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A wealthy psychopath known for gruesome murders, strange disguises and improbable escapes from justice
Oscar-winner was a Hollywood icon who broke racial barriers in the film industry
A Hollywood treasure and wicked wit who pioneered the depiction of older women in an industry that ignored them
Wall Street executive and bridge fanatic who led the investment bank through many of its triumphs — and tragic mistakes
The South African Nobel laureate was a beacon of honesty, conviction, inclusiveness and human decency
An acclaimed essayist and pitiless observer of modern American life
An outwardly forbidding figure known for his radical restructuring of Courtaulds, who brought a US management style to UK boardrooms
British designer who became one of the most distinctive figures on London’s cultural scene and helped transform its skyline
The moody Monkee who bridged the gulf between LA’s entertainment industry and Californian counterculture
A wartime employee of the British secret service, she liked yoga and a glass of red wine
Sharp-tongued veteran who was twice majority leader of the Senate but never made it to the White House
A great of the Shakespearean stage who excelled at delivering rich and multi-layered performances
Longstanding chair of George Soros’s Quantum fund who pioneered the industry
Creative director of Louis Vuitton men’s, Abloh was considered the most powerful black man in fashion
Pre-eminent figure in modern musical theatre was feted for the sophistication, wit, intelligence and depth of his works
A polymath and polyglot who never lost sight of the possibility for hope amid conflict
Would-be bohemian with a sharp intellect and instinctive disdain for politics who became the wife of a Conservative prime minister
Former FT journalist was the first to report from behind rebel lines in Liberia’s brutal civil war
Former chair of Anglo Irish, who became the unapologetic face of Ireland’s most striking banking collapse
Last leader of the apartheid era, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela
Northern Irish Catholic was one of the few people to serve in governments on both sides of the border
‘Father of tiramisu’ whose accidental discovery revolutionised the world of dessert
A musician ill at ease with the ‘cult of the charismatic maestro’
Tough-minded accountant who rescued Granada with a combination of bonhomie and bluntness
Military leader and first black secretary of state regretted UN speech on Iraq weapons intelligence
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