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

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

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

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

German chemist and mathematician known for the Wittig reaction, which earned him the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its importance in organic synthesis

56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan who directed economic management in Manchukuo and revised the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty

Polish stage and film actress and singer known for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles in the silent and golden eras of Hollywood

Japanese association football player who contributed to the early development of the sport in Japan

Indian Prime Minister (1979-1980) and peasant leader known as the "Champion of Farmers" who dedicated his life to agricultural reform and farmer rights