Memorials & famous biographies

Egyptian Field Marshal and statesman who served as de facto head of state after the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, facilitating a key political transition

Long-serving American politician, lawyer, and U.S. Army officer who represented Kansas in Congress and was a Republican presidential nominee

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

Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as President of Portugal for two terms, Mayor of Lisbon, and United Nations High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

Italian film writer and director known for her distinctive art house films like "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away"

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author known for his critique of papal infallibility and advocacy for re-examining Catholic doctrine

Canadian economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas

British drummer for The Rolling Stones and acclaimed jazz musician

South Korean military general and politician who served as the sixth president of South Korea and was the first to be directly elected under the democratic constitution

Croatian-American actress and singer known for her iconic roles in Babylon 5 and Lost, and for her work in acclaimed international films

Serbian singer-songwriter, author, and screenwriter known for his vivid lyricism, political commentary, and the generational anthem "Računajte na nas"

Indian actor and politician known for pioneering method acting and dominating Hindi cinema for decades

Celebrated Mexican mariachi singer, actor, and film producer, known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" and "El Charro de Huentitán"

Canadian psychologist known for developing social learning theory, social cognitive theory, and the Bobo doll experiment

Belgian physician and athlete who became the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013

Iconic Greek composer, lyricist, and politician known for over 1,000 works spanning classical, laiko, rebetiko, and éntekhno music, and for influential literary contributions

Swiss physical chemist and Nobel laureate who made significant contributions to his field

Japanese theoretical physicist known for his Nobel Prize-winning work on CP-violation and the prediction of three families of quarks

Greek politician, jurist, and diplomat who served as the 6th President of Greece from 2005 to 2015

Iranian politician, economist, and writer who served as Iran's first president following the Iranian Revolution

Dutch climatologist and Nobel laureate known for his work on atmospheric ozone and popularizing the term 'Anthropocene'

Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate known for discovering the Negishi coupling, a pivotal reaction in organic synthesis

Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician, and novelist known for her outspoken critiques of patriarchy, colonialism, and the status of women in the Global South

Japanese electronics engineer who co-invented the blue LED, earning the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics and revolutionizing energy-efficient lighting worldwide