The document provides biographical information about famous historical figures including their names, professions, places of birth, nationalities, and birth and death years. The figures described are Nikola Tesla, Elvis Presley, Ludwig van Beethoven, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, Luciano Pavarotti, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Yuri Gagarin, Patrick Swayze, and Desanka Maksimović.