British filmmaker known as the "Master of Suspense" who directed over 50 feature films and hosted the iconic Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series

Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous boom period

French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist who famously refused the Nobel Prize in Literature

Italian writer and journalist, celebrated for his children's literature and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal

Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman who led Yugoslavia as prime minister and president, commanded the Yugoslav Partisans in WWII, and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement

Indian politician, statesman, and diplomat who served as the 4th President of India and was known for his dedication to public service

British actor and comedian known for The Goon Show and Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series

Pakistani general, politician, and diplomat who served as the third president of Pakistan and fifth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army

Swiss psychologist and biologist known for his seminal theory of cognitive development and genetic epistemology

Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar known as "the father of media studies" for his groundbreaking work on media theory

German admiral and politician who served as Supreme Commander of the Navy during World War II and briefly as head of state of Nazi Germany in 1945

British musician, songwriter, and peace activist, widely known as a founder of The Beatles and for his iconic solo album Imagine

The only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice, Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator, also known by his pen name Émile Ajar