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Karl Marx was a Jewish, German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist

Thomas Jefferson was a founding father, 3rd US President, and key drafter of the Declaration of Independence.

Isaac Asimov was an acclaimed American author, renowned for his prolific contributions to the science fiction and popular science genres.

Michel de Montaigne was a celebrated French philosopher and author, renowned for pioneering the essay as a literary genre.

Booker T. Washington was a pioneering educator and leader who strived to foster racial progress and economic growth for African-Americans.

Max Weber was a German sociologist and political economist who significantly influenced modern social theory and developed the concept of bureaucracy.

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and historian whose groundbreaking work on power, knowledge, and social institutions profoundly influenced modern thought.

Stuart Hall was a Jamaican-British cultural theorist who significantly influenced British cultural studies, sociology, and media theory.

Anagarika Dharmapala was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist, author, and activist who played a pivotal role in the preservation and modernization of Theravada Buddhism.

Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition to Florida and the southeastern United States.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who discovered the Pacific Ocean from the New World in 1513.

Diogo Cão was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the Congo River and mapped much of West Africa's coastline in the 15th century.

Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer and navigator who discovered Brazil in 1500, establishing a new trade route to Asia.

Philipp Melanchthon was a German theologian, reformer, and scholar who played a pivotal role in shaping the Lutheran Reformation alongside Martin Luther.

William Tyndale was a pioneering English scholar and translator who produced the first English Bible, defying Catholic Church authority.

Ahmet Davutoğlu is a Turkish politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey who championed neo-Ottomanism and shaped the country's foreign policy.

Juan Luis Vives was a Spanish Renaissance scholar, philosopher, and humanist who championed education reform and critical thinking in 16th-century Europe.

John Milton was a renowned English epic poet, best known for his masterpiece "Paradise Lost", which shaped the literary landscape of the 17th century.

Gottfried Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician who co-developed calculus and shaped modern philosophy with his rationalist ideas.

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, and poet who charmed 18th-century Europe with his witty, satirical works.

Girolamo Cardano was a Renaissance Italian mathematician, physician, and gambler who invented the Cardan grille and wrote seminal works on probability and algebra.

Christopher Clavius was a German Jesuit mathematician and astronomer who helped develop the Gregorian calendar and mapped the stars with precision.

Ban Gu was a renowned Chinese historian, politician, and scholar who authored the historical text "Records of the Grand Historian" during the Han dynasty.

Qian Mu was a renowned Chinese historian, philosopher, and educator, whose works significantly influenced modern Chinese historiography.

Henry Hudson was an English explorer who navigated the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, a prominent scholar, and a key figure in the establishment of the League of Nations.

Lynne Cheney is an American author, scholar, and former Second Lady of the United States, known for her historical writings and promotion of American history education.

Adlai Stevenson was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the 5th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and twice as a presidential candidate.

John G. Paton was a Scottish missionary and ethnologist who dedicated his life to spreading Christianity and preserving the culture of the South Sea Islanders.

Raymond Williams was a prominent British cultural critic and literary theorist, whose works significantly shaped the fields of cultural studies and sociology.

Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, philosopher, and physician whose extensive works laid foundations in various fields, including medicine, philosophy, and logic.