Born and died in 1911

French-American artist known for large-scale sculpture and installation art, who explored themes of domesticity, sexuality, and the unconscious

Norwegian economist and econometrician awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on probability theory foundations of econometrics and analyses of simultaneous economic structures

Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate who brought the intricate life of Cairo's streets and its people to international literature

Polish pianist, composer, and Holocaust survivor whose memoir formed the basis for the acclaimed film 'The Pianist'

Italian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, including those for Federico Fellini and The Godfather trilogy

Greek Nobel laureate, poet, and art critic known for defining romantic modernism and his monumental work *Axion Esti*

Vietnamese diplomat, military personnel, politician, and revolutionary who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973 but famously refused it

Soviet politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from February 1984 to March 1985

British novelist and Nobel Prize winner who wrote Lord of the Flies and explored the darker aspects of human nature

Bulgarian communist politician and statesperson who served as General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party and de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1956 to 1989, holding the record as the longest-serving non-royal ruler in Bulgarian history

Vietnamese general, communist politician, and military strategist who led forces to victory in the Indochina wars and served as Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister

Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and electrical engineer who held five world titles and pioneered computer chess

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician known for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the New York World, and establishing the School of Journalism in Columbia University