Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian)

Hello, I am Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, hero of the Soviet Union;  I was the first human in the world’s history to orbit the Earth in 1961.

Здравствуйте!
Я – Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, лётчик-космонавт, Герой Советского Союза. Я стал первым человеком в мировой истории, совершившим полёт в космическое пространство в 1961 году.

José Saramago (Portuguese)

Hi, my name is José Saramago. I am a Portuguese writer and the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Olá! O meu nome é José Saramago. Sou um escritor português e recebi o Prémio Nobel da Literatura em 1998.

Mariza (Portuguese)

Hi, my name is Mariza and I am a famous Portuguese Fado singer.

Olá! Chamo-me Mariza e sou uma famosa cantora de Fado português.

Maya Angelou (English (TESOL))

Hello, my name is Maya Angelou and I am an American poet from the XX and XXI centuries.

Girls' Generation (Korean)

Hello, we are the members of Girls’ Generation, one of the most popular K-Pop groups debuted in 2007.

안녕하세요. 우리는 소녀시대 멤버들입니다. 저희는 아주 인기가 많은 케이 팝 그룹이구요. 2007년에 데뷔했어요.

Kahlil Gibran (Arabic)

Hello, my name is Kahlil Gibran. I am a XX century Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.

أهلا، اسمي كليل جبران. أنا فنان وشاعر، وكاتب لبناني أمريكي من القرن العشرين

Xianlin Ji (Chinese)

Hello, my name is Xianlin Ji and I am a Chinese linguist, lexicographer and educator and founder of the Modern Chinese linguistic Studies.

大家好，我叫季羡林，是汉语言学家、词典编纂家、教育学家，还是现代汉语言学研究的创始人。

Isabel Allende (Spanish)

Hello, my name is Isabel Allende and I am a Chilean writer from the XX century.

Hola, me llamo Isabel Allende y soy una escritora chilena del siglo XX.

Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish)

Hello, my name is Miguel de Cervantes and I am a Spanish writer from the XVI and XVII centuries.

Hola, me llamo Miguel de Cervantes y soy un escritor español del siglo XVI y XVII.

Bing Xin (Chinese)

Hello, my name is Bingxin and I am a Chinese children writer from the XX century.

大家好，我叫冰心，是二十世纪中国著名的作家和儿童文学家。

Akira Kurosawa (Japanese)

Hello, my name is Akira Kurosawa and I am a famous Japanese filmmaker from the 20th century.

「こんにちは。黒澤明です。私は20世紀に活躍した日本の有名な映画監督です。」

George Sand (French)

Hello, my name is George Sand and I am a French writer from the XIX century.

Bonjour, je m’appelle George Sand et je suis une écrivaine du XIX siècle.

Huda Sha'rawi (Arabic)

Hello, my name is Huda Sha’rawi, and I am a XX century Egyptian feminist leader, nationalist, and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union.

أهلاً,
إسمي هدى شعراوي من المواطنين زعماء الحركة النسائية والمؤسسة للإتحاد المصري للحركة النسائية.

Sofia Loren (Italian)

Good morning! My name is Sofia Loren and I am a famous Italian actress of these times who lives in California.

Buongiorno! Mi chiamo Sofia Loren e sono una famosa attrice italiana di questi tempi che vive in California.

Song Jung-Gi (Korean)

Hello, my name is Song Jung-Gi. I am a famous Korean actor. I recently acted in “Descendants of the Sun” (2016).

안녕하세요. 이름은 송중기입니다. 저는 유명한 한국 배우에요. 최근에 연기한 작품으로는 “태양의 후예” (2016)가 있습니다.

Aimé Césaire (French)

Hello, my name is Aimé Césaire and I am a politician, poet and author from Martinique.

Bonjour, je m’appelle Aimé Césaire et je suis un politicien, poète et auteur martiniquais.

Shakespeare (English (TESOL))

Hello, my name is William Shakespeare. I am an English poet, playwright, and actor of the XVI and XVII centuries.

Goethe (German)

Good morning! My name is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and I am one of the most significant figures of the German literature. I lived in the 19th century.

Guten Tag! Ich heisse Johann Wolfgang von Goethe und ich bin die bedeutendste Gestalt der deutschen Literatur. Ich lebte im 19. Jahrhundert.

Catherine the Great (Russian)

Hello! I am Catherine the Great, Russian Empress from 1762 until 1796, the country’s longest-ruling female leader. During my ruling Russia (Golden Age) Russian territory was extended from the west to the south, administration and law was changed and Russia became the most powerful country in Europe.

Здравствуйте!
Я- Екатери́на Вели́кая – императрица Всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год, я единственная женщина, которая правила страной дольше всех.Во время моего правления Российской империией (Золотой Век) границы России были раздвинуты на запад и на юг, система государственного управления была реформирована и Россия вошла в число великих европейских держав.

Angela Merkel (German)

Hello, my name is Angela Merkel and I have been the Chancellor of Germany since November 2005.

Guten tag, mein name is Angela Merkel und ich bin seit November 2005 die Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Roberto Benigni (Italian)

Good morning! I am a famous Italian actor and director of these times who lives in Tuscany.

Buongiorno! Mi chiamo Roberto Benigni e sono un attore e regista italiano famoso di questi tempi che vive in Toscana.