Born and died in 2011

Dutch-German actor, singer, and entertainer known for his exceptionally long career, performing until the age of 108 and maintaining popularity for decades in the German-speaking world

Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident who was the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011, also known for his work as a military personnel, politician, and film producer

English American author, journalist, and literary critic, known for his incisive intellect and contributions to New Atheism

Brazilian physician and association football player known as "Doctor Sócrates," regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time and a symbol of cool

German novelist and essayist who became one of the most important voices from the former East Germany

American evolutionary biologist who transformed understanding of cellular evolution through her endosymbiotic theory and co-developed the Gaia hypothesis

Joseph Stalin's only daughter, a writer and memoirist who famously defected from the Soviet Union to the United States

Indian-American molecular biologist who shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for interpreting the genetic code and its role in protein synthesis

American boxer, known as 'Smokin'', undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973, and the first to defeat Muhammad Ali

American physicist and Nobel laureate known for inventing the separated oscillatory field method used in atomic clocks

Hungarian footballer and manager, "The Emperor," who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967 and described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time