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Gurdās, Bhāī
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Also Known As Bhāī Gurdās Bhallā
Born c.1550
Died 1637
Notable Works “Kartarpur Pothi”
Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
founder of Sikhism
Kabir
Indian mystic and poet
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian writer and theologian
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (center)
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Sikh leader
Banda Singh Bahadur
Sikh military leader
Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
Antal
Indian poet
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian author
John Banim
Irish author
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Jamaican folklorist, poet, and radio and television personality
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
English author
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
William Blake
William Blake
British writer and artist
Homer
Homer
Greek poet
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
Horace, bronze medal, 4th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Horace
Roman poet

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