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American singer-songwriter who became a sensation in France with hits like "Les Champs-Élysées" and sold millions of records

American short story writer and poet known for his minimalist style and realistic portrayal of working-class lives

American financier and fraudster who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in history, estimated at $65 billion

American evolutionary biologist who transformed understanding of cellular evolution through her endosymbiotic theory and co-developed the Gaia hypothesis

American political philosopher known for his work on libertarianism in Anarchy, State, and Utopia and his counterfactual theory of knowledge

American singer known as the "Matriarch of Blues," famous for her powerful voice and iconic songs like "At Last" and "I'd Rather Go Blind"

American biologist and Nobel laureate who discovered reverse transcriptase and founded the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

American country singer, actor, and record producer known for his genre-spanning career and hit singles like 'The Gambler'

American actress known for her roles in 'Miracle on 34th Street,' 'Rebel Without a Cause,' 'West Side Story,' and 'Splendor in the Grass', earning three Academy Award nominations

Japanese association football player who represented his nation on the field and later coached future generations

Indian film actor and producer honored with the Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his work in Hindi cinema

First democratically elected President of post-Soviet Azerbaijan and a prominent Pan-Turkist nationalist

Argentine footballer and manager known as El Flaco, who coached the Argentina national team to win the 1978 FIFA World Cup

Japanese association football player and manager who represented the Japan national team

German singer and actress known for her pioneering work in art rock and experimental music, including collaborations with The Velvet Underground

Nigerian musician and activist, recognized as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a genre combining West African music with American funk and jazz

Spanish football player and manager known for his extensive career on the field and in coaching

Serbian folk singer and songwriter whose melancholic voice and heartfelt lyrics shaped the folk pop genre, with a discography including albums like 'Dotak'o Sam Dno Zivota' and 'Kafana Je Moja Istina'

American sports broadcaster best known as the radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees for 35 years, calling over 5,000 consecutive games

American media mogul and environmentalist who founded CNN and pioneered the superstation concept

An iconic English actress celebrated for her versatile roles across stage, screen, and television, including Emma Peel, a Bond girl, and Olenna Tyrell

Nobel laureate and British-American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in low-temperature physics and superfluidity

German-French actress renowned for her iconic portrayal of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and critically acclaimed work with notable film directors

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer widely regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of the 20th century