Born and died in 1924

Former Ethiopian President and seasoned politician who served as head of state from 2001 to 2013

Indian statesman, poet, and journalist who served as Prime Minister from 1998-2004 and co-founded the Bharatiya Janata Party

An iconic Indian playback singer celebrated for his unmatched versatility and ability to embody diverse emotions through his voice, earning him recognition as one of the greatest singers of the Indian subcontinent and influencing generations of musicians

An Indian film actor, producer, and director known as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and "The Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema"

Portuguese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister and President of Portugal, widely considered the father of Portuguese democracy

Polish-born French and American mathematician known for coining the word 'fractal' and developing the field of fractal geometry

Italian actor widely regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20th century, starring in 147 films and earning three Oscar nominations

French composer and conductor, known for his acclaimed film scores including 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago', and his collaborations with director David Lean

Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean politician, agricultural engineer, writer, and one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders

Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya for 24 years, making him the country's longest-serving president

Canadian physicist and inventor who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for co-inventing the charge-coupled device (CCD)

President of Pakistan and Chief of the Army Staff who served as the nation's longest de facto head of state, known for his political ideology of Ziaism

Swiss writer, poet, and theologian awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 for his epic <i>Olympian Spring</i>

French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher whose elegant musical style shaped 20th-century classical music, known for his Requiem and Pavane

English-American playwright and author best known for the beloved children's novels *Little Lord Fauntleroy*, *A Little Princess*, and *The Secret Garden*

French writer, poet, and literary critic, known for his ironic and skeptical style, who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature and was considered the ideal French man of letters

Polish-British novelist and master prose stylist who enriched English literature with his unique global perspective and psychological depth

Bohemian writer and novelist from Prague whose works, including The Metamorphosis and The Trial, are known for their blend of realism and the fantastique, giving rise to the term 'Kafkaesque'

Russian revolutionary and politician who founded the Soviet Union and led the October Revolution, establishing the world's first communist state