Memorials & famous biographies

American astronaut and lunar explorer who was the third person to walk on the Moon and commander of Skylab 2

American actor, director, and producer known for his gruff demeanor and iconic performances, including General Patton

American particle physicist, mountaineer, and advocate who won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of quarks

Russian-American economist known for developing the input-output method, earning him the 1973 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

American physicist and inventor who, with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science, sharing the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in laser spectroscopy

American chemist, university teacher, and nuclear physicist who shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for synthesizing and discovering transuranium elements and developing the actinide concept

American biochemist and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for developing innovative methods of rational drug design, leading to drugs like AZT, azathioprine, and acyclovir

American author and screenwriter known for crafting 'The Godfather' saga and its acclaimed film adaptations

Iconic British singer and recording artist known for her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice and as a popular performer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, an enduring figure of the Swinging Sixties

Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation, a global leader in electronics

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Norwegian economist and econometrician awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on probability theory foundations of econometrics and analyses of simultaneous economic structures

American author, screenwriter, and playwright best known for his satiric novel Catch-22, whose title became a common expression for an absurd dilemma

Japanese association football player who represented his nation on the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who achieved recognition for playing with the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who represented Japan on the national team

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who proudly represented his country on the national team

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team

Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, and actress widely regarded as the 'Queen of Fado' who brought the genre to global recognition

German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist who won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on the electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals