Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
2
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
3
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
4
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
5
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
6
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
7
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
8
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
9
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
10
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
11
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
12
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
13
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
14
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
15
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
16
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
17
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
18
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
19
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
20
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Chemist
21
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
22
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
23
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
24
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
25
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
26
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
Poet
27
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
28
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
29
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
30
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
31
Joseph Cookman (1899-1944)
32
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
33
B Kliban (1935-1990)
Cartoonist
34
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
35
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
36
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
37
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
38
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
39
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
40
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
41
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
42
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
43
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
44
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
45
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
46
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
47
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
48
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