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Dignified statesman whose legacy was defined by two tragedies in a tumultuous time
A tireless champion of indigenous Mexican ingredients and methods
Deft foreign policy and Gulf war victory defined his one term in office
The ‘Last Tango in Paris’ director put Italy back on the map of modern cinema
Codebreaker, councillor and life peer with a brilliant mind and a no-nonsense sense of humour
A fiercely energetic Japanologist who urged the west to take Japan seriously
British film-maker had a unique skill for stories of displacement
A very English dealmaker who helped build Merrill Lynch’s global reputation
The creator of a host of down-to-earth superheroes
A leading proponent of market-oriented reform in India
A Marxist guerrilla turned conscience of the nation
Cabinet secretary who served four prime ministers with effortless brilliance
A tycoon whose success was marred by family feuds
An exceptional linguist who brought Asterix to the English
Financial brain who spearheaded expansion to conglomerate with €12bn assets
Critic of Saudi repression who paid the price for falling out of favour
A fighter against fads, who believed philosophy is like plumbing
Microsoft co-founder who helped set the world of ubiquitous personal computing in motion
Enthralling Glaswegian whose campaigns redefined cool
A brilliant, caustic and highly principled academic who promoted revival of economic liberalism
Early ridicule gave way to a career as the cherished champion of the French chanson
Political career spanned independence, bloody conflict with US and modern statehood
A volcano of talent who never missed an opportunity
Never fully embraced by the Establishment, he would undoubtedly have gone further had he not rattled so many cages
The brains behind the British Library
