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A major deity of Hinduism, Krishna is venerated as an avatar of Vishnu. A central figure of the Bhagavad Gita, he embodies divine wisdom and plays a crucial role in the Mahabharata epic as the spiritual guide of the warrior Arjuna.

A 14th-century Italian writer, Boccaccio is the author of the Decameron, a collection of one hundred tales told by a group of people sheltering from the Black Death in 1348. A diplomat in the service of Florence, he was also a pioneering humanist and close friend of Petrarch.

Louise Baldy is a Frenchwoman recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for having hidden and protected a Jewish family in Pézenas during the Second World War, at the risk of her own life.

British astrophysicist (1915–2001), Fred Hoyle is famous for his work on stellar nucleosynthesis and for ironically coining the term "Big Bang" for the theory he rejected. He championed the steady-state theory of the Universe.

Claude Chabrol (1930-2010) was a French director, screenwriter and producer, a major figure of the French New Wave. A critic at Cahiers du cinéma before moving into directing, he built a prolific body of work dissecting the hypocrisies and impulses of the provincial bourgeoisie.

Bulgarian-born French philosopher, linguist, and psychoanalyst, born in 1941. A major figure in structuralist and post-structuralist thought, she developed the concepts of intertextuality and semoanalysis. A professor at the University of Paris VII, she profoundly reshaped literary theory and psychoanalysis.

Solange Knowles is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, a leading figure in alternative R&B and contemporary soul music. The younger sister of Beyoncé, she has established herself as a avant-garde artist celebrated for her album A Seat at the Table (2016).

Argentine footballer born in 1987, considered one of the greatest players in history. A playmaker and forward, he has won a record number of Ballons d'Or and led Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup.