Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Shimon Peres
(שמעון פרס)
Premier ministre et président de l'État d'Israël, artisan central des accords de paix d'Oslo de 1993 et lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix 1994.
Abdul Sattar Edhi
(عبد الستار ایدھی)
Icône humanitaire pakistanaise surnommée l'« Ange de la miséricorde », créateur du plus vaste réseau ambulancier et d'orphelinats bénévoles au monde.
Daniel Joseph Berrigan
(Daniel Berrigan)
Prêtre jésuite, poète et militant pacifiste américain, figure emblématique de la désobéissance civile contre la guerre du Vietnam et le nucléaire.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
(بطرس بطرس غالي)
Diplomate et juriste égyptien, sixième Secrétaire général de l'ONU (1992-1996), auteur du rapport visionnaire Agenda pour la paix définissant la diplomatie préventive moderne.
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld was a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Yoshiko Kakudo
Yoshiko Kakudo was a Japanese-American curator and philanthropist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Arthur S. Obermayer
Arthur S. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Ralph Hauenstein
Ralph Hauenstein was an American philanthropist, army officer and business leader, best known as a newspaper editor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Ted Stanley
Theodore Richard Stanley was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Sir Nicholas George Winton
(Nicholas George Wertheim)
Sir Nicholas Winton was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. Operating the Czech Kindertransport, he secured foster families in Britain and forged transit permits, keeping his heroic rescue a complete secret for fifty years until his wife discovered his notebook in their attic.
David Harker
Ronald David Harker CBE was the Chief Executive of Citizens Advice from 1997 to 2010.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron was a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and a Labour life peer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Molade Okoya-Thomas
Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Yoko Nagae Ceschina
Yoko Nagae Ceschina (チェスキーナ・永江洋子) was a Japanese-born patron of the arts and noted patroness of classical music.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
B. S. Abdur Rahman
Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman was an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Eckart Höfling
Eckart Höfling was a German Catholic priest who worked combating poverty in Brazil.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Stewart W. Bainum Sr.
Stewart William Bainum Sr. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
J. Mack Robinson
J. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.