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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
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
