Jean de la Fontaine
French fabulist & one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century.
Hermann Oberth
Austro-Hungarian born German physicist and engineer born in 1894.
Vivian Romance
French actor best known for her role in the 1936 film La belle équipe.
Hermann Hesse
German-born Swiss poet, novelist, painter, & winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Hellen Keller
American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, & lecturer born in 1880.
Thomas Berger
American novelist born in 1924 & best known for his novel Little Big Man.
Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter & sculptor born in 1920 and known for portraits & full figure nudes.
Papus
French physician, hypnotist, & popularizer of occultism born in 1865. Founder of the Martinist Order.
Faye Emerson
American actor & TV host born in 1917. Known as “The First Lady of Television” for prolific 1950s appearances.
Ottorino Respighi
Jewish Hungarian-Italian photographer born in 1899. Helped build imagery used in Fascist propaganda.