Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Inventor
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Doris Roberts (1925-2016)
TV Actress
2
Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
Rock Singer
3
Barbara Bush (1925-2018)
First Lady
4
Chyna (1969-2016)
Wrestler
5
Carl Lee (1926-1986)
Movie Actor
6
Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014)
Novelist
7
Black Rob (1969-2021)
Rapper
8
Rosey (1970-2017)
9
Jack Quinn (1883-1946)
Baseball Player
10
Alan García (1945-2019)
Politician
11
DJ Kay Slay (1966-2022)
DJ
12
Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910-2007)
13
Eddie Cochran (1938-1960)
14
Oscar Schmidt (1958-2026)
Basketball Player
15
Karpal Singh (1940-2014)
16
Marcel Dassault (1892-1986)
Entrepreneur
17
Aime Ferdinand David Cesaire (1913-2008)
Poet
18
Henderson Forsythe (1917-2006)
Soap Opera Actor
19
Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993)
Non-Fiction Author
20
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Basil Cheesman Bunting (1900-1985)
21
Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925)
Martial Artist
22
Turgut Ozal (1927-1993)
World Leader
23
Soundarya (1972-2004)
Movie Actress
24
AJ Perez (1993-2011)
TV Actor
25
Rita Montaner (1900-1958)
World Music Singer
26
Michael Sarrazin (1940-2011)
27
Nathalie Baye (1948-2026)
28
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)
29
Nadia Fares (1968-2026)
30
Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695)
Philosopher
31
Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874-1946)
32
Robert Atkins (1930-2003)
Doctor
33
Danny Federici (1950-2008)
Pianist
34
Bobby Mathews (1851-1898)
35
Al Young (1939-2021)
36
Johnny May Cash (1995-2022)
37
Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990)
Civil Rights Leader
38
Hannah Webster Foster (1758-1840)
39
Klaus Junge (1924-1945)
Chess Player
40
George E. Ohr (1857-1918)
Painter
41
Chaim Herzog (1918-1997)
42
David Lama (1990-2019)
Mountain Climber
43
Cheo Feliciano (1935-2014)
44
Red Allen (1906-1967)
Trumpet Player
45
Dede Allen (1923-2010)
Director
46
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)
Sculptor
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Lon Non (1930-1975)
48
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