Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Karsten Isachsen
Karsten Einar Isachsen was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and popular speaker.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Pierre DesRuisseaux
Pierre DesRuisseaux was a Canadian poet. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Lars Roar Langslet
Lars Roar Langslet was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1981, and Minister of Culture and Science from 1982 until 1986 for the Conservative Party.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Antรณnio de Almeida Santos
Antรณnio de Almeida Santos was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and government minister.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Jenล Vรกncsa
Jenล Vรกncsa was a Hungarian agrarian engineer and former Communist politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture and Food between 1980 and 1989.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Peter Atteslander
Peter Atteslander was a Swiss sociologist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.
P. J. Mara
Patrick James Mara was an Irish public affairs consultant and politician who served as Senator from July 1981 to October 1981 and May 1982 to December 1982. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.
Vladimir Pribylovsky
Vladimir Valerianovich Pribylovsky was a Soviet and Russian political scientist, historian, journalist, human rights activist, and author of internet database Anticompromat.org on biographies of Russian politicians. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.
William Craig
William Craig was an American academic, logician and philosopher, who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.
Addepalli Ramamohana Rao
Addepalli Ramamohana Rao was a noted Telugu poet and literary critic from India.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Yoshiko Kakudo
Yoshiko Kakudo was a Japanese-American curator and philanthropist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Gastรณn Guzmรกn
Gastรณn Guzmรกn Huerta, a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus Psilocybe.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.
Berge Furre
Berge Ragnar Furre was a Norwegian historian, theologian and politician for the Socialist Left Party.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.
Gunnel Vallquist
Gunnel Vallquist was a Swedish writer and translator. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Elizabeth Aston
Elizabeth Edmondson, also known under the names Elizabeth Aston and Elizabeth Pewsey, was an English author who wrote primarily in the mystery, historical, and contemporary fiction genres. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Sir Kenneth Corfield
Sir Kenneth George Corfield was a British camera engineer and industrialist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.
Arthur S. Obermayer
Arthur S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Ralph Hauenstein
Ralph Hauenstein was an American philanthropist, army officer and business leader, best known as a newspaper editor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.