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Polish-American mathematician who co-invented the Teller–Ulam design for thermonuclear weapons and developed the Monte Carlo method of computation

American film director and screenwriter celebrated for his witty dialogue and actor-centric films like All About Eve and The Philadelphia Story

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing," who broke racial barriers and brought jazz to Carnegie Hall

Ukrainian folk art painter and visual artist known for her self-taught naïve art style

Japanese association football player and referee who played for the Japan national team and contributed to the sport's growth in Japan

Afghan military officer and politician who became the first President of Afghanistan after leading the 1973 coup

Queen of the Netherlands who guided her nation through post-war recovery and decolonization with a notably down-to-earth style

Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary who led Ghana to independence and championed Pan-Africanism

Japanese association football player who scored a debut goal for the national team at the 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games as a university student

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team

Indian nuclear theoretical physicist credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme" and founder of key scientific institutions

The first King of Morocco who was instrumental in achieving the nation's independence from colonial rule

British stockbroker and humanitarian who orchestrated the Czech Kindertransport, saving 669 Jewish children from Nazi persecution before World War II

Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress known as 'the Brazilian Bombshell' for her vibrant performances and signature fruit hat outfits

Polish writer, poet, and aphorist known for his ironic philosophical-moral aphorisms and lyric poetry, recognized as one of the most influential aphorists of the 20th century

English actor renowned for his success in both British and Hollywood cinema, nominated for three Academy Awards

Award-winning British and American actress, known for her extensive stage, film, and television career, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting

Japanese novelist and short story writer celebrated for modern classics like The Setting Sun and No Longer Human

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

Australian actor known for his romantic swashbuckler roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood

Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author who shaped modern management theory and popularized concepts like management by objectives and self-control

Russo-British-Latvian Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas known for his influential lectures and insightful works

Celebrated Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter, and actor known for his influential work on Broadway and in Hollywood

French philosopher, writer, and social activist known for her influential ideas on religion, spirituality, and politics, who also served as a secondary school teacher, trade unionist, and French resistance fighter