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English pharmacologist and Nobel laureate who, with Otto Loewi, discovered the chemical transmission of nerve impulses through acetylcholine

Soviet cosmonaut and military personnel who became the second human to orbit the Earth on Vostok 2 in 1961, also holding the record as the youngest person to fly in Earth orbit at 25 years old

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

Catalan novelist, poet, and short story writer whose works in the Catalan language left a lasting mark on Spanish literature

Russian economist, politician, and author who served as acting Prime Minister of Russia in 1992 and held various cabinet roles

Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor, celebrated as 'the king of Soviet comedy' for his immensely popular films like 'The Diamond Arm' and 'Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future'

Italian fashion designer, entrepreneur, and costume designer who founded the luxury-fashion house Versace and pioneered the fusion of fashion with the music world

Scottish physician and pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing propranolol and cimetidine through rational drug design

Iranian Prime Minister and second President of Iran, assassinated shortly after taking office

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the longest-serving patriarch in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church

Italy's first President and a distinguished jurist, politician, and journalist who guided the nation through its transition to a republic after World War II

British composer best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, who significantly influenced 20th-century classical music by blending folk traditions with modern techniques

Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the first president of Brazil and led the coup that established the First Brazilian Republic

Italian-born American virologist and physician who won the 1975 Nobel Prize for his work on oncoviruses and their interaction with cellular genetic material

German-American psychologist known as a pioneer of social, organizational, and applied psychology

English poet, courtier, and diplomat who left a significant mark on Elizabethan literature and political life, remembered for 'Astrophel and Stella' and 'Defence of Poesie'

The most prominent figure in the history of tango, an Uruguayan singer, songwriter, and actor recognized worldwide for his influential interpretation of popular music and a rich vocal range

Canadian-American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate who discovered the catalytic properties of RNA

Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union, ruling Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and the first king of the House of Oldenburg

French economist and statesman who was an early advocate for economic liberalism and postulated the law of diminishing marginal returns in agriculture

Canadian-American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer, known for his influential theories on social interaction and the presentation of self in everyday life

Austrian-British psychoanalyst who was a co-founder of psychoanalytic child psychology and a significant non-fiction writer

Malaysian singer, actor, and film director, known as a prominent icon in Southeast Asia for his work in film and music

French mime artist and actor renowned for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown," and his extraordinary contributions to the "art of silence" for over six decades