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Japanese Nobel laureate who discovered how antibodies are generated and later revolutionized our understanding of memory formation

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

American actor famous for portraying the iconic metal-toothed villain Jaws in James Bond films and Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore

American filmmaker recognized as a master of the horror genre, known for iconic slasher films like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" that blended terror with humor

American former marine and laborer known for assassinating John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President

American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and musician known as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul"

Iranian cleric and politician who served as the second Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026, becoming the longest-serving head of state in West Asia

Ukrainian football player and manager, Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, laureate of UEFA Order of Merit in Ruby and FIFA Order of Merit, and posthumous recipient of the Hero of Ukraine award

Iconic British singer and recording artist known for her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice and as a popular performer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, an enduring figure of the Swinging Sixties

Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, and literary critic known for his significant influence on anthropology, literary theory, and intellectual history

Japanese association football player and manager who represented and coached the Japan national team

American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film historian who was a key figure in the New Hollywood movement

American actress known for her roles as Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women and Randi King on Family Law

Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as President of Portugal for two terms, Mayor of Lisbon, and United Nations High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

Macedonian atomic physicist and academician known for his extensive contributions to theoretical and nuclear physics with an h-index of 38 and 346 published papers

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

Malaysian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009, also known as the Father of Human Capital Development of Malaysia

18th Prime Minister of Canada, lawyer, businessman, and politician known for leading the Progressive Conservative Party from 1984 to 1993

Canadian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate who discovered the catalytic properties of RNA

Japanese mountaineer and explorer, the first woman to summit Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits

Motswana politician and economist who served as President of Botswana, recognized for his economic stewardship and pioneering response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic

American pioneer of the civil rights movement who, at 15, refused to give up her bus seat in segregated Montgomery

American singer, songwriter, and pianist known for selling millions of records and composing over 500 songs in pop and soft rock genres

British chemist who co-discovered fullerenes, earning him the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on carbon structures