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Jan LetzelDesigner · Modern designJan Letzel (9 April 1880 – 26 December 1925) was a Czech architect who was active in early 20th century Japan.
Jan TarnowskiAuthor · BooksJan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of…
Jean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de RochelleAuthor · BooksJean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de Rochelle (26 March 1762 – March 1849) was a French geographer, writer, poet and ambassador to the U.S.
Jean Jules JusserandAuthor · BooksJean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand (18 February 1855 – 18 July 1932) was a French author and diplomat.
Jean PalairetAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean Palairet (1697–1774) was a teacher and a French cartographer.
Jean-Baptiste DubosAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Dubos (14 December 1670 – 23 March 1742), also referred to as l'Abbé Du Bos, was a French author. He was also a diplomat and an art critic.
Jean-Baptiste GramayeAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Gramaye (Antwerp, 1579 - Lübeck, 1635) was an early modern historian of the Southern Netherlands.
Jean-Baptiste Louis GrosArtist · PaintingsJean-Baptiste-Louis Gros (1793–1870), also known as Baron Gros, was a French diplomat and later senator, as well as a notable pioneer of photography.
Jean-François de BourgoingAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jean-François de Bourgoing
Jennifer HostenAuthor · BooksJennifer Hosten (born 31 October 1947) is a Grenadian radio announcer, development worker, diplomat, author, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 1970,…
Jeong Mong-juAuthor · BooksChŏng Mongju (January 13, 1337 – May 4, 1392), also known by his art name P'oŭn, was a Korean statesman, diplomat, philosopher, poet, calligrapher and reformist of the Goryeo period.
Jerzy OnuchPhotographer · PhotographyJerzy Onuch (also Yuri Onuch, born July 28, 1954) is a contemporary artist and curator.
Jessica WatsonAuthor · BooksJessica Rose Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who attempted a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16 from 18 October 2009 to 15 May 2010.
Joachim ChreptowiczAuthor · BooksJoachim Litawor Chreptowicz (Belarusian: Іахім (Яўхім) Літавор Храптовіч; Lithuanian: Jokimas Liutauras Chreptavičius;
João Cabral de Melo NetoAuthor · Books
João da Mata ChapuzetDesigner · DesignJoão da Mata Chapuzet (1777 – 8 August 1842) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military architect.
João RodriguesAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoão Rodrigues (1561or 1562 1633or 1634), distinguished as Tçuzu and also known by other names in China and Korea, was a Portuguese sailor, warrior, and Jesuit interpreter, missionary,…
Joaquín BalaguerAuthor · BooksJoaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican…
Johan Gabriel OxenstiernaAuthor · BooksCount Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (19 July 1750 – 29 July 1818) is considered one of the foremost Swedish poets of the Gustavian period.
Johann Georg von HahnAuthor · BooksJohann Georg von Hahn (11 July 1811 – 23 September 1869) was a German diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture, who spent the majority of his career…
Johannes DantiscusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Joannes Dantiscus Episcopus Culmensis
John AdamsAuthor · BooksJohn Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
John AkarPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Joseph Akar (1927–1975) was a Sierra Leonean entertainer, writer, and diplomat. He served as Sierra Leonean ambassador to the United States.
John Armstrong Jr.Author · BooksJohn Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S.
John BowringAuthor · BooksSir John Bowring, or Phrayā Siam Mānukūlakicca Siammitra Mahāyaśa (17 October 1792 – 23 November 1872) was a British political economist, traveller, writer, literary translator, polyglot…
John CrawfurdAuthor · BooksJohn Crawfurd (13 August 1783 – 11 May 1868) was a Scottish physician, British colonial administrator, diplomat and writer who served as the second and last resident of Singapore.
John Digby, 1st Earl of BristolAuthor · BooksJohn Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (February 1580 – 21 January 1653), was an English diplomat and a moderate royalist during the English Civil War.
John GavinPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973) and the United…
John of JensteinAuthor · BooksJan of Jenštejn (also John of Jenstein; Czech: Jan z Jenštejna; 1348 – 17 June 1400) was a Bohemian archbishop, composer and poet. From 1379 to 1396 he was the Archbishop of Prague.
John Quincy AdamsAuthor · BooksJohn Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829.
Jorge Icaza CoronelAuthor · BooksJorge Icaza Coronel (July 10, 1906 – May 26, 1978), commonly referred to as Jorge Icaza, was a writer from Ecuador, best known for his novel Huasipungo, which brought attention to the…
Jörn DonnerAuthor · BooksHe was also a publisher, editor, and
José Bonifácio de Andrada e SilvaAuthor · BooksJosé Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (ʒoˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ; 13 June 17636 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, born in Santos,…
José Gálvez BarrenecheaAuthor · BooksJosé Gálvez Barrenechea (7 August 1885 – 8 February 1957) was a Peruvian poet, writer, journalist, university professor, and politician.
