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769 figures
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
Contemporary · Music
Fela Kuti
Singer · Composer · Political activist
1938–1997
Contemporary · Social reform
Wangari Maathai
Political activist · Biologist · Politician
1940–2011
Contemporary · Politics
Kim Jong-il
Politician · Military leader · film director
1941–2011
Contemporary · Politics
Muammar Gaddafi
Politician · Writer · Military leader
1942–2011
Contemporary · Politics
Pervez Musharraf
Politician · Military leader
1943–2023
Contemporary · Music
Bob Marley
Singer · Composer
1945–1981
Contemporary · Politics
Roh Moo-hyun
Politician · Lawyer
1946–2009
Contemporary · Art
Zaha Hadid
Architect
1950–2016
Contemporary · Politics
Benazir Bhutto
Politician
1953–2007