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American computer scientist who led the team that created FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language, and invented the Backus–Naur form (BNF)

American chemist and professor who shared the Nobel Prize for his instrumental work in developing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering the mechanisms of DNA synthesis and isolating DNA polymerase I

American writer who mastered Broadway, Hollywood, television, and became a best-selling romantic suspense novelist

American architect who designed modern and postmodern masterpieces including the Glass House and 550 Madison Avenue

American actress, model, and television personality known for her Playboy appearances and roles in films like Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Award-winning American actress known for her roles in film and television, and as the first wife of Ronald Reagan

American writer, journalist, and filmmaker known for 11 best-selling books across seven decades, including 'The Naked And The Dead'

Canadian-born American actress, dancer, and singer who became a Hollywood film star and sex symbol, known for her work in film, television, stage, and music

Japanese association football player who represented his country as a member of the Japan national team

Japanese association football player and coach who represented the Japan national team

German physicist and philosopher known for nuclear research during WWII and extensive writings on science and ethics

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team, contributing to the sport's early development in his country

American author known for satirical and darkly humorous novels such as Slaughterhouse-Five, Player Piano, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

78th Prime Minister of Japan who led the nation from 1991 to 1993

Soviet and Russian actor, director, and public figure, known for his distinguished career in theatre and cinema

Former Prime Minister of India who led a minority government and was noted for never holding prior government office before his premiership

Canadian jazz pianist and composer, known as the "Maharaja of the keyboard" and winner of eight Grammy Awards

Rhodesian Prime Minister who led the predominantly white government's unilateral declaration of independence in 1965

Polish journalist, photographer, poet, and author renowned for his literary reportage from decolonizing Africa, South America, and Asia, and for his insightful chronicles of revolutions

Italian film producer, screenwriter, and director who reinvigorated Italian cinema after World War II with over 140 acclaimed productions

French-born Swiss ballet dancer and choreographer who pioneered an expressionistic form of modern ballet with the Béjart Ballet Lausanne

New Zealand-American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for the discovery and development of conductive polymers, revolutionizing material science

German chemist and university teacher who won the 1973 Nobel Prize for his pioneering work on organometallic sandwich compounds