A former airline pilot and key ally of Margaret Thatcher whose uncompromising views won him admiration and antipathy
His ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme tune brought jazz’s sense of swing to the precisely timed synchronisation of film music
Conciliator who guided the nation to peace after decades of civil strife and war
The musician’s mastery lay in his sense of timing, which extended to his love of humour
Estée Lauder’s self-styled ‘lipstick salesman’ was instrumental in shaping the modern prestige industry
He popularised a California surfing soundtrack before taking rock ’n’ roll to experimental places with ‘Pet Sounds’
Visionary leader of Sly and the Family Stone fused funk, psychedelia and R&B to create music of enduring influence
He was among the most influential macroeconomists of his generation
The Kenyan won both acclaim and enemies for works that explored empire, power and language
The BBC executive, who has died at 78, worked on path-breaking series including ‘Arena’, ‘Omnibus’ and ‘Imagine’
The Brazilian shot defining, dramatic images of war, famine, migration and resilience
As Norm from ‘Cheers’ he played a lugubrious beer-swilling everyman
Businessman who sought to move beyond short-term profits and act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner
Former leftwing guerrilla fighter, known for humble lifestyle, became a unifying social reformer
Passionate feminist who successfully took on the pharmaceutical industry
The prizewinning witty chronicler of middle-class life claimed writing was her ‘salvation’
The first non-European pontiff in centuries pioneered change but was not the radical liberal of conservative imaginings
Ingenious, elegant and inventive, the Nobel Prize-winning writer was a virtuoso storyteller of private passions and power misused
The scientist played a key role in establishing that dark matter pervades the universe
The star of Top Gun and The Doors was a leading man whose career was far from predictable
The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos
His escape from Moscow as the net closed on him was a memorable episode of cold war espionage
She grew up in Soviet Russia but was inspired by hearing secret harmonies and celebrated for her sacred music
Chronicler of South Africa’s painful apartheid era and path to democracy
The railway worker who found his mission and saved the lives of more than 2mn babies
