German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)
Karl Jaspers
Karl Theodor Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy.
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Czech-Austrian Marxist theorist (1854–1938)
Karl Kautsky
Karl Johann Kautsky was an Austrian-born Marxist theorist.
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German fashion designer (1933–2019)
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Otto Lagerfeld was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director.
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German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
Karl Marx
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist.
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African-American mathematician
Katherine Johnson
Creola Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician and human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S.
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American filmmaker (born 1951)
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker.
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Japanese artist (1760-1849)
Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker.
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Russian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement (1879–1935)
Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, whose work and writings pioneered the development of abstract painting in the 20th century.
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American economist (1921–2017)
Kenneth Arrow
Kenneth Joseph Arrow was an American economist, mathematician and political theorist.
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