Memorials & famous biographies

South Korean singer, dancer, and songwriter known for his powerful vocals and extensive work with the boy band Shinee

German physicist and Nobel laureate who co-developed the ion trap technique, enabling high precision measurement of the electron magnetic moment

Award-winning British actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed character performances across film, television, and stage

President of Finland and pioneering Social Democrat who served as head of state for twelve years

Last king of Romania, who also pursued careers as an aircraft pilot, military leader, stockbroker, and art collector

Polish-British philosopher and sociologist known for his work on liquid modernity, consumerism, and the Holocaust

Iraqi politician who served as the 6th president of Iraq and president of the Governing Council

German politician, jurist, and judge who served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999, and the first president elected after German reunification

Influential Soviet and Russian poet, screenwriter, photographer, and director, renowned for his extensive literary and artistic career

French rock and roll and pop singer and actor who brought rock and roll to France

French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director celebrated for her distinctive presence and versatile contributions to cinema and music

Soviet, Russian, and American theoretical physicist who co-received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics for theories on superconductors and superfluids

Iranian politician, fourth president of Iran, and a founding father of the Islamic Republic

English actor best known for his record seven portrayals of James Bond in the iconic film series

Iranian mathematician and professor at Stanford University, known for her pioneering work in hyperbolic geometry and for being the first woman and first Iranian to receive the Fields Medal

Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China

Longest-serving democratically elected Chancellor of Germany, architect of German reunification and a driving force behind the creation of the European Union