Memorials & famous biographies

Italian filmmaker credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre and one of the greatest directors in cinema history

Belgian writer, author of the Jules Maigret detective series, known for publishing around 400 novels and selling over 500 million copies

Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and Nobel laureate who co-founded modern ethology and studied individual and social behavior patterns

English actor and director, known for dominating the British stage and appearing in over fifty cinema roles throughout his career

American physicist and inventor who, with his team at Bell Labs, discovered the transistor effect and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

Iranian political revolutionary, Shia cleric, and first Supreme Leader of Iran who led the Iranian Revolution and established the Islamic republic

Irish writer, novelist, playwright, and poet who won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature for his transformative contributions to modern theatre

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989, the longest-reigning in Japanese history, overseeing WWII and the postwar economic miracle, and a dedicated zoologist and marine biologist

Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and striking and bizarre images