Memorials & famous biographies

German sociologist and scholar known for his concepts of 'risk society' and 'second modernity' and his focus on global interconnectedness

Australian author and neurophysiologist best known for her international bestseller "The Thorn Birds"

British neurologist and acclaimed writer who explored the complexities of the human brain through vivid case histories in works like 'Awakenings' and 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat'

Russian politician, diplomat, and economist who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Russia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Director of Foreign Intelligence

Irish-American actress and singer known for passionate heroines in Westerns and adventure films, frequent collaborator with John Ford and John Wayne

French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate known for deciphering the process of olefin metathesis, a key method in organic synthesis

American businessman, management consultant, founder of LAUNCH Media, and CEO of SurveyMonkey

American computer scientist and open source developer known for founding the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems

English racing driver who competed in Formula One, Champ Car, and IndyCar, notably winning the 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship and co-winning the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona

French motor racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2013 to 2014

Canadian professional wrestler, judoka, and actor known for his charismatic and often controversial presence in the ring and on screen

Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and poet who composed over 1,000 songs and became the most awarded Mexican performer in Grammy history with twelve Grammy Awards

French Algerian writer, film director, and feminist voice celebrated for her anti-patriarchal and anti-colonial works, a Neustadt Prize laureate, and the first Maghreb writer elected to the Académie Française

Egyptian-born Greek singer and composer known for hits like "Forever and Ever" and his work with Aphrodite's Child

Swedish crime writer, children's author, dramatist, and human rights activist best known for creating Inspector Kurt Wallander

Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Theatre, and influential choreographer, actor, and ballet master

British rock musician, composer, singer, and bassist, best known as the founder, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the iconic heavy metal band Motörhead

South Korean politician who served as the nation's seventh president from 1993 to 1998

Uruguayan writer and journalist known as a literary giant of the Latin American left and global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters

Turkish general and president who led the 1980 military coup and was later convicted for his role in it

Japanese-American theoretical physicist who discovered spontaneous symmetry breaking and was a founding figure of string theory

Swedish actress and model known for her iconic role as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, a prominent figure in American and European cinema

German lawyer, military personnel, and politician who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

Russian physicist, liberal statesman, and politician known for his role in post-Soviet economic reforms and as an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin