Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
Movie Actress
1
Henry Fonda (1905-1982)
Movie Actor
2
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
3
Teddy Ray (1990-2022)
Comedian
4
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Guitarist
5
Robert Patterson (1933-2009)
Drummer
6
Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Novelist
7
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Painter
8
Walter Rudolf Hess (1881-1973)
Doctor
9
William Blake (1757-1827)
Philosopher
10
DJ Arafat (1986-2019)
DJ
11
Merv Griffin (1925-2007)
Entrepreneur
12
Kseniya Alexandrova (1994-2025)
Pageant Contestant
13
John Cage (1912-1992)
Composer
14
Ruby Wilson (1948-2016)
Gospel Singer
15
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
Engineer
16
Gulshan Kumar (1956-1997)
17
Roger Q. Williams (1894-1976)
Pilot
18
Una Stubbs (1937-2021)
TV Actress
19
Salvador Sánchez (1959-1982)
Boxer
20
Dorothy Mackaill (1903-1990)
21
Arlene Martel (1936-2014)
22
Anna Held (1872-1918)
Stage Actress
23
Stewart Granger (1913-1993)
24
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Olly Marmon (1991-2024)
Stylist
25
Sara Seegar (1914-1990)
26
Joseph Cookman (1899-1944)
Journalist
27
Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985)
World Music Singer
28
Prince Friso (1968-2013)
Prince
29
Richard Lugner (1932-2024)
30
Paul Goodman (1911-1972)
31
Charlie Norman (1920-2005)
Pianist
32
Andre Kim (1935-2010)
Fashion Designer
33
Clara Muhammad (1899-1972)
Civil Rights Leader
34
Robert Robinson (1927-2011)
TV Show Host
35
Enos Slaughter (1916-2002)
Baseball Player
36
Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022)
Director
37
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
38
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
Poet
39
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920)
40
Gareth Jones (1905-1935)
41
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
42
Esther Forbes (1891-1967)
Children's Author
43
William Shockley (1910-1989)
Physicist
44
Emilio Flores Márquez (1908-2021)
Supercentenarian
45
Dave Edwards (1941-2000)
Saxophonist
46
Edith Windsor (1929-2017)
Activist
47
Karl Leisner (1915-1945)
Religious Leader
48
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