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Celebrated Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor, and lecturer, recognized as a People's Artist of the USSR and laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team alongside his two brothers

Soviet academic, historian, ethnologist, and philosopher known for his unorthodox theories of ethnogenesis and as an exponent of Eurasianism

Mexican general, inventor, and politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico and was re-elected in 1928

Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1972 to 1974, known for his construction background and being the only modern Japanese prime minister without a university degree

Japanese diplomat who, during World War II, defied orders to issue transit visas, saving thousands of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team in the early 20th century

Czech tennis player and coach, Wimbledon singles champion, former world No. 1 in doubles, and a three-time Olympic medalist

Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the 80th Prime Minister of Japan in 1994

Spanish writer and key novelist of the Generation of '98, known for works like 'Lucha Por la Vida' and 'Zalacain el aventurero'

Internationally successful Swedish painter, engraver, and sculptor known for portraits of kings and presidents

Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan, known for influential writings like Shobogenzo

Japanese association football player and manager who played for and later managed the Japan national team

British racing driver and motorsport executive, two-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and the only driver to complete the Triple Crown of Motorsport

Finnish ski jumping legend, known as 'The Flying Finn,' who won five Olympic medals and later pursued careers as a politician and singer

Japanese association football player and coach who represented his country on the national team

German author of celebrated novels, short stories, and essays, recognized with the Goethe Prize and International Nonino Prize

Four-time Prime Minister and two-term President of Greece, a towering figure who shaped Greek politics for much of the latter half of the 20th century

Russian military officer who, during a 1983 false alarm, decided not to launch a nuclear counter-strike, a decision that likely prevented a global catastrophe

Norwegian mathematician who largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and made substantial contributions to algebra

6th and 7th President of the Republic of China who oversaw the end of martial law in Taiwan and was chairman of the Kuomintang

Japanese association football player who represented the national team and is the father of lighting designer Motoko Ishii

Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870, born in Spain and later served as de facto head of state in 1870

Dutch-German actor, singer, and entertainer known for his exceptionally long career, performing until the age of 108 and maintaining popularity for decades in the German-speaking world