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Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1998, also recognized as an economist and diplomat

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team and later became a coach

American zoologist, primatologist, and conservationist known for her pioneering study of mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda

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

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

Queen Consort of Thailand who served for over six decades, a dedicated statesperson, social worker, and environmentalist

British-Canadian biochemist and Nobel laureate who shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in developing site-directed mutagenesis

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

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

Indian actor celebrated for his commanding presence and iconic villainous roles across more than 450 films, earning multiple Filmfare Awards

Lithuanian politician who served as the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania and later as Prime Minister

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

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

Polish journalist, photographer, poet, and author renowned for his literary reportage from decolonizing Africa, South America, and Asia, and for his insightful chronicles of revolutions

Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for her roles as a politician, public figure, university teacher, sociologist, and philosopher, and as an activist and philanthropist who reshaped the image of the Soviet Union

Spanish photographer, writer, and film director, known for a prolific, award-winning career and for being one of Spain's great filmmakers alongside Buñuel and Almodóvar

Colombian painter and sculptor known for 'Boterismo,' a signature style depicting figures in large, exaggerated volume, representing political criticism or humor

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

Algerian military officer and politician who served as the second head of state of independent Algeria from 1965 until his death in 1978, first as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council and then as President

American actress, singer, and dancer known for her iconic role as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain and her chart-topping song "Tammy", earning an Academy Award nomination for The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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

American country singer known as the "Man in Black," celebrated for his deep bass-baritone voice, train-like rhythms, and songs of sorrow, tribulation, and redemption across country, rockabilly, and folk genres

American country singer known for her powerful voice and for successfully crossing over into pop music, securing multiple number-one hits

Ethiopian double Olympic marathon champion who famously won the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot and successfully defended his title in Tokyo 1964