The visionary director peered into the darkness and light of the American soul
One of the leading practitioners of the ‘campus novel’, his fiction also evoked strongly Catholic themes
Talented but unassuming news editor who was universally admired in the FT newsroom
National Front founder led the movement for decades before passing the baton to his daughter Marine
After a single term in the White House, the Georgia native became an influential moral voice
Architect of tight controls on German money supply had four-decade career in central banking
As finance minister, he paved the way for a transformative liberalisation of the state-controlled economy
The Hitler diaries that he claimed to have unearthed were crude forgeries
TPG co-founder was part of a generation of buyout pioneers and made some of the industry’s boldest bets
A trailblazer in the masculine world of the sport, she performed legendary feats
Writer provided prescient and provocative insights into the world of work
The bestselling writer championed women defining themselves on their own terms
As deputy governor, he helped steer the Bank of England through one of the most turbulent periods in British economic history
His invention of the Basic programming language paved the way for the personal computer revolution
Former deputy prime minister central to the New Labour project was one of the party’s most popular figures
The painter escaped Nazi Germany to become one of the towering figures of British postwar art
British businessman pushed his historic family-run trading house into mainland Chinese and south-east Asia markets
The jazz arranger turned entertainment mogul embodied the history of 20th-century popular music
His satirical instincts remained intact even as wrote on the darkest and most transgressive subjects
US-based preacher helped president’s rise to power but was later accused of plotting bloody 2016 coup attempt
Celebrated British soldier with varied and illustrious military career famed for clash with his Nato commander
Political heavyweight whose turbulent career culminated in 2014 referendum defeat
Escape from Nazi Germany through the Kindertransport initiative was the catalyst for a lifetime of writing
He was an innovator who sought to tailor software to African realities
Industrialist who led the Tata conglomerate’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover and UK steel plants, with mixed results
