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Eino LEINO
Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland
1878 - 1926 -
Paul Klee
Swiss-born German artist
1879 - 1940 -
Walter BENJAMIN
German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist
1892 - 1940 -
Francis Jammes
French poet
1868 - 1938 -
Stan Laurel
English comic actor, writer, and film director
1890 - 1965 -
Luis Buñuel
Spanish filmmaker
1900 - 1983 -
Federico GARCÍA LORCA
Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director
1898 - 1936 -
Fred ASTAIRE
American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter
1899 - 1987 -
Nellie BLY
American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days
1864 - 1922 -
Robert SCHUMANN
German composer, pianist, and influential music critic
1810 - 1856 -
Jack LONDON
American novelist, journalist, and social activist
1876 - 1916 -
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch post-impressionist painter
1853 - 1890 -
Johann STRAUSS
Austrian composer of light music
1825 - 1899 -
Fiodor (Fyodor) Dostoïevski (Dostoevsky)
Russian novelist, philosopher, short story writer, essayist, and journalist
1821 - 1881 -
Alfred HITCHCOCK
English film director and producer
1899 - 1980 -
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion
1892 - 1973 -
Théodore CHASSERIAU
French Romantic painter
1819 - 1856 -
Giacomo PUCCINI
Italian opera composer
1858 - 1924 -
Paul ÉLUARD
French poet
1895 - 1952 -
Joan Miró
Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist
1893 - 1983