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French general and colonial administrator, governor of Senegal from 1854 to 1865. He extended French influence in West Africa, modernized Dakar, and founded lasting institutions. He also commanded the Army of the North during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.

Georgius (1891-1970) was a French songwriter and comic singer, a leading figure of music hall during the interwar period. The author of more than 1,500 songs, he is considered a pioneer of zany, absurdist song.

Sennep is one of the greatest French political caricaturists of the first half of the 20th century. His sharp pencil sketched the figures of the Third Republic and Parisian political life in the satirical press.

French singer, dancer, and revue performer of American origin

French filmmaker (1922–2014), a major figure of auteur cinema and the French New Wave. A pioneer in exploring time, memory, and forgetting through works such as *Hiroshima mon amour* and *Last Year at Marienbad*.

Donald Judd (1928–1994) was an American artist and major theorist of minimalism. He developed three-dimensional works in industrial materials, rejecting pictorial illusionism in favor of specific objects in real space.

Dakota Staton (1930-2007) was an American jazz and blues singer. She rose to fame in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge success with her album The Late, Late Show in 1957.

Russian pole vaulter born in 1982, Yelena Isinbayeva is considered the greatest athlete in the history of women's pole vault. A two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion, she set 28 world records over the course of her career.

Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player born in 1986, considered one of the greatest in history. Nicknamed “the King of Clay,” he has won a record number of titles at Roland-Garros.