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Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the 80th Prime Minister of Japan in 1994

Russian military officer who, during a 1983 false alarm, decided not to launch a nuclear counter-strike, a decision that likely prevented a global catastrophe

Japanese association football player who proudly represented his nation on the field

British-American geneticist and biochemist who shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for developing gene targeting and knockout mice

Eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, considered heir apparent from 1994 to 2001

Canadian-American filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor, known as the "father of the zombie film" for his influential horror work

French professional footballer who was integral to the France national team of the 1950s and won three European Cups with Real Madrid

English physicist and Nobel laureate who, with Paul Lauterbur, pioneered Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Hungarian-American chemist awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 for his transformative work on carbocation chemistry via superacids

Portuguese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister and President of Portugal, widely considered the father of Portuguese democracy

American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for leading Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and as a member of the Traveling Wilburys, whose distinctive sound defined rock and heartland rock music

South Korean singer, dancer, and songwriter known for his powerful vocals and extensive work with the boy band Shinee

German physicist and Nobel laureate who co-developed the ion trap technique, enabling high precision measurement of the electron magnetic moment

Award-winning British actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed character performances across film, television, and stage

President of Finland and pioneering Social Democrat who served as head of state for twelve years

Last king of Romania, who also pursued careers as an aircraft pilot, military leader, stockbroker, and art collector

Polish-British philosopher and sociologist known for his work on liquid modernity, consumerism, and the Holocaust

Iraqi politician who served as the 6th president of Iraq and president of the Governing Council

German politician, jurist, and judge who served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999, and the first president elected after German reunification

Influential Soviet and Russian poet, screenwriter, photographer, and director, renowned for his extensive literary and artistic career

French rock and roll and pop singer and actor who brought rock and roll to France

French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director celebrated for her distinctive presence and versatile contributions to cinema and music

Soviet, Russian, and American theoretical physicist who co-received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics for theories on superconductors and superfluids

Iranian politician and cleric, a founding father of the Islamic Republic, who served as president and championed economic liberalization