José Maria de Eça de QueirósAuthor · Books
José Rumazo GonzálezAuthor · BooksJosé Rumazo González (August 28, 1904 – February 26, 1995) was an Ecuadorian writer, philosopher and historian.
José Santos ChocanoAuthor · BooksJosé Santos Chocano Gastañodi (May 14, 1875 – December 13, 1934), more commonly known by his pseudonym "El Cantor de América" (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃoˈkano]), was a Peruvian poet,…
José Toribio MedinaAuthor · BooksIllustration — José Toribio Medina in 1918
Joseph Archer CroweIllustrator · IllustrationSir Joseph Archer Crowe KCMG (25 October 1825, London – 6 September 1896, Gamburg an der Tauber, today Werbach, Germany) was an English journalist, consular official and art historian,…
Joseph DeissPhotographer · PhotographyJoseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006.
Joseph Edward DaviesAuthor · BooksJoseph Edward Davies (November 29, 1876 – May 9, 1958) was an American lawyer and diplomat.
Joseph GrewAuthor · BooksJoseph Clark Grew (May 27, 1880 – May 25, 1965) was an American career diplomat and Foreign Service officer.
Joseph von Hammer-PurgstallAuthor · BooksJoseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian and diplomat.
Josip Juraj StrossmayerAuthor · BooksJosip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor.
Josué de CastroAuthor · BooksJosué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist…
Jovan DučićAuthor · BooksJovan Dučić (Јован Дучић, pron; 15 February 1872 – 7 April 1943) was a Bosnian Serb poet-diplomat and academic.
Józef SękowskiAuthor · BooksOsip Ivanovich Senkovsky (31 March 1800 – 16 March 1858), born Józef-Julian Sękowski, was a Polish–Russian orientalist, journalist and entertainer.
Juan Bautista ArriazaAuthor · BooksJuan Bautista Arriaza Superviela (27 February 1770, Madrid – 22 January 1837) was a Spanish poet and writer.
Juan ValeraAuthor · BooksJuan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (18 October 1824 – 18 April 1905) was a Spanish realist author, diplomat, and politician.
Julio Arboleda PomboAuthor · BooksJulio Arboleda Pombo (9 July 1817, Barbacoas, Viceroyalty of New Granada – 1862) was a Colombian poet, journalist, and politician.
Juliusz SłowackiAuthor · BooksJuliusz Słowacki (Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet.
Jurgis BaltrušaitisAuthor · BooksJurgis Baltrušaitis (2 May 1873 – 3 January 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator who wrote in Lithuanian and Russian, and was an exponent of iconology.
Justin RakotoniainaAuthor · BooksJustin Rakotoniaina (14 December 1933 – November 2001) was a diplomat who briefly served as Prime Minister of Madagascar in 1976–1977 after Joël Rakotomalala was killed in a helicopter…
Justo SierraAuthor · BooksJusto Sierra Méndez (January 26, 1848 – September 13, 1912) was a Mexican prominent liberal writer, historian, journalist, poet and political figure during the Porfiriato, in the second…
Karl August Varnhagen von EnseAuthor · BooksKarl August Varnhagen von Ense (21 February 1785 in Düsseldorf – 10 October 1858 in Berlin) was a German biographer, diplomat and soldier.
Karl Freiherr von MüfflingAuthor · Maps and atlasesFriedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, nicknamed Weiss (12 June 177510 January 1851), was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and military theorist.
Kazem AkhavanPhotographer · PhotographyThree Iranian diplomats as well as a reporter for Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) were abducted in Lebanon on 4 July 1982. None of them have been seen since.
Kazimierz PoniatowskiArtist · PaintingsPrince Kazimierz Poniatowski (15 September 1721 – 13 April 1800) was a Polish nobleperson, podkomorzy wielki koronny (1742–1773), Lieutenant general of the Royal Polish forces, generał…
Khalilullah KhaliliAuthor · BooksKhalilullah Khalili (1907–1987; - Ḫalīlallāḥ Ḫalīlī; alternative spellings: Khalilollah, Khalil Ullah) was Afghanistan's foremost 20th century poet as well as a noted historian, university…
Khushwant SinghAuthor · BooksPunjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat: Reflections on a Land and its People
Kim Kyu-sikAuthor · Books
Kishore MahbubaniAuthor · BooksKishore Mahbubani (born 24 October 1948) is a Singaporean diplomat and geopolitical consultant who served as Singapore Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1984 and 1989,…
Klaudzi Duzh-DusheuskiDesigner · DesignUniversity of Lithuania (faculty reorganized in Kaunas University of Technology)
Klemens von MetternichAuthor · BooksKlemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein[1] (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859),[2] known as Klemens von Metternich (lang) or Prince Metternich, was a German…
Knut FrydenlundAuthor · BooksKnut Frydenlund (31 March 1927 – 26 February 1987) was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party who served as foreign minister from 1973 to 1981 and again from 1986 to 1987.
