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A Chinese thinker and philosopher of the 5th century BC, Confucius is the founder of Confucianism. His moral and political teachings, passed down by his disciples in the Analects, have profoundly influenced Chinese civilization and East Asia for more than two millennia.

Julius III (Giovanni Maria Ciocchi Del Monte, 1487–1555) was the 221st pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555. He convened the resumption of the Council of Trent and was a patron of the arts, protector of Michelangelo and Palestrina.

French statesman (1841–1929), Georges Clemenceau is best known for his decisive role during the First World War as Prime Minister (1917–1920). Nicknamed 'The Father of Victory', he led France to victory and negotiated the Treaty of Versailles.

Nicknamed the “Nightingale of India”, Lata Mangeshkar (1929–2022) is the most celebrated playback singer in Indian cinema. Over a career spanning more than 70 years, she recorded over 30,000 songs in some thirty languages, becoming a national cultural icon.

French actress, model, and singer, Brigitte Bardot became a global symbol of femininity and freedom during the 1950s and 1960s. An icon of the French New Wave and popular culture, she retired from cinema in 1973 to dedicate herself to animal rights activism.

Nicholas Reeves is a British Egyptologist and archaeologist born in 1956, a specialist in the 18th Dynasty and the Valley of the Kings. He became famous for his research on Tutankhamun and his theory that the tomb of Queen Nefertiti lies hidden behind the walls of the young pharaoh's own tomb.