Memorials & famous biographies

Distinguished British actor known for his extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and iconic film roles, including Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit series, earning multiple BAFTA and Tony Awards, and an Academy Award nomination

Italian novelist, short story writer, painter, poet, and journalist, best known for his novel The Tartar Steppe and numerous short story collections

English actor renowned for his success in both British and Hollywood cinema, nominated for three Academy Awards

81st Prime Minister of Japan, notable for his historic Murayama Statement apologizing for Japan's wartime actions

Hungarian inventor known for patenting the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen

Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate known for his investigations on the fermentation of sugar and enzymes

Malaysian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009, also known as the Father of Human Capital Development of Malaysia

French official, architect, and urban planner who supervised the radical urban renewal of Paris, introducing grand boulevards and parks

Italian director and politician known for lavish opera and theatre productions and acclaimed film adaptations

Legendary Indian playback singer, actress, and businesswoman, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history

Italian-American economist and Nobel laureate recognized for pioneering analyses of saving and financial markets

English conservative philosopher and writer known for over 50 books on aesthetics, politics, and culture, and his work as Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission

Founder of the Austrian School of economics and a significant contributor to the marginal theory of value

British composer and conductor widely celebrated for crafting iconic film scores, particularly for the James Bond series

Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist known for his central role in the Nueva canción chilena movement

Canadian-American coach, physician, and inventor best known for creating the game of basketball

Australian politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991 and a prominent trade unionist

Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist notable for preserving and promoting the works of Franz Kafka and championing composer Leoš Janáček

Celebrated Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer best known for the novel Pedro Páramo and the collection El Llano en llamas, deeply influencing Latin American literature

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor known for epic historical dramas like War and Peace and Waterloo

English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player who co-founded Deep Purple and pioneered the fusion of classical music with hard rock

French diplomat and writer known for his theories on scientific race and the Aryan master race

Australian racing driver and motorsport executive who became a three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion and the only driver to win a title in an eponymous car

German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the South German organ schools to their peak and is best known for his 'Canon in D'