Born and died in 1921

Soviet and Russian actor and clown celebrated for his comedic film roles and circus performances, notably in Gaidai's films like The Diamond Arm

Japanese association football player and coach who represented the Japan national team

Egyptian princess who served as queen consort of Iran from 1941 to 1948 as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

American actor known for his rugged "granite features" and powerful performances in action films, rising from a coal mining background to Hollywood stardom.

Last king of Romania, who also pursued careers as an aircraft pilot, military leader, stockbroker, and art collector

French singer-songwriter and poet celebrated for his elegant, witty, and often rebellious songs accompanied by his guitar

Swedish association football player and coach, renowned for his unprecedented five top scorer awards in the Italian championship with AC Milan

Iconic French-Italian actor and singer, celebrated as one of France's greatest 20th-century artists

Scottish actress widely praised for her portrayals of proper, ladylike women, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and becoming one of the most popular actresses in the world from the 1940s to the late 1960s

Brazilian educator and philosopher known for his work in critical pedagogy and the influential book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Polish science fiction author, philosopher, and futurologist, globally renowned for his novel Solaris and his satirical insights into humanity's future

American economist, mathematician, and political theorist who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1972 for his pioneering work on general equilibrium theory and welfare economics

French Romantic composer known for the Organ Symphony, Carnival of the Animals, and opera Samson and Delilah

American astronomer whose discovery of Cepheid variable stars as 'standard candles' allowed humanity to measure the vast distances in the universe

Bulgarian writer and poet, known as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature," whose works chronicled the Bulgarian Renaissance and Post-Liberation epochs, and who also served as Education Minister

Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, recognized with the Nobel Prize for his method of color photography based on interference

Austrian Jewish pacifist, journalist, and Esperantist who co-founded the German peace movement and won the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize for his work against international anarchy

Founder of the Austrian School of economics and a significant contributor to the marginal theory of value

German jurist and politician who served as Imperial Chancellor from 1909 to 1917, overseeing Germany's entry into World War I and playing a key role in its initial years