Memorials & famous biographies

Tanzanian statesman who served as the second president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995 and chairman of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi

Israeli general and politician who served as a commander of the Palmach, a general in the IDF, and briefly as Acting Prime Minister, also the first non-European-born Israeli to serve as Prime Minister

French film actress known as a leading lady for three decades in French cinema and Hollywood features, an inaugural winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, and an honorary César recipient

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator who co-invented the Logo programming language and pioneered the constructionist movement in education

American serial killer known for the homicides of seven male clients in Florida

King of Bavaria who encouraged industrialization, initiated the Ludwig Canal, and oversaw the first German railway, later abdicating during the 1848 revolutions

Italian composer and conductor who revolutionized opera in the late Classical and early Romantic eras, celebrated for his 39 operas

Pope, author, and politician who served as the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468

Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from October 13, 1534, to November 20, 1549

American statistician and inventor who developed the electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards, ushering in the era of mechanized data processing

American singer, record producer, comedian, and filmmaker known for his distinctive blend of alternative pop, hip hop, and comedic persona, with hits like "Life Goes On" and "Miss You"

Japanese association football player known for his contributions to the sport

British prehistorian archaeologist who specialised in European prehistory and pioneered Marxist archaeology, author of twenty-six books including Man makes himself

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team

49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, business magnate, and philanthropist who led global humanitarian and development initiatives

Japanese admiral of the fleet known for his decisive victory during the Russo-Japanese War, earning him the title 'the Nelson of the East'

Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist who, with Edwin G. Krebs, discovered reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism

Japanese writer and haiku master known as Issa, celebrated as one of the "Great Four" for his compassionate poetry and keen observations of nature and life

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the Japan national team

American physiologist who pioneered hormone therapy for prostate cancer and won the Nobel Prize

Finnish painter and pioneer of national art who became a leading figure of romantic nationalism, shaping Finnish identity through iconic works

Japanese association football player who represented his nation on the Japan national team

Head and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and a pro-Russian separatist leader