Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance.
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Pope
Nicholas I
Pope Nicholas I, also known as Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867.
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Nicholas II
Pope Nicholas II, otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061.
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German philosopher (1401 – 1464)
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer.
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Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)
Nicholas Roerich
Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, better known as Nicholas Roerich, was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure.
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French poet and critic (1636–1711)
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, often known simply as Boileau, was a French poet and critic.
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French painter (1594-1665)
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
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Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
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American politician and diplomat (born 1972)
Nikki Haley
Nimarata Nikki Haley is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S.
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