Moliere
1622 – 1673 · France
French playwright and actor. Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, he is considered the master of French classical comedy through satirical plays such as Tartuffe and The Misanthrope.
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John Dryden
1631 – 1700 · United Kingdom
English poet and playwright. The first Poet Laureate, he published Fables Ancient and Modern late in life, adapting Chaucer and Ovid.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 – 1882 · United States
American poet. One of the most popular 19th-century American poets, known for Paul Revere's Ride and Evangeline.
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Edward Bond
1934 – 2024 · United Kingdom
English playwright. His play "Saved" led to the abolition of theatre censorship in Britain.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
1974 – · United States
American actor, film producer, and environmentalist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Revenant and has starred in numerous classics including Titanic.
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Bonaventure
1221 – 1274 · Italy
Italian theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order who combined scholastic philosophy with mysticism. Canonized as a saint, he is known as the Seraphic Doctor.
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Henry I of England
1069 – 1135 · United Kingdom
King of England of the Norman dynasty who issued the Charter of Liberties to win the support of the nobility. He reformed the kingdom's judicial and financial systems and was the first Norman king fluent in English.
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Joan Jett
1958 – · United States
American rock singer and guitarist. Her well-known songs include "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
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John Bunyan
1628 – 1688 · United Kingdom
British religious writer and preacher. His masterwork The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic of Christian literature and one of the most widely read books after the Bible.
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Brian Melbancke
United Kingdom
Sixteenth-century English writer. A student of Gray's Inn, he published the euphuistic romance Philotimus in 1583.
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Tom Hanks
1956 – · United States
Tom Hanks is a renowned American actor, producer, and director. He has won several Academy Awards and is well-known for films such as 'Forrest Gump' and 'Saving Private Ryan.'
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Rita Mae Brown
1944 – · United States
American writer. She has been active in antiwar, gay rights and women's rights movements; her best-known novel is Rubyfruit Jungle.
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