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51 figures

Studio portrait of Mahatma Gandhi from 1931

Mahatma Gandhi

India · 1869–1948

Independence leader

Mughal-era painting depicting Emperor Akbar

Akbar

India · 1542–1605

Mughal Emperor

Painted portrait representing the poet Rumi

Rumi

Iran · 1207–1273

Poet & Sufi mystic

Portrait of Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta

Kenya · c. 1897–1978

First President of Kenya

Portrait of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

Pedro I of Brazil

Brazil · 1798–1834

Founder & first Emperor of Brazil

Historical illustration depicting the capture of Nat Turner

Nat Turner

United States · 1800–1831

Enslaved rebellion leader

Portrait of Serena Williams at the Australian Open

Serena Williams

United States · born 1981

Tennis player

Press photograph of John Lennon from 1974

John Lennon

United Kingdom · 1940–1980

Musician & songwriter

Official portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

United States · 1890–1969

34th U.S. President & WWII general

Photograph of physicist Niels Bohr

Niels Bohr

Denmark · 1885–1962

Physicist

Photograph of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

Germany · 1844–1900

Philosopher & writer

Portrait of Confucius from the Tang Dynasty

Confucius

China · c. 551–c. 479 BCE

Philosopher

Portrait of Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

Sweden · 1833–1896

Chemist & inventor

Official portrait of D. S. Senanayake

D. S. Senanayake

Sri Lanka · 1884–1952

First Prime Minister of Ceylon

Photograph of Léopold Sédar Senghor

Léopold Sédar Senghor

Senegal · 1906–2001

First President of Senegal & poet

Photograph of Juan Perón

Juan Perón

Argentina · 1895–1974

President of Argentina

Portrait of Samora Machel

Samora Machel

Mozambique · 1933–1986

President of Mozambique

Portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

South Africa · 1931–2021

Anglican Archbishop and anti-apartheid activist

Portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iran · c. 1900–1989

Supreme Leader of Iran

Portrait of Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau

Canada · 1919–2000

Prime Minister of Canada

Photograph of Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Nigeria · 1938–1997

Musician and activist

Photograph of Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Cuba · 1925–2003

Singer

Photograph of Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

Senegal · born 1959

Musician and politician

Portrait of King Mohammad Zahir Shah of Afghanistan

Mohammad Zahir Shah

Afghanistan · 1914–2007

King of Afghanistan

Portrait of Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Czech Republic · 1936–2011

Playwright and statesman

Photograph of Lech Wałęsa

Lech Wałęsa

Poland · born 1943

President of Poland

Portrait of Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko

DR Congo · 1930–1997

President of Zaire

Portrait of Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi

Italy · 1901–1954

Physicist

Portrait of Francisco Morazán

Francisco Morazán

Honduras · 1792–1842

President of the Federal Republic of Central America

Portrait of José Figueres Ferrer

José Figueres Ferrer

Costa Rica · 1906–1990

President of Costa Rica

Photograph of Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen

Norway · 1861–1930

Explorer and humanitarian

Photograph of Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Norway · 1914–2002

Explorer and ethnographer

Photograph of Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka

Japan · born 1997

Tennis player

Photograph of Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

France · 1887–1965

Architect and urban planner

Photograph of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Ireland · 1854–1900

Writer and playwright

Portrait of Enver Hoxha

Enver Hoxha

Albania · 1908–1985

Leader of Albania

Portrait of King Zog I of Albania

Zog I

Albania · 1895–1961

King of Albania

Official portrait of Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad

Syria · 1930–2000

President of Syria

Official portrait of Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

Australia · born 1961

Prime Minister of Australia

Photograph of David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Israel · 1886–1973

Founding Prime Minister of Israel

Photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel · born 1949

Prime Minister of Israel

Photograph of Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison

United States · born 1956

Astronaut and physician

Photograph of Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Macapagal

Philippines · 1910–1997

President of the Philippines

Photograph of Emperor Bảo Đại

Bảo Đại

Vietnam · 1913–1997

Last emperor of Vietnam

Photograph of Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel

Romania · 1928–2016

Writer and Holocaust survivor

Portrait of King Henri I of Haiti in royal dress

Henri Christophe

Haiti · 1767–1820

King of Haiti

Portrait of Cipriano Castro

Cipriano Castro

Venezuela · 1858–1924

President of Venezuela

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici

Cosimo de' Medici

Italy · 1389–1464

Banker & de facto ruler of Florence

Portrait believed to depict Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Italy · 1571–1610

Painter

Portrait believed to be a self-portrait of El Greco

El Greco

Spain · 1541–1614

Painter

Photograph of Violeta Chamorro

Violeta Chamorro

Nicaragua · 1929–

President of Nicaragua