14. Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. He is known as one of the greatest writers in the world. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) He has written the novel ‘The Shooting Party’. His short stories were adapted as episodes of the Indian anthology … Read more
13. Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential artists. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, and the co-invention of collage. … Read more
12. Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, known as one of the founders of modern political philosophy. He has written a book titled ‘Leviathan’. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) In which he expounds on an influential formulation of social contract theory. Apart from political philosophy, he … Read more
11. Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skills, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) His famous paintings are ‘The Persistence of Memory’, ‘Soft Construction with Boiled Beans’, ‘Dream Caused by the … Read more
10. Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was an English filmmaker widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. His film production career evolved from small-scale silent films to financially significant sound films. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) He has directed films like ‘Blackmail’, … Read more
9. Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy was an American actor who achieved international fame for playing ‘Spock’ in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise for almost 50 years. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) He gave his voice in animated films like ‘The Transformers: The Movie’, ‘The Pagemaster’, and ‘Atlantis: The Lost … Read more
8. Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) She has made famous paintings like ‘Memory, the Heart’, ‘What … Read more
7. Joe Dimaggio Joe Dimaggio was an American baseball center fielder. He played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the team “New York Yankees”. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) He is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Joe had a 56-game hitting … Read more
6. George Harrison George Harrison was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He has achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the band ‘The Beatles’. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) His songs for the group include “Within You Without You”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Here Comes … Read more
5. Karl Marx Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary. His political and philosophical thought had an enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history. Image Source: Pexels, Instagram, Pixabay, google, Wikipedia (Image credit to respected owners) Marx’s name has been used as an adjective, a … Read more