Memorials & famous biographies

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his swashbuckling silent film roles and for being "The King of Hollywood"

American-Puerto Rican poet and physician known for capturing the essence of everyday American life and pioneering a distinct modernist voice

American self-help author best known for 'Think and Grow Rich,' emphasizing fervent expectations for success

Canadian actor and singer, Academy Award winner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and patriarch of the four-generation Huston acting family

An influential Estonian poet, writer, translator, and journalist, known for 16 Nobel Prize in Literature nominations

Bohemian writer and novelist from Prague whose works, including The Metamorphosis and The Trial, are known for their blend of realism and the fantastique, giving rise to the term 'Kafkaesque'

British Army general and Viceroy of India who led significant campaigns in World War II and oversaw critical political transitions

Czech humorist, satirist, and author best known for his unfinished satirical novel, The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War, which became the most translated novel in Czech literature

British chemist and Nobel Laureate known for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C, especially ascorbic acid, at the University of Birmingham

Austrian composer and conductor, a leading figure of the Second Viennese School, known for his modernist atonal and twelve-tone music

Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of Aikido, known respectfully as Kaiso or Ōsensei

Austrian political economist, Finance Minister, and Harvard professor known for his theories on capitalism and economic development

Russian-Soviet writer, screenwriter, and novelist known for his works in science fiction and historical fiction, including 'Zolotoj Kljuchik' and 'Petr Pervyj'

Turkish politician and economist who served as the 3rd President of the Republic of Turkey from 1950 to 1960 and Prime Minister from 1937 to 1939

Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate known for his discovery of cosmic rays

Greek writer, poet, and philosopher, widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature and the most translated Greek author worldwide

German-American architect who founded the Bauhaus School and pioneered modernist architecture and design education

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher whose work on psychopathology influenced diagnostic criteria and shaped modern theology and philosophy

British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and was the longest-serving Labour Party leader

French fashion designer and businesswoman who founded the Chanel brand, popularized sporty casual chic, and created the iconic Chanel No. 5 fragrance

British economist and mathematician known for developing Keynesian economics, considered the "father of macroeconomics" and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century