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The Bletchley Park codebreaker who had to keep her wartime career a secret
American literary and journalistic iconoclast who Norman Mailer said was the hardest working writer of his time
Moderniser who served on front bench for 18 years championed Olympics and Sure Start
The ‘typical English student’ with indomitable spirit who crossed the US in 65 days
Moderniser who steered the Eurotunnel project had an enthusiasm for mobility gadgets
A rough calculation suggests the parts might be worth 15% more than the whole
The last gentleman of Wall Street with a passion for historic houses
The abstract painter with a love of colour exhibited at the world’s leading galleries
Matriarch of formidable political clan was known for her sharp tongue and strong character
The director who helped found Japan’s Studio Ghibli animation studio
The conductor who started a musical revolution for Venezuelan youngsters
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife came to symbolise black anger against post-apartheid settlement
Ex-wife of Nelson Mandela will leave a complex legacy in South Africa
President later convicted of genocide in command at deadliest moment of civil war
The student who was the face of the civil rights case ‘Brown v Board of Education’
A hardline cleric accused of hypocrisy and sexual misconduct
The dairyman who sharpened food group’s appetite for growth
Theoretical physicist who symbolised victory of human spirit over physical disability
French label founder who dressed some of the most famous women of the 20th century
The Swiss-Canadian who founded a shoe museum and helped build a footwear empire
