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French novelist and Oulipo member known for ingenious wordplay and exploring absence through structural constraints like the lipogram

American actor and director known for his starring role in the TV series Kung Fu and his captivating performance as Bill in the Kill Bill duology

American country singer, songwriter, and actor who helped define outlaw country music and starred in films like A Star Is Born

American actress and producer who, through her iconic television roles, helped redefine modern American womanhood

Nobel Prize-winning American theoretical physicist who developed the theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions and pioneered using computers for studying particle physics

American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure in the genre

American actor, screenwriter, and director known for his charismatic presence in films such as Deliverance and Smokey and the Bandit, and for a diverse career in entertainment and sports

American actor, filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist known as a key figure of the New Hollywood era

American politician, naval officer, and author who represented Arizona in Congress for over 35 years and was the Republican nominee for president in 2008

Bangladeshi military leader and politician, sixth president of Bangladesh, who broadcast the declaration of independence and founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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

Notorious Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer known as "the Butcher of Rostov," who murdered at least fifty-two women and children between 1978 and 1990 across three Soviet republics

American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker, and director who created the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and directed films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth

49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, business magnate, and philanthropist who led global humanitarian and development initiatives

American political scientist and historian renowned for his seminal work <em>Imagined Communities</em> and critical studies on Southeast Asian politics

Scottish economist and university teacher who won the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize for his work on the economics of asymmetric information and optimal taxation

Japanese association football player and manager who led his national team to an Olympic bronze medal

Iraqi politician, diplomat, and journalist known for serving as Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein

British racecar driver, Formula One World Champion, and Indianapolis 500 winner, holding numerous records at the time of his passing

Italian actress renowned for her extensive career in film, including award-winning performances in international productions like 'La Reine Margot'

Celebrated British writer, poet, and literary critic whose novels were translated into over thirty languages, known for works like Possession and Deadly Sins

German American biologist and 1999 Nobel laureate who discovered the intrinsic signals governing protein transport and localization within cells

American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his powerful voice, complex song structures, and emotional ballads, who influenced rock and roll and pop music

American basketball player, actor, and coach, recognized as one of the greatest players in the sport's history