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British film director and producer known for action and thriller films like Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, and Man on Fire

French philosopher, politician, and writer known for his work on materialist epistemology, his conversion to Islam, and controversial conviction for Holocaust denial

English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player who co-founded Deep Purple and pioneered the fusion of classical music with hard rock

British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Lance Corporal Jones in the beloved BBC sitcom Dad's Army, and a singer and writer

Italian-born American virologist and physician who won the 1975 Nobel Prize for his work on oncoviruses and their interaction with cellular genetic material

American author and screenwriter celebrated for his contributions across fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery genres

American astronaut, test pilot, and university teacher who, as commander of the Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon

American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman known as the top-selling female artist in regional Mexican music

American singer, actress, and film producer known as "the Voice" who sold over 220 million records worldwide

English physiologist and biophysicist who, with Alan Hodgkin, won the Nobel Prize for their discoveries on nerve impulse transmission

Italian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th President of Italy from 1992 to 1999 after decades in the Chamber of Deputies

Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as President and Prime Minister of Ethiopia for over two decades

Seventh Prime Minister of Israel and a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi (Stern Gang) before the establishment of the State of Israel, known for his long career as a politician and diplomat

Mexican novelist, essayist, and diplomat renowned for his influence on the Latin American Boom and works such as The Death of Artemio Cruz

Algerian politician, revolutionary, and association football player who served as the first president of Algeria from 1963 to 1965

Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who globalized Indian classical music, influencing countless artists and receiving India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna

Brazilian architect known for designing civic buildings for Brasília and his influential exploration of reinforced concrete aesthetics

Italian neurobiologist and Nobel laureate who co-discovered nerve growth factor, a key molecule for cell development and survival

Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner known for ironic precision in exploring fragments of human reality

Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress, and singer known as the 'Queen of Brazilian Television'