Coretta Scott King19272006American author, activist, and civil rights leader who championed equality and social justice for decades
Karl Alexander Müller19272023Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering work in high-temperature superconductivity
Samuel P. Huntington19272008American political scientist, author, and adviser known for his influential 'Clash of Civilizations' theory and work on political order
Tadeusz Mazowiecki19272013Polish politician, journalist, and trade unionist who served as the first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland since 1946
Chandra Shekhar19272007Former Prime Minister of India who led a minority government and was noted for never holding prior government office before his premiership
Benedict XVI19272022265th pope of the Catholic Church, theologian, and religious writer known for leading the Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
Alan MacDiarmid19272007New Zealand-American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for the discovery and development of conductive polymers, revolutionizing material science
Marshall Warren Nirenberg19272010American biochemist and geneticist who broke the genetic code, revealing how DNA directs protein synthesis
Ferenc Puskás19272006Hungarian association football player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar, known as the 'Galloping Major' and an Olympic champion in 1952
