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Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin

19262022

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, who served as the fourth paramount leader and core leader of the third generation of Chinese leadership

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos

19262016

Greek politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of the Hellenic Republic from 1995 to 2005

René Goscinny

René Goscinny

19261977

French comic book artist and author who co-created the iconic Asterix comic series and collaborated on Lucky Luke

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

19262016

Cuban politician, author, and revolutionary who led Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister and president, establishing a one-party communist state and implementing socialist reforms

Aaron Klug

Aaron Klug

19262018

British chemist and biophysicist known for developing crystallographic electron microscopy and his Nobel-winning work on nucleic acid-protein complexes

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

19262023

American jazz and traditional pop singer, actor, and painter, recipient of 20 Grammy Awards and founder of arts education initiatives