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The celebrated Chinese doctor suffered multiple political detentions
The sculptor, who hewed giant forms from debris, did not achieve recognition until late in her career
Odesa-born dissident turned arch-manipulator who helped create Putin’s new Russia
A good-humoured perfectionist whose achievements included ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘The Apartment’
The first woman in the role breathed fresh life into the image of the UK parliament
Official spokesman and staunch loyalist of prime minister Margaret Thatcher
Over a career spanning a half of a century, he became the bard of English football
His philosophical, genre-splicing work helped launch the art forms on to a global stage
As president of Toyota, he turned the carmaker into a global success story
Prolific composer who, with lyricist Hal David, perfected the three-minute pop song
He used metal and plastic to create some of the 1960s most iconic looks
The military leader believed he could save Pakistan from a self-serving political establishment, but resigned in disgrace
The Motown legend wrote many hits and was credited with making his label more socially aware
He was best known for his writing on the fragmenting of the British union, which he viewed as inevitable
Creatively radical Californian who pushed The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to break new ground
He was at the heart of many of the major innovations of modern macroeconomic policy in the UK
The facsimiles he produced helped thousands of French Jews and other persecuted peoples
Self-taught virtuoso was ‘most devoted’ of fellow 1960s guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
The pioneering broadcaster, known for her incisive interviews, broke the media glass ceiling and became a celebrity herself
German-born theologian became first pontiff to abdicate since the Middle Ages
An iconoclast and enemy of convention who defined the look of punk
One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career
With ska-punk group The Specials, he laid the foundations for the multicultural sound of today’s UK charts
An early ‘spad’, he became disillusioned with Labour’s interventionism and switched to the Tories
His close relationship with Margaret Thatcher often provoked the ire of his peers
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