Born and died in 1976

American actor and playwright known for his powerful performances in films like Black Panther, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Marshall

Head and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and a pro-Russian separatist leader

Russian jurist and opposition leader recognized as a political prisoner for his anti-corruption activism and work on human rights

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th President of Brazil from 1961 until he was deposed by a military coup in 1964

English composer, conductor, and pianist known for Peter Grimes, War Requiem, and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, a central figure of 20th-century British music

French novelist, art theorist, and statesman who won the Prix Goncourt for La Condition Humaine and served as France's first cultural affairs minister under Charles de Gaulle

American-born visual artist who pioneered photographic techniques and contributed to Dada and Surrealist movements in Paris

Iconic French actor and singer, a key figure in French cinema known for classic films like Pépé le Moko and La grande illusion, and a recipient of the Légion d'honneur

French novelist, poet, critic, editor, screenwriter, and co-founder of Oulipo, celebrated for his wit and cynical humor

Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate for his reciprocal relations in irreversible thermodynamics

Croatian-Swiss Nobel laureate in Chemistry known for his work on polymethylenes, higher terpenes, and the first chemical synthesis of male sex hormones

Chinese revolutionary, politician, writer, and the founder of the People's Republic of China, who also served as the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

National poet of Bangladesh known for his powerful poetry, music, and advocacy for social justice and equality

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his groundbreaking novels and narrative art in the service of freedom

Brazilian president who built Brasília and implemented the ambitious "50 years in 5" development plan from 1956-1961