National

Discover renowned personalities from all walks of life in our comprehensive list of National celebrities. From politicians and activists to entertainers and sports stars, explore the lives and achievements of notable figures who have shaped and inspired the nation.

Albert Verwey
Albert Verwey
Netherlands
Dutch poet, translator, essayist
Pavel Bagram
Pavel Bagram
Belarus
Belarusian poet.
Mirza Asadullah-khan Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah-khan Ghalib
India
Indian poet
Eduard Khil
Eduard Khil
Russia
Soviet and Russian opera, chamber and pop singer (baritone), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974)
Musa Tashmuhamedov
Musa Tashmuhamedov
Uzbekistan
Uzbek Soviet writer
Zrubavel Gilad
Zrubavel Gilad
Israel
Israeli poet.
Archibald Kronin
Archibald Kronin
Great Britain
Scottish writer.
Michele Cappellari
Michele Cappellari
Italy
Italian poet.
Jenni Rivera
Jenni Rivera
USA
Mexican-American singer best known for her work in the banda and norteña genres
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Israel
Jewish liturgical poet
Kamal Ad-Din Binoi
Kamal Ad-Din Binoi
Tajikistan
Tajik poet and thinker
Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Jumaniyaz Jabbarov
Uzbekistan
People's poet of Uzbekistan.
Krishna Das
Krishna Das
USA
American singer and musician
Richard Brotigan
Richard Brotigan
USA
American writer and poet, an iconic figure of the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s.
Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden
USA
American writer
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
USA
American songwriter, screenwriter and actor
Giovanni Chiampoli
Giovanni Chiampoli
Italy
Italian writer.
Platon Voronko
Platon Voronko
Ukrainian Soviet poet
Amir Khusrau
Amir Khusrau
India
Indian and Tajik-Persian poet, scholar, musician
 Gerfunker
Gerfunker
Belarus
Group
Hadamar Laber
Hadamar Laber
Germany
German poet.
Gustave Benedit
Gustave Benedit
France
French poet and music critic.
Nagai Gou
Nagai Gou
Japan
Writer, one of the most scandalous, controversial and famous manga artists in the history of the manga industry
Alexander Koniskiy
Alexander Koniskiy
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, prose writer
Heinrich Seidel
Heinrich Seidel
Germany
German poet, copper engraver, engineer by profession
Iosif Baltsan
Iosif Baltsan
Moldova
Moldavian Soviet poet.
Zurab Sotkilava
Zurab Sotkilava
Russia
Georgian singer, People's Artist of the USSR, performer of lyric and dramatic parts at the Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and then at the Bolshoi Theatre, tenor.
Szymon Zimorowic
Szymon Zimorowic
Poland
One of the greatest poets of Poland. The founder of realism in Polish literature. He gained European fame with his poetry in Latin, and in his homeland he received the name of "the Polish Pindar".
Alim Qasimov
Alim Qasimov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani singer, khanende
Sokyu Gen'yu
Sokyu Gen'yu
Japan
Japanese writer and monk of the Rinzai school.
Andrey Malushko
Andrey Malushko
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet poet, translator
Nicolae Labis
Nicolae Labis
Romania
Romanian poet.
Wolfgang Kirchbach
Wolfgang Kirchbach
Germany
German writer
Robert Berns
Robert Berns
Great Britain
Poet
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
African musician
Nikifor Vasyanka
Nikifor Vasyanka
Chuvash poet
 Loeb
Loeb
Poetess
Jozef Bogdan Zaleskiy
Jozef Bogdan Zaleskiy
Poland
Polish poet of the "Ukrainian school"
Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gulen
Turkey
Turkish writer
Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska
Poland
Polish poetess; winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Julius Mosen
Julius Mosen
Germany
German poet and author of Jewish descent
Georgiy Zalokostas
Georgiy Zalokostas
Greek poet
Vybz Kartel
Vybz Kartel
Jamaica
Jamaican entertainer, songwriter and businessman
Carl Adam Kaltenbrunner
Carl Adam Kaltenbrunner
Austria
Austrian national poet.
Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
USA
Musician, songwriter
Tezuka Osamu
Tezuka Osamu
Japan
"God of Manga", one of the key figures in the history of Japanese culture of the 20th century, creator of the aesthetics and techniques of modern manga and anime
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
Germany
German writer, close friend of Ludwig Tieck
Angelo Poliziano
Angelo Poliziano
Italy
Poet, humanist, court poet, friend of Lorenzo de' Medici, teacher of his sons.
Gotphrid Burher
Gotphrid Burher
Germany
German poet, supporter of the Great French Revolution
Tadeusz Gajcy
Tadeusz Gajcy
Poland
Polish poet, the second poet of his doomed generation after Baczyński.