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He parlayed his fame into passionate advocacy for the US civil rights movement
One of the great City characters, he righted both Citigroup and Lloyds during his six-decade career
An unmatched provocateur, whose most famous invention, Dame Edna, was a masterwork of snobbery, hypocrisy and an ebulliently monstrous ego
The dancer and choreographer had a passion for history and reconstructing lost works
Her shockingly short skirts, waistless dresses and buzzing boutiques brought a feminist edge to the industry
The agent known as Stakeknife was described as the British army’s ‘most important secret’
His field work and findings changed the discussion around solving the problem of poverty in low-income countries
An unconventional figure who declared that true creativity was destructive, he was warmly embraced by the mainstream
Radical who oversaw Tory privatisation and reform from No 11 but fell out with Margaret Thatcher
Her compositions managed to evoke Chopin, the Mississippi Delta blues and the sounds of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
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
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