Born on November 12

Juana Inés de la Cruz was a Mexican poet and playwright of the 17th century, a towering figure of Hispanic Baroque literature. A self-taught nun in New Spain, she championed women's right to knowledge in a colonial society dominated by men.

American women's rights activist (1815–1902), she co-organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the first major gathering for women's suffrage in the United States. Author of the Declaration of Sentiments, she devoted her life to the civic and political equality of women.

Iranian founder of the Bahá'í Faith, a monotheistic religion advocating the unity of humanity and of all religions. Proclaiming himself a messenger of God in 1863, he spent the greater part of his life in exile and captivity within the Ottoman Empire.

A 19th-century Russian composer and member of The Five, he was also a renowned chemist. He pursued scientific and musical careers side by side, leaving behind the unfinished opera *Prince Igor*.

French sculptor (1840–1917) considered the father of modern sculpture. He revolutionized sculptural art by abandoning academicism to explore expressiveness, emotion, and movement. His masterwork, The Thinker, has become one of the most iconic sculptures in Western art.

Piem was a French humor cartoonist of the second half of the 20th century. A well-known figure in press cartooning, he contributed to numerous newspapers and became famous with the general public by drawing live on television.

An Oscar-winning American actress of the 1950s, Grace Kelly left Hollywood at the height of her fame to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. As princess consort, she embodied elegance and cultural prestige until her accidental death in 1982.

A Romanian gymnast, at age 14 she became the first athlete in history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games, in Montreal in 1976. A multiple Olympic champion, she revolutionized artistic gymnastics worldwide.

American actress born in 1982, Anne Hathaway has established herself as one of Hollywood's biggest stars. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 for her portrayal of Fantine in Les Misérables.