French poet (1854-1891)
Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.
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Austrian writer (1862–1931)
Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist.
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German philosopher (1788-1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer, also known as the “Philosopher of Pessimism”, was a German philosopher and writer.
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President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (17 11 2006
Ashraf Ghani
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021.
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Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays.
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Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th Patriarch of Alexandria.
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German social democrat politician (1840–1913)
August Bebel
Ferdinand August Bebel was a German social democratic politician.
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Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter.
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French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)
Auguste Comte
Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte was a French philosopher and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism.
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