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
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
6
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
7
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
8
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
9
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
10
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
11
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
12
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
13
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
14
Kseniya Alexandrova (1994-2025)
Pageant Contestant
15
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
16
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
17
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
18
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
19
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
20
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
21
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
Poet
22
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
23
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
24
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Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
25
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
26
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
27
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
28
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
29
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
30
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
31
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
32
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
33
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
34
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
35
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
36
Joseph Cookman (1899-1944)
37
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
38
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
39
William Renshaw (1861-1904)
Tennis Player
40
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
41
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
42
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
43
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
44
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
45
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
46
Karl Leisner (1915-1945)
Religious Leader
47
Richard Lugner (1932-2024)
48
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