Born and died in 1932

Indian business tycoon and entrepreneur who founded Reliance Industries in 1958 and democratized share ownership by taking it public in 1977

South Korean military general and politician who served as the sixth president of South Korea and was the first to be directly elected under the democratic constitution

French politician and official who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007, previously holding office as Prime Minister and Mayor of Paris

Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator and governor, becoming a key opposition leader against Ferdinand Marcos and whose assassination catalyzed the return to democracy

Austrian diplomat and politician who served as the president of Austria from 1992 to 2004

American poet and writer who advanced confessional poetry and won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for her collected works

Canadian economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas

French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose work generalized methods for studying order phenomena to complex forms of matter like liquid crystals and polymers

Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist known for his central role in the Nueva canción chilena movement

Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, known for his economic reforms and statesmanship

Ukrainian operatic tenor and People's Artist of the USSR and Ukraine, renowned for his powerful voice and contributions to classical music

Canadian composer, pianist, and broadcaster celebrated for his distinctive interpretations of Bach's keyboard works and his innovative studio recordings

Austrian writer and translator known for his supernatural fiction, most notably the novel The Golem

German astronomer and astrophotography pioneer who revolutionized celestial observation and led the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

British doctor and Nobel laureate who discovered the mosquito transmission of malaria, fundamentally changing the fight against the disease

Brazilian aviation pioneer, scientist, inventor, balloonist, and aircraft pilot who designed and flew the first powered airships and contributed to early heavier-than-air flight

British novelist and children's writer best known for the classic "The Wind in the Willows"

Last King of Portugal, reigning from 1908 until 1910, known sometimes as the Unfortunate or the Patriot

French statesman who served as President of France and was known as 'the Father of French Indochina'

Baltic German chemist and philosopher, a founder of physical chemistry, Nobel laureate for work on catalysis and reaction rates

French statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his eleven terms as Prime Minister and his dedication to international reconciliation during the interwar period

Prolific British writer, journalist, and playwright known for his extensive contributions to crime and adventure fiction, including numerous novels, plays, and screenplays