Laurence Sterne was an 18th-century Irish-born English writer, known for his satirical novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", which broke new ground in narrative form and humor.
Melina Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, and politician, renowned for her performances in films like "Never on Sunday" and her activism for the return of the Parthenon marbles.
Mikhail Lermontov was a Russian Romantic writer and poet, renowned for his influential works such as 'A Hero of Our Time' and his untimely death in a duel.
José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and cultural critic who profoundly influenced 20th-century European thought.
Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the literary movement known as the Generation of '98.
Vicente Aleixandre was a Spanish poet, a central figure of the Generation of '27, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature for his surrealistic and existentialist work.