Born and died in 1936

American actress and producer who, through her iconic television roles, helped redefine modern American womanhood

266th pope of the Catholic Church (2013–2025), the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, known for his influential writings and global leadership

49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, business magnate, and philanthropist who led global humanitarian and development initiatives

American actor and director known for his starring role in the TV series Kung Fu and his captivating performance as Bill in the Kill Bill duology

Soviet-Latvian chess grandmaster and eighth World Chess Champion, renowned for his attacking, improvisational style and creative genius

Italian actress renowned for her extensive career in film, including award-winning performances in international productions like 'La Reine Margot'

Notorious Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer known as "the Butcher of Rostov," who murdered at least fifty-two women and children between 1978 and 1990 across three Soviet republics

Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident who was the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic

Italian media tycoon and politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, also a notable entrepreneur and football executive

South African activist and politician known as the 'Mother of the Nation' for her anti-apartheid struggle and parliamentary service

American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker, and director who created the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and directed films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth

Russian politician who served as Mayor of Moscow for 18 years, overseeing significant urban development and economic expansion, and was a co-founder of the United Russia party

Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, and academic, celebrated for his existential philosophy and Modernist novels

Italian Nobel laureate, dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet known for his influential plays and revival of dramatic and scenic art

Spanish lawyer, poet, and politician who founded the Falange Española, a national syndicalist movement, and authored foundational political texts

Spanish anarcho-syndicalist militant, leading figure in the CNT and FAI, and key participant in the Spanish Revolution of 1936

Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director, an emblematic member of the Generation of '27 who introduced tenets of European movements into Spanish literature

French aviator, engineer, and inventor known for making the first aeroplane flight across the English Channel and pioneering modern aircraft controls

German philosopher and physicist, founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle, whose work profoundly influenced modern philosophy of science

English author and Christian apologist known for his wit, paradoxical style, and defense of tradition, who was a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature

Austrian writer, satirist, and publicist known for his sharp critique of the press and politics, nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature

American author who created Conan the Barbarian and fathered the sword and sorcery genre

German historian and philosopher best known for his work <em>The Decline of the West</em> and his organic theory of civilization lifecycles

English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics and founding the first university statistics department