Born and died in 1958

Saudi journalist, dissident, author, columnist, and editor, known for his political writings and his tragic assassination

Russian investigative journalist, writer, and human rights defender known for her courageous reporting on the Second Chechen War and political events in Russia

Ameriški pevec, tekstopisec, plesalec in filantrop, splošno priznan kot 'Kralj popa', ki je prebil rasne ovire in na novo definiral vizualno izvedbo v glasbi

Canadian athlete and humanitarian who ran across Canada in the Marathon of Hope to raise money and awareness for cancer research, inspiring millions globally through the annual Terry Fox Run

American actor and former professional wrestler known for his roles as Deebo in the 'Friday' films and Zeus in the WWF

American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who pioneered the "Minneapolis sound" and influenced countless artists

Iranian politician, military officer, and philosopher who served as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and was a powerful figure in the Iranian government

Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Roxette who achieved international fame with multiple pop-rock hits, including four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100

American artist and social activist known for his bold, graphic imagery and commitment to public accessibility

German writer, playwright, journalist, and literary critic known for his historical novels and influence on figures like Bertolt Brecht

Austrian–Swiss theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered the Exclusion Principle, fundamentally advancing quantum mechanics and the understanding of matter's structure.

British lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was a key architect of the League of Nations and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his work in disarmament and peace

English philosopher and university teacher who, alongside Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein, initiated analytic philosophy

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958, navigating World War II, the Holocaust, and the beginning of the Cold War

American psychologist who popularized behaviorism and conducted influential research on animal behavior, child rearing, and advertising

American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate who invented the cyclotron and founded the Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

English composer who significantly shaped British classical music by integrating folk and Tudor traditions, known for his nine symphonies and diverse compositions

French writer and playwright, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature for his influential novel-cycle Les Thibault

French chemist and physicist who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering induced radioactivity

German chemist and Nobel laureate known for discovering and developing the diene synthesis

Hungarian politician, diplomat, and economist who led the 1956 Revolution against Soviet-backed rule and was later executed