Albert Camus

Albert Camus, a man who consistently looked on the bright side of an inherently meaningless universe, was born in French Algeria to a Pied-Noir father and a mother of Spanish descent. This origin story, while certainly exotic, doesn't exactly scream "kvetching in the shtetl." Thus, his "O" score remains stubbornly at zero.

His philosophical musings revolved around the absurd nature of human existence, a theme he explored in works like "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus." While the struggle against futility might resonate with many, Camus never identified with or practiced Judaism. His concerns were far more universal, or at least, universally French-Algerian and brooding.

However, the man did win a Nobel Prize in Literature at the ridiculously young age of 44, proving that even if life is inherently absurd, you can still collect some nice hardware for articulating it eloquently. His profound influence on literature and philosophy, coupled with his rather fetching trench coat aesthetic, earns him top marks for Kvell-worthiness.