Born and died in 1972

American actor known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy and appearances in films like X-Men: The Last Stand, Marley & Me, and Bad Boys: Ride or Die

American peace activist and child actress who famously wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov during the Cold War, fostering a message of peace and understanding

American rapper and songwriter widely considered one of the greatest of all time, known for his distinctive, laidback lyrical delivery and semi-autobiographical music rooted in East Coast hip-hop

14th Prime Minister of Canada, distinguished diplomat, scholar, and author of influential works on international relations

The 33rd president of the United States who guided the nation through the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, establishing the Marshall Plan and NATO

Italian politician and statesman who served as the 4th President of Italy and twice as its Prime Minister

American poet, critic, and major figure in early modernist poetry, known for <em>Ripostes</em>, <em>Hugh Selwyn Mauberley</em>, and <em>The Cantos</em>, who also worked as a writer, composer, journalist, and translator, influencing 20th-century literature

American aviation pioneer from the Russian Empire who designed the world's first successful four-engine aircraft and four-engine bomber, also excelling in helicopter design

American baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color line in 1947 and became a leading voice in the civil rights movement

Kenyan-British paleoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work at Olduvai Gorge proved humans evolved in Africa, inspiring future generations of scholars

South African-American virologist and physician who developed the life-saving vaccine against yellow fever, earning him the Nobel Prize in 1951

Influential Belgian politician and diplomat, known as 'Mr. Europe' for his leadership in founding the European Union and his service as Prime Minister of Belgium and NATO Secretary General

Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher, founding president of the Paneuropean Union and a pioneer of European integration for nearly five decades

Hungarian-American biophysicist known for his Nobel Prize-winning research on the physical mechanism of stimulation within the cochlea, unraveling the mysteries of human hearing

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions in 1936 who abdicated his throne later that year, becoming known as the Duke of Windsor