Kole ČašuleAuthor · BooksIllustration — Kole Čašule
Konstantin VelichkovAuthor · BooksKonstantin Velichkov (full name Konstantin Velichkov Petkov; in Bulgarian: Констaнтин Величков; 1855 – 3 November 1907) was a Bulgarian writer and public figure.
Konstantinos ManassesAuthor · BooksConstantine Manasses (c. 1125) was a Byzantine chronicler and poet who was active during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180).
Konstantinos TsatsosAuthor · BooksKonstantinos D. Tsatsos (July 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987) was a Greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician.
Kryštof HarantPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Harant from the early 17th century by Aegidius Sadeler
Larisa ReisnerAuthor · BooksLarissa Mikhailovna Reissner (– 9 February 1926) was a Russian writer and revolutionary.
Laurence OliphantAuthor · BooksLaurence Oliphant (3 August 1829 – 23 December 1888), a Member of Parliament, was a South African-born British author, traveller, diplomat, British intelligence agent, Christian mystic, and…
Laurens ReaelAuthor · BooksLaurens Reael (22 October 1583 – 21 October 1637) was an employee of the Dutch East India Company, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1616 to 1619, and an admiral of the Dutch…
Lea CohenAuthor · BooksLea Cohen (born 1942), also known as Lea Koen, is a Bulgarian novelist, musicologist, and diplomat. In the 1990s, she was Bulgaria's Ambassador to the European Union.
Léon de LabordeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Walls of the Konya citadel, built and decorated by Kayqubad I, incorporated many Greco-Roman Classical elements. Léon de Laborde, 1838.
Leon WasilewskiAuthor · BooksLeon Wasilewski (1870–1936) was an activist of the Polish Socialist Party (PPS), a coworker of Józef Piłsudski, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, designer of much of Second Polish…
Leopold AndrianAuthor · BooksLeopold Andrian, actually Leopold Freiherr Ferdinand von Andrian zu Werburg (May 9, 1875 in Berlin − November 19, 1951 in Fribourg) was an Austrian author, dramatist and diplomat.
Lester B. PearsonAuthor · BooksLester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Levko LukianenkoAuthor · BooksLevko Hryhorovych Lukianenko (24 August 1928 – 7 July 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet dissident and politician.[14] He was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group in 1976 and was…
Lew WallaceAuthor · BooksLewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor,…
Li FengjiAuthor · BooksLi Fengji (758 – February 27, 835), courtesy name Xuzhou (虛舟), formally Duke Cheng of Zheng (鄭成公) or Duke Cheng of Liang (涼成公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a…
Liya KebedeDesigner · FashionLiya Kebede (born 1 March 1978) is an Ethiopian-born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue 20 times.
Lorenzo MagalottiAuthor · BooksLorenzo Magalotti (24 October 1637 – 2 March 1712) was an Italian philosopher, writer, diplomat and poet.
Lou Tseng-TsiangAuthor · Books
Louis BonaparteAuthor · Books(Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as Grand pensionary of the Batavian Commonwealth)
Louis de CarnéAuthor · BooksLouis-Marie de Carné (17 February 1804 in Quimper, Finistère – 11 February 1876 in Plomelin), comte de Carné was a French politician, journalist and historian.
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-SimonAuthor · BooksLouis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, GE (lang; 16 January 16752 March 1755), was a French courtier and memoirist, who also spent time as a soldier and diplomat.
Louis DutensAuthor · BooksLouis Dutens (15 January 173023 May 1812) was a French writer born in Tours, of Protestant parents, who lived most of his life in Britain or in British service on the continent.
Louis Jules Mancini MazariniAuthor · BooksLouis Jules Mancini Mazarini was a French diplomat, writer, poet and military personnel (1716–1798). He was born in Paris.
Luca SorgoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Luka Sorkočević
Lucian BlagaAuthor · BooksLucian Blaga (Romanian: [lutʃiˈan ˈblaɡa]; 9 May 1895 – 6 May 1961) was a Romanian philosopher, poet, playwright, poetry translator and novelist.
Lucius Cincius AlimentusAuthor · BooksLucius Cincius Alimentus (about200BC) was a celebrated Roman annalist, jurist, and provincial official.
Luis Alberto de HerreraAuthor · BooksIllustration — Luis Alberto de Herrera.
