Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

American film director actor

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns…

François-Marie Arouet (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November…

English writer and philanthropist (1745-1833)

American journalist and radio broadcaster

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil…

American philosopher (1803–1882)

Canadian humanitarian, Catholic philosopher, and theologian (1928–2019)

Classical Greek philosopher

American writer (1940-2015)

Laozi (/ˈlaʊdzə/, Chinese: 老子), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi. Laozi is a Chinese honorific, typically…

Peruvian-American author

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held as one of the most influential scientists. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, Einstein also made important contributions to quantum…