Jean-Paul Sartre was a Nobel Prize winner, playwright and philosopher. He was a leading public intellectual for much of the twentieth century, and was one of the key figures in the development of existentialism and phenomenology. During the war in Algeria, Sartre was a vocal supporter of the FLN.
Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi (28 November 1938 – 30 August 2015) was a scholar of Vachana literature (Kannada literature from the 11th and 12th centuries CE) and served as Vice-Chancellor
Timur Kuran is Professor of Economics and Law, and King Faisal Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture, at the University of Southern California. His books include Private Truths, Public Lies.
