Born and died in 1953

American film composer and conductor known for his distinct blend of orchestral, choral, and electronic sounds, and Celtic music motifs, notably in 'Music from Titanic'

American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality widely regarded as one of the greatest and most recognized wrestlers of all time, best known for his work in WWF/WWE and WCW and his six-time WWF/WWE Championship reign

Pakistan's 11th and 13th prime minister, and the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country

Serbian singer-songwriter, author, and screenwriter known for his vivid lyricism, political commentary, and the generational anthem "Računajte na nas"

Chilean author, poet, and literary critic known for novels like The Savage Detectives and 2666, a posthumous National Book Critics Circle Award winner

Taiwanese ROC singer, television personality, and musician whose music transcended boundaries across Asia

American businessman, computer programmer, and investor who co-founded Microsoft Corporation and was a renowned philanthropist

American financier and sex offender known for his financial services to billionaires and his convictions for sex trafficking

Polish poet, playwright, and translator, known for co-founding the Skamander group and his contributions to children's literature

American experimental physicist, Nobel laureate for work on the elementary charge of electricity and the photoelectric effect

American playwright who introduced realism to U.S. drama, a Nobel laureate, and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes

Founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 1932 to 1953

Welsh poet and writer known for works like 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and 'Under Milk Wood', who became widely popular in his lifetime and after his death

First Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, noted for his strict artistry in carrying on classical Russian prose and poetry traditions

American astronomer who established extragalactic astronomy by proving galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way and used Cepheid variables to measure cosmic distances

French-English writer, poet, historian, and politician known for his versatile literary output across history, politics, and satire, deeply influenced by his Catholic faith

Romani-Belgian/French jazz guitarist and composer, hailed as one of Europe's first major jazz talents and a founder of gypsy jazz

American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and excelled in professional football, baseball, and basketball

Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, wife of King George V from 1910 to 1936

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 who codified Marxism–Leninism and consolidated power as a dictator