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American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards for films such as American Sniper and A Star Is Born.

Michel de Montaigne

1533 – 1592 · France

French philosopher and essayist. Known for his Essays, he is the father of modern essay writing.

Edmund Burke

1729 – 1797 · Ireland

Irish-born British statesman and political philosopher. Known as the father of conservatism, he wrote a famous critique of the French Revolution.

British writer of Indian origin. His works include Midnight's Children.

George Orwell

1903 – 1950 · United Kingdom

British novelist and essayist. Known for 1984 and Animal Farm, he was a critic of totalitarianism.

Japanese novelist. An Akutagawa Prize-winning author known for his unique style and worldview.

Man Ray was an American visual artist who played a significant role in the Dada and Surrealist movements. A pioneering figure, he worked experimentally across painting, photography, and film.

Russian revolutionary and political theorist, the central figure of the October Revolution. He became the first head of state of the Soviet Union.

Kahlil Gibran

1883 – 1931 · Lebanon

Lebanese-born poet, painter, and philosopher. His masterpiece The Prophet is a globally beloved classic of poetic prose.

English Jacobean dramatist. He wrote The Miseries of Enforced Marriage and is thought to have co-written Shakespeare's Pericles.

Medieval French poet and royal official. He left over a thousand ballades and wrote L'Art de dictier, the first French treatise codifying the rules of fixed verse forms.