British Prime Minister (1955-1957), diplomat, and Conservative Party leader known for his expertise in foreign affairs and brief but consequential tenure during the Suez Crisis

British-Australian actor known for his powerful roles in films like Network and Raid on Entebbe

French-born American diarist, novelist, and essayist known for her autobiographical works and pioneering contributions to erotica

Fifth President of India who served from 1974 to 1977, a respected lawyer and politician from Old Delhi

German nobleman, jurist, and economist who served as Minister of Finance from 1932 to 1945 and briefly as de facto Chancellor in 1945

French poet and screenwriter whose popular poems are taught in schools and whose screenplays shaped the poetic realist film movement

American actress and businessperson known for her roles as strong, aspirational women and for her influential career spanning decades from the flapper era to later film and television appearances, rising to become one of the highest-paid women in the United States

German economist and Chancellor who created the social market economy and led West Germany's economic miracle

Iranian revolutionary, sociologist, writer, and scholar of Islam known as one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century and an ideologue of the Islamic Revolution

German and American aerospace engineer and space architect who led rocket technology development in Nazi Germany and later in the US space program

English physiologist and biophysicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize for elucidating muscle heat and mechanical work, also co-founding biophysics and operations research

Italian film director who pioneered neorealist cinema with influential films like Rome, Open City and Paisan

Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist known for his influential literary works and scientific research

American comedian, actor, comic vocalist, and game show host, known for his masterful one-line retorts and iconic performances across vaudeville, Broadway, film, radio, and television

American singer and actor known as the "King of Rock and Roll" and one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century

English electrophysiologist and Nobel laureate whose research clarified the function of neurons and provided evidence for the all-or-none law of nerves

German Marxist philosopher known for his optimistic teleology of mankind's history and works like "THE PRINCIPLE OF HOPE"

English guitarist, singer, and composer, recognized as a pioneer of the glam rock movement with T. Rex and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

American-Greek operatic soprano praised for her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice, and dramatic interpretations, earning her the title "La Divina"

Japanese association football player who represented his country on the national team, alongside his brother Takeshi Kamo

South African anti-apartheid activist who led the Black Consciousness Movement and wrote under the pseudonym Frank Talk

American singer, actor, and multimedia star who recorded over 1,600 songs and starred in more than 70 feature films

Austrian Chancellor who resisted the Anschluss with Nazi Germany, a lawyer, politician, and professor who authored several scholarly works

Indian spiritual teacher, writer, translator, and philosopher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and spread Krishna consciousness worldwide

French comic book artist and author who co-created the iconic Asterix comic series and collaborated on Lucky Luke

American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his versatile genre mastery and the creation of the 'Hawksian woman'

English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who created the iconic screen persona of the Tramp, becoming a worldwide legend of the silent film era and one of cinema's most important figures

Ukrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist known for her innovative and introspective works that explored intimacy and diverse narrative forms