Born on October 17

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was a major American playwright of the 20th century. The author of *Death of a Salesman* and *The Crucible*, he turned theater into a critical mirror of American society and its excesses.

Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) was an American actress and dancer, considered one of the greatest Hollywood stars of the 1940s. A glamour icon, she is best known for her role in Gilda (1946).

A Mozambican activist born in 1945, Graça Machel has established herself as a global figure in the defense of children's rights and women's rights. First Lady of Mozambique and later of South Africa, she has dedicated her life to fighting poverty and advancing education.

Kerry James Marshall is an American painter born in 1955, famous for his large canvases depicting figures with deep black skin. His work reinserts Black figures into the great tradition of Western painting, from which they had historically been absent.

American physician and astronaut