Born and died in 1987

American professional wrestler and actor known for his influential and unique character portrayals in WWE

American actress and singer known for her acclaimed role as Santana Lopez on the musical comedy-drama series Glee

Italian professional association football player known for his role as a central defender

Belgian-born French novelist and essayist, first woman elected to the Académie Française, and winner of the Prix Femina and Erasmus Prize

Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries of carbohydrate metabolic pathways, significantly impacting the understanding and treatment of diseases like galactosemia

American writer and civil rights advocate renowned for his essays, novels, and plays, including Go Tell It on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son, who significantly influenced discussions on race and human equality

American mythologist, writer, and lecturer best known for his work on the 'hero's journey' and comparative mythology

Russian mathematician and computer scientist who pioneered modern probability theory, algorithmic information theory, and made fundamental contributions to topology, functional analysis, and classical mechanics

American physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize for co-inventing the point-contact transistor

Turkish admiral, diplomat, and politician who served as the 6th President of the Republic of Turkey

American physician who shared the Nobel Prize for developing liver therapy for pernicious anemia, turning a fatal disease into a treatable one

French playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his powerful dramas like 'Antigone' and exploring themes of integrity and moral compromise

English-Brazilian biologist and Nobel laureate known as the "father of transplantation" for his work on acquired immune tolerance

American actress and author known for her roles in films like "The Maltese Falcon" and her bestselling autobiographies

American choreographer and director whose iconic style, characterized by hats, gloves, and jazz hands, transformed Broadway and film musicals