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…

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

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

American author and politician