British actor, writer, director, and humanitarian renowned for his versatile performances and international storytelling

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist best known for co-discovering the double helix structure of DNA, earning him a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography and pioneer of street photography, known for his concept of 'the decisive moment'

French writer known for her romantic novels, especially "Bonjour Tristesse," written when she was a teenager

French philosopher who developed deconstruction and transformed contemporary philosophical thought through innovative textual analysis

Swedish author and journalist who created the internationally bestselling Millennium crime trilogy, published posthumously starting in 2005

Indian Prime Minister and statesman known for initiating India's transformative economic liberalization reforms in the 1990s