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American physical chemist who won the Nobel Prize for developing direct methods to determine crystal structures

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter known for portraying eccentric and offbeat characters in New Hollywood films

American economic historian and Nobel laureate who revolutionized historical research by applying quantitative methods and challenged long-held beliefs about slavery and economic development

American author and screenwriter known for "I Am Legend" and numerous "Twilight Zone" episodes, who profoundly influenced horror and science fiction

American economist and Nobel Memorial Prize laureate known for developing public choice theory and its contractual and constitutional bases for economic and political decision-making

American physicist and Nobel laureate who, with David Lee and Douglas Osheroff, discovered the superfluidity of helium-3

Nobel Prize-winning American theoretical physicist who developed the theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions and pioneered using computers for studying particle physics

American engineer and inventor best known for founding human-computer interaction and inventing the computer mouse

American physicist and neurobiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960 for inventing the bubble chamber

American television personality, screenwriter, and producer best known for showcasing California's history, culture, and people through his distinctive television programs like California's Gold

American actor best known for his award-winning portrayal of Tony Soprano in HBO's The Sopranos, a performance regarded as one of television history's greatest

American film critic and author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and became the nation's most prominent voice in film analysis

German-born British-American author, novelist, and screenwriter, celebrated for her collaborations with Merchant Ivory Productions

Brazilian association football player and coach, a two-time FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil in 1958 and 1962, known for his innovative play as a left-back

Egyptian princess who served as queen consort of Iran from 1941 to 1948 as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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

American rock musician, songwriter, and poet, known as a primary force behind The Velvet Underground and for his pioneering solo career that redefined alternative rock

American author known for pioneering the techno-thriller genre with meticulously detailed stories of espionage and military science

American comedian, actor, and artist known for his improvisational genius and extensive career in film, television, and stand-up, earning Grammy and Emmy awards

Brazilian association football player and coach who starred in four World Cups, winning titles in 1958 and 1962, considered one of the greatest right-backs of all time

19th President of Bangladesh and a senior presidium member of the Awami League

Indian mental calculator known as the 'Human Computer' and pioneering author who wrote the first study of homosexuality in India

Japanese association football player and coach known for his contributions to the Japan national team

Scottish author celebrated for his diverse literary career, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, recognized among Britain's greatest post-war writers