Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician known as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and a high-profile European actress of the 1950s and 60s

An influential English guitarist and composer known for his innovative instrumental style and genre-spanning contributions to rock, jazz fusion, and blues rock

Last King of Greece, reigning from 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy in 1973

Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering work in high-temperature superconductivity

Italian association football player and manager who became a prolific striker for Sampdoria, winning Serie A and the European Cup Winners Cup, and later contributed as a coach, journalist, and sports executive

French football player and manager who set the record for most goals in a single FIFA World Cup, scoring thirteen in the 1958 tournament

American biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his fundamental studies of nucleic acids and pioneering work in recombinant-DNA technology

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

Pakistani soldier, politician, and financier who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008 after leading a 1999 coup d'état

Japanese composer, musician, and actor who pioneered electronic music and won an Academy Award for his film scores

Croatian writer, artist, and academic known for her novels, essays, and translations, and for identifying as a Yugoslav writer while based in Amsterdam

Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate known for his novels, short stories, and essays addressing political, social, and philosophical issues, including nuclear weapons and existentialism, recognized with the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature

American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music and released the first million-selling LP by a single artist

South Korean singer and actor, known as a member of the K-pop group Astro and the sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha

German virologist who discovered the link between human papilloma viruses and cervical cancer, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008

American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, and actress known as the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' who broke racial and gender barriers in music

Celebrated British novelist, essayist, and critic known for works such as Money and London Fields

Acclaimed British actress and politician, recipient of the Triple Crown of Acting, who served 23 years as a Member of Parliament

Italian media tycoon and politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, also a notable entrepreneur and football executive

Brazilian-American singer and songwriter, celebrated as the 'Queen of Bossa Nova' for her iconic voice on 'The Girl from Ipanema' and her role in popularizing bossa nova and jazz worldwide

American actor and comedian widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman

American jazz and traditional pop singer, actor, and painter, recipient of 20 Grammy Awards and founder of arts education initiatives

British-French actress, singer, and model known for her distinctive style and influential career in film and music

Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist known for his insightful explorations of exile, identity, and the human condition across his acclaimed works

Ukrainian writer, poet, translator, and war crimes researcher, known for her novels and activism

American professional wrestler and actor known for his influential and unique character portrayals in WWE

Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, and entrepreneur who led the Wagner Group and owned catering businesses that served the Kremlin

Iconic Italian singer-songwriter and musician, best known for 'L'Italiano' and his Eurovision win, selling over 100 million records globally

Distinguished Irish-English actor known for his extensive stage, film, and television career, including his BAFTA-winning performances and knighthood for services to drama

Italian politician who served as President of Italy from 2006-2015, becoming the longest-serving and first re-elected president in the nation's history

Colombian painter and sculptor known for 'Boterismo,' a signature style depicting figures in large, exaggerated volume, representing political criticism or humor

American-Canadian actor, comedian, and writer best known for starring as Chandler Bing on NBC's Friends

Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023, serving as a prominent politician and economist

English association football player and manager, widely considered one of the greatest of all time, who won the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the Ballon d'Or

Finnish President, teacher, and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his vital efforts in resolving international conflicts

U.S. poet and Nobel laureate recognized for her unmistakable poetic voice and austere beauty in exploring individual existence

Former President of Hungary and the first president of its Constitutional Court, known for his work as a politician, jurist, and statesperson

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

English actor known for his BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning performances, as well as two Academy Award nominations

French economist and politician who served as President of the European Commission and played a key role in the creation of the European single market and the euro

South Korean actor best known for his role in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite and his extensive work across film, television, and stage

South Korean actor best known for his role in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite and his extensive work across film, television, and stage

Longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament and 13th president of the Bundestag, known for his five-decade career as a German politician and statesman