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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
A zealous huckster who plotted for the Nixon White House and revelled in his own notoriety
Fearless women’s rights campaigner who refused to be silenced
Controversial monarch who ruled Kwazulu-Natal through South Africa’s turbulent transition to democracy
A generous and knowledgeable connoisseur who set up the most famous tasting event in wine history
Savvy operator who rose from humble beginnings to become the ultimate US insider
Wisecracking bandleader of the Fania All Stars who formed the heart of the salsa movement
Orchestrator of Opec oil embargoes who survived being kidnapped by Carlos the Jackal
Opec’s longest-serving minister rose to prominence during the 1973 oil embargo
Polemical broadcaster fuelled rightward shift in US politics and laid the foundation for Donald Trump’s presidency
Labour activist defended state schools and popularised bargaining for the common good
Influential Republican cabinet official helped steer US policy through the end of the Cold War
Nobel laureate who helped save the ozone layer and coin the term ‘Anthropocene’
Rugged aviator who sprang into action during the nuclear disaster while Communist party officials dithered
African-American slugger defied death threats to break Babe Ruth’s home run record
Long-term chairman of Schroders felt he had a mission to improve Anglo-German relations
Academic and writer whose book ‘Composing a Life’ became a feminist touchstone
Celebrated director of the ‘Up’ TV documentary series, who eschewed fancy tricks to focus on drama of people’s lives
Billionaire Republican donor and staunch supporter of Israel transformed Las Vegas and Macau
Scholarly journalist who devoted his life to the history, culture and politics of Asia Minor
A pragmatic diplomat, he dedicated his life to establishing and strengthening the UN
Founder of Le Gavroche, the first UK restaurant to win three Michelin stars, he taught a generation how to cook
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