DISCOVER THE GREATEST
ICONS OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE...
ABRAHAM LINCOLM
The 16th president of the United States and the Great Emancipator of the slaves, born in 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky.
« The ballot is stronger than the bullet. »
FRIDA KAHLO
Famous painter, leading figure of Mexican culture and feminist icon born in 1907 in Cocoyan, Mexico.
« Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly ? »
AL CAPONE
Famous gangster and the leader of a crime organization based in Chicago during Prohibition, born in 1889 in Brooklyn, New York.
« We don't want any trouble. »
ALBERT EINSTEIN
German-born American physicist who came up with the famous equation E=mc2, born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany.
« The only absolute thing in a world like ours is humor. »
ANDY WARHOL
American artist and filmmaker, leader of the Pop Art movement, born in 1928 in Pittsburgh.
« If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me and there I am. There’s nothing behind it. »
SUPER OBAMA
The 44th president of the United States of America, born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
« The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen. »
BARACK OBAMA
The 44th president of the United States of America, born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
« The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen. »
BOB MARLEY
Author, composor and Jamaican interpreter, born in 1945 in Nine Miles in Jamaica.
« Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold. »
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
British actor and a great master of silent film, famous for his pantomime and clowning, born in 1889 in Londo
« That´s what all we are. Amateurs. We don´t live long enough to be anything else. »
CLAUDE MONET
Painter laying behind impressionism, born in Paris in 1840.
« At least, what I am going to do here will differ from anything that have been done, because it will be the unique result of my own impression. »
TENZIN GYATSO
Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama XIV, born in 1935 in Takster, Tibet.
«True happiness does not depend on any being, any external object. It depends only on us. »
ELIZABETH II
Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, born in 1926 in London
« The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women. »
ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA
Famous Argentine politician and revolutionary symbolizing communist revolutionary movements, born in 1928 in Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina.
« Be realistic, demand the impossible. »
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
Famous philosopher born in 1844 in Röcken, Prussia.
« He who only wants to speak and act with accuracy ends up doing nothing at all. »
HILLARY CLINTON
69th Secretary of State of the United States and democratic senator of the state of New York, born in 1947 in Chicago in the United States.
« I think that the rights of the women and the girls is the big unfinished process of the XXIth century. »
JESUS OF NAZARETH
Considered by the Old Testament of the Judaism as the Messiah and the only son of God, died and resuscitated for the salute of the men.
« You will love your fellow man as you even. »
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
German composer and a master of baroque music, born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany
« Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. »
JIMI HENDRIX
American composer, singer-songwriter and genius guitarist born in 1942 in Seattle.
« Don't compromise yourself.
You're all you've got. »
JOHN LENNON
Composer-songwriter, guitarist and singer, founder of the Beatles, born in October 9th, 1940 in Liverpool.
« A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. »
JULES VERNE
French writer and a pioneer of science-fiction, born in 1828 in Nantes.
« Nothing great was ever made which was not an extravagant expectation. »
KARL MARX
Political activist, philosopher and theoretician, born in 1818 in Trier, Germany.
« Abolish the exploitation of the man by the man, and you will abolish the exploitation of a nation by another nation. »
MALCOLM X
Afro-American muslim moralizer, speaker and fervant defender of the rights of the blacks, born in 1925 in Omaha in the United States.
« You get freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get your freedom. »
MARTIN LUTHER KING
Afro-Americain Baptiste preacher, nonviolent activist for the civil rights of the blacks, born in 1929 in Atlanta, United States.
« I make a dream that one day, the black children and the white children will join theirs hands as brothers and sisters. »
MONA LISA
The model for the famous painting of Léonard de Vinci "The Mona Lisa", born in Florence on 5 June 1479.
« If Mona Lisa is smiling, it is because all of those who drew her mustache have now passed away. » (André Malraux)
MONA LISA ROCK
The model for the famous painting of Léonard de Vinci "The Mona Lisa", born in Florence on 5 June 1479.
