Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

male, deceased (1984)
Faiz Ahmed "Faiz" is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. He was born in Sialkot, in the...
Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

male, deceased (1976)
Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer,...
Bilquis Edhi

Bilquis Edhi

female, 62 years old
Bilquis Edhi, wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi, is one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan. She was born on August 14, 1947 in Karachi. She...
Yiannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos

male, deceased (1990)
Yiannis Ritsos (May 1 1909 - November 11 1990) was a Greek poet. He is considered to be one of the four greatest Greek poets of the twentieth...
Seán MacBride

Seán MacBride

male, deceased (1988)
Seán MacBride was a prominent international politician. Rising from a domestic Irish political career, he founded or participated in many n...
Abdul Sattar Edhi

Abdul Sattar Edhi

male, 78 years old
Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, or Edhi, as he is often known, is one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan and in the whole world. He is head of...
Miguel D'Escoto

Miguel D'Escoto

male, 76 years old
Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann (sometimes spelled as d'Escoto, de Escoto, Escoto, Escotto; Brockman) was born on 5 February 1933 in Los Angeles,...
Miguel Ángel Asturias

Miguel Ángel Asturias

male, deceased (1974)
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan writer and diplomat. He was awarded the 1967 Nobel Prize in literature "for his vivid literary a...
Renato Guttuso

Renato Guttuso

male, deceased (1987)
Renato Guttuso was one of the major Italian painters of the twentieth century. His best-known paintings include "Flight from Etna" (1938–39), "C...
Danilo Dolci

Danilo Dolci

male
Danilo Dolci was a social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet. He is best known for his opposition against poverty, social exclusion...