Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist and philosopher who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Marie Curie was a pioneering physicist and chemist, who was twice awarded the Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking research in radioactivity.
Linus Pauling was a Nobel laureate in Chemistry and Peace, renowned for his pioneering work in quantum chemistry and molecular biology.
Leyla Zana is a Kurdish politician and human rights activist who fought for minority rights and democracy in Turkey.
Carl Bosch was a German industrialist, engineer, and inventor, who revolutionized the automotive and chemical industries with his pioneering work in fuel injection and catalytic converters.
Bertrand Russell was a renowned British philosopher, logician, and social critic, known for his contributions to mathematics, linguistics, and political activism.
Shimon Peres was an Israeli statesman, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who played a pivotal role in shaping Israel's political landscape.
Desmond Tutu was a South African social rights activist and Anglican Archbishop, renowned for his role in ending apartheid and advocating for global human rights.
Barack Obama is an American politician, lawyer, and author, who served as the 44th president of the United States, championing healthcare reform and diplomacy.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, and human rights activist, who played a crucial role in restoring democracy in Myanmar and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist and Nobel laureate known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics, including the development of the first nuclear reactor.
Ernest O. Lawrence was an American physicist and inventor of the cyclotron, a device used to accelerate atomic particles.
Martin Karplus is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist, Nobel laureate, and scientific pioneer in the field of computational chemistry.
William Lipscomb Jr. was an American chemist and educator who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on the structure and function of boron compounds.
Paul Dirac was a British theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate, and a pioneer in the development of quantum mechanics.
Emil von Behring was a German physician and Nobel laureate who developed the first antitoxin for diphtheria, revolutionizing modern medicine.
Glenn T. Seaborg was an American chemist, Nobel laureate, and a key figure in the discovery of several elements, shaping the field of nuclear chemistry.
Ludwig Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist known for his pioneering work in statistical mechanics and the development of Boltzmann's equation.
William Cumming Rose was an American biochemist and nutritionist, renowned for his pioneering work on amino acid requirements and the discovery of threonine.
Norman Borlaug, an American agronomist, is known as the "Father of the Green Revolution" for his contributions to global food production, saving millions from famine.
Barbara McClintock, a pioneering American geneticist, revolutionized understanding of genetics through her groundbreaking work on maize.
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and Nobel laureate, renowned for his pioneering work in ethology and comparative psychology.
Niko Tinbergen was a Dutch biologist and ornithologist, known for his pioneering work in animal behavior and ethology, earning him a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Pablo Neruda was a renowned Chilean poet, diplomat, and politician, celebrated for his surrealist and politically charged works.
Luis Ernesto Miramontes was a Mexican chemist credited with co-developing the first oral contraceptive pill, revolutionizing women's reproductive health.
C. V. Raman, an Indian physicist, is renowned for his groundbreaking discovery of the Raman Effect, which earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Satyendra Nath Bose was a renowned Indian physicist whose work in quantum mechanics led to the development of the concept of 'Bose-Einstein condensate.
Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on DNA and the genetic code.
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate, celebrated for his vivid portrayals of Egyptian society and culture.
James Meade was a distinguished British economist, Nobel laureate, and influential theorist in international trade and economic policy.
Dario Fo, an Italian playwright, actor, and director, won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his satirical and comedic works that challenged societal norms.
Georgios Papanikolaou was a Greek physician and researcher who revolutionized medicine with the invention of the Pap smear, a crucial cervical cancer diagnostic tool.
Lise Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist who co-discovered nuclear fission and made significant contributions to the development of atomic theory.
Ernest Walton was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate, most famous for his pioneering work on splitting the atomic nucleus.
Glenn Seaborg was an American chemist, known for his work on nuclear chemistry and discovery of numerous elements, including plutonium.
Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist who developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine, transforming global public health.
Max Theiler was a South African virologist who developed the first successful yellow fever vaccine, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951.