Born and died in 1954

Scottish politician, economist, and autobiographer best known as First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party and the Alba Party

American actor celebrated for his intense and charismatic performances in films like "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams"

Italian singer-songwriter and musician, known mononymously as Mango, famed for his unique fusion of pop, rock, folk, and world music, and hits like "Oro"

American blues guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter, known for his iconic work with Double Trouble and revitalizing the blues genre

Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan for two terms, becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history

Turkish-Armenian journalist, editor-in-chief of Agos, and human rights defender who championed Turkish–Armenian reconciliation

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

Swedish author and journalist who created the internationally bestselling Millennium crime trilogy, published posthumously starting in 2005

Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, leading the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

First Israeli astronaut and fighter pilot who served on the Space Shuttle Columbia's final mission, STS-107

Musicien, compositeur, entrepreneur et personnalité TV serbe, connu pour Slatki greh et Zvezde Granda

Canadian professional wrestler, judoka, and actor known for his charismatic and often controversial presence in the ring and on screen

German conductor and composer, regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century, a major influence on interpretative styles

Italian–American physicist known as the 'architect of the nuclear age' who created the world's first artificial nuclear reactor and won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with neutron irradiation and slow neutrons

American actor, director, and screenwriter, known for his Academy Award-winning performance in "A Free Soul" and his memorable role as Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life"

German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for his military leadership

Artiste visuel français, pionnier de la couleur et au dessin fluide

Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as president 1930-1945 and 1951-1954, transforming the nation through modernization and reform

Italian politician and statesman, founder of the Christian Democratic Party, and Prime Minister of Italy for eight successive coalition governments from 1945 to 1953

French novelist, author, and woman of letters best known for her novella *Gigi* and extensive contributions to journalism, playwriting, and screenwriting

Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate, and one of the foremost dramatists of the 20th century

Mexican painter known for her autobiographical portraits, self-portraits, and works exploring identity, gender, and pain through a blend of realism and fantasy

English computer scientist and cryptographer widely considered the father of theoretical computer science, known for formalizing computation with the Turing machine

Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist, widely considered the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history, known for his fearless documentation of 20th-century conflicts