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Brazilian photographer, economist, and environmentalist celebrated for his powerful black-and-white social documentary photography on global human issues and natural landscapes, including iconic projects like "Workers" and "Genesis"

Italian supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person and the last verified individual born in the 1800s

Swiss-American psychiatrist who developed the five stages of grief and pioneered near-death studies

German chancellor and economist who led the country during the challenging years of the Great Depression

Egyptian Field Marshal and statesman who served as de facto head of state after the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, facilitating a key political transition

Argentine public servant, lawyer, and military leader who designed the national flag and was a key figure in the Wars of Independence

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary who accompanied James Cook's second voyage and founded modern scientific travel literature

British politician and diplomat known for serving as the acting Secretary-General of the United Nations between 1945 and 1946

German dancer, choreographer, and ballet director known for her pioneering work in Tanztheater and founding the Tanztheater Wuppertal

Greek actress known for her significant contributions to stage and film from Piraeus to Athens

Swedish biochemist who shared the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances

Soviet-Azerbaijani opera and pop singer, composer, and film score composer known as the "Soviet Sinatra"

58th President of Mexico, known for his unique unopposed election victory in 1976, and a respected writer, lawyer, and university teacher

Italian novelist, poet, and translator whose novel <em>La storia</em> was included in the Bokklubben World Library List of 100 Best Books of All Time

Italian road cyclist nicknamed 'Gino the Pious' who won multiple Giro d'Italia and Tour de France titles, known for his post-war comeback

Japanese association football player and referee who played for the Japan national team and contributed to the sport's growth in Japan

Nobel laureate economist known for pioneering work in game theory, especially "Bayesian" games with incomplete information

Austrian-American director, producer, and actor who helmed over 35 feature films and was a significant influence in Hollywood for five decades

Hong Kong singer and actor, one of the most influential cultural icons in the Sinophone world, known for his debonair demeanour, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence

Yugoslav politician, theorist, and author who transitioned from high-ranking communist official to a leading democratic socialist dissident

German architect and structural engineer known for pioneering lightweight tensile and membrane structures, including the iconic roof of the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium

Swedish actress best known for her powerful collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman and acclaimed performances, notably in "Persona," earning her multiple prestigious awards

Queen Consort of France who was the wife of King Louis XIV and a regent

Italian actress and model known for her powerful performances and her status as a sex symbol in 1950s and 1960s cinema, winning multiple prestigious awards