Memorials & famous biographies

American actress and model known for iconic "blonde bombshell" roles and becoming a top sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s

Turkish politician, engineer, and university teacher who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 to 1997, known for his political theories and leadership

German actor known for his intense performance style and prolific career with over 130 film roles, including five notable collaborations with Werner Herzog

British chemist and biophysicist known for developing crystallographic electron microscopy and his Nobel-winning work on nucleic acid-protein complexes

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist known as the 'father of mindfulness' who founded the Plum Village Tradition and inspired engaged Buddhism worldwide

English novelist and screenwriter critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism, known for The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman

Indian spiritual guru and religious leader who was known as a godman and philanthropist, claiming to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba

Swedish business magnate, entrepreneur, and designer who founded IKEA and grew it into the world's largest furniture seller

Japanese physicist who pioneered neutrino astronomy and won the 2002 Nobel Prize for detecting cosmic neutrinos

Chinese-American theoretical physicist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize for discovering parity violation in elementary particles

Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his prolific career and iconic deadpan humor

Polish film director, screenwriter, and politician, recipient of an Honorary Oscar and Palme d'Or, known for his war film trilogy: A Generation, Kanał, and Ashes and Diamonds

Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles

Argentine-Spanish footballer who led Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cup victories and is considered the greatest player in the club's history

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, who served as the fourth paramount leader and core leader of the third generation of Chinese leadership

Italian Nobel Laureate, playwright, actor, and political activist known for his satirical and improvised theatrical works that scourged authority and upheld the dignity of the downtrodden

French official and politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981

French philosopher and historian of ideas who analyzed the relationships between power, knowledge, and liberty, influencing fields from criminology to feminism

Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 to 2022, whose reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second-longest of any sovereign state