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

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, DL, JP, FRS (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation…

Maya Angelou (/ˈændʒəloʊ/ (listen) AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and…

American philosopher (1803–1882)

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

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

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)

Russian ballet dancer

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…

African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)

German psychologist (1904-2007)

American author and activist (1880–1968)

American journalist and radio broadcaster

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. 'Master Kong'; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the…

American philosopher (1803–1882)