Born and died in 1952

American actor, activist, and director best known for his portrayal of Superman and his dedication to spinal cord injury research advocacy

Indian film actor, director, and producer known for a diverse range of roles across five decades, recipient of a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards

American actor and comedian widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman

British singer, musician, and songwriter best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the influential punk rock band The Clash

American actor, producer, singer, and dancer known for his versatile performances and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist celebrated for her work with Clannad and a successful solo career, including the global hit "Saltwater"

Serbian politician and philosopher who served as Prime Minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003, also the first democratically elected non-communist Mayor of Belgrade after World War II

Acclaimed British writer known for her historical fiction, personal memoirs, and short stories, including the Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall series

American singer and actress known for hit songs like "Gloria" and "Self Control," and her powerful vocal performances

Northern Irish musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter celebrated for his genre-spanning career in blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz fusion, producing influential albums like Still Got the Blues

British science fiction writer and humorist, best known as the creator of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and a visionary across radio, books, and film

Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Minister of External Affairs and was the first female Chief Minister of Delhi

American-German psychoanalyst who challenged Freudian theory, founded feminist psychology, and highlighted cultural influences on psychology

Italian statesman and diplomat, known as "Premier of Victory" for his leadership during World War I and his role at the Paris Peace Conference

Swedish geographer and explorer known for his extensive expeditions across Central Asia, mapping the Transhimalaya and sources of major rivers, and documenting his travels as a writer, photographer, and illustrator

Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and liberal political thinker who influenced diverse intellectuals from Marxists to fascists

French poet, surrealist movement founder, writer, politician, artist, and French resistance fighter

First President of Israel and British chemist instrumental in the Balfour Declaration and Israel's recognition

Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist known for works like *The Sense of Beauty* and *The Life of Reason*

Finnish lawyer, politician, and university teacher who became the first President of Finland (1919–1925) and a key pioneer of republicanism

Argentine actress and politician, First Lady of Argentina, suffragist, and founder of the Eva Perón Foundation

Italian physician and educator who developed the globally recognized Montessori Method of education and scientific pedagogy

Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship, bringing Kriya Yoga to the West and becoming known as the 'Father of Yoga in the West'

English neurophysiologist who coined 'synapse' and won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries on neuron functions