one of the most famous Finnish writers and in 1939 became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature

a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer

a Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher. Pijper is considered to be among the most important Dutch composers of the first half of the 20th century.

an English theoretical physicist who is regarded as one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century.

a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions.

a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in theoretical chemistry.