Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
1
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
2
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
3
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
4
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
5
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
6
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
7
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
8
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
9
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
10
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
Entrepreneur
11
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
12
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
13
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
14
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
15
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
16
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
17
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
18
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
19
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
20
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901)
Botanist
21
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
22
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
23
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
24
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
Poet
25
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
26
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
27
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
28
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
29
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
30
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
31
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
32
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
33
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
34
Artur Alliksaar (1923-1966)
35
Marcel Kiepach (1894-1915)
Inventor
36
William Renshaw (1861-1904)
Tennis Player
37
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
38
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
39
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
40
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
41
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
42
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
43
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
44
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
45
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
46
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
47
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
48
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