19. Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll was an English author, poet, and mathematician. His most famous novel is “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. He also devised a number of games, including an early version of what today is known as ‘Scrabble’. He created the word ladder puzzle which was published in the weekly column of ‘Vanity Fair’ … Read more
18. Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster. At the age of 14, he won the U.S. Championship. He has played eight US Championships and has won all of them. His book ‘My 60 Memorable Games’ published in 1969, is regarded as essential reading in chess literature. He was honored with the ‘Chess … Read more
20. Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens was a British-American author and journalist. He has written books on culture, politics, and literature. He worked as a journalist with the ‘New Statesman’ magazine in London. Hitchens was awarded the ‘National Magazine Award’. He was a member of various socialist organizations. He is the author of books like ‘God … Read more
17. Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of the multinational technology company “Apple”. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution. In 1985, he founded the charitable foundation “Steven P. Jobs”. He was honored with … Read more
16. Errol Flynn Errol Flynn was an Australian actor. He achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Errol has worked in the films like ‘Captain Blood’, ‘Virginia City’, and ‘Gentleman Jim’. He was named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history. He was part of the … Read more
15. Groucho Marx Groucho Marx was an American comedian, actor, writer, stage, film, radio, television star, and vaudeville performer. He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit and one of the greatest comedians. Groucho has worked in the films like ‘The Cocoanuts’, ‘Animal Crackers’, ‘Monkey Business’, and ‘Horse Feathers’. He is … Read more
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. He has written the novel ‘The Shooting Party’. His short stories were adapted as episodes of the Indian anthology television series like ‘Katha Sagar’ and ‘Chekhov Ki Duniya’. He made formal … 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. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, and the co-invention of collage. His famous paintings are ‘Family of Saltimbanques’, ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’, ‘Portrait of … 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’. In which he expounds on an influential formulation of social contract theory. Apart from political philosophy, he has contributed to the fields like history, jurisprudence, geometry, theology, and ethics. … 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. His famous paintings are ‘The Persistence of Memory’, ‘Soft Construction with Boiled Beans’, ‘Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening’, ‘Christ … Read more