Memorials & famous biographies

Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya for 24 years, making him the country's longest-serving president

South African and American physicist who, despite not holding a scientific doctorate, won the 1979 Nobel Prize for his foundational work on X-ray computed tomography (CT)

French philosopher and literary theorist best known for his articulation of postmodernism and its impact on the human condition

Canadian physicist and inventor who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD)

English physicist and radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars

Japanese modernist writer whose surreal novel "The Woman in the Dunes" earned international acclaim and Kafka comparisons

American writer and civil rights advocate renowned for his essays, novels, and plays, including Go Tell It on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son, who significantly influenced discussions on race and human equality

An Indian film actor, producer, and director known as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and "The Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema"

French physicist who invented the multiwire proportional chamber and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992

Polish-born French and American mathematician known for coining the word 'fractal' and developing the field of fractal geometry

Indian statesman, poet, and journalist who served as Prime Minister from 1998-2004 and co-founded the Bharatiya Janata Party

South Korean president and Nobel Peace Prize winner who championed democracy and inter-Korean reconciliation

Italian actor widely regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20th century, starring in 147 films and earning three Oscar nominations

Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, and diplomat known for his distinctive tenor voice and prolific output of over 1,200 recorded songs and 1,000 written songs

King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, previously Crown Prince from 1982