Born and died in 2008

American singer and actress known for her distinctive vocal style and hits like 'Santa Baby' and 'C'est si bon'

American political scientist, author, and adviser known for his influential 'Clash of Civilizations' theory and work on political order

British playwright and Nobel Prize winner who revolutionized modern drama with works like The Birthday Party and Betrayal

American physician and researcher who won the Nobel Prize for his work on kuru, a transmissible neurological disease

15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' who guided the Russian Orthodox Church during a period of renewal and re-establishment

Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda

South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist known as Mama Africa, a prominent voice against apartheid

American author, screenwriter, and film director known for his science fiction and techno-thriller novels often adapted into blockbuster films

Soviet-Azerbaijani opera and pop singer, composer, and film score composer known as the "Soviet Sinatra"

Austrian politician who served as Governor of Carinthia and led the Freedom Party of Austria, later founding the Alliance for the Future of Austria

Romanian-American cell biologist, physician, and Nobel laureate who discovered ribosomes and pioneered electron microscopy techniques

American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, and philanthropist, recipient of an Academy Award and multiple Golden Globe Awards