Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
3
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
4
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
5
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
6
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
7
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
Entrepreneur
8
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
9
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
10
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
11
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
12
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
13
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
14
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
15
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
16
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
17
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
Poet
18
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
19
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901)
Botanist
20
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Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
21
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
22
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
23
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
24
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
25
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
26
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
27
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
28
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
29
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
30
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
31
Donald Erb (1927-2008)
32
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
33
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
34
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
35
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
36
Dominic DeNucci (1932-2021)
Wrestler
37
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
38
Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
39
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900)
Chess Player
40
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
Journalist
41
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
42
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
43
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
44
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
45
Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861)
46
Luther Allison (1939-1997)
47
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
48
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