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Maths teacher who organised a pivotal black vote campaign and promoted numeracy for all
Army captain was inspired by leftwing ideology of African independence leaders he was sent to fight
Former steelworker turned stockpicker embodied the era of path-breaking economic reform
Cambridge-educated aesthete who steered the London Stock Exchange through the Big Bang
Muslim actor with a Hindu stage name who symbolised a postcolonial, secular India
Two-time Pentagon chief and Washington veteran was leading advocate of 2003 Iraq invasion
Nicaraguan leader who battled corruption but failed to curb the country’s inequality
Antivirus software creator made and lost a fortune before refashioning himself as a libertarian politician
Financial Times foreign affairs commentator and speech writer for Kofi Annan had a passion for human rights
A central figure in Iran’s 1979 revolution who helped found Hizbollah before being sidelined by later politicians
Independence leader who fought white rule and helped shape postcolonial southern Africa
The bestselling Maltese-born physician coined the phrase ‘lateral thinking’
Holocaust survivor who documented partisan life on the Eastern Front during the second world war
Olympic gold medal-winner who fought for better conditions for black athletes
Former Lord Mayor of London leaves legacy in fast-growing area of climate-linked financial services
The scientist whose chance discovery of a reusable adhesive led to the development of the Post-it note
An adventurous spirit whose Lonely Planet series inspired thrill-seekers to travel the world
Head of the Yale endowment fund leaves a legacy that puts him in the ranks of the great investors
The unorthodox and imaginative businessman transformed the cultural life of Los Angeles
Talented and beloved star who turned around Lanvin’s fortunes and inspired deep loyalty
The saviour of the New York Public Library passionately believed in the idea of America
Former Nasdaq chair who ran the world’s largest Ponzi scheme
High-minded matriarch of British liberal politics, and one-time Financial Times journalist, who helped found new party
Canadian Nobel Prize winner who became the father of international macroeconomics
The UK’s longest-serving royal consort influenced the monarchy’s development for over 70 years
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