« If Mona Lisa is smiling, it is because all of those who drew her mustache have now passed away. » (André Malraux)
MARIE ANTOINETTE
Queen of France and the spouse of Louis XIV, born in 1755 in Vienna, Austria.
« In this place, I stop being a Queen to become myself. » ....On "the Petit Trianon" in Versailles.
MARILYN MONROE
American actress, Hollywood myth and universal pop icon, born in1926 in Los Angeles,California.
« I don’t want to make money ; I just want to be wonderful. »
MICHAEL JACKSON
American singer and the « King of pop », born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.
« When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true. »
MOHANDAS GANDI
Great political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, born in 1869 in Porbandar, India.
« Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. »
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
The first emperor of the French, a great conqueror and strategist, born in 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica.
« Impossible is not French. »
NEFERTITI
Egyptian queen from the 14th Century BC and the great royal spouse of Akenathen who was one of the last kings of the 18th dynasty.
« The beautiful one has come. »
NELSON MANDELA
Hero of the anti-apartheid struggle and South Africa’s 1st black president, born in 1918 in Mvezo.
« To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. »
PABLO PICASSO
Spanish painter and sculptor, co-founder of cubism, born in Malaga in 1881.
« Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. »
POPE FRANCIS
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 266th bishop of Rome and Pope of The Roman Catholic Church, born in 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
« As I would want a Poor church for the Poor people. »
SALVADOR DALI
Spanish painter and sculptor, charismatic member of the Surrealist movement, born in 1904 in Figueres.
« Beauty should be edible, or not at all. »
SIGMUND FREUD
Doctor and neurologist, the father of psychoanalysis, born in 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia.
« Happiness is a child's dream fulfilled
in maturity. »
SITTING BULL
Famous Indian Sioux chief, born around 1831 in South Dakota.
« Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught... only then you will find that money cannot be eaten. »
STEVE JOBS
American entrepreneur and computer scientist, famous for having co-founded and directed Apple, regarded as a pioneer in computer science, born in 1955 in San Francisco.
« Be hungry. Be foolish. »
TUTANKHAMUN
The 11th Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, whose famous tomb was found in the King’s Valley in 1922.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Regarded as the greatest playwright of English speaking culture, born in 1564 in Stratford upon Avon, England.
« All the world's a stage. »
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Austrian composer, one of the greatest European composers of classical music, born in 1756 in Salzburg.
« I ‘am trying to find the notes
that love each other. »
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
French fashion designer born April 24, 1952 in France.
« The most beautiful dress is still the condom. »
J.B POQUELIN (MOLIERE)
Author, actor, theatre company manager, born in 1622 in Paris, Molière embodies the true playwright, committed to his art and deeply engaged in the culture of his age.
« Start, commit yourself, and let nothing stop you » (The Misanthrope)
KATE MIDDLETON
Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, born in 1982 in Reading.
« Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can. »
WILLIAM OF CAMBRIDGE
Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne, born in 1982 in London.
« My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. »
JOHNNY HALLYDAY (CONCERT)
Singer, actor and iconic French rock star, born in 1943 in Paris.
« I often feel lonely, but I never do while I am on stage… The public is my drug. »
JOHNNY HALLYDAY
Singer, actor and iconic French rock star, born in 1943 in Paris.
« I often feel lonely, but I never do while I am on stage… The public is my drug. »
MICHEL POLNAREFF
Author, composer and French singer born in July 3rd in Nérac in France.
« I am a man, I am a man, what could be more natural as a matter of fact. »
PARATROOPER 101-AIRBORNE
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, about 6 500 men, dropped at night, their mission was to take control of roads and bridges. Many drowned in the flooded marsh. Their role was critical to the success of the landing of "Utah Beach".
« Rendez vous With the Destiny. »
RED CROSS NURSE
American Red Cross nurses were tasked to heal and comfort morally wounded soldiers. There were about 104 000 nurses incurred during the Second World War.
« Emidst War, Charity. »