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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Photograph by Cliff (CC BY 2.0).

Andre Agassi

Author and journalist Caroline Alexander.

Caroline Alexander

Saint Augustine (detail), by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1645.

Saint Augustine

(354 - 430)

Image of French writer Honoré de Balzac with hand on chest.

Honoré de Balzac

(1799 - 1850)

American baseball player Yogi Berra.

Yogi Berra

(1925 - 2015)

Black and white image of English scholar, writer, and clergyman Robert Burton.

Robert Burton

(1577 - 1640)

Portrait of British poet Lord Byron.

Lord Byron

(1788 - 1824)

Cuban chess player José Raúl Capablanca.

José Raúl Capablanca

(1888 - 1942)

Sepia toned photograph of Lewis Carroll in a suit, reading a book

Lewis Carroll

(1832 - 1898)

Italian courtier, diplomat, and writer Baldassare Castiglione.

Baldassare Castiglione

(1478 - 1529)

George Catlin

(1769 - 1872)

Image from Codex Manesse depicting a tournament of knights.

Chrétien de Troyes

(c. 1165 - c. 1180)

Pierre de Coubertin

(1863 - 1937)

Black and white photograph of John Crowley sitting on a porch.

John Crowley

Color photograph of American writer Annie Dillard.

Annie Dillard

Dio Chrysostom

(c. 40 - c. 120)

Photograph of William Faulkner sitting in a chair.

William Faulkner

(1897 - 1962)

Abul Fazl

(1551 - 1602)

Statue of the Persian poet Ferdowsi.

Ferdowsi

(c. 935 - c. 1020)

American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

(1919 - 2021)

Henry Ford

(1863 - 1947)

Richard Ford

Darcy Frey