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Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

Photograph of Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

Color portrait of English philosopher John Locke.

John Locke

(1632 - 1704)

Daniel Loeb

Color portrait of German theologian and reformer Martin Luther.

Martin Luther

(1483 - 1546)

Painted portrait of Florentine statesman and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli.

Niccolò Machiavelli

(1469 - 1527)

Image of Scottish poet, journalist, and author Charles Mackay.

Charles Mackay

(1814 - 1889)

Herman J. Mankiewicz

(1897 - 1953)

Seated man with a large white beard wearing a dark suit

Karl Marx

(1818 - 1883)

Black and white photograph of a young Marshall McLuhan with a think mustache.

Marshall McLuhan

(1911 - 1980)

Hans Holbein portrait of Sir Thomas More.

Thomas More

(1478 - 1535)

color oil painting of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a red tunic with gray hair

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756 - 1791)

Photograph of Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

(1899 - 1977)

Loretta Napoleoni 

Notorious B.I.G. (© MediaPunch Inc./Alamy Stock Photo)

The Notorious B.I.G.

(1972 - 1997)

English novelist, essayist, and critic George Orwell.

George Orwell

(1903 - 1950)

Dorothy Parker working at her typewriter.

Dorothy Parker

(1893 - 1967)

British novelist, translator and author Tim Parks.

Tim Parks

Black and white engraving of Roman author Petronius.

Gaius Petronius Arbiter

(c. 27 - 66)

Engraving of Pliny the Elder.

Pliny the Elder

(23 - 79)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Mosaic portrait of a bearded man in red holding a book

Marco Polo

(1254 - 1324)

Ayn Rand (Everett Collection Inc./Alamy Stock Photo)

Ayn Rand

(1905 - 1982)

Black and white photograph of a young John Ruskin wearing a suit.

John Ruskin

(1819 - 1900)