Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. In 1913, Tagore became the first Indian and non-European to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A significant moulder of culture within Bengal and the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh. May 6, 1861 – August 7, 1941; died at 80. Alive at the same time as Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Karl Marx, Vincent van Gogh, and Neil Armstrong. Wiki link