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Johannes Gutenberg
Craftsman and printing pioneer
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400–1468) was a German craftsman and pioneer of movable metal-type printing in Europe. His workshop produc
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist whose work on relativity, light and quantum theory transformed
Jean-Henri Dunant
Humanitarian and Red Cross co-founder
Jean-Henri Dunant (1828–1910), widely known as Henry Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian and co-founder of the Red Cross. His respons
Martin Luther King Jr.
Baptist minister and civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He advocated nonviolent resistance to
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Founder and first President of the Republic of Türkiye
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) was the founder and first president of the Republic of Türkiye. A military commander and leader
Albert Schweitzer
Physician, theologian, musician and humanitarian
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was an Alsatian physician, theologian, organist and humanitarian. He founded a hospital at Lambaréné
Evliya Çelebi
Ottoman traveller and writer
Evliya Çelebi (born 1611; died in the 1680s, exact date uncertain) was an Ottoman Turkish traveller and writer. His ten-volume Sey