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'''William Clark Gable''' (February 1, 1901{{spnd}}November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as the "King of Hollywood",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1244759|title=Clark Gable: King of Hollywood|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref> he had roles in more than 60 films in a variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a [[Leading actor|leading man]]. He was named the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|seventh greatest male movie star]] of classic American cinema by the [[American Film Institute]].<ref name="DSI"/> |
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The 200 are the 200 most famous and influential people in history of mankind.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (/ˈlɪŋkən/ LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the insurgent Confederacy, abolishing slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE (/əˈdɛl/;[1] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Adele has received numerous accolades including 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler[a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party,[c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.[d] During his dictatorship, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime"—a moniker which is now trademarked by her estate—or the "Queen of Mystery".[4][5] She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.[5]
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, English pronunciation: (help·info); born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile.[6] As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for "economic crimes". He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators.[6]
Al Pacino
Alfredo James Pacino (/pəˈtʃiːnoʊ/ pə-CHEE-noh; Italian: [paˈtʃiːno]; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century, Pacino has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards achieving the Triple Crown of Acting. He also received four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2001, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2007, the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.[7][8][9][10]
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[11] German: [ˈalbɛɐt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics, and was thus a central figure in the revolutionary reshaping of the scientific understanding of nature that modern physics accomplished in the first decades of the twentieth century.[12][13] His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been called "the world's most famous equation".[14] He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect",[15] a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.[16][17] In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World, Einstein was ranked the greatest physicist of all time.[18] His intellectual achievements and originality have made the word Einstein broadly synonymous with genius.[19]
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)[20] was a Scottish-born[N 1] Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.[23]
Alexander der Große
Alexander III of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great,[c] was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.[d] He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India.[24] He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders.[25][26]
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema.[27] In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films,[e] many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations.
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (/noʊˈbɛl/ noh-BEL, Swedish: [ˈǎlfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. He also made several important contributions to science, holding 355 patents in his lifetime. Nobel's most famous invention was dynamite, an explosive using nitroglycerin; it was patented in 1867.
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/ AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer.[30][Note 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.[32] She set many other records,[31][Note 2] was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.[34]
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae and jazz.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/;[35] born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, producer, and leading figure in the pop art movement. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67).
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie[36] (/dʒoʊˈliː/; born Angelina Jolie Voight;[37] June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie Frank (German: [ˈanə(liːs maˈʁiː) ˈfʁaŋk] , Dutch: [ˌɑnəˈlis maːˈri ˈfrɑŋk, ˈɑnə ˈfrɑŋk] ; 12 June 1929 – c. February or March 1945)[38] was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is a celebrated diarist who described everyday life from her family hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. One of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis in Dutch, lit. 'the back house'; English: The Secret Annex), in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944 — it is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films.
Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/, ARK-ihm-EE-deez;[39][f] c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.[40] Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Considered the greatest mathematician of ancient history, and one of the greatest of all time,[41] Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and analysis by applying the concept of the infinitely small and the method of exhaustion to derive and rigorously prove a range of geometrical theorems.[42][43] These include the area of a circle, the surface area and volume of a sphere, the area of an ellipse, the area under a parabola, the volume of a segment of a paraboloid of revolution, the volume of a segment of a hyperboloid of revolution, and the area of a spiral.[44][45]
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (/əˈriːθə/ ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.[46] Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time.[47][48] With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists.[49]
Aristoteles
Aristotle (/ˈærɪsˌtɒtəl/ ARR-iss-tot-əl;[50] Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.
People with the given name Aristotle
The modern Greek name is also anglicized Aristotelis; the French form is Aristote:
- Aristotle of Athens, 5th century BCE tyrant
- Aristotle of Cyrene (4th century BC), philosopher of the Cyrenaic school
- Aristotle the Dialectician (3rd century BC), a philosopher who killed the tyrant Abantidas of Sicyon
- Aristotle of Sicily, a rhetorician
- Aristotle, several authors mentioned in a passage on writers named "Aristotle" by the writer Diogenes Laërtius in his Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (v. 35) but who are otherwise unknown:
- Aristotle, author of a work On Excess (Περὶ Πλεονασμοῦ)
- Aristotle, author of a work on the Iliad
- Aristotle, three obscure philosophers of the Peripatetic school
- Aristotle, mentioned in the Meteaphysics of Syrianus (12.55) as having composed commentaries on the philosophies of his namesake Aristotle
- Aristotle, son of Erasistratus, is mentioned by Sextus Empiricus in his Adversus Mathematicos (Πρὸς μαθηματικούς)
- Aristotle of Mytilene, who was apparently one of the most distinguished speculative philosophers in the time of the medical writer Galen (De Consuetud. p. 553, ed. Paris.)
- Aristotle of Chalcis, historical writer
- Aristotle of Argos (3rd century BC), rebel who led a revolt against the rule of Cleomenes III in Argos
- Aristotle of Mytilene (2nd century AD), Peripatetic philosopher in the time of Galen
- Aristotele Fioravanti (c. 1415–c. 1486), Italian Renaissance architect and engineer
- Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824–1879), Greek poet
- Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975), Greek shipping magnate
- Aristóteles Picho (1957–21 December 2013), Peruvian actor
- Aristotle Pollisco (Gloc-9), Filipino rapper
- Aristotelia Peloni, Greek journalist and politician in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Aristotle Athari, comedian and cast member on Saturday Night Live
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (née Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British[g] actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.
Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire. He reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.[h] The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult, as well as an era associated with imperial peace (the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta) in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict (aside from expansionary wars and the Year of the Four Emperors, the latter of which occurring after Augustus' reign). The Principate system of government was established during his reign and lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ , bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə;[54] born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008, as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, and as a civil rights lawyer and university lecturer.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705][Note 3] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath, a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.[55] Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.[56]
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biˈɒnseɪ/ bee-ON-say;[57] born September 4, 1981)[58] is an American singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Dubbed as "Queen Bey" and a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century, she has been recognized for her artistry and performances, with Rolling Stone naming her one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat.
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief software architect, while also being its largest individual shareholder until May 2014.[59][i] He was a prominent pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan;[62] born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Generally regarded as one of the greatest songwriters ever,[63][64][65] Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career. He rose to prominence in the 1960s, when his songs "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. Initially modeling his style on Woody Guthrie's folk songs,[66] Robert Johnson's blues,[67] and what he called the "architectural forms" of Hank Williams's country songs,[68] Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry".[63] His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.[69]
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre, Marley fused elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his music and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.[70][71] Marley's contribution to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and made him a global figure in popular culture.[72][73] Over the course of his career, Marley became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality.[74] He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms.[75][76] He also supported legalisation of cannabis, and advocated for Pan-Africanism.[77] In 1976, Marley survived an assassination attempt in his home, which was thought to be politically motivated.[78]
Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono (/ˈbɒnoʊ/ BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist.[79] He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.
Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. As a public figure, Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the American entertainment industry.
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has earned numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, 15 Guinness world records, six MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards (including the Millennium Award), the inaugural Radio Disney Icon Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her heavily choreographed videos earned her the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is sometimes credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA).[80] Lee is considered by some commentators and martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Chinese people were presented in American films.[81]
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss",[82] he has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Springsteen is a pioneer of heartland rock, a genre combining mainstream rock music with poetic and socially conscious lyrics that feature narratives primarily concerning working class American life. He is known for his descriptive lyrics and energetic concerts, which sometimes last over four hours.[83]
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ (/seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/ say-LEEN dee-ON;[j] born 30 March 1968)[86] is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads",[87][88] she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals.[89][90] Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music. Her recordings have been mainly in English and French, although she has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese.
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP[91] (/ˈdɑːrwɪn/[92] DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist,[93] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science.[94] In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.[95] Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.[96][97]
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.[98] His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.[99][100]
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Spanish: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa];[101] 14 June 1928[102] – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.[103]
Christoph Kolumbus
Christopher Columbus[k] (/kəˈlʌmbəs/;[104] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian[105][l] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as the "King of Hollywood",[107] he had roles in more than 60 films in a variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. He was named the seventh greatest male movie star of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute.[108]
Claude Monet
Clint Eastwood
Coco Chanel
Confucius
==Cristiano Ronaldo
Dalai Lama
Daniel Craig
David Beckham
David Bowie
David Livingstone
Diana, Princess of Wales
Dolly Parton
Donald Trump
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Degas
Edith Piaf
Edvard Munch
Elisabeth I.
Elisabeth II.
Elizabeth Taylor
Ellen DeGeneres
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Ernest Hemingway
Fidel Castro
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Sinatra
Frida Kahlo
Frédéric Chopin
Galileo Galilei
Gandhi
Genghis Khan
George Clooney
George Orwell
George W. Bush
George Washington
Grace Kelly
Hadrian (Kaiser)
Hans Christian Andersen
Henri Matisse
Hillary Clinton
Homer
Immanuel Kant
Isaac Newton
J. K. Rowling
J. R. R. Tolkien
Jackie Chan
James Cook
James Dean
Jane Austen
Jay-Z
Jeanne d’Arc
Jennifer Lawrence
Jesus
Jim Morrison
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Kepler
John F. Kennedy
John Lennon
John Travolta
Johnny Depp
Joseph Stalin
Julius Caesar
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Kafka
Karl Marx
Kate Winslet
Kim Jong Il
Kim Kardashian
Kleopatra
Lady Gaga
Lenin
Leo Tolstoy
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo da Vinci
Lionel Messi
Louis Armstrong
Ludwig van Beethoven
Madonna (Künstlerin)
Malala Yousafzai
Malcolm X
Mao Zedong
Marco Polo
Margaret Thatcher
Mariah Carey
Marie Antoinette
Marie Curie
Marilyn Monroe
Mark Twain
Mark Zuckerberg== ==Marlon Brando Martin Luther
Martin Luther King
Marvin Gaye
Meryl Streep
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Michelangelo
Muhammad Ali
Mutter Teresa
Napoleon
Neil Armstrong
Nelson Mandela
Nero
Olivia Newton-John
Oprah Winfrey
Osama bin Laden
Oscar Wilde
Pablo Picasso
Paul McCartney
Plato
Pocahontas
Prince
Pythagoras
Queen Victoria
Quentin Tarantino
Raffael
Rasputin
Rembrandt
Rihanna
Robert De Niro
Ronald Reagan== ==Rosa Parks Rowan Atkinson
Salvador Dalí
Sandro Botticelli
Shakira
Shania Twain
Sigmund Freud
Sitting Bull
Sokrates
Stephen Hawking
Stephen King
Steve Jobs
Steven Spielberg
Stevie Wonder
Taylor Swift
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Tiger Woods
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Tutanchamun
Twiggy
Vasco da Gama
Vincent van Gogh
Vlad III. Drăculea
Vladimir Putin
Walt Disney
Whitney Houston
Will Smith
William Shakespeare
William the Conqueror
Winston Churchill
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Yoko Ono
Zodiac-Killer
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