German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.

Prolific and influential composer of the Classical era and among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence on subsequent Western art music is profound.

French Romantic painter regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the effects of color profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists

Spanish romantic painter regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown.

Spanish author of the first modern novel – Don Quixote, which tells the story of Alonso Quijano, who decides to set out to revive chivalry under the name of Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire,.

Polish astronomer and the first person to prove that the universe is heliocentric with the sun not the Earth at the center of our universe.

German astronomer and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his laws of planetary motion

Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who improved to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for a heliocentric universe.

English physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived.”

English physician who described completely and in detail the how blood circulates throughout the body by being pumped by the heart.