Born and died in 1974

American musician, composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist known as a pioneer of the neo-soul movement

Italian film director and actor who pioneered neorealist cinema with masterworks like "Bicycle Thieves"

American actor known for his distinctive voice and character roles, winning three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor

French playwright and screenwriter known for his popular sentimental comedies that brought laughter and wistful melancholy to the stage

American aviator, author, and explorer known for the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic

German Nazi politician, leader of the Hitler Youth, and convicted war criminal responsible for the deportation of Jews from Vienna

Deutscher Schriftsteller, Dichter und Drehbuchautor, gefeiert für seine humorvollen Kinderbücher wie Emil and the Detectives und seine sozial scharfsinnige Poesie

English physicist who discovered the neutron in 1932, received the Nobel Prize, and led the British team on the Manhattan Project

British physicist and Nobel laureate known for proving nuclear transmutation and developing operational research during World War II

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his profound exploration of eternal human questions through poetry and prose

Argentine military officer, politician, and statesperson who served as president of Argentina from 1946–55 and 1973–74, known for establishing Peronism, a lasting political movement

American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader who shaped the sound of jazz, big band, and swing music for five decades

Pakistani Field Marshal who served as the country's second President from 1958-1969 and first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army