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King Richard III, panel by an unknown artist.

king of England

the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of England....

Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

prime minister of India

Indian statesman, prime minister of India (1964–66)...

Annie Leibovitz speaking at her “Rewarding Lives” exhibition in New York City, October 10, 2002.

Annie Leibovitz

American photographer

American photographer renowned for her dramatic, quirky,...

Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in All That Heaven Allows (1955), directed by Douglas Sirk.

American actor

American actor noted for his good looks and movie...

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arts, visual

Self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, chalk drawing, 1512; in the Palazzo Reale, Turin, Italy. — Leonardo da VinciItalian artist, engineer, and scientist

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education

John Milton, engraving by Jacob Houbraken, 1741. — John MiltonEnglish poet

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entertainment

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, drawing in pastels by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, 1753; in the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva. — Jean-Jacques RousseauSwiss-born French philosopher

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history and society

Samuel Johnson, undated engraving. — Samuel JohnsonEnglish author

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literature

Portrait of Martin Luther, oil on panel by Lucas Cranach, 1529; in the Uffizi, Florence. — Martin LutherGerman religious leader

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philosophy and religion

Detail of a Roman copy (2nd century bce) of a Greek alabaster portrait bust of Aristotle, c. 325 bce; in the collection of the Roman National Museum. — AristotleGreek philosopher

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sciences

Albert Einstein. — Albert EinsteinGerman-American physicist

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sports and recreation

Shoeless Joe Jackson, c. 1915. — Shoeless Joe JacksonAmerican baseball player

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technology

Galileo, oil painting by Justus Sustermans, c. 1637; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. — GalileoItalian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician

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