Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Ricardo Piglia
Ricardo Piglia was an Argentine author, critic, and scholar best known for introducing hard-boiled fiction to the Argentine public.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Hindi films, he appeared in several English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, and Marathi films. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Sylvester Potts
Sylvester Potts was a singer and composer as well as an off and on member of The Contours and a one-time member of The Four Sonics. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Octavio Lepage
Octavio Lepage Barreto was a Venezuelan politician who served as the acting president of Venezuela from 21 May 1993 to 5 June 1993.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Joseba Leizaola
Joseba Andoni Leizaola Azpiazu was a Spanish politician, Basque nationalist and member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV-EAJ). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Luc Coene
Luc Coene was a Belgian economist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.
Paul Goble
Paul Goble was a British-American writer and illustrator of children's books, especially Native American stories. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Rafiq Subaie
Rafiq Subaie was a Syrian actor, writer and director. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Leonardo Benevolo
Leonardo Benevolo was an Italian architect, city planner and architecture historian. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Gerald E. McClearn
Gerald "Jerry" McClearn was an American behavior geneticist and professor emeritus of health and human development and biobehavioral health at the Pennsylvania State University.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.
Spartak Belyaev
Spartak Timofeyevich Belyaev was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist who was awarded a Lomonosov Gold Medal.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.
Marzio Strassoldo
Marzio Strassoldo di Graffembergo was the president of the Province of Udine (Italy). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Tullio De Mauro
Tullio De Mauro was an Italian linguist and politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Vlastimir Trajkoviฤ
Vlastimir Trajkoviฤ was a Serbian composer, and full-time professor of composition and orchestration at the University of Arts in Belgrade.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Georges Prรชtre
Georges Prรชtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje
Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje was a Catalan and Spanish painter.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Bade Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan was among the foremost Khyal vocalists in Pakistan, and a leading exponent of the Patiala gharana tradition of music. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan was an Indian sitar player. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.