Soviet and Russian actor, comedian, and voice artist known for leading roles in famous films and voicing Vinny Pukh (Winnie-the-Pooh)

American actor known for his charismatic 'Latin lover' roles and his iconic portrayal of the Joker on TV's Batman

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

Austrian-born philosopher of science known for his extensive academic career across prominent universities, including three decades at the University of California, Berkeley

American comic book artist who co-created many of the most famous superheroes, earning him the title 'The King'

Lithuanian-American archaeologist known for her pioneering research into Old Europe and the Kurgan hypothesis of Indo-European origins

Romanian-French playwright and intellectual who pioneered the Theatre of the Absurd, transforming 20th-century avant-garde theatre with works like The Bald Soprano

Italian film actress known for her iconic roles as Gelsomina in *La Strada* and Cabiria in *Nights of Cabiria*, earning a Cannes Best Actress award

German-American writer known for his raw and honest poetry, novels, and short stories depicting ordinary life and societal struggles

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

Greek actress, singer, and politician who became Minister of Culture, known for her acclaimed performances and cultural activism

American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th President of the United States, known for his foreign policy initiatives and domestic reforms

American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate who, through "split-brain" research, demonstrated the specialized functions of the brain's two hemispheres

American rock musician and songwriter, lead vocalist for Nirvana, and a spokesman of Generation X

German communist politician and leader of East Germany for nearly two decades, serving as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and Chairman of the State Council, known for close ties to the Soviet Union

First Lady of the United States who championed arts and culture, led the White House restoration, and became a global fashion icon

American German-born psychoanalyst and essayist known for his theory of psychosocial development and coining the phrase 'identity crisis'

Brazilian racing driver, businessperson, and philanthropist who won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and held records for pole positions

American film composer and conductor known for iconic scores like "The Pink Panther Theme" and "Moon River"

Dutch economist and university teacher who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969 and is considered a founding father of econometrics

British chemist and crystallographer who advanced X-ray crystallography for biomolecules and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club, awarded the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of the 1993 Sudan famine

American theoretical physicist who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize for his fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994, founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Colombian professional footballer nicknamed "The Gentleman" known for his clean style of play and calmness as a centre-back for Atlético Nacional and the Colombia national team

American scientist, physicist, chemist, and peace activist, Linus Pauling, who received two unshared Nobel Prizes: for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and for his fight against the nuclear arms race

British biochemist and Nobel laureate who, with Archer Martin, invented partition chromatography

Nobel Prize-winning Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist writer known for his novels, plays, and non-fiction works

British actor known for his leading performances in Hammer horror films and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977)

Italian singer, actor, and politician known for his international hit "Nel blu dipinto di blu" and as the first Italian cantautore

Celebrated Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, honored as a People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labour

French microbiologist and Nobel laureate who made critical discoveries concerning the genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis

Austrian-British philosopher known for falsificationism, critical rationalism, and founding the London School of Economics Philosophy Department

Award-winning British and American actress, known for her extensive stage, film, and television career, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting

Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor known for epic historical dramas like War and Peace and Waterloo

American actor known for his powerful performances in a 45-year career, evolving from tough characters to complex roles and earning numerous international awards

French Marxist theorist and filmmaker whose ideas on "the spectacle" profoundly influenced the 1968 Paris Uprising

American serial killer and sex offender known as the Milwaukee Cannibal who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991

Japanese association football player who helped his national team win the 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games

American sprinter who overcame polio to win three Olympic gold medals and championed civil rights

President of India from 1982 to 1987, Chief Minister of Punjab, and a dedicated freedom fighter and sports administrator

Brazilian composer, songwriter, and musician known as one of the fathers of bossa nova for merging samba with cool jazz