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American entrepreneur and business magnate who co-founded Walmart and Sam's Club, pioneering discount retail in small towns and building the world's largest corporation

American writer, poet, and activist who championed the liberation of all oppressed peoples through her powerful words and deeds

American actress known for her Triple Crown of Acting achievement, starring on Broadway in <i>Come Back, Little Sheba</i> and on television in <i>Hazel</i>

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 avant-garde composer, artist, and music theorist known for pioneering indeterminacy in music and expanding the definition of sound

American computer scientist and United States Navy officer who pioneered machine-independent programming languages and developed COBOL

American theoretical physicist known for his causal and deterministic interpretation of quantum theory and contributions to the philosophy of mind

American cytogeneticist awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for her discovery of mobile genetic elements and pioneering work in maize cytogenetics

American writer and biochemist known for prolific contributions to science fiction and popular science, writing over 500 books

English novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for her feminist, magical realist, and picaresque works, recognized posthumously as one of the greatest British writers

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

Japanese association football player who represented his nation on the Japan national team

British comedian, actor, writer, and musician best known for 'The Benny Hill Show', merging slapstick, burlesque, and innuendo

British biochemist awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis

Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger who revolutionized traditional tango into nuevo tango by incorporating jazz and classical music

Iconic German and American actress and singer, known for her distinct voice, captivating film roles, and dedicated work as a WWII entertainer

Nobel Prize-winning pharmacologist known for discovering antihistamines and drugs that block neurotransmitters, significantly advancing allergy treatment and neuropharmacology

German politician and jurist who served as President of West Germany from 1979 to 1984, combining legal expertise with diplomatic experience during the Cold War era

Compositeur, organiste et ornithologue français, connu pour sa musique classique innovante du XXe siècle et son enseignement influent.

Irish-born British figurative painter known for raw, unsettling imagery focusing on the human form and figures isolated in geometrical structures

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

Thai singer and actor, famously known as the "Queen of Luk Thung" for her celebrated contributions to Thai country music

Influential Catalan writer who coined "Països Catalans" and helped shape Valencian cultural identity during Spain's democratic transition

Israeli politician who founded Herut and Likud, served as Prime Minister, and negotiated the historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel