Memorials & famous biographies

English singer and actress known for her distinctive voice, her hit single "As Tears Go By," and her influential career in music and film across decades

Argentine footballer and manager known as El Flaco, who coached the Argentina national team to win the 1978 FIFA World Cup

Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian whose work marked a turning point in second scholasticism and influenced thinkers like Leibniz and Grotius

Polish military and political leader who championed Polish independence and played a prominent role in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw

Norwegian economist and econometrician awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on probability theory foundations of econometrics and analyses of simultaneous economic structures

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

Korean independence activist, politician, writer, and journalist who was a main leader of the communist movement during Japan's colonial rule

Japanese association football player and coach who represented his country internationally

German Renaissance painter, architect, and engineer known for powerful religious works that defied classicism and preserved late medieval Central European art

82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 1996 to 1998

German trade unionist and Social Democratic Party leader who served as Chancellor of Germany during the establishment of the Weimar Republic

Swedish poet and novelist acclaimed for her evocative poetry and the internationally recognized dystopian novel Kallocain

Russian writer and poet known for creating beloved characters like Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile, with over 70 books and 60 cartoon adaptations

13th Prime Minister of Canada who led the Progressive Conservative party to three election victories

South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club, awarded the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of the 1993 Sudan famine

Seventh President of the Philippines, respected military officer, and politician known for his commitment to public service

American NASA astronaut, naval aviator, and engineer who was the eleventh and last human to walk on the Moon

American writer, historian, and diplomat known for 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' and his historical works on Spain and George Washington

Iraqi militant leader and founder of the Islamic State who proclaimed himself caliph

Italian violinist and composer, recognized as the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time and a pillar of modern violin technique

26th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate, naturalist, author, and pioneering conservationist

American inventor and business leader who developed the Singer sewing machine and founded one of the first American multi-national businesses

Oscar-winning American actress known for her roles in films like Mrs. Miniver, The Pride of the Yankees, and Shadow of a Doubt

American physicist and mathematician who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his fundamental theoretical investigations of electronic magnetism in solids