Karl Marx was a Jewish, German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist
Max Weber was a German sociologist and political economist who significantly influenced modern social theory and developed the concept of bureaucracy.
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist and philosopher who critically analyzed power structures, cultural reproduction, and social class, profoundly influencing social theory.
Paul Tillich was a German-American Protestant theologian and philosopher known for his existentialist approach to Christianity and his influential works in 20th-century theology.
Philipp Melanchthon was a German theologian, reformer, and scholar who played a pivotal role in shaping the Lutheran Reformation alongside Martin Luther.
Ahmet Davutoğlu is a Turkish politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey who championed neo-Ottomanism and shaped the country's foreign policy.
Ali Babacan is a Turkish politician and economist who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Minister of Economy.
Gottfried Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician who co-developed calculus and shaped modern philosophy with his rationalist ideas.
Qian Mu was a renowned Chinese historian, philosopher, and educator, whose works significantly influenced modern Chinese historiography.
T.S. Eliot was a distinguished American-born English poet, playwright, and literary critic, best known for his groundbreaking works that revolutionized modernist poetry.
Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher, known as the "father of modern science" for his groundbreaking ideas on atomism and the nature of reality.
Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer renowned for his literary works that captured the essence of Brazilian culture and society.
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.
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, celebrated for his groundbreaking work, "Things Fall Apart," which brought African literature to global prominence.