Marie Curie (1867–1934)
Polish-French physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity transformed science and medicine.
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Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
Russian revolutionary whose role in the Bolshevik Revolution and later opposition to Stalin influenced socialist thought.
C. V. Raman (1888–1970)
Indian physicist whose discovery of the Raman effect transformed spectroscopy and molecular science.
Albert Camus (1913–1960)
French-Algerian writer whose fiction and essays explored absurdity, ethics, rebellion, and human dignity.
Billy Graham (1918–2018)
American evangelist whose mass campaigns and media presence shaped modern global Christianity.
Johnny Rivers (b. 1942)
American singer and guitarist whose recordings influenced rock and roll and popular music.
Joni Mitchell (b. 1943)
Canadian singer and songwriter whose harmonic, lyrical, and stylistic innovations transformed popular music.
David Guetta (b. 1967)
French producer whose dance recordings helped bring electronic music into global pop culture.