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Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879, - April 18, 1955)

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer born in Kyoto in 1949. Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture. As of 2024, Murakami has written a series of 34 books. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally.his work translated into 50 languages and sold millions of copies outside Japan. His first novel, "Hear the Wind Sing" was published in 1979, followed by Norwegian Wood in 1987 which cemented increased his popularity. Kafka on the shore was published in 2005. He has received numerous awards for his work. More

Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963) C. S Lewis was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster and lecturer. Born in Belfast in Ulster, Ireland, before partition, he held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University  and Cambridge University. Lewis wrote more than 30 books including  The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) American writer, poet, singer, and civil rights activist.

Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927)  Founder of the Sufi Order in the West and teacher of Universal Sufism - Born in India.

Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987) American Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College . Worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion covering many aspects of the human experience. 

Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993) American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles

Mother Teresa (1910 -1997)  Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Macedonia for eighteen years she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life. More

Thomas Carlyle - (1795 - 1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist,  historian, mathematician, and teacher. 

John Barrymore - (1882- 1942) American actor on stage, screen and radio.

Pablo Picasso - (1881 - 1973) - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer. He spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he us known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage art and for the wide variety of styles he helped develop and explore. Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years and was extremely prolific throughout his life with over 20,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and other items such as costumes and theater sets. Read more

Edgar Degas - (1834 1917) French Painter, Sculptor, and Printmaker. More than half of his works depict dancers.