a French physicist and husband of Irène Joliot-Curie, with whom he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of Induced radioactivity.

a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.

a German physiologist who received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the first one awarded in that field, for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.

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.

a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

a French painter, the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791