Dian Fossey
19321985
American zoologist, primatologist, and conservationist known for her pioneering study of mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda
19321985
American zoologist, primatologist, and conservationist known for her pioneering study of mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda
19321999
Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for her roles as a politician, public figure, university teacher, sociologist, and philosopher, and as an activist and philanthropist who reshaped the image of the Soviet Union
19322016
Italian semiotician, philosopher, and novelist best known for his influential novels The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum
19322023
Spanish photographer, writer, and film director, known for a prolific, award-winning career and for being one of Spain's great filmmakers alongside Buñuel and Almodóvar
19322011
British-American actress, celebrated for her iconic performances, pioneering celebrity, and impactful HIV/AIDS activism
19322003
American country singer known as the "Man in Black," celebrated for his deep bass-baritone voice, train-like rhythms, and songs of sorrow, tribulation, and redemption across country, rockabilly, and folk genres
19322018
Czech-American film director who won two Academy Awards and created acclaimed films including "Amadeus" and "Hair" over a six-decade career
19321984
Influential French filmmaker, actor, and critic, recognized as a founder of the French New Wave and a proponent of the auteur theory
19321988
Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team and later became a coach
19321998
Japanese actress, seiyū, and stage actor known for iconic roles in films like "Godzilla" (1954) and "The Mysterians" (1959)
19322008
South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist known as Mama Africa, a prominent voice against apartheid
19322007
Polish journalist, photographer, poet, and author renowned for his literary reportage from decolonizing Africa, South America, and Asia, and for his insightful chronicles of revolutions
19322024
Celebrated French actress known for a career spanning over seven decades and appearances in 70 films across various international productions, starting at age 14
19322000
British-Canadian biochemist and Nobel laureate who shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in developing site-directed mutagenesis
19322023
Colombian painter and sculptor known for 'Boterismo,' a signature style depicting figures in large, exaggerated volume, representing political criticism or humor
19322015
Egyptian actor, bridge player, and non-fiction writer, celebrated for over 100 films and his pioneering roles as "the first Egyptian and Arab to conquer Hollywood"
19321986
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and film theorist celebrated for his spiritual and metaphysical films with slow pacing and dreamlike imagery
19322016
American actress, singer, and dancer known for her iconic role as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain and her chart-topping song "Tammy", earning an Academy Award nomination for The Unsinkable Molly Brown
19321978
Algerian military officer and politician who served as the second head of state of independent Algeria from 1965 until his death in 1978, first as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council and then as President
19322022
French virologist and Nobel Laureate recognized for his significant discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
19322018
Trinidadian-British Nobel laureate writer known for uniting perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works of fiction and nonfiction
19322025
Queen Consort of Thailand who served for over six decades, a dedicated statesperson, social worker, and environmentalist
19321973
Ethiopian double Olympic marathon champion who famously won the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot and successfully defended his title in Tokyo 1964
19322013
British-Irish actor known for his leading roles on stage and screen, including an Academy Honorary Award, BAFTA, Emmy, and four Golden Globe Awards
19321973
Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist known for his central role in the Nueva canción chilena movement
19322024
Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, known for his economic reforms and statesmanship
19321999
Ukrainian operatic tenor and People's Artist of the USSR and Ukraine, renowned for his powerful voice and contributions to classical music
19321982
Canadian composer, pianist, and broadcaster celebrated for his distinctive interpretations of Bach's keyboard works and his innovative studio recordings
19322010
Lithuanian politician who served as the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania and later as Prime Minister
19321963
American country singer known for her powerful voice and for successfully crossing over into pop music, securing multiple number-one hits
19321963
American poet and writer who advanced confessional poetry and won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for her collected works
19322021
Canadian economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas
19322007
French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose work generalized methods for studying order phenomena to complex forms of matter like liquid crystals and polymers
19322019
French politician and official who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007, previously holding office as Prime Minister and Mayor of Paris
19321983
Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator and governor, becoming a key opposition leader against Ferdinand Marcos and whose assassination catalyzed the return to democracy
19322004
Austrian diplomat and politician who served as the president of Austria from 1992 to 2004
19322002
Indian business tycoon and entrepreneur who founded Reliance Industries in 1958 and democratized share ownership by taking it public in 1977
19322021
South Korean military general and politician who served as the sixth president of South Korea and was the first to be directly elected under the democratic constitution