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Icons of the 20th Century

Pablo Picasso

Painter, Sculptor

Modern art pioneer

Michael Jordan

Professional Basketball Player

Basketball legend

Charlie Chaplin

Actor

Silent film pioneer

Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist

Physicist and symbol of modern science

Alfred Hitchcock

Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Master of suspense cinema

John F. Kennedy

Politician, Statesman

U.S. President

Margaret Thatcher

Politician, Former Head of State

British Prime Minister

Marilyn Monroe

Actress

Hollywood icon and actress

Nelson Mandela

Politician, Lawyer

Anti-apartheid leader