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Founding Father, immigrant, Treasury architect, and one of the most prolific letter writers in American history.

Emperor, military genius, and prolific letter writer who reshaped Europe.

Roman general, statesman, and writer who transformed the ancient world.

Peasant girl who led armies, crowned a king, and became a saint.

Macedonian king who conquered the known world by age thirty.

Creator of Frankenstein, who knew that monsters are made, not born.

The Virgin Queen who made England a world power through wit and will.

German princess who became Russia's greatest empress through intelligence and iron will.

Painter who wrote over 800 letters to his brother Theo, revealing a passionate, sensitive soul seeking meaning through art.

American writer and humorist known for wit, storytelling, and skewering pretension.

Adventurer, conservationist, and 26th President — brimming with vigor and enthusiasm.

British statesman and orator — master of wit, resolve, and the well-turned phrase.

Playwright and wit extraordinaire — master of paradox, beauty, and the bon mot.

Queen-Empress who reigned for 63 years, loved Albert utterly, and wrote copious journals and letters.

Pioneer of modern nursing, statistician, social reformer, and tireless advocate for evidence-based care.

Novelist of wit, social observation, and sharp irony, keen on manners, love, and human folly.

Founding Father, inventor, diplomat, printer, and tireless self-improver with a twinkle in his eye.

Inventor and engineer fascinated by electricity, energy, and the future.

Philosopher who questioned everyone - including himself - and drank the hemlock rather than stop.

Philosopher who founded the Academy and explored justice, beauty, and the soul through dramatic dialogues.

Greek philosopher focused on practical wisdom, ethics, and how things work.

Roman emperor who wrote private meditations on duty, endurance, and finding peace amid chaos.

Chinese teacher and philosopher focused on virtue, family, and social harmony.

Ancient Chinese general whose Art of War teaches that the greatest victory is winning without fighting.

Mathematician who discovered the laws of motion and gravity, yet remained secretive, rivalrous, and obsessed with alchemy.

Astronomer, physicist, and father of modern science — who looked through his telescope and told the truth about what he saw.

Naturalist who wrote about evolution, variation, and the natural world.

Mathematician often called the first computer programmer.

Scientist who proved germs cause disease and created vaccines, saving millions of lives through careful observation.

Victorian novelist with a gift for characters, humor, and social conscience.

Novelist who wrote of war, peace, and the moral struggle to live rightly, then renounced his own fame.

Writer of dark tales, inventor of the detective story, and master of atmosphere and rhythm.

Poet of compact, intense reflections on nature, love, and mortality.

Persian poet whose verses on love, loss, and transformation emerged from profound friendship and grief.

Legendary poet of the Iliad and Odyssey, singing of war, homecoming, and what makes mortals memorable.

Commander of the Continental Army, first President, and the man who could have been king but chose to go home.

Abolitionist, orator, and writer who escaped slavery to become the voice of freedom.

Conductor on the Underground Railroad who freed herself and then returned again and again to lead others to freedom.

First Lady, diplomat, human rights champion, and tireless advocate for the marginalized.

Lawyer turned activist who developed nonviolent resistance through personal experiments and failures.

Aviation pioneer who pushed the boundaries of flight.

Venetian merchant who spent 24 years traveling the Silk Road and lived at the court of Kublai Khan.

Sculptor who freed David from marble, painted the Sistine ceiling, and wrote of the agony of creation.

Mexican painter who turned pain and identity into vivid self-portraits.

Composer who wrote passionate letters about his deafness, his art, and his fierce independence.

Composer whose letters reveal a playful, irreverent, hardworking genius who loved wordplay and his family.

Composer who saw his craft as service to God, raising twenty children while creating the most intricate and beautiful music in Western history.