Microsoft co-founder who helped set the world of ubiquitous personal computing in motion

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

Journalist made his name covering the UK’s negotiations to join the European Economic Community

A steady hand who guided a global family business through times of uncertainty

An unclassifiable genius who captured movement in many moods

A Russian sinophile who fought with the British to defend Hong Kong

Nobel Prize winner best known for analysis of properties of income tax schedules

Vietnam vet and old-school conservative whose friendships crossed the political aisle

From Vietnam POW to the top of US politics, the Arizona senator twice ran for president

He argued for an independent Palestinian state for nearly half his life

‘Secular monk’ stung by failures in Rwanda and Bosnia who never stopped working for peace

A beloved boss who drove Net-a-Porter’s early success

Extraordinary vocal talent whose songs epitomised black power and women’s liberation

As prime minister, he combined Hindu nationalism with compassion and courtesy

Writer’s ‘incorruptible scrutiny’ influenced and challenged peers for 2 generations

Trinidad-born author wrote more than 30 books that often attacked religion and politicians

A fiery orator with a talent for political melodrama and pragmatic dealmaking

Michelin-starred chef revitalised French haute cuisine with such simple dishes as mashed potatoes

She battled bureaucracy with all the subtlety of a gunslinger