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Contemporary · Politics
Henry Kissinger
Politician · Writer · Teacher
1923–2023
Contemporary · Politics
Lee Kuan Yew
Politician · Lawyer · Writer
1923–2015
Contemporary · Politics
Lee Teng-hui
Politician
1923–2020
Contemporary · Literature
James Baldwin
Writer · Novelist
1924–1987
Contemporary · Politics
Kim Dae-jung
Politician · Journalist
1924–2009
Contemporary · Politics
Margaret Thatcher
Politician · Chemist · Lawyer
1925–2013
Contemporary · Politics
Patrice Lumumba
Politician · revolutionary · Political activist
1925–1961
Contemporary · Politics
Jiang Zemin
Politician · Engineer
1926–2022
Contemporary · Literature
Gabriel García Márquez
Novelist · Writer · Journalist
1927–2014
Contemporary · Politics
Kim Young-sam
Politician
1927–2015
Contemporary · Literature
Maya Angelou
Writer · Poet
1928–2014
Contemporary · Social reform
Martin Luther King Jr.
Religious leader · Political activist · Writer
1929–1968
Contemporary · Politics
Yasser Arafat
Politician · revolutionary · Political activist
1929–2004
Contemporary · Literature
Chinua Achebe
Novelist · Writer
1930–2013
Contemporary · Politics
Boris Yeltsin
Politician · Engineer
1931–2007
Contemporary · Politics
Chun Doo-hwan
Politician · Military leader
1931–2021
Contemporary · Politics
Mikhail Gorbachev
Politician · Lawyer · Writer
1931–2022
Contemporary · Politics
Roh Tae-woo
Politician · Military leader
1932–2021
Contemporary · Politics
Corazon Aquino
Politician · Political activist
1933–2009
Contemporary · Exploration
Yuri Gagarin
Astronaut · Aircraft pilot
1934–1968
Contemporary · Music
Elvis Presley
Singer · Actor
1935–1977
Contemporary · Social reform
Eddie Mabo
Political activist
1936–1992
Contemporary · Politics
Václav Havel
Politician · Writer · Playwright · Poet
1936–2011
Contemporary · Politics
Saddam Hussein
Politician · Military leader · Writer
1937–2006