The Nine, in chronological order:
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Leonardo da Vinci
(1452–1519)
Breadth of Creativity, Art and Science
Lady with an Ermine

William Shakespeare
(1564–1616)
Drama, Plot and Depth of Character
Hamlet

Johannes Vermeer
(1632–1675)
Pure Beauty, Technique and Patience
Woman Truing a Balance

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770–1827)
Mastery, Profoundness and Skill
Seventh Symphony, 2nd Movement

Edgar Allan Poe
(1809–1849)
Gothic Fantasy and Creativity
The Cask of Amontillado

Oscar Wilde
(1854–1900)
Wit and Childlike Wonder
The Picture of Dorian Grey

Hermann Hesse
(1877–1962)
The Essential Duality of Life
Narcissus and Goldmund

M.C. Escher
(1898–1972)
Craftsmanship and Mathematics
Ascending and Descending

Stanley Kubrick
(1928–1999)
Perfectionism, Framing and Details
Barry Lyndon