American businessperson, politician, philanthropist, and art collector who served as the 41st Vice President of the United States and the 49th Governor of New York

Renowned French film director and screenwriter, celebrated for cinematic masterpieces like La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game, and ranked among the greatest directors in history

Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian-British physicist and inventor recognized for his pioneering invention and development of the holographic method

English musician and bass guitarist who became the second bassist for the Sex Pistols and an icon of the punk subculture

Italian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, including those for Federico Fellini and The Godfather trilogy

Fourth President and ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, who also founded the Pakistan People's Party

Canadian American film actress and producer, pioneering Hollywood's silent era as "America's Sweetheart" and the "Queen of the Movies," who became Hollywood's first millionaire and defined the ingénue archetype

Italian chemical engineer and Nobel laureate known for developing the Ziegler–Natta catalyst and revolutionizing polymer science

Iconic American actor known as "Duke," who became a popular icon through his starring roles in Western and war movies during Hollywood's Golden Age

German philosopher and social critic known for his association with the Frankfurt School and his critiques of capitalism and modern technology

Hungarian footballer and coach known as a prolific striker and a star of the legendary 'Mighty Magyars' and FC Barcelona

Japanese theoretical physicist who shared the 1965 Nobel Prize for fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics

British statesman and naval officer who served as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, and oversaw India's independence as its last Viceroy and first Governor-General

Finnish writer best known for his best-selling novel "The Egyptian," Mika Waltari was a prolific author across poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, and film scripts

Italian association football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the best players of the 20th century and a two-time World Cup winner who captained Italy to glory

13th Prime Minister of Canada who led the Progressive Conservative party to three election victories

Jewish-German-born British biochemist who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for the discovery and development of penicillin

German biochemist and Nobel Laureate known for his discoveries in cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism

Swedish economist and politician whose pathbreaking theories on international trade and capital movements earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1977

South Korean army officer and politician who served as the third President, known for leading a period of intense economic growth and transformation from 1962 to 1979

Afghan communist politician, writer, and founding General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who led the country's revolutionary government in the late 1970s

American poet and short-story writer known for meticulous observation and precise language, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner

British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist whose foundational work on stellar composition and variable stars shaped modern astrophysics