an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology

a Spanish poet and writer. Today he is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most read writer after Miguel de Cervantes.

a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history.

an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. His work is characterized by a "refined sensuality" and often elongation of forms

a German expressionist painter and printmaker; he was one of the four founders of the artist group Die Brücke.

a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.