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American singer-songwriter who became a sensation in France with hits like "Les Champs-Élysées" and sold millions of records

American physical chemist who developed radiocarbon dating, revolutionizing archaeology and palaeontology

American novelist, artist, and essayist known for breaking literary forms with his semi-autobiographical and often controversial works like Tropic of Cancer

American track and field athlete and Olympic champion who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games

Australian singer and lyricist, best known as the iconic frontman for the hard rock band AC/DC, renowned for his dynamic stage presence and powerful vocals

An influential Estonian poet, writer, translator, and journalist, known for 16 Nobel Prize in Literature nominations

American physicist and mathematician who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his fundamental theoretical investigations of electronic magnetism in solids

Israeli general and politician who served as a commander of the Palmach, a general in the IDF, and briefly as Acting Prime Minister, also the first non-European-born Israeli to serve as Prime Minister

Japanese association football player, manager, referee, and professor who played for and managed the Japan national team, deeply influencing the sport's development

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

An iconic Indian playback singer celebrated for his unmatched versatility and ability to embody diverse emotions through his voice, earning him recognition as one of the greatest singers of the Indian subcontinent and influencing generations of musicians

British musician and lyricist, lead vocalist of Joy Division, known for albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer, a defining figure in rock music

Polish Art Deco painter celebrated for her elegant portraits of aristocrats and highly stylized nudes

German-American jurist and political scientist, a leading figure in 20th-century international relations theory and a founder of realism, author of Politics Among Nations

English rock drummer known for his powerful, innovative drumming with Led Zeppelin, regarded as one of the greatest drummers in history

Austrian dramatic painter, writer, and poet known for intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes that shaped the Viennese Expressionist movement

American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer known for her bold persona, distinctive contralto voice, and clever use of double entendres

American actor known as the 'King of Cool' whose antihero persona dominated the box office for two decades

Pakistani general, politician, and diplomat who served as the third president of Pakistan and fifth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army

Indian politician and labor activist who served as the 4th president of India and was awarded the Bharat Ratna

Italian writer and journalist, celebrated for his children's literature and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal

The only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice, Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator, also known by his pen name Émile Ajar

Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous boom period

French philosopher, essayist, literary theorist, and semiotician whose work analyzed sign systems and influenced structuralism and post-structuralism