Freud is best known for his studies of sexual desire, repression, and the unconscious mind. He is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis" and his work ...
while also making a long-lasting impact on fields as diverse as literature

He was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. A prolific writer, Bertrand Russell was also a populariser of philosophy and a commentator on a large variety of topics, ranging from very serious issues to the mundane.
Continuing a family tradition in political affairs, he was a prominent liberal

He was a Scottish author most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction
He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories

Sheldon was born Sidney Schechtel in Chicago, Illinois to a German Jewish father and a Russian Jewish mother. His career began in 1937 in Hollywood, California,
where he reviewed scripts and collaborated on a number of B-movies.

Ayn Rand is a major intellectual of the twentieth century. Born in Russia in 1905 and educated there, she immigrated to the United States after graduating from university.
her political philosophy is in the classical liberal tradition

She was an English novelist. Her insights into women's lives and her mastery of form and irony have made her one of the most noted and influential novelists of her era despite being only moderately successful during her lifetime.
In 1775, Jane Austen was born at a rectory in Steventon, Hampshire,