Luis Cordero CrespoAuthor · BooksLuis Benjamín Cordero y Crespo (6 April 1833 – 30 January 1912) was President of Ecuador 1 July 1892 to 16 April 1895.
Madanjeet SinghPhotographer · PhotographyMadanjeet Singh (16 April 1924 – 6 January 2013) was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer.
Magdaléna VášáryováPerson · Music memorabiliaMagdaléna Vášáryová (ˈmaɡdaleːna ˈʋaːʂarjɔʋaː; referred also as Magda Vášáryová; born 26 August 1948) is a former Slovak actress and diplomat, prominent for her liberal anti-nationalist…
Mahmud TarziAuthor · BooksMahmud Tarzi (Dari: محمود بیگ طرزی; August 23, 1865 – November 22, 1933) was an Afghan politician and intellectual. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism.
Máire Mhac an tSaoiAuthor · BooksMáire Mhac an tSaoi (4 April 1922 – 16 October 2021) was an Irish civil service diplomat, writer of Modernist poetry in the Corca Dhuibhne dialect of Munster Irish, a memoirist, and a…
Mammad Hasan HajinskiDesigner · DesignMammad Hasan Jafargulu oglu Hajinski (Məmməd Həsən Cəfərqulu oğlu Hacınski; March 3, 1875 – February 9, 1931) was an Azerbaijani architect and statesman.
Manuel de Araújo Porto-AlegreDesigner · DesignManuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre was a Brazilian painter, writer, architect, journalist, diplomat and politician (1806–1879). He was born in Rio Pardo and died in Lisbon.
Manuel Maples ArceAuthor · BooksManuel Maples Arce (May 1, 1900 - June 26, 1981) was a Mexican poet, writer, art critic, lawyer and diplomat, especially known as the founder of the Stridentism movement.
Manuel PaynoAuthor · BooksManuel Payno (21 June 1810 – 5 November 1894) was a Mexican writer, journalist, politician and diplomat. His political ideology was moderate liberal.
Marcelo Duarte MatiasAuthor · BooksMarcelo Duarte Matias (15 August 1903, Lisbon – 9 June 1999, Estoril) was a Portuguese diplomat, civil servant, and writer.
Marcin KromerAuthor · BooksMarcin Kromer (Latin: Martinus Cromerus; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland and…
Marinus IAuthor · BooksPope Marinus I (died 15 May 884) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 882 until his death on 15 May 884.
Mario PuzoAuthor · BooksMario Francis Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter.
Marta BrunetAuthor · BooksMarta Brunet (August 9, 1897 – October 27, 1967), was a Chilean writer. She was a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.
Martin OpitzAuthor · BooksMartin Opitz von Boberfeld (23 December 1597 – 20 August 1639) was a German-language poet active in Poland.
Martin Van BurenAuthor · BooksMartin Van Buren (December 5, 1782July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841.
Massimo d'AzeglioArtist · PaintingsMassimo Taparelli, Marquess of Azeglio (24 October 1798 – 15 January 1866), commonly called Massimo d'Azeglio, was a Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist, and painter.
Matija NenadovićAuthor · BooksMatija Nenadović (Матија Ненадовић; 26 February 1777 – 11 December 1854), also known as Prota Mateja, was a Serbian archpriest, writer, and politician who served as the first prime minister…
Maximilianus TransylvanusAuthor · BooksIllustration — The first edition of Transylvanus' account
Mehmed Abid EfendiAuthor · BooksŞehzade Mehmed Abid Efendi (17 May 1905 – 8 December 1973) was an Ottoman prince, a son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Saliha Naciye Kadın, and[1][2] brother-in-law of King Zog I of Albania.
Melchior de PolignacAuthor · BooksMelchior Cardinal de Polignac (11 October 1661 – 20 November 1742) was a French diplomat, Cardinal and Neo-Latin poet.
Melchior de VogüéAuthor · BooksMarie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé (25 February 1848 – 29 March 1910) was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.
Melchisédech ThévenotAuthor · Maps and atlasesMelchisédech Thévenot was a French cartographer, librarian, diplomat, writer and physicist (1620–1692). He was born in Paris and died in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Michael OrenAuthor · BooksMichael Bornstein Oren (born Michael Scott Bornstein; May 20, 1955) is an American-Israeli diplomat, writer, and politician.
Michel JobertAuthor · BooksMichel Jobert (lang; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing Gaullist orientation.
Miguel Abadía MéndezAuthor · BooksMiguel Abadía Méndez (5 July 1867 – 9 May 1947) was the 12th President of Colombia (1926–1930).
Miguel Ángel AsturiasAuthor · BooksMiguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (lang; 19 October 1899 – 9 June 1974) was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist.

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