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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.

Ludwig Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist known for his pioneering work in statistical mechanics and the development of Boltzmann's equation.

Paul Feyerabend was an Austrian-born philosopher of science who challenged conventional notions of scientific method and progress.

Raul Hilberg was a distinguished historian and educator, renowned for his groundbreaking work on the Holocaust and the study of genocide.

Gerald Reitlinger was a prominent British historian and author, renowned for his extensive research on the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.

Horace Mann was an American education reformer and abolitionist, instrumental in establishing a system of free, universal public education in the United States.

Richard R. Wright Sr. was an African American educator, entrepreneur, and advocate for minority education, who founded the first African American-owned bank in the United States.

Bernard Bailyn was an American historian and educator, renowned for his groundbreaking work on colonial American history and the Atlantic world.

Pauline Maier was an American historian renowned for her groundbreaking work on the American Revolution, particularly her research on the origins of the United States Constitution.

Robert Middlekauff, a renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, is best known for his groundbreaking works on the American Revolution and colonial history.

Edmund S. Morgan was a renowned American historian, known for his impactful contributions to the study and understanding of early American history.

Howard Zinn was an American historian, playwright, and social activist, best known for his influential work "A People's History of the United States.

Charles A. Beard was an influential American historian, political scientist, and educator, renowned for his critical analysis of the U.S. Constitution.

David Herbert Donald was a renowned American historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, best known for his work on Abraham Lincoln.

Henry Steele Commager was an American historian, educator, and prolific author, renowned for his expertise in American history and contributions to the field.

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. was an esteemed American historian, writer, and advisor to presidents, known for his insightful chronicles of U.S. history and politics.

Mikhail Pokrovsky was a renowned Russian historian, educator, and Bolshevik revolutionary whose works significantly influenced Soviet historical interpretations.

Elizabeth Eisenstein was an American historian and educator, renowned for her groundbreaking work on the impact of the printing press on society and intellectual life.

Liaquat Ali Khan was a prominent Pakistani statesman, independence activist, and the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, playing a pivotal role in its formation and early governance.

Thomas Brassey was a prominent British civil engineer and railway contractor who played a pivotal role in the expansion of railway infrastructure across Europe and the Americas.

Zhang Heng was a renowned Chinese polymath, scientist, astronomer, and inventor, who made significant contributions to fields such as seismology, cartography, and astronomy.

Ge Hong was a renowned Chinese physician, alchemist, and writer of the Jin dynasty, celebrated for his contributions to traditional Chinese medicine and Daoist practices.

Cheikh Anta Diop was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist, renowned for his groundbreaking work in African history and culture.

Amadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer, ethnologist, and historian, renowned for preserving West African wisdom and culture through his literary works.

Ibn Abd Rabbih was a prominent Andalusian scholar and writer, known for his literary works and contributions to Islamic culture.

Kim Wilkie is a renowned British architect known for his sustainable and environmentally conscious designs, transforming the landscape of modern architecture.

Frederick Lewis Allen was an influential American journalist and historian, best known for his insightful analysis of American society and culture during the early 20th century.

William L. Shirer was an American journalist and author, renowned for his work as a war correspondent and chronicling of the rise of Adolf Hitler in Europe.

Louis Mountbatten was a British naval officer, statesman, and the last Viceroy of India, instrumental in orchestrating its independence and partition.