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Discover the people who shaped the world — and the extraordinary stories that inspire us to shape what comes next.

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Notable people

Leo Tolstoy, Writers
Leo Tolstoy
Russian novelist
George W. Bush, Political leaders
George W. Bush
43rd U.S. president
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Writers
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet and writer
Joe Biden, Political leaders
Joe Biden
46th U.S. president
Joseph Stalin, Political leaders
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union
Charles Darwin, Biologists
Charles Darwin
Biologists
Socrates, Philosophers
Socrates
Classical Greek philosopher
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer
George Washington, Political leaders
George Washington
1st U.S. president
The Buddha, Philosophers
The Buddha
Philosophers
Dante Alighieri, Poets
Dante Alighieri
Poets
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Physicists
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist
Homer, Poets
Homer
Poets
Galileo Galilei, Astronomers
Galileo Galilei
Italian astronomer and physicist
Victor Hugo, Writers
Victor Hugo
Writers
Pablo Picasso, Painters
Pablo Picasso
Painters
Vincent van Gogh, Painters
Vincent van Gogh
Painters
Alexander the Great, Monarchs & royalty
Alexander the Great
Monarchs & royalty
Winston Churchill, Political leaders
Winston Churchill
Political leaders
Charlie Chaplin, Actors
Charlie Chaplin
Actors
Michelangelo, Painters
Michelangelo
Painters
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composers
Martin Luther, Philosophers
Martin Luther
Philosophers