Pierre Corneille was a French playwright and poet, renowned for his tragedies that established him as one of the pioneers of French classical theatre.
Leopold Senghor was a Senegalese poet, philosopher, and politician, serving as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.
Victor Hugo was a prolific French writer and poet, best known for his novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, profoundly influencing literature and social consciousness.