Memorials & famous biographies

First President of Ivory Coast and a pivotal figure in the decolonization of Africa

German physicist who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter and the ion trap technique, sharing the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics

Fifth King of the Belgians who reigned for 42 years and was the last Belgian sovereign of the Congo before its 1960 independence

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

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer widely regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of the 20th century

English writer and composer known for "A Clockwork Orange" and diverse works spanning literature, screenwriting, music composition, and literary criticism

First democratically elected President of Georgia, a distinguished writer, human rights activist, and academic

8th President of the Republic of Turkey, influential engineer, and politician who led the Motherland Party and served as Prime Minister

Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who founded and led the Medellín Cartel, known as the "King of Cocaine" and one of history's wealthiest criminals

British novelist and Nobel Prize winner who wrote Lord of the Flies and explored the darker aspects of human nature

British actress and humanitarian, known as a film and fashion star and an EGOT winner, who dedicated her later life to philanthropy

Italian filmmaker renowned for his distinctive style blending fantasy and baroque images with earthiness