Who died in February 1998

American physician, pharmacist, chemist, biochemist, and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for discoveries in drug treatment and chemotherapy

American economist and Nobel laureate who revolutionized understanding of human capital and agricultural development

German writer, soldier, and philosopher known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel and his later philosophical critiques of modernity

Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, celebrated for his vivid epic power and renewal of the great narrative art of Iceland

Austrian musician and rapper known for international hits like "Rock Me Amadeus," bringing German-language music to global pop charts