Born and died in 2010

Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator known as 'the voice of the epoch' in Russia

Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his prolific career and iconic deadpan humor

Russian diplomat and politician known for serving as Prime Minister from 1992-1998 and leading the transition to a market economy

Argentine lawyer and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, pioneering the political approach known as Kirchnerism

Polish-born French and American mathematician known for coining the word 'fractal' and developing the field of fractal geometry

French economist and Nobel laureate who revolutionized market theory through mathematical analysis and interdisciplinary research

French physicist who invented the multiwire proportional chamber and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992

Eighth President of Italy and Prime Minister, a prominent politician, jurist, and university teacher of the First Italian Republic

South Korean actor and singer celebrated for his roles in film and television, and his contributions to Korean ballad music

Lithuanian politician who served as the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania and later as Prime Minister

Portuguese novelist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate who crafted imaginative parables offering subversive perspectives on history and reality

Russian mathematician and physicist known for the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem, and contributions to dynamical systems, topology, and differential equations