Born and died in 2021

Greek politician, jurist, and diplomat who served as the 6th President of Greece from 2005 to 2015

South African Anglican archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and renowned anti-apartheid and human rights activist

Celebrated Mexican mariachi singer, actor, and film producer, known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" and "El Charro de Huentitán"

Italian film writer and director known for her distinctive art house films like "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away"

Long-serving American politician, lawyer, and U.S. Army officer who represented Kansas in Congress and was a Republican presidential nominee

South Korean army general who served as the fifth president from 1980 to 1988, leading the country as a military dictator during the Fifth Republic after a 1979 coup

South African politician and lawyer who served as the final state president, dismantling apartheid and introducing universal suffrage

South Korean military general and politician who served as the sixth president of South Korea and was the first to be directly elected under the democratic constitution

Iranian politician, economist, and writer who served as Iran's first president following the Iranian Revolution

Algerian politician, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the seventh President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

English physicist and radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars

Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as President of Portugal for two terms, Mayor of Lisbon, and United Nations High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations