Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
3
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
4
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
5
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
6
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
7
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
8
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
9
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
10
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
11
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
12
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
13
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
14
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
15
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
Poet
16
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
17
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
18
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
19
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
20
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Luther Allison (1939-1997)
21
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
22
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
23
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
24
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
25
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
26
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
27
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
28
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
29
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
30
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
31
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
32
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
33
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
34
Donald Erb (1927-2008)
35
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
36
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
37
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
38
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
39
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
40
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
41
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
42
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
43
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
44
Dominic DeNucci (1932-2021)
Wrestler
45
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
46
Kseniya Alexandrova (1994-2025)
Pageant Contestant
47
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
48
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