Born and died in 2003

3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and influential politician who shaped the nation's post-Soviet era

Celebrated Soviet and Russian Avar poet, politician, and translator known for his lyrical verse and the iconic song "Zhuravli"

Japanese association football player and coach who represented his country internationally

First Lady of the Republic of China, politician, and activist known for her prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations during the 20th century

Bosnian politician, lawyer, and philosopher who served as the first president of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and founded the Party of Democratic Action

Canadian physicist awarded the Nobel Prize for developing neutron scattering techniques and spectroscopy for condensed matter studies

Celebrated Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter, and actor known for his influential work on Broadway and in Hollywood

Italian-American economist and Nobel laureate recognized for pioneering analyses of saving and financial markets

American country singer known as the "Man in Black," celebrated for his deep bass-baritone voice, train-like rhythms, and songs of sorrow, tribulation, and redemption across country, rockabilly, and folk genres

Swedish politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs until her assassination

Hungarian-American theoretical physicist known as 'the father of the hydrogen bomb' and co-creator of the Teller–Ulam design

German filmmaker, photographer, and actress, known for controversial but innovative works during the Nazi era and her later acclaimed underwater photography