Born and died in 2013

Soviet and Russian small arms designer renowned for creating the AK-47 assault rifle and its subsequent improvements

British actress known for her iconic roles during Hollywood's Golden Age and a career spanning five decades

British-Irish actor known for his leading roles on stage and screen, including an Academy Honorary Award, BAFTA, Emmy, and four Golden Globe Awards

Australian-British chemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry who unraveled the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist who led the nation to multiracial democracy

American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise, also a film producer and marine biologist

British biochemist and double Nobel Prize winner renowned for his work on protein and nucleic acid sequencing

رمان‌نویس، شاعر، و نمایشنامه‌نویس بریتانیایی، برنده جایزه نوبل ادبیات برای به تصویر کشیدن قدرتمند تجربه زنانه و بررسی تمدن

Polish politician, journalist, and trade unionist who served as the first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland since 1946

American rock musician, songwriter, and poet, known as a primary force behind The Velvet Underground and for his pioneering solo career that redefined alternative rock

Vietnamese general, communist politician, and military strategist who led forces to victory in the Indochina wars and served as Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister

American author known for pioneering the techno-thriller genre with meticulously detailed stories of espionage and military science