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French film composer and jazz pianist known for scores like The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and the Oscar-winning song 'The Windmills of Your Mind'

American actor celebrated for his grounded realism in films like *Jaws* and *All That Jazz*, bringing humanity to everyday heroes

American educator and author best known for his influential book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

American economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize for his analysis of economic governance and the boundaries of the firm, developing transaction cost economics.

American astronaut and artist who was the fourth person to walk on the Moon and later painted his lunar experiences with actual Moon dust

American experimental physicist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the muon neutrino

German-American physicist who invented the laser interferometric technique for LIGO, leading to the first direct observation of gravitational waves

American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, also a writer, singer, and film director

American musician, singer-songwriter, and pianist known as the 'Architect of Rock and Roll' who laid the foundation for rock and roll, soul, and funk

American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009, becoming the second-most-senior member of the Senate

American politician and diplomat who served twice as Secretary of Defense, notably as both the youngest and oldest individual in that role, and held various key positions across several administrations

American novelist, poet, and critic known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction multiple times, with a prolific output across many genres

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

Cuban revolutionary fighter, military officer, and politician, a key figure in the Cuban Revolution

Italian footballer and manager known for his distinguished career as a defender and his later success in coaching

Italian fashion designer and businessperson who founded the luxury fashion house Valentino S.p.A. and was known for his haute couture, retro pieces, and celebrity collaborations

Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 1998, also recognized as an economist and diplomat

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

American zoologist, primatologist, and conservationist known for her pioneering study of mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda

Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator and governor, becoming a key opposition leader against Ferdinand Marcos and whose assassination catalyzed the return to democracy

Indian business tycoon and entrepreneur who founded Reliance Industries in 1958 and democratized share ownership by taking it public in 1977

Queen Consort of Thailand who served for over six decades, a dedicated statesperson, social worker, and environmentalist

British-Canadian biochemist and Nobel laureate who shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in developing site-directed mutagenesis

Canadian economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas