Who died in 2024

German-born American physicist and astronomer, Nobel laureate for the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation

Italian association football player, screenwriter, and sporting director known for his prolific career as a striker

German professional football player, manager, and official, nicknamed 'der Kaiser,' who invented the modern sweeper role and is regarded as one of the sport's greatest figures

Brazilian professional football player, coordinator, and manager known for his distinguished career on and off the field

British actress and singer known for a career spanning over seven decades, including roles in more than 60 films and winning a Tony Award

Swiss computer scientist, engineer, and inventor who designed the Pascal programming language and won the Turing Award in 1984 for his contributions to programming language development