 1933 Soviet film star and singer
Salima Murad Salima Murad 1900 - 1974 Iraqi Jewish singer and actress
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 1923 - 1996 Actor, director, producer, chief minister
Shimon Agassi Shimon Agassi 1852 - 1914 Patriarch of Antioch
Gaganendranath Tagore Gaganendranath Tagore 1867 - 1938 Painter and cartoonist of the Bengal School of Art
Annie Jean Macnamara Annie Jean Macnamara 1899 - 1968 Medical doctor and scientist on poliomyelitis
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  • 1. 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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  • 2. Ahmad Mallah, Haji

    Died: 1969 A.D
    Slogan: Quran is the word of God, the light of guidance,the source of wisdom, and the fountain of knowledge.

    Ahmad Mallah, Haji was a Sindhi poet and translator of the Quran. He was born in a village called Kundi in Badin District, Sindh, in 1877. His father was Nangio Mallah, a farmer and a religious scholar. Ahmad Mallah received his early education from his father and then from various teachers in Sindh. He learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English languages. He also studied Islamic sciences and literature. He was a moderate Islamic scholar and a follower of the Chishti Sufi order. He wrote poetry in Sindhi and Urdu languages, and also translated some Persian and Arabic works into Sindhi. His most famous and remarkable work is his poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language, which he completed in 1958. He named it Noor-ul-Quran (The Light of the Quran). It is considered to be the first and the best poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language. It is also a masterpiece of Sindhi poetry and literature. He also wrote a commentary on his translation, explaining the meanings and interpretations of the Quranic verses. He died in 1969 and was buried in Badin.

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  • 3. Miyamoto Musashi

    Died: 1645 A.D
    Slogan: The way is in training.

    Miyamoto Musashi was a legendary Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, and rōnin. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest swordsmen in history, as well as a master of various arts and crafts. He lived during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods, a time of social and political turmoil in Japan. He spent most of his life wandering across the country, challenging and defeating numerous opponents in duels, honing his skills and developing his own style of swordsmanship. He also participated in several wars and battles, serving different lords and factions. He was never defeated in any of his 61 recorded duels, some of which were against multiple adversaries or renowned masters. Musashi's most famous duel was against Sasaki Kojirō, another prominent swordsman, in 1612. The duel took place on the island of Funajima, near Kokura. Musashi arrived late, and used a wooden sword that he carved from an oar on his way to the island. He struck Kojirō on the head with a single blow, killing him instantly. Musashi then swiftly left the island, without waiting for the formalities. This duel has been dramatized and fictionalized in many works of literature, art, and film. Musashi was also a prolific writer and a keen observer of nature and human behavior. He wrote several works on martial arts, strategy, and philosophy, most notably The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), a treatise on the principles and practice of his Niten Ichi-ryū (Two Heavens as One) style of swordsmanship, which employs both the long and the short sword simultaneously. The book is divided into five chapters, each corresponding to one of the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void. It contains practical advice on tactics, techniques, and training, as well as metaphysical and ethical insights on the way of the warrior and the nature of reality. The book is considered a classic of military strategy and has influenced various fields and disciplines, such as business, politics, sports, and psychology. Musashi was also a talented artist and a versatile craftsman. He created many paintings, calligraphies, sculptures, and metalworks, often incorporating Zen and Buddhist motifs. He was especially skilled in painting birds and animals, using a minimalist and dynamic style. Some of his artworks are designated as national treasures or important cultural properties in Japan. He also designed and supervised the construction of the Akashi Castle in 1617, and the reconstruction of the Kumamoto Castle in 1637. Musashi spent his last years as a hermit in a cave called Reigandō, near Kumamoto. He continued to practice and refine his art, as well as to meditate and write. He died in 1645, at the age of 60 or 61, of what is believed to be thoracic cancer. He died peacefully, after completing his final work, The Path of Aloneness (Dokkōdō), a collection of 21 precepts on self-discipline and personal conduct. He was buried at the Musashizuka Park, where a memorial and a statue were erected in his honor. He is revered as a national hero and a cultural icon in Japan, and his legacy lives on in many forms of popular culture around the world.

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  • 4. Nicolaus Copernicus

    Died: 1543 A.D
    Slogan: Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

    Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath who revolutionized astronomy by proposing that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the solar system. He also made contributions to mathematics, economics, medicine, and canon law. He studied at various universities in Poland and Italy, where he learned classical languages, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. He became a canon of the Warmian Cathedral chapter and a doctor of canon law. He also served as a diplomat, governor, and administrator for the church and the Polish king. He spent most of his life in Royal Prussia, a semi-autonomous region of the Kingdom of Poland. He wrote his magnum opus, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), in which he presented his heliocentric theory, over several decades. He delayed publishing it until 1543, the year of his death, fearing the criticism and controversy it would provoke. His book was banned by the Catholic Church and condemned by Protestant theologians, but it also inspired many later astronomers and scientists, such as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton, who built on his ideas and developed the modern scientific worldview. Copernicus is widely regarded as one of the greatest astronomers and one of the fathers of modern science.

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  • 5. 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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  • 6. 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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  • 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.

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  • 8. Stephen the Great

    Died: 1504 A.D
    Slogan: Faithful to God and my people

    Stephen III, known as Stephen the Great, was the Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He is celebrated for strengthening Moldavia's statehood and maintaining its independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire. He was victorious in thirty-four of his thirty-six battles and was one of the first to win a decisive victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vaslui. His reign is marked by numerous military campaigns and the construction of many churches, earning him the title 'Athleta Christi' by Pope Sixtus IV.

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  • 9. 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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  • 10. Faisal I of Iraq

    Died: 1933 A.D
    Slogan: We are the sons of the Arab nation and its sacred mission.

    Faisal I of Iraq was the King of Iraq from 1921 to 1933 and the King of Syria in 1920. He was the son of Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, and a leader of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He was proclaimed king of Syria by the Syrian National Congress in 1920, but was expelled by the French shortly after. He then became the king of Iraq under the British mandate, and negotiated the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930, which granted Iraq independence while maintaining British influence. He was a proponent of pan-Arabism and supported the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq and Jordan. He died of a heart attack in Bern, Switzerland, in 1933, and was succeeded by his son Ghazi. He is considered one of the most influential figures in modern Iraqi history and a symbol of Iraqi nationalism.

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