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The Modern Era
The industrial and imperial centuries: inventors, statesmen, artists, and the makers of the modern world.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Modern era
Joseph Poon
b. 1935
Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer
Modern era
Timothy C. May
1940 – September 22, 2011
English sociologist & race car historian (1940-2011)
Modern era
Richard Teng
December 29, 1906 – May 5, 1990
Estonian ship captain resided in Canada (1906-1990)
Modern era
Arthur Hayes
January 3, 1923 – April 1, 1997
1923-1997
Modern era
Roger Ver
February 27, 1944 – January 12, 2020
English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020)
Modern era
Erik Voorhees
b. c. 1901
American businessman and entrepreneur
Modern era
Su Zhu
February 16, 1921 – August 20, 2008
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008)
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Modern era
Antonio Juliano
December 26, 1942 – December 13, 2023
Italian footballer (1942–2023)
Modern era
Brian Brooks
1937 – April 8, 2026
New Zealand legal academic (1937–2026)
Modern era
Peter McCormack
April 22, 1919 – January 28, 1988
American politician
Modern era
Peter Schiff
June 27, 1923 – April 17, 2014
German actor and voice actor (1923–2014)
Modern era
Bernard von NotHaus
b. c. 1901
American counterfeiter
Modern era
Alexander Van der Bellen
b. January 18, 1944
President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
Modern era
Paul Biya
b. February 13, 1933
Cameroonian politician
Modern era
Teodoro Obiang
b. June 5, 1942
Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
Modern era
Nana Akufo-Addo
b. March 29, 1944
President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
Modern era
Sergio Mattarella
b. July 23, 1941
President of Italy (2015–present)
Modern era
Alassane Ouattara
b. January 1, 1942
President of Ivory Coast since 2010
Modern era
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
b. September 27, 1940
Emir of Kuwait since 2023
Modern era
Joseph Boakai
b. November 30, 1944
Liberian politician
Modern era
Peter Mutharika
b. July 18, 1940
President of Malawi
Modern era
Ram Chandra Poudel
b. October 15, 1944
President of Nepal since 2023
Modern era
Mahmoud Abbas
b. November 15, 1935
President of the Palestinian Authority since 2005
Modern era
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
b. November 23, 1943
President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)
Modern era
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
b. December 31, 1935
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
Modern era
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
b. May 7, 1939
Togolese politician
Modern era
Yoweri Museveni
b. August 15, 1944
President of Uganda since 1986
Modern era
Emmerson Mnangagwa
b. September 15, 1942
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Modern era
Alfred Moisiu
b. December 1, 1929
Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929)
Modern era
Rexhep Meidani
b. August 17, 1944
Albanian politician
Modern era
Sali Berisha
b. October 15, 1944
Albanian politician
Modern era
Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh
November 24, 1941 – September 22, 2021
Algerian politician (1941–2021)
Modern era
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
March 2, 1937 – September 17, 2021
President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
Modern era
Liamine Zéroual
July 3, 1941 – March 28, 2026
President of Algeria (1941 - 2026)
Modern era
Ali Kafi
October 7, 1928 – April 16, 2013
Algerian politician (1928-2013)
Modern era
Mohamed Boudiaf
June 23, 1919 – June 29, 1992
Algerian politician (1919–1992)
Modern era
Joan Martí i Alanis
November 29, 1928 – October 11, 2009
Catholic archbishop (1928-2009)
Modern era
Ramon Malla Call
September 4, 1922 – April 18, 2014
Catholic bishop (1922-2014)
Modern era
Ramon Iglesias i Navarri
January 28, 1889 – March 31, 1972
Spanish of Urgell (1889-1972)
Modern era
Ricard Fornesa i Puigdemasa
1883 – 1943
Politician
Modern era
Albert Pintat
b. June 23, 1943
Prime Minister of Andorra
Modern era
Òscar Ribas Reig
October 26, 1936 – December 18, 2020
Prime Minister of Andorra
Modern era
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
February 2, 1926 – December 2, 2020
French official and politician (1926–2020)
Modern era
Alain Poher
April 17, 1909 – December 9, 1996
French politician (1909-1996)
Modern era
José Eduardo dos Santos
August 28, 1942 – July 8, 2022
President of Angola from 1979 to 2017
Modern era
Lúcio Lara
April 9, 1929 – February 27, 2016
Angolan politician (1929-2016)
Modern era
Agostinho Neto
September 17, 1922 – September 10, 1979
President of Angola (1975-1979)
Modern era
Louise Lake-Tack
b. July 26, 1944
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Modern era
James Carlisle
b. August 5, 1937
Dentist, former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Modern era
Lester Bird
February 21, 1938 – August 9, 2021
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1938-2021)
Modern era
Vere Bird
December 7, 1910 – June 28, 1999
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1910-1999)
Modern era
Elizabeth II
April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
Modern era
Eduardo Duhalde
b. October 5, 1941
President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003
Modern era
King George VI
December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
Modern era
Heinz Fischer
b. October 9, 1938
Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)
Modern era
Thomas Klestil
November 4, 1932 – July 6, 2004
Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)
Modern era
Kurt Waldheim
December 21, 1918 – June 14, 2007
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)