Émile Gaboriau (1832–1873) is widely regarded as the "Father of the Detective Novel" (or "Father of the French Roman Policier") for creating the first fully developed police procedural mysteries in France, introducing the brilliant detective Monsieur Lecoq — a major precursor to Sherlock Holmes.
Tanguturi Suryakumari (13 November 1925 – 25 April 2005), also known as Suryakumari Elvin after marriage, was a multifaceted Indian artist: singer, actress, dancer, freedom fighter, and cultural ambassador.
Famous for her rendition of "Maa Telugu Thalliki" (Andhra Pradesh's official song), she was a child prodigy in Telugu cinema and later promoted Indian arts internationally. Niece of freedom fighter and Andhra leader Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, her life blended patriotism, artistry, and global influence.
John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender, known as the "Killer Clown" for entertaining children as "Pogo the Clown." He raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978 in Chicago, burying most in his home's crawl space. A contractor and community figure, he was convicted in 1980 and executed by lethal injection.
Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910), born Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, and moral thinker, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.
Born into an aristocratic family in Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Province, he is best known for epic novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), which explore human experience, history, and morality. Later in life, he embraced Christian anarchism, nonviolence, and asceticism, influencing figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
