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American actress who became the defining symbol of the Roaring Twenties, known globally as "The It Girl"

Netherlands-born American astronomer who pioneered planetary science and whose theoretical work led to the naming of the Kuiper belt

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer who became one of the richest and most influential people in the world

Italian-American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate who co-discovered the elements technetium and astatine, and the antiproton, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics

American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood, known for portraying characters embodying an everyman image

American actress and businessperson known for her roles as strong, aspirational women and for her influential career spanning decades from the flapper era to later film and television appearances, rising to become one of the highest-paid women in the United States

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher known for her fiction and the development of Objectivism, her philosophical system

Hungarian poet known for his influential 20th-century works, posthumously recognized as a significant 'proletarian poet' and a leading international figure in modern Hungarian poetry

Indian field hockey legend known for three Olympic gold medals, extraordinary ball control, and shaping India's dominance in the sport

Austrian-American director, producer, and actor who helmed over 35 feature films and was a significant influence in Hollywood for five decades

American physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the positron and confirmation of antimatter

Nobel Prize-winning Soviet novelist known for his epic depiction of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution and civil war in 'And Quiet Flows the Don'

American physician, pharmacist, chemist, biochemist, and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for discoveries in drug treatment and chemotherapy

English actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Goodbye, Mr. Chips and starred in classic films including The 39 Steps and The Count of Monte Cristo

Queen consort of the Belgians known for her dedication to charitable causes supporting women and children

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist who shared the 1970 Nobel Prize for his discoveries about neurotransmitters and their mechanisms in nerve terminals

Finnish military sniper known as 'The White Death' and widely regarded as the deadliest sniper in history, with over 500 confirmed kills during the Winter War

Spanish physician and biochemist who shared the 1959 Nobel Prize for his discoveries in the biological synthesis of RNA and DNA, significantly advancing molecular biology

Fifth President of India who served from 1974 to 1977, a respected lawyer and politician from Old Delhi

First President of Ivory Coast and a pivotal figure in the decolonization of Africa

French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist, one of France's most prominent 20th-century thinkers

English physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his theoretical investigations into the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems

Hungarian-British author, journalist, and political scientist known for his anti-Stalinist novel Darkness at Noon and contributions to the concept of the Holon