Memorials & famous biographies

American actor known for his distinctive voice and character roles, winning three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor

French playwright and screenwriter known for his popular sentimental comedies that brought laughter and wistful melancholy to the stage

American aviator, author, and explorer known for the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic

American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader who shaped the sound of jazz, big band, and swing music for five decades

Swiss astronomer and physicist who first posited the existence of dark matter and introduced the concept of supernovas and neutron stars

Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science known for his methodology of scientific research programmes and thesis of the fallibility of mathematics

Pakistani Field Marshal who served as the country's second President from 1958-1969 and first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army

French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker known for his mastery across multiple literary and cinematic genres

German writer, poet, and screenwriter, celebrated for his humorous children's books such as Emil and the Detectives, and his socially astute poetry

British physicist and Nobel laureate known for proving nuclear transmutation and developing operational research during World War II

Italian film director and actor who pioneered neorealist cinema with masterworks like "Bicycle Thieves"

Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his foundational work in quantum mechanics, including Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate

Argentine military officer, politician, and statesperson who served as president of Argentina from 1946–55 and 1973–74, known for establishing Peronism, a lasting political movement

Swedish writer and Nobel laureate known for his profound exploration of eternal human questions through poetry and prose

English physicist who discovered the neutron in 1932, received the Nobel Prize, and led the British team on the Manhattan Project

French politician and banker who served as President of France from 1969 to 1974, and previously as Prime Minister under Charles de Gaulle