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Jane Austen
Novelist, 1775–1817
Jane Goodall
Primatologist and conservationist
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder and executive chair; Blue Origin founder
Jennifer Lawrence
Independent-film recognition alongside global franchise roles.
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA co-founder, president and CEO
Jetsun Pema
Queen consort of Bhutan; Druk Gyaltsuen
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
King of Bhutan
Joaquin Phoenix
Actor
Jodie Foster
From childhood performances to a career on both sides of the camera.
John Legend
Singer, songwriter and producer
Jorge Luis Borges
Short-story writer, poet and essayist, 1899–1986
Julia Roberts
Romantic comedy, dramatic conviction and a lasting leading presence.
Julianne Moore
Actress and author
Kate Winslet
Actor
Katherine Johnson
NASA research mathematician, 1918–2020
Kazuo Ishiguro
Novelist and screenwriter
Keanu Reeves
Actor & musician
Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council
Khalid bin Salman
Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia
Kylian Mbappé
Footballer
Lady Gaga
Singer, songwriter & actor
Le Corbusier
Swiss-born architect, urbanist and painter, 1887–1965
LeBron James
Professional basketball player
Leo Tolstoy
Novelist, essayist and moral thinker, 1828–1910
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, draughtsman and investigator, 1452–1519
Leonardo DiCaprio
From a television beginning to ambitious, director-led cinema.
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
Princess of Asturias; heir to the Spanish crown
Letsie III
King of Lesotho
Lewis Hamilton
Formula One racing driver
Linus Pauling
Chemist, peace campaigner and Nobel laureate, 1901–1994
Lionel Messi
Professional footballer
Lupita Nyong’o
Actress and author
Madonna
Singer, songwriter and performer
Maha Vajiralongkorn
King of Thailand; Rama X
Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
First Deputy Ruler of Dubai; UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister; Chairman of the Presidential Court
Margaret Atwood
Novelist, poet and essayist
Margrethe II
Queen of Denmark, 1972–2024; former sovereign
Marie Curie
Physicist and chemist
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta co-founder, chairman and CEO
Marta
Footballer
Matt Damon
An acting career with writing and production at its foundations.
Melanie Perkins
Canva co-founder and CEO
Meryl Streep
A screen career built on transformation, precision and range.
Michael Dell
Dell Technologies founder, chairman and CEO
Michael Faraday
Experimental scientist in electricity and chemistry, 1791–1867
Michael Phelps
Swimmer
Michelangelo
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet, 1475–1564
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