It's an honour just to be denominated ...

[tee rex]

Janik gets to bow. Apart from Mandela I guessed Manley but had no clue for the others. I thought the doctors might be Perons ... they comprise about 50% of my (non-sport) General Knowledge on Famous Argentinians.

[Janik]

The only one who isn’t Mandela whose name meant anything was Manley. And his face meant nothing. My clues came from deciphering arbitrary squiggles (aka writing).

[ad hoc]

The UAE one is Sheikh Zayed

[ursus arctos]

And the Khyrgz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayakbay_Karalaev

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

I'm not saying this is on a par with the Cristiano Ronaldo statue, but it's not far off:

George Michael coin unveiled by the Royal Mint - BBC News

[3 Colours Red]

The beard looks noticeably thicker on the left-hand side of his face.

Was the artist working on a commission of Gianmarco Tamberi at the same time and got a little confused?