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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
He was at the heart of many of the major innovations of modern macroeconomic policy in the UK
The facsimiles he produced helped thousands of French Jews and other persecuted peoples
Self-taught virtuoso was ‘most devoted’ of fellow 1960s guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
The pioneering broadcaster, known for her incisive interviews, broke the media glass ceiling and became a celebrity herself
German-born theologian became first pontiff to abdicate since the Middle Ages
An iconoclast and enemy of convention who defined the look of punk
One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career
With ska-punk group The Specials, he laid the foundations for the multicultural sound of today’s UK charts
An early ‘spad’, he became disillusioned with Labour’s interventionism and switched to the Tories
His close relationship with Margaret Thatcher often provoked the ire of his peers
His methods were notorious, but the best young players flocked to his Florida academy
She made her name as a criminal defence attorney by overturning wrongful convictions
The business-friendly leader was regarded as less dictatorial than his predecessors
After two of her children were abducted, she defied Argentina’s military junta in her pursuit for justice
She demanded action after exposing one of the most shocking medical scandals in Ireland’s history
Known as India’s ‘gentle revolutionary’, she founded the country’s first working women’s movement
The dynast, philanthropist and racehorse breeder kept his family bank standing even through the City’s ‘Big Bang’
The doctor who pioneered the use of oral rehydration therapy during a refugee crisis
He opened up all combat roles to women and encouraged investment in advanced military technology
A trailblazing Australian with ‘monomaniacal chutzpah’ who founded Virago Press to champion women writers
The genre-defying star was known for the range and depth of her scene-stealing roles
From coal miner’s daughter to rule-breaking queen of country music
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